William J. Hole Jr. (1918–1990) was an American film director of mainly

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Life and career

He first worked in movies as an extra in the 1938 feature film, ''

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''. He then served in World War II, joining the Army. After the war, he returned to films as a script supervisor on such pictures as ''My Girl Tessa'' (1948), the noir thriller '' Tension'' (1949), and the 3-D crime film '' I, the Jury'' (1953). In 1957, he directed his first film, '' Hell Bound'', a gritty noir thriller starring John Russell. Made for

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and Edwin F. Zabel of Bel-Air Productions and released by United Artists, it was described by ''Variety'' as an "okay programmer" but goes on to say, "the action is especially well staged, and makes fine use of some off-beat backgrounds." The reviewer thought, however, that the film's violence "will not appeal to the squeamish". He made six more films between 1959 and 1964, all low budget affairs, and afterwards was mainly employed in television work.

Filmography

As director

*'' Hell Bound'' (1957) *''

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'' (1959) *''

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'' (1959) *'' Four Fast Guns'' (1960, also producer) *'' Twist All Night'' (1961) *''

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'' (1961) *''Face of Terror'' (1964)

As assistant director

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'' (1972) 2nd AD *'' Norman... Is That You?'' (1976)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hole, William J. 1918 births 1990 deaths Film directors from Los Angeles