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Home » William A. Wellman

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The scrappy pre-Code years of William A. Wellman — FilmStruck’s director of the week

by Patrick Friel August 14, 2018August 18, 2021

Hollywood stalwart William A. Wellman had a long, diverse career, but his 1930s pre-Code films remain his most vital.

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A look back at the great repertory film programming in Chicago in 2014

by Ben Sachs December 26, 2014August 18, 2021

The year in old movies

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I’m being haunted by the ghost of Wilson Mizner!

by Ben Sachs July 14, 2014August 18, 2021

The legendary scam artist (and sometime Hollywood screenwriter) has been turning up all over Chicago in the past several months.

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Westward the Women: A neglected classic about sexual politics on the frontier

by Ben Sachs June 19, 2014August 18, 2021

Discovering William A. Wellman’s rarely revived 1951 western, available for rent at the Chicago Public Library

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Tom Cruise, Sam Shepard, John Carpenter, and the rest of this week’s screenings

by J.R. Jones June 6, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Krzysztof Zanussi, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and the rest of this week’s hard-to-spell screenings

by J.R. Jones May 30, 2014August 18, 2021

New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue

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Now playing: Wings (1927)

by Ben Sachs March 9, 2012August 19, 2021

A short review of William Wellman’s Wings, playing tomorrow at the Music Box

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