Alfred E. Green

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Alfred Edward Green (July 11, 1889 – September 4, 1960) was an American film director. Green entered film in 1912 as an actor for the Selig Polyscope Company. He became an assistant to director Colin Campbell. He then started to direct two-reelers until he started features in 1917.

Alfred E. Green
Green in 1921
Born	Alfred Edward Green (1889-07-11)July 11, 1889 Perris, California
Died	September 4, 1960(1960-09-04) (aged 71) Hollywood, California
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1916–1954
Spouse	Vivian Reed
Children	Douglas Green Hilton A. Green Marshall Green

Biography

Alfred E. Green in 1922

Green was born on July 11, 1889, in Perris, California.

In a durable career lasting until the 1950s, Green directed major stars such as Mary Pickford, Wallace Reid, Barbara Stanwyck, William Powell, and Colleen Moore. In 1926's Ella Cinders, he also played a director. In 1935, Green directed Dangerous, starring Bette Davis, who won Best Actress for her performance. Much later came Green's hit success The Jolson Story (1946) and the affectionate western Four Faces West (1948), known outside the US by the more expressive title They Passed This Way. Then followed another string of B movies as well as two more biographical films, The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) and The Eddie Cantor Story (1953). After retiring from motion pictures, he directed several TV episodes.

Green was married to silent film actress Vivian Reed. They had three children, Douglas Green, Hilton A. Green, and Marshall Green, all of whom worked as assistant directors.

Green died on September 4, 1960, in Hollywood, California.

Legacy

Green has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1916	The Temptation of Adam	Director
1916	The Crisis	Director
1917	Little Lost Sister	Director
1917	The Princess of Patches	Director
1917	The Lad and the Lion	Director
1919	The Unpardonable Sin	Director
1919	The Web of Chance	Director
1920	Blind Youth	Director
1920	Silk Husbands and Calico Wives	Director
1920	A Double-Dyed Deceiver	Director
1920	The Man Who Had Everything	Director
1920	Just Out of College	Director
1921	Little Lord Fauntleroy	Director
1921	Through the Back Door	Director
1922	The Ghost Breaker	Director
1922	Darlin'	Director
1922	The Bachelor Daddy	Director
1922	Our Leading Citizen	Director
1922	The Man Who Saw Tomorrow	Director
1922	Back Home and Broke	Director
1923	Woman-Proof	Director
1923	The Ne'er-Do-Well	Director
1924	Pied Piper Malone	Director
1924	Inez from Hollywood	Director
1924	In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter	Director
1925	Sally	Director
1925	The Talker	Director
1925	The Man Who Found Himself	Director
1926	The Girl from Montmartre	Director
1926	Irene	Director
1926	Ella Cinders	Director
1926	It Must Be Love	Director
1926	Ladies at Play	Director
1927	The Auctioneer	Director
1927	Is Zat So?	Director
1927	Two Girls Wanted	Director
1927	Come to My House	Director
1928	Honor Bound	Director
1929	Making the Grade	Director
1929	Disraeli	Director
1930	The Green Goddess	Director
1930	The Man From Blankley's	Director
1930	Sweet Kitty Bellairs	Director
1930	Old English	Director
1931	Men of the Sky	Director
1931	Smart Money	Director
1931	The Road to Singapore	Director
1932	Union Depot	Director
1932	It's Tough to Be Famous	Director
1932	The Rich Are Always With Us	Director
1932	The Dark Horse	Director
1932	Silver Dollar	Director
1933	Parachute Jumper	Director
1933	Baby Face	Director
1933	Central Airport	Director
1933	The Narrow Corner	Director
1933	I Loved a Woman	Director
1933	Grand Slam	Director
1934	Dark Hazard	Director
1934	As the Earth Turns	Director
1934	The Merry Frinks	Director
1934	Side Streets	Director
1934	Housewife	Director
1934	A Lost Lady	Director
1934	Gentlemen Are Born	Director
1935	Sweet Music	Director
1935	The Girl From 10th Avenue	Director
1935	Here's to Romance	Director
1935	The Goose and the Gander	Director
1935	Dangerous	Director
1936	Colleen	Director
1936	The Golden Arrow	Director
1936	They Met in a Taxi	Director
1936	Two in a Crowd	Director
1936	More Than a Secretary	Director
1937	The League of Frightened Men	Director
1937	Thoroughbreds Don't Cry	Director
1937	Let's Get Married	Director
1937	Mr. Dodd Takes the Air	Director
1938	Ride a Crooked Mile	Director
1938	The Duke of West Point	Director
1939	King of the Turf	Director
1939	The Gracie Allen Murder Case	Director
1939	20,000 Men a Year	Director
1940	Flowing Gold	Director
1940	South of Pago Pago	Director
1940	East of the River	Director
1940	Shooting High	Director
1941	Badlands of Dakota	Director
1941	Female Correspondent	Director
1942	Meet the Stewarts	Director
1942	The Mayor of 44th Street	Director
1943	Appointment in Berlin	Director
1943	There's Something About a Soldier	Director
1944	Mr. Winkle Goes to War	Director
1944	Strange Affair	Director
1945	A Thousand and One Nights	Director
1946	Tars and Spars	Director
1946	The Jolson Story	Director
1947	The Fabulous Dorseys	Director
1947	Copacabana	Director
1948	Four Faces West	Director
1948	The Girl from Manhattan	Director
1949	Cover-Up	Director
1950	Sierra	Director
1950	The Jackie Robinson Story	Director
1951	Two Gals and a Guy	Director
1952	Invasion USA	Director
1953	Paris Model	Director
1953	The Eddie Cantor Story	Director
1954	Top Banana	Director

External links

• Media related to Alfred E. Green at Wikimedia Commons
• Works by or about Alfred Edward Green at Wikisource
• Alfred E. Green at IMDb