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David Burton(1877-1963)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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David Burton was born on 22 May 1877 in Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Let's Fall in Love (1933), The Melody Lingers On (1935) and Jennie (1940). He died on 30 December 1963 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 22, 1877
DiedDecember 30, 1963(86)
BornMay 22, 1877
DiedDecember 30, 1963(86)
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Edmund Lowe and Ann Sothern in Let's Fall in Love (1933)
Let's Fall in Love
6.1
  • Director
  • 1933
George Houston and Josephine Hutchinson in The Melody Lingers On (1935)
The Melody Lingers On
4.0
  • Director
  • 1935
Virginia Gilmore, William Henry, and Ludwig Stössel in Jennie (1940)
Jennie
6.9
  • Director
  • 1940
Carole Lombard and Gene Raymond in Brief Moment (1933)
Brief Moment
6.3
  • Director
  • 1933

Credits

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Director

  • Jane Darwell, Brenda Joyce, and Sheldon Leonard in Private Nurse (1941)
    Private Nurse
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Virginia Gilmore, William Henry, and Ludwig Stössel in Jennie (1940)
    Jennie
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Virginia Gilmore and Robert Sterling in Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)
    Manhattan Heartbeat
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Lloyd Nolan in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1940
  • Herbert Marshall, Gertrude Michael, and Anne Shirley in Make Way for a Lady (1936)
    Make Way for a Lady
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1936
  • George Houston and Josephine Hutchinson in The Melody Lingers On (1935)
    The Melody Lingers On
    4.0
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Chester Morris, Jean Parker, and Ralph Remley in Princess O'Hara (1935)
    Princess O'Hara
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Carole Lombard, Roger Pryor, and May Robson in Lady by Choice (1934)
    Lady by Choice
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Elissa Landi, Frank Morgan, and Joseph Schildkraut in Sisters Under the Skin (1934)
    Sisters Under the Skin
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Edmund Lowe and Ann Sothern in Let's Fall in Love (1933)
    Let's Fall in Love
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Carole Lombard and Gene Raymond in Brief Moment (1933)
    Brief Moment
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Carole Lombard and Chester Morris in Sinners in the Sun (1932)
    Sinners in the Sun
    6.0
    • replacement director
    • 1932
  • Miriam Hopkins and Jack Oakie in Dancers in the Dark (1932)
    Dancers in the Dark
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Sylvia Sidney in Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931)
    Confessions of a Co-Ed
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Gary Cooper and Lili Damita in Fighting Caravans (1931)
    Fighting Caravans
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1931

Writer

  • Virginia Gilmore and Robert Sterling in Manhattan Heartbeat (1940)
    Manhattan Heartbeat
    • contract writer (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Lloyd Nolan in The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1940)
    The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
    6.3
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1940

Actor

  • Buster Keaton, Gwen Lee, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page, and Edward Sedgwick in Free and Easy (1930)
    Free and Easy
    5.5
    • Director David Burton
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 22, 1877
    • Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
  • Died
    • December 30, 1963
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
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