Today is the birthday of pioneering movie director Allan Dwan (Joseph Aloysius Dwan, 1885-1981). Much like Frank Capra, Dwan had trained to be an engineer, but found himself much intrigued by the fledgling movie business. He cut his teeth as a screenwriter at Essanay Studios, before being hired to run La Mesa, California based Flying […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:57AM on April 3, 2015