Ben Holmes
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Ben Holmes was an American film director
and screenwriter
. He directed 56 films between 1929 and 1944. He also wrote for 35 films between 1928 and 1944.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia
and died in Hollywood, California.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He directed 56 films between 1929 and 1944. He also wrote for 35 films between 1928 and 1944.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
and died in Hollywood, California.
Selected filmography
- So This Is Harris!So This Is Harris!So This Is Harris! is a 1933 short comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. It won an Academy Award in 1934 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* Phil Harris as Himself* Walter Catlett as Walter Catlett* Helen Collins as Dorothy...
(1933) - The Saint in New YorkThe Saint in New York (film)The Saint in New York is a 1938 crime film, based on Leslie Charteris's novel of the same name. Released by RKO Pictures, The Saint in New York marks the first screen appearance of Simon Templar - "the Saint"...
(1938 - directed) - The Saint's Double TroubleThe Saint's Double TroubleThe Saint's Double Trouble is a 1940 action-adventure film produced by RKO Pictures. The film stars George Sanders as Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint", a master criminal turned crime-fighter, and features horror film legend Bela Lugosi as "The Partner"...
(1940)