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George Nicholls Jr.(1897-1939)

  • Editor
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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George Nicholls Jr. was born on 5 May 1897 in San Francisco, California, USA. He was an editor and director, known for The Marines Fly High (1940), Army Girl (1938) and High School (1940). He was married to Theos Tate Keister. He died on 13 November 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 5, 1897
DiedNovember 13, 1939(42)
BornMay 5, 1897
DiedNovember 13, 1939(42)
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Known for

Lucille Ball, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)
The Marines Fly High
5.4
  • Director(as George Nichols Jr.)
  • 1940
Madge Evans and Preston Foster in Army Girl (1938)
Army Girl
5.5
  • Director(as George Nicholls, jr)
  • 1938
Joe Brown Jr., Lynne Roberts, and Jane Withers in High School (1940)
High School
6.6
  • Director(as George Nichols Jr.)
  • 1940
James Gleason, Phillip Huston, and June Travis in The Big Game (1936)
The Big Game
5.5
  • Director(as George Nichols Jr.)
  • 1936

Credits

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Editor

  • Irene Dunne in Ann Vickers (1933)
    Ann Vickers
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1933
  • William Powell and Ann Harding in Double Harness (1933)
    Double Harness
    6.8
    • Editor
    • 1933
  • The Silver Cord (1933)
    The Silver Cord
    6.9
    • Editor (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1933
  • Lionel Barrymore and Helen Mack in Sweepings (1933)
    Sweepings
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1933
  • Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes in A Farewell to Arms (1932)
    A Farewell to Arms
    6.4
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • George Bancroft in Rich Man's Folly (1931)
    Rich Man's Folly
    5.9
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Carmen Boni and Maurizio D'Ancora in La vacanza del diavolo (1931)
    La vacanza del diavolo
    • Editor
    • 1931
  • George Bancroft in Scandal Sheet (1931)
    Scandal Sheet
    6.8
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • George Bancroft in Derelict (1930)
    Derelict
    6.0
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • William Powell and Kay Francis in For the Defense (1930)
    For the Defense
    6.4
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Nancy Carroll in The Devil's Holiday (1930)
    The Devil's Holiday
    5.8
    • Editor (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1930
  • Gary Cooper in Seven Days Leave (1930)
    Seven Days Leave
    6.5
    • Editor (uncredited)
    • 1930
  • Morgan Farley in The Mighty (1929)
    The Mighty
    6.5
    • Editor (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1929
  • Nancy Carroll and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Illusion (1929)
    Illusion
    7.2
    • Editor (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1929
  • Nancy Carroll, Magda Blom, Theresa Allen, Gordona Bennet, Kay Deslys, Gladys DuBois, Marjorie Kane, Miss La Reno, Thelma McNeil, Charlotte Ogden, Cora Beach Shumway, and Hal Skelly in The Dance of Life (1929)
    The Dance of Life
    6.7
    • Editor (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1929

Director

  • Lucille Ball, Richard Dix, and Chester Morris in The Marines Fly High (1940)
    The Marines Fly High
    5.4
    • Director (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1940
  • Joe Brown Jr., Lynne Roberts, and Jane Withers in High School (1940)
    High School
    6.6
    • Director (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1940
  • Richard Dix, Edward Ellis, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Ralph Morgan, and Gail Patrick in Man of Conquest (1939)
    Man of Conquest
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Madge Evans and Preston Foster in Army Girl (1938)
    Army Girl
    5.5
    • Director (as George Nicholls, jr)
    • 1938
  • Walter Abel and Frieda Inescort in Portia on Trial (1937)
    Portia on Trial
    5.9
    • Director (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1937
  • The Soldier and the Lady (1937)
    The Soldier and the Lady
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1937
  • James Gleason, Phillip Huston, and June Travis in The Big Game (1936)
    The Big Game
    5.5
    • Director (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1936
  • John Beal, Guy Kibbee, Moroni Olsen, and Anne Shirley in M'Liss (1936)
    M'Liss
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Ann Harding in The Witness Chair (1936)
    The Witness Chair
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Margaret Hamilton, Edward Ellis, Phillips Holmes, George Nicholls Jr., Erik Rhodes, and Anne Shirley in Chatterbox (1936)
    Chatterbox
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Lionel Barrymore, James Bush, and Helen Mack in The Return of Peter Grimm (1935)
    The Return of Peter Grimm
    6.2
    • Director (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1935
  • O.P. Heggie and Anne Shirley in Chasing Yesterday (1935)
    Chasing Yesterday
    6.0
    • Director (as George Nichols Jr.)
    • 1935
  • O.P. Heggie, Anne Shirley, and Helen Westley in Anne of Green Gables (1934)
    Anne of Green Gables
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Ginger Rogers, Bruce Cabot, and Frances Dee in Finishing School (1934)
    Finishing School
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1934

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Barbara Stanwyck and Preston Foster in The Plough and the Stars (1936)
    The Plough and the Stars
    5.6
    • director of retakes (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Flying Down to Rio (1933)
    Flying Down to Rio
    6.6
    • associate director
    • 1933
  • Intolerance (1916)
    Intolerance
    7.6
    • second assistant director: Babylon story (uncredited)
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • jr George Nicholls
  • Born
    • May 5, 1897
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Died
    • November 13, 1939
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(car accident)
  • Spouse
    • Theos Tate Keister? - November 13, 1939 (his death, 2 children)
  • Parents
      George Nichols

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  • Trivia
    Died as the result of injuries sustained in a car crash.

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