Alfred E. Green

"Alfred Green" redirects here. For the Anglican bishop, see Charles Alfred Howell Green.

Alfred E. Green (July 11, 1889 in Perris, California – September 4, 1960 in Hollywood, California) was a prolific movie director. Green entered film in 1912 as an actor for the Selig Polyscope Company. He became an assistant to director Colin Campbell. He then started to direct two-reelers until he started features in 1917.

In a durable career lasting until the 1950s, Green directed some major stars such as Mary Pickford, Wallace Reid, and Colleen Moore. In 1935, Green directed Dangerous, with Bette Davis in the starring role and winning Best Actress for her performance. Much later came Green's hit success, The Jolson Story (1946) and an affectionate western Four Faces West (1948) known outside the US by the more expressive title They Passed This Way. Then followed another string of B-movies. After retiring from motion pictures, he directed several TV episodes.

He was married to silent film actress Vivian Reed. They had three children, Douglas Green, Hilton A. Green, and Marshall Green, all of whom worked as assistant directors.

Green has a "Star" on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Partial filmography

• The Temptation of Adam (1916)
• The Unpardonable Sin (1919)
• Little Lord Fauntleroy (1921)
• Through the Back Door (1921)
• The Ghost Breaker (1922)
• Inez From Hollywood (1924)
• In Hollywood With Potash and Perlmutter (1924)
• Sally (1925)
• The Talker (1925)
• The Man Who Found Himself (1925)
• The Girl From Montmartre (1926)
• Irene (1926)
• Ella Cinders (1926)
• It Must Be Love (1926)
• Ladies at Play (1926)
• The Auctioneer (1927 film) (1927)
• Is Zat So? (1927)
• Two Girls Wanted (1927)
• Come to My House (1927)
• Honor Bound (1928 film) (1928)
• Making the Grade (1929)
• Disraeli (1929)
• The Green Goddess (1930)
• The Man From Blankley's (1930)
• Sweet Kitty Bellairs (1930)
• Old English (1930)
• Men of the Sky (1931)
• Smart Money (1931)
• The Road to Singapore (1931 film) (1931)
• Union Depot (1932)
• It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)
• The Rich Are Always With Us (1932)
• The Dark Horse (1932)
• Silver Dollar (1932)
• The Road Is Open Again (1933)
• Parachute Jumper (1933)
• Baby Face (1933)
• Central Airport (1933) uncredited
• The Narrow Corner (1933)
• I Loved a Woman (1933)
• Dark Hazard (1934)
• As the Earth Turns (1934)
• The Merry Frinks (1934)
• Housewife (1934)
• Side Streets (1934)
• A Lost Lady (1934)
• Gentlemen Are Born (1934)
• Sweet Music (1935)
• The Girl From 10th Avenue (1935)
• Here's to Romance (1935)
• The Goose and the Gander (1935)
• Dangerous (1935)
• Colleen (1936)
• The Golden Arrow (1936)
• They Met in a Taxi (1936)
• Two in a Crowd (1936)
• More Than a Secretary (1936)
• The League of Frightened Men (1937)
• Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
• Let's Get Married (1937)
• King of the Turf (1939)
• The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
• 20,000 Men a Year (1939)
• Flowing Gold (1940)
• South of Pago Pago (1940)
• East of the River (1940)
• Shooting High (1940)
• Badlands of Dakota (1941)
• Meet the Stewarts (1942)
• The Mayor of 44th Street (1942)
• Mr. Winkle Goes to War (1944)
• A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
• Tars and Spars (1946)
• The Jolson Story (1946)
• The Fabulous Dorseys (1947)
• Copacabana (1947)
• Four Faces West (1948)
• The Girl From Manhattan (1948)
• Cover-Up (1949)
• Sierra (1950)
• The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)
• Two Gals and a Guy (1951)
• Invasion USA (1952)
• Paris Model (1953)
• The Eddie Cantor Story (1953)
• Top Banana (1954)

External links

• Alfred E. Green at the Internet Movie Database