Will Cowan

American film director and producer

For other people with similar names see William Cowan

Will Cowan (1912 – January 4, 1994) was a director and producer of films.[1] He was born in Scotland.

Filmography

  • Pony Post (1940), producer
  • Boss of Bullion City (1940), producer
  • Man from Montana (1941), producer
  • Fighting Bill Fargo (1941), producer
  • Rawhide Rangers (1941), producer
  • The Masked Rider (1941), producer
  • Arizona Cyclone (1941), producer
  • Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941), producer
  • Keeping Fit (1942), producer
  • Boss of Hangtown Mesa (1942), producer
  • Stagecoach Buckaroo (1942), producer
  • Get Going (1943), producer
  • He's My Guy (1943), producer
  • Gals, Incorporated (1943), producer
  • Jungle Woman (1944), co-producer
  • Dead Man's Eyes (1944), co-producer
  • The Frozen Ghost (1945), producer
  • Honeymoon Ahead (1945), producer
  • The Dark Horse, producer
  • Idea Girl (1946), producer
  • Girl Time (1947), director
  • Symphony in Swing (1948), director and producer[2]
  • Lenny Hambro (1949), director
  • Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra (1949), producer and director[2]
  • The Pecos Pistol (1949), producer and director
  • Sugar Chile Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and His Sextet (1950), director
  • Tales of the West: Cactus Caravan / South of Santa Fe (1950)
  • Jimmy Dorsey's Varieties (1952)[3]
  • House Party (1953) with Andy Russell and Della Russell
  • Champ Butler Sings (1954) short, starring Champ Butler[4]
  • Roundup of Rhythm (1954) with Bill Haley and the Comets
  • Rhythms with Rusty (1956), director
  • Golden Ladder (1957), director
  • Riot in Rhythm (1957), director
  • The Big Beat (1958), director and producer
  • The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958), director

References

  1. ^ "Will Cowan". BFI. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Office, Library of Congress Copyright (January 30, 1949). "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series" – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Stockdale, Robert L. "The Dorsey Brothers - Filmdom's Favorites." IAJRC Journal 41.2 (2008): 46-56. ProQuest. Web. 18 Jan. 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Webb, Graham (2020). Encyclopedia of American short films, 1926-1959. Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4766-3926-0. OCLC 1165386404.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)