William A. Wellman

William Augustus Wellman was an American film director. Although Wellman began his film career as an actor, he worked on over 80 films, as director, producer and consultant but most often as a director, notable for his work in crime, adventure and action genre films, often focusing on aviation themes, a particular passion. He also directed several well regarded satirical comedies. Wellman directed the 1927 film Wings, which became the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony.
Cast

The Star Witness
Company Workman (uncredited)

Evangeline
British lieutenant

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self (archive footage)

Island in the Sky
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self

The Knickerbocker Buckaroo
Henry

Wings
Doughboy (uncredited)

Filmmakers in Action
Self (archive footage)

1925 Studio Tour
Self

Gable: The King Remembered
Himself

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self (archive footage)

Frisco Jenny
Reporter (uncredited)
Crew

The Ox-Bow Incident
Director

Yellow Sky
Director

A Star Is Born
Story, Director

Battleground
Director

Other Men's Women
Director

The Iron Curtain
Director

Across the Wide Missouri
Director

Island in the Sky
Director

The Last Gangster
Story

Wings
Director

Blood Alley
Director

Beau Geste
Producer, Director

Buffalo Bill
Director

Nothing Sacred
Director

Story of G.I. Joe
Director

Darby's Rangers
Director

The Next Voice You Hear...
Director

The Public Enemy
Director

The High and the Mighty
Director

Heroes for Sale
Director

Lafayette Escadrille
Story, Producer, Director

Lady of Burlesque
Director

Wild Boys of the Road
Director

Midnight Mary
Director

Safe in Hell
Director

Frisco Jenny
Director

Night Nurse
Director

Magic Town
Director, Producer

It's a Big Country
Director

The Purchase Price
Director

The Star Witness
Director

Roxie Hart
Director

Beggars of Life
Director

Thunder Birds
Director

The Man I Love
Director

Track of the Cat
Director

Central Airport
Director

The Great Man's Lady
Director, Producer

Westward the Women
Director

This Man's Navy
Director

Love Is a Racket
Director

Lilly Turner
Director

Robin Hood of El Dorado
Director, Screenplay

The Happy Years
Director

So Big!
Director

Small Town Girl
Director

The Hatchet Man
Director

Call of the Wild
Director

College Coach
Director

Looking for Trouble
Director

Maybe It's Love
Director

The Light That Failed
Director, Producer

The Boob
Director

Stingaree
Director

Woman Trap
Director

Ladies of the Mob
Director, Producer

The Legion of the Condemned
Director, Producer

Men with Wings
Director, Producer

The Conquerors
Director

Dangerous Paradise
Director

My Man and I
Director

You Never Know Women
Director

Reaching for the Sun
Director

The Man Who Won
Director

Young Eagles
Director

Gallant Journey
Director, Producer, Writer

Good-bye, My Lady
Director

Chinatown Nights
Director

The President Vanishes
Director

The Vagabond Trail
Director

Female
Assistant Director

Second Hand Love
Director

Cupid's Fireman
Director

Not a Drum Was Heard
Director

The Circus Cowboy
Director

Tarzan Escapes
Co-Director

A Star Is Born
Original Story

Big Dan
Director

A Star Is Born
Story

A Star Is Born
Story

China Seas
Second Unit Director

Edgar and the Teacher's Pet
Assistant Director

Edgar's Hamlet
Assistant Director

The Cat's Pajamas
Director
The Unwritten Code
Assistant Director

When Husbands Flirt
Director