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William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.
He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982.
Quentin Tarantino singles out Witney as one of his favorite directors, particularly for The Golden Stallion (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle.[2] Witney also directed Master of the World (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson.
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Known For
Master of the World
(1961)
Director
Apache Rifles
(1964)
Director
The Outcast
(1954)
Director
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
(1962)
Second Unit Director
Adventures of Captain Marvel
(1941)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Painted Stallion
(1937)
Director
SOS Coast Guard
(1937)
Director
The Trigger Trio
(1937)
Director
Zorro Rides Again
(1937)
Director
Hawk of the Wilderness
(1938)
Director
The Lone Ranger
(1938)
Director
Dick Tracy Returns
(1938)
Director
The Fighting Devil Dogs
(1938)
Director
Zorro's Fighting Legion
(1939)
Director
Dick Tracy's G-Men
(1939)
Director
Daredevils of the Red Circle
(1939)
Director
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
(1939)
Director
Drums of Fu Manchu
(1940)
Director
Mysterious Doctor Satan
(1940)
Director
Heroes of the Saddle
(1940)
Director
Adventures of Red Ryder
(1940)
Director
King of the Royal Mounted
(1940)
Director
Hi-Yo Silver
(1940)
Director
King of the Texas Rangers
(1941)
Director
Jungle Girl
(1941)
Director
Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc.
(1941)
Director
Adventures of Captain Marvel
(1941)
Director
Spy Smasher
(1942)
Director
Perils of Nyoka
(1942)
Director
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
(1942)
Director
King of the Mounties
(1942)
Director
Drums of Fu Manchu
(1943)
Director
G-men vs. the Black Dragon
(1943)
Director
Home in Oklahoma
(1946)
Director
Heldorado
(1946)
Director
Roll on Texas Moon
(1946)
Director
The Crimson Ghost
(1946)
Director
Bells of San Angelo
(1947)
Director
Springtime in the Sierras
(1947)
Director
On the Old Spanish Trail
(1947)
Director
Apache Rose
(1947)
Director
Under California Stars
(1948)
Director
The Far Frontier
(1948)
Director
The Gay Ranchero
(1948)
Director
Night Time in Nevada
(1948)
Director
Grand Canyon Trail
(1948)
Director
Eyes of Texas
(1948)
Director
The Golden Stallion
(1949)
Director
Down Dakota Way
(1949)
Director
Susanna Pass
(1949)
Director
Trigger, Jr.
(1950)
Director
Twilight in the Sierras
(1950)
Director
Trail of Robin Hood
(1950)
Director
Bells of Coronado
(1950)
Director
North of the Great Divide
(1950)
Director
Sunset in the West
(1950)
Director
Spoilers of the Plains
(1951)
Director
In Old Amarillo
(1951)
Director
South of Caliente
(1951)
Director
Pals of the Golden West
(1951)
Director
Heart of the Rockies
(1951)
Director
Colorado Sundown
(1952)
Director
The WAC From Walla Walla
(1952)
Director
Old Oklahoma Plains
(1952)
Director
Border Saddlemates
(1952)
Director
The Last Musketeer
(1952)
Director
South Pacific Trail
(1952)
Director
Iron Mountain Trail
(1953)
Director
Shadows of Tombstone
(1953)
Director
Old Overland Trail
(1953)
Director
Down Laredo Way
(1953)
Director
The Outcast
(1954)
Director
City of Shadows
(1955)
Director
Santa Fe Passage
(1955)
Director
The Fighting Chance
(1955)
Director
Headline Hunters
(1955)
Director
Stranger at My Door
(1956)
Director
A Strange Adventure
(1956)
Director
Panama Sal
(1957)
Director
The Bonnie Parker Story
(1958)
Director
Young and Wild
(1958)
Director
Juvenile Jungle
(1958)
Director
The Cool and the Crazy
(1958)
Director
Paratroop Command
(1959)
Director
The Secret of the Purple Reef
(1960)
Director
Valley of the Redwoods
(1960)
Director
Master of the World
(1961)
Director
The Cat Burglar
(1961)
Director
The Long Rope
(1961)
Director
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
(1962)
Second Unit Director
Apache Rifles
(1964)
Director
The Girls on the Beach
(1965)
Director
Arizona Raiders
(1965)
Director
Spy Smasher Returns
(1966)
Director
Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion
(1967)
Director
40 Guns to Apache Pass
(1967)
Director
Ride the Wind
(1970)
Director
I Escaped from Devil's Island
(1973)
Director
Darktown Strutters
(1975)
Director
Showdown at Eagle Gap
(1982)
Director
Acting
Fighting With Kit Carson
(1933)
Settler / Indian / Trooper
The Wild Blue Yonder
(1951)
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
Showdown at Eagle Gap
(1982)
Sheriff
The Republic Pictures Story
(1991)
Self
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
(1992)
Himself (archive footage)
Writing