Profile of Sam Wood on Famous Like Me

Sam Wood (born July 10, 1883 in Philadelphia - died September 22, 1949 in Hollywood) was a prolific Hollywood director, he also did some production, writing, and to a lesser extent, acting work. He worked for Cecil B. De Mille as an assistant in 1915. A solo director by 1919, Wood worked throughout the 1920s directing some of Paramount Pictures's biggest stars, among them Gloria Swanson and Wallace Reid. He began working for MGM in 1927, working with Marion Davies, Clark Gable, and Jimmy Durante. In the 1940s, Wood directed Ginger Rogers through her Oscar-winning performance in Kitty Foyle (1940).

Films directed by Sam Wood

• Ambush (1949)
• The Stratton Story (1949)
• Command Decision (1948)
• Ivy (1947)
• Heartbeat (1946)
• Saratoga Trunk (1945)
• Guest Wife (1945)
• Casanova Brown (1944)
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
• Kings Row (1942)
• The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
• Kitty Foyle (1940)
• Rangers of Fortune (1940)
• Our Town (1940)
• Raffles (1940)
• Gone with the Wind (1939) (uncredited)
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
• Stablemates (1938)
• Lord Jeff (1938)
• Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
• Madame X (1937)
• A Day at the Races (1937)
• The Unguarded Hour (1936)
• Whipsaw (1935)
• A Night at the Opera (1935)
• Rendezvous (1935) (uncredited)
• Let 'em Have It (1935)
• Girl from Missouri, The (1934) (uncredited)
• Stamboul Quest (1934)
• Hollywood Party (1934) (uncredited)
• The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) (uncredited)
• Christopher Bean (1933)
• Hold Your Man (1933) (uncredited)
• The Barbarian (1933)
• Prosperity (1932) (uncredited)
• Huddle (1932)
• New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)
• The Man in Possession (1931)
• A Tailor Made Man (1931)
• Paid (1930)
• Way for a Sailor (1930)
• The Sins of the Children (1930) (uncredited)
• The Girl Said No (1930)
• They Learned About Women (1930)
• Queen Kelly (1929) (uncredited)
• It's a Great Life (1929)
• So This Is College (1929)
• Telling the World (1928)
• Latest from Paris, The (1928)
• The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
• A Racing Romeo (1927)
• Rookies (1927)
• One Minute to Play (1926)
• Fascinating Youth (1926)
• The Re-Creation of Brian Kent (1925)
• The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
• The Female (1924)
• Bluff (1924)
• The Next Corner (1924)
• His Children's Children (1923)
• Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1923)
• Prodigal Daughters (1923)
• My American Wife (1922)
• The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)
• Beyond the Rocks (1922)
• Her Gilded Cage (1922)
• Her Husband's Trademark (1922)
• Don't Tell Everything (1921)
• Under the Lash (1921)
• The Great Moment (1921)
• Peck's Bad Boy (1921)
• The Snob (1921)
• Her First Elopement (1920)
• Her Beloved Villain (1920)
• A City Sparrow (1920)
• What's Your Hurry? (1920)
• Sick Abed (1920)
• Dancin' Fool, The (1920)
• Excuse My Dust (1920)
• Double Speed (1920)

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