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Howard Higgin(1891-1938)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Production Manager
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Howard Higgin was born on 15 February 1891 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Marriage on Approval (1933), The Painted Desert (1931) and Hell's House (1932). He died on 16 December 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 15, 1891
DiedDecember 16, 1938(47)
BornFebruary 15, 1891
DiedDecember 16, 1938(47)
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Marriage on Approval
  • Writer
  • 1933
William Boyd in The Painted Desert (1931)
The Painted Desert
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1931
Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien in Hell's House (1932)
Hell's House
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1932
Aileen Pringle in The Wilderness Woman (1926)
The Wilderness Woman
7.2
  • Director
  • 1926

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Writer

  • Beatrice Blinn, Dorothy Comingore, Ann Dvorak, Preston Foster, Wynne Gibson, and Peggy Shannon in Cafe Hostess (1940)
    Cafe Hostess
    6.5
    • story
    • 1940
  • Eleanor Hunt and Conrad Nagel in The Gold Racket (1937)
    The Gold Racket
    5.5
    • story
    • 1937
  • Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
    Revolt of the Zombies
    3.4
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • George Cleveland, Steffi Duna, Dennis Morgan, and Douglas Walton in I Conquer the Sea! (1936)
    I Conquer the Sea!
    5.9
    • dialogue
    • 1936
  • The Invisible Ray (1935)
    The Invisible Ray
    6.5
    • original story
    • 1935
  • Henry Wilcoxon and Loretta Young in The Crusades (1935)
    The Crusades
    6.5
    • contributor to treatment (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Ferdinand Gottschalk, Otis Harlan, Edgar Kennedy, William Orlamond, Franklin Pangborn, Guy Robertson, and Irene Ware in King Kelly of the U.S.A. (1934)
    King Kelly of the U.S.A.
    4.7
    • original story (as Howard Higgins)
    • 1934
  • Marriage on Approval
    • screenplay
    • 1933
  • Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien in Hell's House (1932)
    Hell's House
    5.7
    • story
    • 1932
  • William Boyd in The Painted Desert (1931)
    The Painted Desert
    5.2
    • story by
    • 1931
  • Phillips Holmes and Helen Twelvetrees in Her Man (1930)
    Her Man
    6.5
    • story
    • 1930
  • Phyllis Haver in Sal of Singapore (1928)
    Sal of Singapore
    5.2
    • dialogue
    • 1928
  • Ben Lyon and Blanche Sweet in The New Commandment (1925)
    The New Commandment
    • adaptation
    • 1925
  • The Trouble with Wives (1925)
    The Trouble with Wives
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1925
  • Pauline Frederick, Laura La Plante, and Malcolm McGregor in Smouldering Fires (1925)
    Smouldering Fires
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1925

Director

  • Tom Keene and Gwynne Shipman in Battle of Greed (1937)
    Battle of Greed
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1937
  • William Gargan and Marian Nixon in The Line-Up (1934)
    The Line-Up
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1934
  • Marriage on Approval
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Carnival Lady (1933)
    Carnival Lady
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Charles Bickford and Constance Cummings in The Last Man (1932)
    The Last Man
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Mae Clarke, Kit Guard, Bradley Page, and Harry Strang in The Final Edition (1932)
    The Final Edition
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Bette Davis and Pat O'Brien in Hell's House (1932)
    Hell's House
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1932
  • William Boyd in The Painted Desert (1931)
    The Painted Desert
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Carole Lombard and Robert Armstrong in The Racketeer (1929)
    The Racketeer
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Carole Lombard, William Boyd, and Owen Moore in High Voltage (1929)
    High Voltage
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1929
  • William Boyd, Diane Ellis, and Fred Kohler in The Leatherneck (1929)
    The Leatherneck
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1929
  • Phyllis Haver in Sal of Singapore (1928)
    Sal of Singapore
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Alan Hale, William Boyd, Tay Garnett, Frank Hagney, and Howard Higgin in Power (1928)
    Power
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Skyscraper (1928)
    Skyscraper
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1928
  • Ben Lyon in The Perfect Sap (1927)
    The Perfect Sap
    • Director
    • 1927

Production Manager

  • Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson in The Affairs of Anatol (1921)
    The Affairs of Anatol
    6.6
    • production manager
    • 1921
  • Forbidden Fruit (1921)
    Forbidden Fruit
    6.6
    • production manager
    • 1921
  • Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
    Why Change Your Wife?
    6.7
    • production manager
    • 1920
  • Gloria Swanson in Male and Female (1919)
    Male and Female
    7.0
    • production manager
    • 1919
  • For Better, for Worse (1919)
    For Better, for Worse
    6.0
    • production manager
    • 1919

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  • Alternative name
    • Howard Higgins
  • Born
    • February 15, 1891
    • Denver, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • December 16, 1938
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pneumonia)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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