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Howard Higgin

Howard Higgin

Known For Directing
Birthday Feb 15, 1891
Died Dec 16, 1938 (47)
Birthplace Denver, Colorado, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Apr 06, 2025
Entry Date Apr 26, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia Howard Higgin (February 15, 1891 - December 16, 1938) was an American writer and director of motion pictures in the 1920s and 1930s. Higgin's first directing job was a 1922 comedy for legendary Wallace Reid, Rent Free. His later films include High Voltage and Skyscraper, and he work ... ed with Wallace Beery, Clark Gable (as writer/director of Gable's screen breakthrough role as the unshaven villain in The Painted Desert), Carole Lombard, Bette Davis (in Hell's House), Pat O'Brien, Alan Hale, Sr., Blanche Sweet, Basil Rathbone, Robert Armstrong and Mae Clarke, among many others. Higgins' movie career spanned 38 years, having begun working on film crews in 1919. He died in Los Angeles at age 47.

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Cafe Hostess

Cafe Hostess

1940

Writer

The Gold Racket

The Gold Racket

1937

Story

The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray

1936

Original Story

Revolt of the Zombies

Revolt of the Zombies

1936

Writer

Reckless Decision

Reckless Decision

1933

Screenplay

Hell's House

Hell's House

1932

Story

The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert

1931

Story

Her Man

Her Man

1930

Screenstory

The Trouble With Wives

The Trouble With Wives

1925

Story, Screenplay

The New Commandment

The New Commandment

1925

Writer

Smouldering Fires

Smouldering Fires

1925

Screenplay

Changing Husbands

Changing Husbands

1924

Writer

Broken Barriers

Broken Barriers

1924

Scenario Writer

The Famous Mrs. Fair

The Famous Mrs. Fair

1923

Art Direction

Why Change Your Wife?

Why Change Your Wife?

1920

Production Manager

Battle of Greed

Battle of Greed

1937

Director

Carnival Lady

Carnival Lady

1933

Director

Reckless Decision

Reckless Decision

1933

Director

The Final Edition

The Final Edition

1932

Director

Hell's House

Hell's House

1932

Director

The Painted Desert

The Painted Desert

1931

Director

The Racketeer

The Racketeer

1929

Director

High Voltage

High Voltage

1929

Director

The Leatherneck

The Leatherneck

1929

Director

Power

Power

1928

Director

Sal of Singapore

Sal of Singapore

1928

Director

Skyscraper

Skyscraper

1928

Director

The Great Deception

The Great Deception

1926

Director

The Reckless Lady

The Reckless Lady

1926

Director

In the Name of Love

In the Name of Love

1925

Director

The New Commandment

The New Commandment

1925

Director

Rent Free

Rent Free

1922

Director

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