Howard Higgin
Directing
- Born
- February 15, 1891 · Denver, Colorado, USA
- Died
- December 16, 1938 (age 47)
From Wikipedia
Howard Higgin (February 15, 1891 - December 16, 1938) was an American writer and director of motion pictures in the 1920s and 1930s.
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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.
Known for
The Invisible Ray
January 20, 1936
Revolt of the Zombies
June 4, 1936
Hell's House
January 30, 1932
Her Man
September 21, 1930
The Painted Desert
January 18, 1931
Why Change Your Wife?
May 21, 1920
The Racketeer
November 9, 1929
Cafe Hostess
January 11, 1940
The Leatherneck
February 24, 1929
Skyscraper
April 8, 1928
High Voltage
June 29, 1929
Smouldering Fires
January 18, 1925
Behind the camera36
- 1940Cafe Hostess Writer
- 1937The Gold Racket Story
- 1937Battle of Greed Director
- 1936Revolt of the Zombies Writer
- 1936The Invisible Ray Original Story
- 1934King Kelly of the U.S.A. Story
- 1934The Line-Up Director
- 1933Carnival Lady Director
- 1933Reckless Decision Director, Screenplay
- 1932The Last Man Director