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William J. Reiter(1889-1979)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Art Department
  • Additional Crew
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William J. Reiter was born on 16 August 1889 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was an assistant director, known for The Sea Hawk (1924), Ladies Must Love (1933) and Hold Your Horses (1921). He died on 29 September 1979 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornAugust 16, 1889
DiedSeptember 29, 1979(90)
BornAugust 16, 1889
DiedSeptember 29, 1979(90)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Wallace Beery and Milton Sills in The Sea Hawk (1924)
The Sea Hawk
7.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1924
Oscar Apfel, Dorothy Burgess, Mary Carlisle, Neil Hamilton, June Knight, Sally O'Neil, and George E. Stone in Ladies Must Love (1933)
Ladies Must Love
6.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as William Reiter)
  • 1933
Naomi Childers and Tom Moore in Hold Your Horses (1921)
Hold Your Horses
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1921
Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix in Dangerous Curve Ahead (1921)
Dangerous Curve Ahead
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1921

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Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Nan Grey and John Howard in Let Them Live (1937)
    Let Them Live
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Nan Grey, Jack Holt, and John 'Dusty' King in Crash Donovan (1936)
    Crash Donovan
    5.8
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Edward Arnold in Sutter's Gold (1936)
    Sutter's Gold
    5.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Wera Engels, Valerie Hobson, and Edmund Lowe in The Great Impersonation (1935)
    The Great Impersonation
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Chester Morris, Jean Parker, and Ralph Remley in Princess O'Hara (1935)
    Princess O'Hara
    7.0
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Charles Bickford and Helen Vinson in A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
    A Notorious Gentleman
    7.1
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Claude Rains in The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)
    The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
    6.8
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Jack Benny, Nancy Carroll, Frank Parker, and Sid Silvers in Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934)
    Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
    6.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Binnie Barnes, Paul Cavanagh, and Neil Hamilton in One Exciting Adventure (1934)
    One Exciting Adventure
    7.1
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • William Farnum, Anita Louise, and LeRoy Mason in Are We Civilized? (1934)
    Are We Civilized?
    5.0
    • assistant director
    • 1934
  • The Black Cat (1934)
    The Black Cat
    6.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Lew Ayres and Patricia Ellis in Let's Be Ritzy (1934)
    Let's Be Ritzy
    6.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Nils Asther, Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Esther Ralston, and Dorothy Revier in By Candlelight (1933)
    By Candlelight
    6.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Oscar Apfel, Dorothy Burgess, Mary Carlisle, Neil Hamilton, June Knight, Sally O'Neil, and George E. Stone in Ladies Must Love (1933)
    Ladies Must Love
    6.6
    • assistant director (as William Reiter)
    • 1933
  • Broadway (1929)
    Broadway
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1929

Art Department



  • Wallace Beery and Norma Talmadge in Ashes of Vengeance (1923)
    Ashes of Vengeance
    6.5
    • property master (uncredited)
    • 1923

Additional Crew



  • Wallace Beery and Milton Sills in The Sea Hawk (1924)
    The Sea Hawk
    7.1
    • researcher
    • 1924

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  • Alternative names
    • Billy Reiter
  • Born
    • August 16, 1889
    • Richmond, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • September 29, 1979
    • Hollywood, California, USA

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