Hal Walker
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Also Known As
Hal L. Walker,
H. L. Walker
Birth Place
Ottumwa, Iowa, USA
Born
March 20, 1896
Died
July 03, 1972
Biography
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A gifted storyteller, Hal Walker managed to captivate audiences with his unique directing style. Walker received his start directing independent films, including early work on "Duffy's Tavern" (1945), the Betty Hutton comedy "The Stork Club" (1945) and the Bing Crosby comedy "The Road to Utopia" (1946). Walker was nominated for an Assistant Director Academy Award for "Souls at Sea"...
Biography
A gifted storyteller, Hal Walker managed to captivate audiences with his unique directing style. Walker received his start directing independent films, including early work on "Duffy's Tavern" (1945), the Betty Hutton comedy "The Stork Club" (1945) and the Bing Crosby comedy "The Road to Utopia" (1946). Walker was nominated for an Assistant Director Academy Award for "Souls at Sea" in 1937. He stuck to film in the fifties and the nineties, heading credits such as the Dean Martin comedy "At War With the Army" (1950), "That's My Boy" (1951) with Dean Martin and "Sailor Beware" (1952) with Dean Martin. He also appeared in "Road to Bali" (1953). Walker was most recently credited in the Andrew Dice Clay action flick "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" (1990). Walker passed away in July 1972 at the age of 76.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Road to Bali
(1953)
Director
Sailor Beware
(1952)
Director
That's My Boy
(1951)
Director
At War with the Army
(1951)
Director
My Friend Irma Goes West
(1950)
Director
Road to Utopia
(1946)
Director
Out of This World
(1945)
Director
Duffy's Tavern
(1945)
Director
The Stork Club
(1945)
Director
The Uninvited
(1944)
2nd Unit Director
China
(1943)
2nd Unit Director
No Time for Love
(1943)
Director New York unit
Road to Morocco
(1942)
Assistant Director
The Palm Beach Story
(1942)
Assistant Director
The Fleet's In
(1942)
Assistant Director
Wake Island
(1942)
2nd Unit Director
Nothing But the Truth
(1941)
Assistant Director
Road to Zanzibar
(1941)
Assistant Director
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
(1941)
Assistant Director
Birth of the Blues
(1941)
Assistant Director
Love Thy Neighbor
(1940)
Assistant Director
The Biscuit Eater
(1940)
Assistant Director
Rhythm on the River
(1940)
Assistant Director
Remember the Night
(1940)
Assistant Director
Zaza
(1939)
Assistant Director
Midnight
(1939)
Assistant Director and 2nd unit Director
The Star Maker
(1939)
Assistant Director
Romance in the Dark
(1938)
Assistant Director
Tropic Holiday
(1938)
Assistant Director
Night of Mystery
(1937)
Assistant Director
Born to the West
(1937)
Assistant Director
Souls at Sea
(1937)
Assistant Director
Ebb Tide
(1937)
Assistant Director
The General Died at Dawn
(1936)
Assistant Director
Hideaway Girl
(1936)
Assistant Director
Florida Special
(1936)
Assistant Director
Timothy's Quest
(1936)
Assistant Director
Men Without Names
(1935)
Assistant Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Hard Candy
(1976)
The Lollipop Girls in Hard Candy
(1976)
Writer (Feature Film)
Men Without Names
(1935)
Contr to trmt
Sound (Feature Film)
Made in Paris
(1966)
Recording
Art Department (Feature Film)
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
(1990)
On-Set Dresser
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
The Running Man
(1987)
Swing Gang
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