Alfred E. Green

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Alfred E. Green (born July 11, 1889 in Perris, California; died September 4, 1960 in Hollywood, California) was a prolific movie director and assistant director. Greene entered film in 1912 as an actor for the Selig Polyscope Co.. He became an assistant to director Colin Campbell. He then started to direct two-reelers until he started features in 1917. Although his career lasted until the 1950s, Greene directed number of movies with major stars such as Mary Pickford, Wallace Reid, and Colleen Moore. In 1936, Greene directed the movie, Dangerous, with Bette Davis having the starring role. As a result, Davis won Best Actress for her performance. It was followed by Greene's next success, The Jolson Story. However,The Jolson Story was followed by a string B-movies. After retiring from motion picutures, he directed several TV episodes.

Greene has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

[edit] Partial filmography

The Temptation of Adam (1916) Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921) Inez from Hollywood (1924) Sally (1925) The Talker (1925) The Man Who Found Himself (1925) The Girl from Montmartre (1926) Irene (1926) Ella Cinders (1926) It Must Be Love (1926) Ladies at Play (1926) The Auctioneer (1927) Is Zat So? (1927) Two Girls Wanted (1927) Come to My House (1927) Honor Bound (1928) Making the Grade (1929) Disraeli (1929) The Green Goddess (1930) The Man from Blankley's (1930) Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930) Old English (1930) Men of the Sky (1931) Smart Money (1931) The Road to Singapore (1931) Union Depot (1932) It's Tough to Be Famous (1932) The Rich Are Always with Us (1932) The Dark Horse (1932) Silver Dollar (1932) The Road Is Open Again (1933) Parachute Jumper (1933) Baby Face (1933) Central Airport (1933) The Narrow Corner (1933) I Loved a Woman (1933) Dark Hazard (1934) As the Earth Turns (1934)

The Merry Frinks (1934) Housewife (1934) Side Streets (1934) A Lost Lady (1934) Gentlemen Are Born (1934) Sweet Music (1935) The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935) Here's to Romance (1935) The Goose and the Gander (1935) Dangerous (1935) Colleen (1936) The Golden Arrow (1936) They Met in a Taxi (1936) Two in a Crowd (1936) Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937) King of the Turf (1939) The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939) 20,000 Men a Year (1939) Flowing Gold (1940) South of Pago Pago (1940) East of the River (1940) Badlands of Dakota (1941) Meet the Stewarts (1942) Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944) A Thousand and One Nights (1945) Tars and Spars (1946) The Jolson Story (1946) The Fabulous Dorseys (1947) Copacabana (1947) Four Faces West (1948) The Girl from Manhattan (1948) Cover-Up (1949) Invasion USA (1952) Paris Model (1953) The Eddie Cantor Story (1953) Top Banana (1954)

[edit] External links

• Alfred E. Green at the Internet Movie Database