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Sam Wood
Director 1883 - 1949

Sam Wood

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Samuel Grosvenor (Sam) Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director, and producer, who was best known for directing such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and The Pride of the Yankees. He was also... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

19 titles
Ambush

Ambush

Sam Wood 1950 1h 30m 7.0

A Westerner searches for a white woman held by the Apaches.

The Stratton Story

The Stratton Story

Sam Wood 1949 1h 46m 5.0

Star major league pitcher Monty Stratton loses a leg in a hunting accident, but becomes determined to leave the game on his own terms.

Ivy

Ivy

Sam Wood 1947 1h 39m 6.0

When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr. Roger. She then hatches a plan to get rid of them both.

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Sam Wood 1946 1h 42m

In Paris, a young woman runs away from a reform school, joins a pickpocket academy, and finds herself falling for the handsome diplomat she's been blackmailed into stealing from.

Saratoga Trunk

Saratoga Trunk

Sam Wood 1945 2h 15m

An opportunistic Texas gambler and the exiled Creole daughter of an aristocratic family join forces to achieve justice from the society that has ostracized them.

Guest Wife

Guest Wife

Sam Wood 1945 1h 30m

Christopher Price, a small-town bank executive, continues to be loyal to and idolize his boyhood friend, Joseph Jefferson Parker, a famous war correspondent. But Chris's wife, Mary, is none to fond of Joe and tired of her husband's idolizing.

For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Sam Wood 1943 2h 50m 6.7

Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era -- like Ernest Hemingway and his friends -- has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a bridge in a cave.

The Pride of the Yankees

The Pride of the Yankees

Sam Wood 1942 2h 8m

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

Kings Row

Kings Row

Sam Wood 1942 2h 7m 6.0

Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.

The Devil and Miss Jones

The Devil and Miss Jones

Sam Wood 1941 1h 32m 6.5

A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.

Our Town

Our Town

Sam Wood 1940 1h 30m 7.5

It is the story of the peaceful life in a town in the early 20th century. The message of the film is the preciousness of time in people's short lives.

Kitty Foyle

Kitty Foyle

Sam Wood 1940 1h 48m

Kitty Foyle, a hard-working white-collar girl from a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania low, middle-class family, meets and falls in love with young socialite Wyn Strafford but his family is against her.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Sam Wood 1939 1h 54m 7.0

Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

Sam Wood 1937 1h 49m 8.5

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a high priced clinic for the wealthy who don't know he has his degree in Veterinary Medicine.

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

Sam Wood 1935 1h 31m 7.9

A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.

Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party

Charles Reisner, George Stevens 1934 1h 8m

Jimmy Durante is jungle star Schnarzan the Conqueror, but the public is tiring of his fake lions. So when Baron Munchausen comes to town with real man-eating lions, Durante throws a big party with so that he might use the lions in his next movie. His film rival sneaks into the party to buy the lions before Durante.

The Barbarian

The Barbarian

Sam Wood 1933 1h 23m

An American tourist catches the eye of a disguised Arab prince who decides to kidnap her, then try to win her love.

So This Is College

So This Is College

Sam Wood 1929 1h 38m 6.0

Biff and Eddie are best of friends. College seniors, roommates and best friends until a freshman a flapper named Babs enters the picture. Eddie and Biff are competing for Babs. Their rivalry even threatens the team's big Stanford game.

Beyond the Rocks

Beyond the Rocks

Sam Wood 1922 1h 20m 9.0

A young woman marries an older millionaire and then falls in love with a handsome nobleman on her honeymoon.

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