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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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Key Films
A mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.
A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.
An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.
Noir Filmography
4 films · 1941–1955YearFilmSynopsis
1941Among the LivingA mentally unstable man, who has been kept in isolation for years, escapes and causes trouble for his identical twin brother.View Film →1942The Glass KeyA crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.View Film →1949Tokyo JoeAn American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the auth…View Film →1955I Died a Thousand TimesAfter aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.View Film →
