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Dudley Murphy(1897-1968)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy was born on 10 July 1897 in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Stocks and Blondes (1928), High Speed Lee (1923) and ...One Third of a Nation... (1939). He was married to Katharine Hawley and Virginia. He died on 22 February 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico.
BornJuly 10, 1897
DiedFebruary 22, 1968(70)
BornJuly 10, 1897
DiedFebruary 22, 1968(70)
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Known for

Jacqueline Logan in Stocks and Blondes (1928)
Stocks and Blondes
  • Director
  • 1928
High Speed Lee
  • Director
  • 1923
...One Third of a Nation... (1939)
...One Third of a Nation...
6.2
  • Director
  • 1939
Edward Ellis and Anita Louise in Main Street Lawyer (1939)
Main Street Lawyer
  • Director
  • 1939

Credits

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Director

  • Alma de bronce (1944)
    Alma de bronce
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Toast of Love (1943)
    Toast of Love
    • Director
    • 1943
  • Easy Street
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Alabamy Bound
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Lazybones
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Merry-Go-Roundup
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Abercrombie Had a Zombie (1941)
    Abercrombie Had a Zombie
    6.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (1941)
    I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Yes, Indeed!
    6.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1941
  • Edward Ellis and Anita Louise in Main Street Lawyer (1939)
    Main Street Lawyer
    • Director
    • 1939
  • ...One Third of a Nation... (1939)
    ...One Third of a Nation...
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Bruce Cabot and Ann Sothern in Don't Gamble with Love (1936)
    Don't Gamble with Love
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Ramon Novarro and Evelyn Laye in The Night Is Young (1935)
    The Night Is Young
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Paul Robeson in The Emperor Jones (1933)
    The Emperor Jones
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Marian Marsh and Joel McCrea in The Sport Parade (1932)
    The Sport Parade
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1932

Writer

  • Kristin Michelle Young, Cherill R. Ashton, Shamila Beslow, Royl King, Rondale West, Adiya Koram, and Jonathan Gibbs in St. Louis Blues (a 4Corners TV production) (2023)
    St. Louis Blues (a 4Corners TV production)
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2023
  • Alma de bronce (1944)
    Alma de bronce
    • Writer
    • 1944
  • ...One Third of a Nation... (1939)
    ...One Third of a Nation...
    6.2
    • adaptation by
    • 1939
  • He Was Her Man
    3.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1931
  • Drácula (1931)
    Drácula
    7.0
    • additional dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931)
    Dracula
    7.3
    • additional dialogue (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Duke Ellington in Black and Tan (1929)
    Black and Tan
    6.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1929
  • Johnny Mack Brown, Clyde Cook, and Sally O'Neil in Jazz Heaven (1929)
    Jazz Heaven
    5.6
    • by
    • 1929
  • St. Louis Blues (1929)
    St. Louis Blues
    6.5
    Short
    • writer
    • 1929
  • Jacqueline Logan in Stocks and Blondes (1928)
    Stocks and Blondes
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1928
  • Alex the Great
    • writer
    • 1928
  • Skyscraper (1928)
    Skyscraper
    5.5
    • story
    • 1928
  • High Speed Lee
    • adaptation
    • 1923
  • The Soul of the Cypress (1921)
    The Soul of the Cypress
    6.3
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1921

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Clive Brook, Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins, and Regis Toomey in 24 Hours (1931)
    24 Hours
    6.2
    • associate director
    • 1931
  • Ballet mécanique (1924)
    Ballet mécanique
    6.7
    Short
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1924

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 10, 1897
    • Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • February 22, 1968
    • Mexico City, Mexico(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Katharine HawleyDecember 1923 - July 1931 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Story: "Boarding House Blues" (filmed as Jazz Heaven (1929))
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Owned Dudley Murphy's Holiday House, a popular oceanfront restaurant and hotel in Malibu (CA) from the 1950s through the 1970s that was frequented by many Hollywood stars.

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