About
Michael Curtiz (December 24, 1886 — April 10, 1962), born Manó Kaminer, was a Hungarian-American film director. He had early credits as Mihály Kertész and Michael Kertész. He directed more than fifty films in Europe and more than one hundred in the United States. The best-known were The Adventures of Robin Hood, Angels with Dirty Faces, Casablanca, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and White Christmas. He thrived in the heyday of the Warner Bros. studio in the 1930s and '40s. Curtiz was less successful from the late 1940s onwards, when he attempted to move from studio direction into production and freelance work, but he continued working until shortly before his death.
Filmography
The Comancheros1961 · Director
Francis of Assisi1961 · Director
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1960 · Director
A Breath of Scandal1960 · Director
The Hangman1959 · Director
The Man in the Net1959 · Director
King Creole1958 · Director
The Proud Rebel1958 · Director
The Helen Morgan Story1957 · Director
The Best Things in Life Are Free1956 · Director
The Vagabond King1956 · Director
The Scarlet Hour1956 · Director, Producer
We're No Angels1955 · Director
White Christmas1954 · Director
The Egyptian1954 · Director
The Boy from Oklahoma1954 · Director
Trouble Along the Way1953 · Director
The Jazz Singer1953 · Director
The Story of Will Rogers1952 · Director
I'll See You in My Dreams1951 · Director