Born July 17, in 1887 Director Jack Conway!
Jack Conway started out as an actor, first in theater, then in films in 1908 (mostly shorts). By 1911 he was a member of D.W. Griffith’s stock company, appearing primarily in westerns. In 1912 he started directing, and by 1922 he stopped acting completely (save for one role in a 1935 short called Roof Tops of Manhattan). In 1925 he became a contract director for MGM, remaining there until the end of his directing career in 1948.
So to celebrate the work of Jack Conway, let’s take a look at some behind-the-scenes photos from some of his best known films…
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Jack Conway and Ronald Colman discussing the script from A Tale of Two Cities (1935)
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Jack Conway with Jean Harlow and Clark Gable on the set of Saratoga (1937) (Jean Harlow’s last film)
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Jack Conway (far right) with Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, Frank Morgan rehearsing a scene from Boom Town (1940)
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Jack Conway with Myrna Loy on the set of Too Hot to Handle (1938)
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Jack Conway directing Myrna Loy and William Powell on the set of Libeled Lady (1936)
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–Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub
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That was fun. I love behind the scenes pictures. The first movie I think of when I think of Conway is his magnificent “A Tale of Two Cities”.
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