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Gordon Douglas (director)

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Gordon Douglas (born Gordon Douglas Brickner; December 15, 1907 – September 29, 1993) was an American movie director. He was born in New York City. He worked with RKO Films, Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros.. He also directed many Our Gang shorts.[1]

For Columbia Pictures, he made Mr. Soft Touch (1949), Between Midnight and Dawn (1950), Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950), Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950), and The Nevadan (1950).

For RKO Films, he made The Great Gildersleeve (1942) and its sequel Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943), Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943) and Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944). He also directed The Falcon in Hollywood (1944), Girl Rush (1944), A Night of Adventure (1944), and First Yank into Tokyo (1945).

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  1. "Gordon Douglas, 85, 'Our Gang' Director (obituary)". New York Times. October 2, 1993.