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“Dwan is a sane director,” Photoplay declared in 1921, with the implication that this set him apart from the rest.
“Dwan is a sane director,” Photoplay proclaimed in 1921, hinting that this set him apart from the rest. Auteurists have struggled to pin down Dwan, who worked in every conceivable genre over the course of a prolific fifty-year career that began with silent one-reelers and ended with wide-screen Technicolor features.
No doubt Dwan’s fine mechanical sense helped in his transition to being a director at American, but he may also have been an important figure in the development of what we now know to be the “classical” Hollywood style.
Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter.
Allan Dwan. Director / Producer / Screenwriter. (1885-1981) Born April 3, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Key Production Country: USA. Key Genres: Western, Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Action, Swashbuckler, Romance, Adventure Drama, Traditional Western, War, Melodrama.
A string of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.'s best pictures were directed by Dwan, and he was the favorite director of Gloria Swanson and Shirley Temple. In addition he helped people like Marshall Neilan, Victor Fleming, Harold, Arthur and Richard Rosson get their starts in film.
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A filmmaker belonging to the era of silent movies, Allan Dwan is touted as an actor’s director. With a background in engineering, he attempted to shoot films more effectively in terms of cost and quality.
