Curiosidades

When he went from acting to directing in the 1930s, his salary dipped from $2000/week to $350.

Acted on Broadway from 1926, in films from 1929. Turned director for the 20th Century-Fox B-unit in 1936, working on several of the "Mr. Moto" films. Left Fox in 1941. Briefly with RKO, directing the stylish Orson Welles thriller Jornada do Pavor (1943). Freelanced in Mexico during the mid-'40s, then returned to RKO in 1948. Joined Columbia, 1949-50, then with MGM, 1952. Directed three notable films: a classic western, O Homem que Eu Amo (1948), the cult film noir Amei um Assassino (1948) and the musical México de Meus Amores (1953). Primarily worked in television after 1957. Also noted as playwright and screenwriter.

Father of Robert Foster who, from 1975-78, played the role of Grimsley, the vampire-mortician horror host of Fright Night (1970) on Channels 9 (then KHJ-TV) and 5 (KTLA) in Southern California.

Brother-in-law of Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young.

Brother-in-law of Georgiana Young.

Uncle of Judy Lewis and Christopher Lewis.

He was the creative force behind Disney's Davy Crockett and the coonskin cap craze of the 50s. Also appeared, 42 years after his death, as the (sympathetic) lead in Orson Welles' final release The Other Side Of The Wind. A man who left his mark on Hollywood.