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William Nuelsen Witney (May 5, 1915 – 17 March, 2002) was an American film and television director. He is best remembered for the movie serials he co-directed with John English for Republic Pictures such as ''Daredevils of the Red Circle'', ''Zorro's Fighting Legion'' and ''Drums of Fu Manchu''. He directed many Westerns during his career, and is credited with devising the modern system of filming movie fight sequences in a series of carefully choreographed shots, which he patterned after the musical sequences of American director Busby Berkeley.〔 Prolific and pugnacious, Witney began directing while still in his 20s, and continued until 1982. Quentin Tarantino has singled out Witney as one of his favorite directors and a "lost master", and considers four films as Witney's best work: ''The Golden Stallion'' (1949), a Roy Rogers vehicle, ''Stranger at My Door'' (1956), ''The Bonnie Parker Story'' (1958), and ''Paratroop Command'' (1959).〔 Interview with Quentin Tarantino; Lyman and Tarantino watched ''The Golden Stallion'' together.〕 Witney also directed ''Master of the World'' (1961) starring Vincent Price and Charles Bronson. Whitney was also a director for Jim Davis' syndicated adventure television series, ''Rescue 8'', which aired from 1958 to 1960. ==Selected filmography== * ''Outlaws of Pine Ridge'' (1942) * ''The Girl from Alaska'' (1942) * ''The Golden Stallion'' (1949) * ''Shadows of Tombstone'' (1953) * ''Down Laredo Way'' (1953) * ''Stranger at My Door'' (1956) * ''Valley of the Redwoods'' (1960) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Witney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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