William Lewis Nolte (1889–1965)[1] was a screenwriter[2] and film director in the United States. He directed the musical film The Duke Is Tops released by Million Dollar Productions. It was re-released in 1943 under the title The Bronze Venus. He is credited as a production manager for the 1942 film Thunder River Feud and as a line producer on the 1947 film Shadow Valley.[3] From 1949 until at least 1957 he was an assistant director on several films.[4]
He was co-writer for the 1951 television show Buckskin Rangers.[5]
Selected filmography
edit- Romance Revier (1934), assistant director[6]
- West on Parade (1934), assistant director[6]
- Gun Play (1935)
- Wolf Riders (1935), assistant director[7]
- The Duke Is Tops (1938), director
- Life Goes On (1938), director. Reissued in 1944 as His Harlem Wife
- Take My Life (1942), production manager[6]
- Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941), original story[8]
- Square Dance Jubilee (1949), author
References
edit- ^ "Nolte, William L. 1889-1965 (William Lewis) [WorldCat Identities]".
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (November 13, 1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland. ISBN 9780899504940 – via Google Books.
- ^ "William L. Nolte - SFdb".
- ^ "William L. Nolte". www.tcm.com.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (September 28, 2018). Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945-2018. McFarland. ISBN 9781476672069 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Pitts, Michael R. (April 19, 2019). Astor Pictures: A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965. McFarland. ISBN 9781476636283 – via Google Books.
- ^ Reid, John Howard (October 13, 2006). Great Hollywood Westerns: Classic Pictures, Must-See Movies & "B" Films. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781430309680 – via Google Books.
- ^ "William L. Nolte". BFI. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021.