Stuart Heisler

Biography

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Stoops Heisler (December 5, 1896 - August 21, 1979) was an American film and television director. He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then dedicated the rest of his career to that of a film director.

Director of 1944 propaganda film The Negro Soldier, a documentary style recruitment piece targeting African-Americans.

He received an Oscar nomination in 1949 for his contribution to the visual effects of the film Tulsa.

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Known For

Chain Lightning 1950 ★ 6.4
Dallas 1950 ★ 6.4
Blue Skies 1946 ★ 6.2
The Lone Ranger 1956 ★ 6.2
The Burning Hills 1956 ★ 6.1
I Died a Thousand Times 1955 ★ 6.2
Tulsa 1949 ★ 6.4
Along Came Jones 1945 ★ 5.8
Sisters 1922
Saturday Island 1952 ★ 5.6
The Negro Soldier 1944 ★ 6.2
Tokyo Joe 1949 ★ 6.1
Straight from the Shoulder 1936 ★ 5.8
The Remarkable Andrew 1942 ★ 7.4
Storm Warning 1951 ★ 6.7
The Monster and the Girl 1941 ★ 5.8
This Is My Love 1954 ★ 8.8
The Glass Key 1942 ★ 6.6
Beachhead 1954 ★ 5.7
Among the Living 1941 ★ 6.1
The Star 1952 ★ 7.2
Journey Into Light 1951 ★ 6.5
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman 1947 ★ 6.4
The Brush Roper 1955