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Howard Hawks
Director 1896 - 1977

Howard Hawks

Goshen, Indiana, USA

Howard Winchester Hawks (May 30, 1896 – December 26, 1977) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era. He is popular for his films from a wide range of genres, including screwball comedies [Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

31 titles
Rio Lobo

Rio Lobo

Howard Hawks 1970 1h 56m 7.2

After the Civil War, Cord McNally searches for the traitor whose perfidy caused the defeat of McNally's unit and the loss of a close friend.

El Dorado

El Dorado

Howard Hawks 1966 2h 6m 7.7

Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with an old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher that is trying to steal their water.

Red Line 7000

Red Line 7000

Howard Hawks 1965 1h 50m 7.0

The lives and passions of a stock car team are revealed against the turbulent backdrop of the professional racing world.

Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport?

Howard Hawks 1964 2h 9.0

Rock Hudson is Roger Willoughby, a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige (Paula Prentiss), a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.

Hatari!

Hatari!

Howard Hawks 1962 2h 37m 7.3

A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways?

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

Howard Hawks 1959 2h 21m 8.2

A classic old western film starring John Wayne, Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson as a defunct threesome; one wounded, another drunk, and the last one a young gunslinger. They are ask by a local sheriff to help keep a bad guy’s brother in jail. This is a western film for people who don’t even like westerns.

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

Howard Hawks 1955 1h 45m 6.0

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Howard Hawks 1953 1h 31m 7.6

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a romantic comedy based on a successful musical and starring Marilyn Manroe in her last role in a film.

The Big Sky

The Big Sky

Howard Hawks 1952 2h 13m 8.0

Kirk Douglas stars as the determined leader of a band of Tennessee fur trappers who set out to explore the uncharted Missouri river in 1830 and find them selves battling American Indians.

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

Howard Hawks, Henry King 1952 1h 57m 5.0

Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the Anthem". Soapy tells fellow bum Horace that he is going to get arrested so he can spend the winter in a nice jail cell. He fails. He can't even accost a woman; she turns out to be a streetwalker.

Monkey Business

Monkey Business

Howard Hawks 1952 1h 37m 7.2

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler.

I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

Howard Hawks 1949 1h 45m 7.5

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.

Red River

Red River

Howard Hawks 1948 2h 13m 8.2

Dunson is driving his cattle to Red River when his adopted son, Matthew, turns against him.

A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born

Howard Hawks 1948 1h 53m 6.0

The story of seven scholars (including Danny Kaye and Benny Goodman) in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to have found the perfect candidate in winsome nightclub singer Honey Swanson (Virginia Mayo). But Honey's gangster boyfriend doesn't want to give her up.

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

Howard Hawks 1946 1h 54m 7.7

The Big Sleep is a film noir based on the novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Humphrey Boogart and Lauren Becall.

To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not

Howard Hawks 1944 1h 40m 8.2

The movie that brought together Bogie and Bacall. "Anybody got a match?"

Air Force

Air Force

Howard Hawks 1943 2h 4m 9.0

The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

Howard Hawks 1941 2h 14m 7.6

Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.

Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

Howard Hawks 1941 1h 51m 7.7

A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia while residing in a Manhattan mansion take in a sassy nightclub singer who the police need to help them bring down her mob-boss lover.

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

Howard Hawks 1940 1h 32m 7.8

Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.

Only Angels Have Wings

Only Angels Have Wings

Howard Hawks 1939 2h 1m 7.3

A traveling performer arrives at a remote South American port town where the head of an air freight service must risk his pilots' lives to earn a major contract.

Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

Howard Hawks 1938 1h 42m 8.1

Bringing Up Baby is an American screwball comedy starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn.

The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

Howard Hawks 1936 1h 43m

The story of trench life during World War I through the lives of a French regiment. As men are killed and replaced jaunty Lt. Denet becomes more and more somber. His rival for the affection of nurse Monique is Capt. La Roche. Written by Ed Stephan

Come and Get It

Come and Get It

Howard Hawks, William Wyler 1936 1h 39m

An ambitious lumberjack abandons his saloon girl lover so that he can marry into wealth, but years later becomes infatuated with the woman's daughter.

Barbary Coast

Barbary Coast

Howard Hawks 1935 1h 30m 8.0

Mary Rutledge arrives from the east, finds her fiance dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Louis Charnalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in San Francisco in the 1850s. She falls in love with miner Carmichael and takes his gold dust at the wheel. She goes after him, Louis goes after her with intent to harm Carmichael.

Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

Howard Hawks 1934 1h 31m 10.0

Oscar Jaffe is a successful Broadway director; Lily Garland, one of his stars. But when she leaves his direction, his success goes with her. When he recognizes her aboard the Twentieth Century Limited, the train that both of them are riding, he tries to get her back for a new show. But accomplishing that feat isn't as simple as he had thought.

Today We Live

Today We Live

Howard Hawks 1933 1h 53m 8.0

The two lovers are living together and are not married as they hesitantly explain to her brother. They had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait." It's an important plot point as it drives Cooper's actions when he discovers that Crawford and Young are living in sin.

Tiger Shark

Tiger Shark

Howard Hawks 1932 1h 17m

A Portuguese tuna fisherman (Edward G. Robinson) catches his bride (Zita Johann) with his first mate (Richard Arlen).

Scarface

Scarface

Howard Hawks 1932 1h 33m 8.4

Scarface is a brutal gangster film from 1932 from director Howard Hawks that depicts the fall of a Chicago gangster.

A Girl in Every Port

A Girl in Every Port

Howard Hawks 1928 1h 18m

Two sailors with a rivalry over chasing women become friends. But when one decides to finally settle down, will this mysterious young woman come between them?

Fig Leaves

Fig Leaves

Howard Hawks 1926 1h 10m

Adam, a plumber, is happily married to Eve, a wardrobe-obsessed housewife, until she accidentally meets a supercilious fashion designer. At the prompting of her neighbor, who has secret designs on Adam, Eve secretly becomes a fashion model by day, knowing that her husband would disapprove.

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