Michael Curtiz
- Born
- December 24, 1886 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
- Died
- April 10, 1962
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 — April 10, 1962), born Manó Kaminer, was a Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States. The best-known were The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Christmas. He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and '40s. Curtiz was less successful from the late 1940s onwards, when he attempted to move from studio direction into production and freelance work, but he continued working until shortly before his death.
Filmography · 103 credits
- 2002John Ford Goes to War · Archive footage (Self)
- 1961The Comancheros · Director
- 1961Francis of Assisi · Director
- 1960The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn · Director
- 1960A Breath of Scandal · Director
- 1959The Hangman · Director
- 1959The Man in the Net · Director
- 1958King Creole · Director
- 1958The Proud Rebel · Director
- 1957The Helen Morgan Story · Director
- 1956The Scarlet Hour · Director
- 1956The Scarlet Hour · Producer
- 1956The Best Things in Life Are Free · Director
- 1956The Vagabond King · Director
- 1955We're No Angels · Director
- 1954White Christmas · Director
- 1954The Egyptian · Director
- 1954The Boy from Oklahoma · Director
- 1953Trouble Along the Way · Director
- 1952The Story of Will Rogers · Director
- 1952The Jazz Singer · Director
- 1951Jim Thorpe -- All-American · Director
- 1951I'll See You in My Dreams · Director
- 1951Force of Arms · Director
- 1950The Breaking Point · Director
- 1950Young Man with a Horn · Director
- 1950Bright Leaf · Director
- 1949Flamingo Road · Director
- 1949My Dream Is Yours · Director
- 1949The Lady Takes a Sailor · Director
- 1948Romance on the High Seas · Director
- 1947Life with Father · Director
- 1947The Unsuspected · Producer
- 1947The Unsuspected · Director
- 1946Night and Day · Director
- 1945Mildred Pierce · Director
- 1945Roughly Speaking · Director
- 1944Passage to Marseille · Director
- 1944Janie · Director
- 1943This Is the Army · Director
- 1943Mission to Moscow · Director
- 1942Casablanca · Director
- 1942Yankee Doodle Dandy · Director
- 1942Captains of the Clouds · Director
- 1941The Sea Wolf · Director
- 1941Dive Bomber · Director
- 1940The Sea Hawk · Director
- 1940Santa Fe Trail · Director
- 1940Virginia City · Director
- 1939The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · Director
- 1939Dodge City · Director
- 1939Daughters Courageous · Director
- 1939Four Wives · Director
- 1938The Adventures of Robin Hood · Director
- 1938Angels with Dirty Faces · Director
- 1938Four Daughters · Director
- 1938Four's a Crowd · Director
- 1938Gold Is Where You Find It · Director
- 1937Kid Galahad · Director
- 1937Stolen Holiday · Director
- 1937The Perfect Specimen · Director
- 1937Mountain Justice · Director
- 1936The Charge of the Light Brigade · Director
- 1936The Walking Dead · Director
- 1935Captain Blood · Director
- 1935Front Page Woman · Director
- 1935The Case of the Curious Bride · Director
- 1935Black Fury · Director
- 1935Little Big Shot · Director
- 1934Jimmy the Gent · Director
- 1934Mandalay · Director
- 1934British Agent · Director
- 1934The Key · Director
- 1933Mystery of the Wax Museum · Director
- 1933The Kennel Murder Case · Director
- 1933Female · Director
- 1933Private Detective 62 · Director
- 1933The Keyhole · Director
- 1933Goodbye Again · Director
- 1932Doctor X · Director
- 193220,000 Years in Sing Sing · Director
- 1932The Cabin in the Cotton · Director
- 1932The Strange Love of Molly Louvain · Director
- 1932Alias the Doctor · Director
- 1932The Woman from Monte Carlo · Director
- 1931The Mad Genius · Director
- 1931God's Gift to Women · Director
- 1930Bright Lights · Director
- 1930The Matrimonial Bed · Director
- 1930Mammy · Director
- 1930A Soldier's Plaything · Director
- 1930River's End · Director
- 1930Under a Texas Moon · Director
- 1929Hearts in Exile · Director
- 1929Glad Rag Doll · Director
- 1929Madonna of Avenue A · Director
- 1929The Gamblers · Director
- 1928Noah's Ark · Director
- 1928Tenderloin · Director
- 1927Good Time Charley · Director
- 1927A Million Bid · Director
- 1927The Desired Woman · Director
- 1926The Third Degree · Director