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Joseph Santley(1889-1971)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Joseph Santley
Joseph Santley was born on 10 January 1889 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Mad Holiday (1936), Million Dollar Baby (1934) and His College Chums (1929). He was married to Ivy Sawyer. He died on 8 August 1971 in West Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 10, 1889
DiedAugust 8, 1971(82)
BornJanuary 10, 1889
DiedAugust 8, 1971(82)
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Known for

Elissa Landi and Edmund Lowe in Mad Holiday (1936)
Mad Holiday
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1936
Jimmy Fay, Arline Judge, George E. Stone, and Ray Walker in Million Dollar Baby (1934)
Million Dollar Baby
6.8
  • Director
  • 1934
His College Chums
Short
  • Director
  • 1929
3 sheet, 41 x 81
Swing High
6.0
  • Director
  • 1930

Credits

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Director

  • Jack Nicholson in The Hour of St. Francis (1962)
    The Hour of St. Francis
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Jazz Ball (1956)
    Jazz Ball
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Director (two segments)
    • 1956
  • The Patti Page Show (1955)
    The Patti Page Show
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1954–1955
  • All Star Revue (1950)
    All Star Revue
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1951–1953
  • Jerome Courtland and Frankie Laine in When You're Smiling (1950)
    When You're Smiling
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Jimmy Dorsey in Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
    Make Believe Ballroom
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Shadow of a Woman (1946)
    Shadow of a Woman
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1946
  • Stanley Brown, Dale Evans, and Al Pearce in Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
    Hitchhike to Happiness
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Stephanie Bachelor, Constance Moore, and Dennis O'Keefe in Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)
    Earl Carroll Vanities
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Virginia Bruce, Billy Daniel, Tito Guízar, and Aurora Miranda in Brazil (1944)
    Brazil
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Mary Lee, Ruth Terry, and Cheryl Walker in Three Little Sisters (1944)
    Three Little Sisters
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Henry Hull, Robert Livingston, and Ruth Terry in Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944)
    Goodnight, Sweetheart
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Paul Harvey, Ruth Terry, and George Byron in Jamboree (1944)
    Jamboree
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Jane Frazee in Rosie the Riveter (1944)
    Rosie the Riveter
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1944

Producer

  • The Patti Page Show (1955)
    The Patti Page Show
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1955
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)
    The Colgate Comedy Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • producer
    • 1953–1955
  • The Mickey Rooney Show (1954)
    The Mickey Rooney Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1954–1955
  • Christmas with the Stars
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1953
  • All Star Revue (1950)
    All Star Revue
    8.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1951–1953
  • Lillian Roth and the Foster Girls
    Short
    • producer
    • 1929
  • His College Chums
    Short
    • producer
    • 1929

Writer

  • The Return of Carol Deane
    6.2
    • story "The House on 56th Street"
    • 1938
  • Patric Knowles and Ann Sheridan in The Patient in Room 18 (1938)
    The Patient in Room 18
    5.9
    • screenplay construction contributor (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Helen Broderick, Harriet Nelson, Victor Moore, Harry Einstein, Joe Penner, and Gene Raymond in The Life of the Party (1937)
    The Life of the Party
    5.6
    • story
    • 1937
  • Elissa Landi and Edmund Lowe in Mad Holiday (1936)
    Mad Holiday
    6.0
    • suggested by the story: "Murder in a Chinese Theatre" by
    • 1936
  • Beautiful Dreamer
    6.4
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Adrienne Ames, Douglass Montgomery, and Evelyn Venable in Harmony Lane (1935)
    Harmony Lane
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1935
  • Jimmy Fay, Arline Judge, George E. Stone, and Ray Walker in Million Dollar Baby (1934)
    Million Dollar Baby
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1934
  • Judith Allen and William Haines in Young and Beautiful (1934)
    Young and Beautiful
    5.4
    • story and adaptation
    • 1934
  • Gloria Stuart, Marian Marsh, and Roger Pryor in I Like It That Way (1934)
    I Like It That Way
    6.0
    • screenplay
    • 1934
  • No More Bridge!
    7.3
    Short
    • story
    • 1934
  • Ricardo Cortez and Kay Francis in The House on 56th Street (1933)
    The House on 56th Street
    6.5
    • based on story by
    • 1933
  • The Poor Fish
    8.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1933
  • Ladies Not Allowed
    Short
    • scenario
    • 1932
  • Dorothy Burgess, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Oh! Oh! Cleopatra (1931)
    Oh! Oh! Cleopatra
    6.5
    Short
    • story
    • 1931
  • 3 sheet, 41 x 81
    Swing High
    6.0
    • photoplay
    • 1930

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 10, 1889
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • August 8, 1971
    • West Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Ivy SawyerJune 22, 1917 - August 8, 1971 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Stage: "Billy the Kid" on Broadway. Melodrama.
  • Publicity listings
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    Brother of actor Fred Santley.

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