Highest rated movie: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Lowest rated movie: Varsity Show (1937)
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Looking for reviews of films directed by William Keighley? Cinafilm has a total of 862 reviews across 22 movies directed by William Keighley.
Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 62%.
The Adventures of Robin Hood is William Keighley's highest rated movie, with a score of 83% based on 641 reviews.
The lowest rated film from William Keighley is Varsity Show, with a score of 50% based on 2 reviews.
William Jackson Keighley (August 4, 1889, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - June 24, 1984, New York, New York) was an American stage actor and Hollywood film director.
After graduating from the Ludlum School of Dramatic Art, Keighley began acting at the age of 23. By the 1910s and 1920s, he was acting and directing on Broadway. With the advent of talking pictures, he relocated to Hollywood. He eventually signed with Warner Bros., where he proved adept at directing in a wide variety of genres. He was the initial director of The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn, but was replaced by Michael Curtiz. During World War II, he supervised the U.S. Army Signal Corp's motion picture unit. He retired in 1953 and moved to Paris with his actress wife Genevieve Tobin.
William Keighley has directed films starring Jack Mower, James Cagney, James Flavin and John Ridgely.
William Keighley has collaborated with these film directors: Michael Curtiz, Howard Bretherton and Marc Connelly.
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