Howard Higgin

Howard Higgin

Deceased · Born: Feb 15, 1891 · Died: Dec 16, 1938

Personal Details

BornFeb 15, 1891 Denver, Colorado, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia Howard Higgin (February 15, 1891 - December 16, 1938) was an American writer and director of motion pictures in the 1920s and 1930s. Higgin's first directing job was a 1922 comedy for legendary Wallace Reid, Rent Free. His later films include High Voltage and Skyscraper, and he worked with Wallace Beery, Clark Gable (as writer/director of Gable's screen breakthrough role as the unshaven villain in The Painted Desert),Carole Lombard, Bette Davis (in Hell's House),Pat O'Brien, Alan Hale, Sr., Blanche Sweet, Basil Rathbone, Robert Armstrong and Mae Clarke, among many others. Higgins' movie career spanned 38 years, having begun working on film crews in 1919. He died in Los Angeles at age 47.

Career

1940
Cafe Hostess
Cafe Hostess as Writer
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1937
The Gold Racket
The Gold Racket as Story
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1936
Revolt of the Zombies
Revolt of the Zombies as Writer
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1934
King Kelly of the U.S.A.
1930
Her Man
Her Man as Story
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1925
Smouldering Fires
Smouldering Fires as Screenplay
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1937
Battle of Greed
Battle of Greed as Director
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1933
Carnival Lady
Carnival Lady as Director
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1932
The Final Edition
The Final Edition as Director
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Hell's House
Hell's House as Director, Story
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1931
The Painted Desert
The Painted Desert as Director, Story
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1929
The Racketeer
The Racketeer as Director
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High Voltage
High Voltage as Director
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