William Berke

William A. Berke
Nancy Kelly & William Berke on the set of Betrayal from the East - publicity still, 1945
Born	October 3, 1903 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died	February 15, 1958 (aged 54) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active	1922-1958

William A. Berke (October 3, 1903 – February 15, 1958) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter.^[1] He directed nearly 90 films between 1934 and 1958. He also produced nearly 80 films between 1933 and 1958.

Biography

He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

• The Forbidden Trail (1923)
• Gentle Julia (1923) (actor)
• The Hellion (1924) (actor)
• The Golden Stallion (1927) (Story by)
• Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941) (producer)
• The Lone Prairie (1942) (director)
• Frontier Fury (1943) (director)
• Tornado (1943) (director)
• Minesweeper (1943) (director)
• Dangerous Passage (1944) (director)
• Betrayal from the East (1945) (director)
• High Powered (1945) (director)
• Dick Tracy (1945) (director)
• The Falcon's Alibi (1946) (producer)
• Shoot to Kill (1947) (director and producer)
• The Bandit Queen (1950) (director and producer)
• FBI Girl (1951) (director and producer)
• Kaadu (The Jungle) (1952) (director and producer)
• Four Boys and a Gun (1957)
• Street of Sinners (1957)
• Island Women (1958)
• Cop Hater (1958) (director and producer)
• The Mugger (1958) (director and producer)

References

1. "William Berke". NY Times. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

External links

• William A. Berke at the Internet Movie Database