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William Keighley

William Keighley

Directing: 1933 — 1948 · 12 films
Lived: 4 August 1889 — d. 1984
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Acting: 1933 · 1 film
Lived: 4 August 1889 — d. 1984
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Career Signature

How William Keighley’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

kinetic urgency

joyful exuberance

theatrical style

Tonal kin

Lloyd Bacon

Lloyd Bacon19 films

Roy Del Ruth

Roy Del Ruth18 films SRStephen Roberts5 films

Arthur Lubin

Arthur Lubin13 films

Sidney Lanfield

Sidney Lanfield6 films

H. Bruce Humberstone

H. Bruce Humberstone7 films

Edward Ludwig

Edward Ludwig6 films

Richard Wallace

Richard Wallace7 films

Career Signature

How William Keighley’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

claustrophobic tension

working-class realism

nightlife underworld

emotionally restrained

kinetic urgency