Allan Dwan
Birthday: 3 April 1885, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Birth Name: Joseph Aloysius Dwan
Height: 171 cm
Allan Dwan was born on April 3, 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Joseph Aloysius Dwan. He was a director and writer, known for Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), Heidi (1937) and Robin Hood (1922). He was m ...Show More
[on his use of tracking shots throughout his 50-year career] There's always a certain amount of came Show more
[on his use of tracking shots throughout his 50-year career] There's always a certain amount of camera improvisation. If a man is being pursued and the pursuers are more interesting than the pursued, I'll track to include them. Things would occur on the set and sometimes ahead of time. They turn you loose on the set. Hide
[on Douglas Fairbanks] Stunt men have had to imitate him and it always looked like a stunt when they Show more
[on Douglas Fairbanks] Stunt men have had to imitate him and it always looked like a stunt when they did it. With him it always looked right. Hide
If you get your head up above the mob, they try to knock it off. If you stay down, you last forever.
If you get your head up above the mob, they try to knock it off. If you stay down, you last forever.
Allan Dwan's FILMOGRAPHY
as Director (1)
