Alexander Hall

Alexander Hall

Known for

Directing

Born

January 11, 1894

Birthplace

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

July 30, 1968 (aged 74)

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alexander Hall (January 11, 1894, Boston, Massachusetts – July 30, 1968, San Francisco, California) was an American theatre actor and film director.

Hall acted in the theatre from the age of four through 1914, when he began to work in silent movies. Following his military service in World War I, he returned to Hollywood and pursued a career in film production. He worked as a film editor and assistant director at Paramount Pictures until 1932, when he directed his first feature film, Sinners in the Sun. From 1937 to 1947, he was a contract director at Columbia Pictures, where he earned a reputation for sophisticated comedies. He was nominated for the A...

Best known work

She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong
1933
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
Down to Earth
Down to Earth
1947
Little Miss Marker
Little Miss Marker
1934
My Sister Eileen
My Sister Eileen
1942
Goin' to Town
Goin' to Town
1935
There's Always a Woman
There's Always a Woman
1938
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1944
The Last Flight
The Last Flight
1931
The Heavenly Body
The Heavenly Body
1944

Filmography

  1. 1956

    Forever, Darling

    Director

  2. 1953

  3. 1952

  4. 1951

    Up Front

    Director

  5. 1950

  6. 1950

    Louisa

    Director

  7. 1949

  8. 1947

  9. 1945

  10. 1944

  11. 1944

  12. 1942

  13. 1942

  14. 1941

  15. 1941

  16. 1940

  17. 1940

  18. 1940

  19. 1939

  20. 1939

  21. 1939

  22. 1938

  23. 1938

    I Am the Law

    Director

  24. 1938

  25. 1937

    Exclusive

    Director

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