William Clemens (film director)

January 13, 2023

William Clemens (September 10, 1905 – April 29, 1980) was an American film director.^[1]

William Clemens
Born	September 10, 1905 Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Died	April 29, 1980(1980-04-29) (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Film director

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, Clemens began his Hollywood career as a film editor in 1931. His first directing project was Man Hunt in 1936. His major credits include On Dress Parade with the Dead End Kids, two Perry Mason mysteries (The Case of the Velvet Claws and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop), three films featuring detective Tom Lawrence, a.k.a. "The Falcon," four films based on the Nancy Drew series, and Calling Philo Vance in 1940. Clemens' final project was The Thirteenth Hour in 1947.

He died in Los Angeles, California in 1980.

Complete filmography

As director

Man Hunt (1936)
The Law in Her Hands (1936)
The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
Down the Stretch (1936)
Here Comes Carter (1936)
The Sunday Round-Up (1936 short)
Once a Doctor (1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
Talent Scout (1937)
The Footloose Heiress (1937)
Missing Witnesses (1937)
Accidents Will Happen (1938)
Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
Mr. Chump (1938)
Nancy Drew... Detective (1938)
Devil's Island (1939)
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
On Dress Parade (1939), starring the Dead End Kids
Calling Philo Vance (1940)
King of the Lumberjacks (1940)
She Couldn't Say No (1940)
Knockout (1941)
The Night of January 16th (1941)
Night in New Orleans (1942)
Sweater Girl (1942)
Lady Bodyguard (1943)
The Falcon in Danger (1943)
The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943)
The Falcon Out West (1944)
Crime by Night (1944)
Musical Shipmates (1946 short)
The Thirteenth Hour (1947)

As editor

As producer

King of the Lumberjacks (1940) (uncredited)

References

^ T.S. (July 13, 1942). "At the Central". The New York Times.

External links

William Clemens at IMDb

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January 13, 2023

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