Howard P. Bretherton

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Not everyone who started out as a silent-movie property man graduated to film director, but enough did to make the prop department an attractive entry-level job. One such graduate was Howard P. Bretherton, who spent ten years in lower-echelon studio positions before his directorial debut with 1926's While London Sleeps (1926). His adroit handling of the 1927 Rin Tin Tin vehicle Hills of Kentucky established Bretherton as an "outdoors" director. He spent most of the late-silent/early-talkie era at Warner Bros., a studio that favored fast and efficient directors over slow, self-conscious "auteurs." When not calling the camera shots, Bretherton was reassembling them in the editing room for the benefit of other directors. From 1940 onward, Howard P. Bretherton was one of Hollywood's busiest "B"-western directors, churning out many a Hopalong Cassidy picture; while at least one western historian found his technique "heavy handed," Bretherton delivered what his public craved, remaining active until 1952.

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
No Score Yet	The Prince Of Thieves	Director	—	1948
No Score Yet	Because of Eve	Director	—	1948
No Score Yet	Where the North Begins	Director	—	1947
No Score Yet	The Trap	Director	—	1946
No Score Yet	Identity Unknown	Producer	—	1945
No Score Yet	The Big Show-Off	Director	—	1945
No Score Yet	Renegades of the Rio Grande	Director	—	1945
No Score Yet	Rhythm Parade	Director	—	1943
No Score Yet	Dawn on the Great Divide	Director	—	1942
No Score Yet	Pirates of the Prairie	Director	—	1942
No Score Yet	Down Texas Way	Director	—	1942
No Score Yet	Ghost Town Law	Director	—	1942
No Score Yet	West of the Law	Director	—	1942
No Score Yet	You're Out of Luck	Director	—	1941
No Score Yet	Twilight on the Trail	Actor Director	—	1941
No Score Yet	Sign of the Wolf	Director	—	1941
No Score Yet	The Gunman from Bodie	Director	—	1941
No Score Yet	Outlaws of the Desert	Director	—	1941
No Score Yet	Chasing Trouble	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	Hidden Enemy	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	Midnight Limited	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	Up in the Air	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	The Showdown	Director	—	1940
No Score Yet	Danger Flight	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	Sky Patrol	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	Boys' Reformatory	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	Undercover Agent	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	Star Reporter	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	Irish Luck	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	Tough Kid	Director	—	1939
No Score Yet	Western Gold	Director	—	1937
No Score Yet	Heart of the West	Director	—	1936
No Score Yet	King of the Royal Mounted	Director	—	1936
No Score Yet	Wild Brian Kent	Director	—	1936
No Score Yet	Bar 20 Rides Again	Director	—	1936
No Score Yet	Three on the Trail	Director	—	1936
No Score Yet	Call of the Prairie	Director	—	1936
No Score Yet	The Eagle's Brood	Director	—	1935
No Score Yet	Hopalong Cassidy Enters	Director	—	1935
No Score Yet	Ladies They Talk About	Director	—	1933
No Score Yet	The Match King	Director	—	1932

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
No Score Yet	The Adventures of Superman 1952-1958	Director	1958

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Howard P. Bretherton

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