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William Whitney
William N. Witney
William Witney
Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
William Nuelsen Witney (15 May 1915 – 17 March 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as Daredevils of the Red Circle, Zorro's Fighting Legion and Drums of Fu Manchu.
He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.[1] Prolific and pu…
Filmography
Movies
Cliffhangers: Adventures from the Thrill Factory
as Himself
Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys
as Himself (archive footage)
The Republic Pictures Story
as Self
Quell and Co.
as Sheriff
The Wild Blue Yonder
as Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
Fighting With Kit Carson
as Settler / Indian / Trooper