Otto Brower (December 2, 1890 – January 25, 1946) was an American

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. He directed more than 40 films between 1928 and 1946. He was born in

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, and died in

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, from a

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Filmography

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On the High Seas ''On the High Seas'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by Irvin Willat and written by Edward Sheldon and E. Magnus Ingleton. The film stars Dorothy Dalton, Jack Holt, Mitchell Lewis, Winter Hall, Michael Dark, Otto Brower, an ...

'' (1922) (actor) *''

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'' (1928) *'' Sunset Pass'' (1929) * ''

Stairs of Sand ''Stairs of Sand'' is a 1929 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film starring Wallace Beery, Jean Arthur and Phillips Holmes, made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Otto Brower, and written by Agnes Brand Leahy, Sam Mintz an ...

'' (1929) *'' The Light of Western Stars'' (1930) * ''

Paramount on Parade ''Paramount on Parade'' is a 1930 all-star American pre-Code revue released by Paramount Pictures, directed by several directors including Edmund Goulding, Dorothy Arzner, Ernst Lubitsch, Rowland V. Lee, A. Edward Sutherland, Lothar Mendes, Ot ...

'' (1930) co-director with ten other Paramount directors * '' The Border Legion'' (1930) *'' The Santa Fe Trail'' (1930) *'' Clearing the Range'' (1931) *''

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'' (1931) *'' Hard Hombre'' (1931) *'' Law of the Sea'' (1931) * '' Fighting Caravans'' (1931) *''

The Local Bad Man ''The Local Bad Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower. Cast * Hoot Gibson as Jim Bonner * Sally Blane as Marion Meade * Hooper Atchley as Joe Murdock * Edward Hearn as Ben Murdock * Edward Peil Sr. as Sherif ...

'' (1932) *''

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Fighting for Justice ''Fighting for Justice'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film, directed by Otto Brower. It stars Tim McCoy and Joyce Compton. The Library of Congress has a copy of this feature.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection a ...

'' (1932) *''

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The Devil Horse ''The Devil Horse'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code movie serial starring Harry Carey, Frankie Darro and Noah Beery, Sr. that was distributed by Mascot Pictures. This is regarded as the best of the three serials Harry Carey made in the early 1930s ...

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Scarlet River ''Scarlet River'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower, written by Harold Shumate, and starring Tom Keene, Dorothy Wilson, Roscoe Ates, Lon Chaney Jr. and Edgar Kennedy. It was released on March 10, 1933, by RKO ...

'' (1933) *'' Cross Fire'' (1933) * ''

Headline Shooter ''Headline Shooter'' is a 1933 American pre-Code drama about the life of a newsreel photographer. Director Otto Brower intertwined the screenplay written by Agnes Christine Johnston, Allen Rivkin, and Arthur Kober, with actual newsreel footage ...

'' (1933) *'' Straightaway'' (1933) *''

Speed Wings ''Speed Wings'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code action film directed by Otto Brower and starring Tim McCoy, Evalyn Knapp, and William Bakewell. References External links''Speed Wings''
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I Can't Escape ''I Can't Escape'' is a 1934 American film directed by Otto Brower. The film is also known as ''The Magic Vault'' (American alternative title). Cast *Onslow Stevens as Steve Nichols, alias Steve Cummings *Lila Lee as Mae Nichols *Russell Glea ...

'' (1934) * '' Mystery Mountain'' (1934) * ''

The Phantom Empire ''The Phantom Empire'' is a 1935 American Western serial film directed by Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason and starring Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, and Betsy King Ross.Magers 2007, p. 21. This 12-chapter Mascot Pictures serial combined the ...

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The Outlaw Deputy ''The Outlaw Deputy'' is a 1935 American Western film, directed by Otto Brower. It stars Tim McCoy, Nora Lane, and Hooper Atchley. References External links''The Outlaw Deputy''at the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of ...

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Sins of Man ''Sins of Man'' is a 1936 American drama film, directed by Otto Brower and released by 20th Century Fox. It stars Jean Hersholt, Don Ameche, and Allen Jenkins. Plot Cast *Jean Hersholt as Christopher Freyman *Don Ameche as Karl Freyman / Mario ...

'' (1936) *''

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Speed to Burn ''Speed to Burn'' is a 1938 American crime drama film, directed by Otto Brower and starring Michael Whalen, Lynn Bari, and Marvin Stephens. Plot Cast * Michael Whalen as Matt Kerry * Lynn Bari as Marion Clark * Marvin Stephens as Tim Turner * ...

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Road Demon ''Road Demon'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Otto Brower and starring Henry Arthur, Joan Valerie, and Henry Armetta. Footage from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was included along with driver accidents. It is the second rele ...

'' (1939) *'' Winner Take All'' (1939) * '' Stanley and Livingstone'' (1939) (safari) *''

Stop, Look and Love ''Stop, Look and Love'' is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Otto Brower and starring Jean Rogers, William Frawley, and Robert Kellard. See also *''The Family Upstairs'' (1926) *''Harmony at Home'' (1930) References External links''Stop, ...

'' (1939) *''

Too Busy to Work Too Busy to Work may refer to: * ''Too Busy to Work'' (1932 film), an American drama film * ''Too Busy to Work'' (1939 film), an American comedy film {{disambiguation ...

'' (1939) *'' Men with Steel Faces'' (archive footage) (1940) *''

On Their Own ''On Their Own'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Otto Brower and written by Harold Buchman and Val Burton. This last of 17 Jones Family films stars Spring Byington, Kenneth Howell, George Ernest, June Carlson, Florence Roberts, and ...

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Girl from Avenue A ''Girl from Avenue A'' is a 1940 American comedy film, directed by Otto Brower. It stars Jane Withers, Kent Taylor, and Kay Aldridge. Cast * Jane Withers as Jane * Kent Taylor as MacMillan Forrester * Kay Aldridge as Lucy * Elyse Knox as Angela ...

'' (1940) * '' The Gay Caballero'' (1940) *''

Youth Will Be Served ''Youth Will Be Served'' is a 1940 American musical film directed by Otto Brower and starring Jane Withers and Jane Darwell. Plot A southern girl (Withers) goes to a National Youth Association camp after her father goes to jail for bootlegging. ...

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Sex Hygiene ''Sex Hygiene'' is a 1942 American drama film short directed by John Ford and Otto Brower. The official U.S. military training film is in the instructional social guidance film genre, offering adolescent and adult behavioural advice, medical i ...

'' (1942) * ''

Little Tokyo, U.S.A. ''Little Tokyo, U.S.A.'' is a 1942 American film. Produced in the period just after the United States entered World War II, it was meant to alert Americans to the dangers of foreign agents. It is now controversial for its largely negative portraya ...

'' (1942) *''

Dixie Dugan ''Dixie Dugan'' is best known as a long-running syndicated newspaper comic strip published from October 21, 1929 to October 8, 1966. The title character was originally modeled after 1920s film actress Louise Brooks and early stories followed Dix ...

'' (1943) * ''

Behind Green Lights ''Behind Green Lights'' is a 1946 American crime film directed by Otto Brower. Plot Police Lieutenant Sam Carson spots Walter Bard's bullet-ridden corpse in a car brazenly left in front of the police station. Carson questions Janet Bradley aft ...

'' (1946) * '' Duel in the Sun'' (1946) (uncredited)

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* * * * 1890 births 1946 deaths American film directors Artists from Grand Rapids, Michigan {{US-film-director-1890s-stub