David Burton (1877–1963) was a Russian-born American

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

of the 1930s. He had previously worked as a

theater director A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...

.Aaker p.21

Selected filmography

* ''

The Bishop Murder Case ''The Bishop Murder Case'' (1928) is the fourth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. The detective solves a mystery built around a nursery rhyme. ''The Bishop Murder Case'' is believed to be the ...

'' (1930) * '' Free and Easy'' (1930) * ''

Strictly Unconventional ''Strictly Unconventional'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by David Burton, written by Sylvia Thalberg and Frank Butler, and starring Catherine Dale Owen, Paul Cavanagh, Tyrell Davis, Lewis Stone and Ernest Torrence. It was ...

'' (1930) * '' Fighting Caravans'' (1931) * ''

Dancers in the Dark ''Dancers in the Dark'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film about a taxi dancer (Miriam Hopkins), a big band leader (Jack Oakie), and a gangster ( George Raft). George Raft, billed sixth, was listed much lower in the cast than the size of his role ...

'' (1932) * ''

Brief Moment ''Brief Moment'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by David Burton and starring Carole Lombard and Gene Raymond. It is based on the 1931 play of the same name by S. N. Behrman. Plot Rodney Deane (Gene Raymond) is a rich playboy ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Romantic Age ''The Romantic Age'' is a 1949 British drama film directed by Edmond T. Gréville. The screenplay by Peggy Barwell and Edward Dryhurst is based on the French novel ''Lycee des jeunes filles'' by Serge Véber. The film was retitled ''Naughty Ar ...

'' (1934) * '' Princess O'Hara'' (1935) * '' The Melody Lingers On'' (1935) * '' The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1940) * ''

Manhattan Heartbeat ''Manhattan Heartbeat'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by David Burton and written by Clark Andrews, Harold Buchman, Jack Jungmeyer and Edith Skouras. It is based on the 1928 novel ''Bad Girl'' by Viña Delmar. The film stars Robert Ster ...

'' (1940)

References

Bibliography

* Everett Aaker. ''George Raft: The Films''. McFarland, 2013.

External links

* 1877 births 1963 deaths American film directors Russian film directors Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Film people from Odesa {{US-film-director-1870s-stub