Allan Dwan(1885-1981)

Director
Writer
Producer

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Allan Dwan

Allan Dwan was born on 3 April 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Douglas au pays des mosquées (1918), A Perfect Crime (1921) and Panthéa (1917). He was married to Marie Shelton and Pauline Bush. He died on 28 December 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Awards
- 2 wins total

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Known for

Glass Slide, app 3" x 4"

Douglas au pays des mosquées

6.0

Director

1918

Monte Blue and Jacqueline Logan in A Perfect Crime (1921)

A Perfect Crime

6.6

Director

1921

Norma Talmadge in Panthéa (1917)

6.0

Director

1917

Helen Jerome Eddy in The Forbidden Thing (1920)

The Forbidden Thing

Director

1920

Credits

Director

Abattez cet homme
5.4
- Director (directed by)
- 1961
L'Île enchantée
4.8
- Director
- 1958
La ville de la vengeance
5.3
- Director
- 1957
Le bord de la rivière
6.4
- Director
- 1957
Le choix de...
7.1
TV Series
- Director
- 1956
Bataillon dans la nuit
6.2
- Director
- 1956
Deux rouquines dans la bagarre
6.5
- Director (directed by)
- 1956
Le mariage est pour demain
6.4
- Director
- 1955
Les perles sanglantes
5.3
- Director
- 1955
Les rubis du prince birman
5.5
- Director
- 1955
La reine de la prairie
5.6
- Director
- 1954
Tornade
6.1
- Director
- 1954
Quatre étranges cavaliers
6.8
- Director
- 1954
Héros sans gloire
5.3
- Director
- 1953
Sweethearts on Parade
6.7
- Director
- 1953

Writer

Le mariage est pour demain
6.4
- screenplay (uncredited)
- 1955
The Inside Story
6.7
- story (uncredited)
- 1948
Dans la chambre de Mabel
6.4
- adaptation
- screenplay
- 1945
Black Sheep
6.8
- story
- 1935
I Spy
6.1
- adaptation
- 1934
Le masque de fer
7.0
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1929
The Big Noise
6.4
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1928
À l'ombre de Brooklyn
7.1
- scenario
- 1927
Fifty-Fifty
- story
- 1925
Robin des Bois
7.0
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1922
The Sin of Martha Queed
- Writer
- 1921
A Broken Doll
- scenario
- 1921
A Perfect Crime
6.6
- scenario
- 1921
The Forbidden Thing
- scenario
- 1920
Le Tour du monde d'un gamin Irlandais
2.8
- scenario
- 1920

Producer

Sweethearts on Parade
6.7
- associate producer
- 1953
La femme qui faillit être lynchée
6.5
- producer
- 1953
Coeurs enflammés
6.0
- associate producer
- 1950
Ange en exil
6.3
- associate producer (uncredited)
- 1948
The Inside Story
6.7
- associate producer
- 1948
Jenny et son chien
7.0
- producer
- 1947
Poste avancé
5.9
- producer
- 1947
Musique aux étoiles
5.8
- associate producer
- 1947
Rendezvous with Annie
6.5
- associate producer
- 1946
La musique en folie
5.6
- producer
- 1943
Here We Go Again
5.8
- producer
- 1942
Look Who's Laughing
6.1
- producer
- 1941
Sur la piste des vigilants
6.4
- producer (uncredited)
- 1940
Quelle veuve!
5.6
- producer
- 1930
South Sea Rose
5.7
- producer
- 1929

Personal details

Alternative name
- Alan Dwan
Height
- 1.71 m
Born
- April 3, 1885
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died
- December 28, 1981
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(heart failure)
Spouses
Publicity listings
- 2 Print Biographies
- 29 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
His extraordinarily long career lasted from 1911-61. During that time he worked under contract at the following studios: Universal (1913-14), Paramount (1917-18, 1923-26), Fox (1926-27, 1929, 1931-32, 1935-40, 1957), United Artists (1944-45), Republic (1949-54) and RKO (1954-55).

Quotes
If you get your head up above the mob, they try to knock it off. If you stay down, you last forever.

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