Nick Grindé

Nick Grindé

Known for
Directing
Born
January 12, 1893
Died
June 19, 1979 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

Nick Grindé was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 57 films between 1928 and 1945. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Grindé graduated from the University of Wisconsin. He became a Hollywood film writer and director in the late 1920s, and was often assigned to familiarize Broadway stage directors with the techniques of film making. As a director, he is considered one of American cinema's early B film specialists. Throughout his career, Grindé was a popular writer of short stories, articles and columns usually about show business and film making in early Hollywood. In the mid 1930s, he had been married to actress Marie Wilson. Later, he married Korean-American actress Hazel Shon. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences houses the Nick Grindé Papers in its Special Collections.

Known For

Filmography

1946
Injun Talk poster

Injun Talk

Movie · Director

1945
Road to Alcatraz poster

Road to Alcatraz

Movie · Director

1942
Hitler- Dead or Alive poster

Hitler- Dead or Alive

Movie · Director

1942
The Girl from Alaska poster

The Girl from Alaska

Movie · Director

1941
Mountain Moonlight poster

Mountain Moonlight

Movie · Director

1940
The Man with Nine Lives poster

The Man with Nine Lives

Movie · Director

1940
Girls of the Road poster

Girls of the Road

Movie · Director

1940
Convicted Woman poster

Convicted Woman

Movie · Director

1940
Men Without Souls poster

Men Without Souls

Movie · Director

1940
Before I Hang poster

Before I Hang

Movie · Director

1940
Friendly Neighbors poster

Friendly Neighbors

Movie · Director

1939
The Man They Could Not Hang poster

The Man They Could Not Hang

Movie · Director

1939
Scandal Sheet poster

Scandal Sheet

Movie · Director

1939
Sudden Money poster

Sudden Money

Movie · Director

1939
King of Chinatown poster

King of Chinatown

Movie · Director

1939
Million Dollar Legs poster

Million Dollar Legs

Movie · Director

1939
A Woman is the Judge poster

A Woman is the Judge

Movie · Director

1938
Federal Man-Hunt poster

Federal Man-Hunt

Movie · Director

1938
Down in 'Arkansaw' poster

Down in 'Arkansaw'

Movie · Director

1938
Delinquent Parents poster

Delinquent Parents

Movie · Director

1938
Mis dos amores

Mis dos amores

Movie · Director

1937
Under Southern Stars poster

Under Southern Stars

Movie · Director

1937
Exiled to Shanghai poster

Exiled to Shanghai

Movie · Director

1937
Love Is on the Air poster

Love Is on the Air

Movie · Director

1937
Public Wedding poster

Public Wedding

Movie · Director

1937
White Bondage poster

White Bondage

Movie · Director

1936
Public Enemy's Wife poster

Public Enemy's Wife

Movie · Director

1936
Fugitive in the Sky poster

Fugitive in the Sky

Movie · Director

1936
The Captain's Kid poster

The Captain's Kid

Movie · Director

1936
Jailbreak poster

Jailbreak

Movie · Director

1936
Lucky Fugitives poster

Lucky Fugitives

Movie · Director

1935
How to Sleep poster

How to Sleep

Movie · Director

1935
Ladies Crave Excitement poster

Ladies Crave Excitement

Movie · Director

1935
Stone of Silver Creek poster

Stone of Silver Creek

Movie · Director

1935
Border Brigands poster

Border Brigands

Movie · Director

1935
The Great American Pie Company poster

The Great American Pie Company

Movie · Director

1934
The Ballad of Paducah Jail poster

The Ballad of Paducah Jail

Movie · Director

1934
Bum Voyage poster

Bum Voyage

Movie · Director

1934
No More West poster

No More West

Movie · Director

1933
Menu poster

Menu

Movie · Director

1932
Shopworn poster

Shopworn

Movie · Director

1932
Vanity Street poster

Vanity Street

Movie · Director

1931
This Modern Age poster

This Modern Age

Movie · Director

1930
The Devil's Cabaret poster

The Devil's Cabaret

Movie · Director

1930
Good News poster

Good News

Movie · Director

1930
Remote Control poster

Remote Control

Movie · Director

1930
Wu Li Chang poster

Wu Li Chang

Movie · Director

1930
Metro Movietone Revue #3 poster

Metro Movietone Revue #3

Movie · Director

1930
Metro Movietone Revue #4 poster

Metro Movietone Revue #4

Movie · Director

1929
The Bishop Murder Case poster

The Bishop Murder Case

Movie · Director

1929
Metro Movietone Revue #1 poster

Metro Movietone Revue #1

Movie · Director

1929
Metro Movietone Revue #2 poster

Metro Movietone Revue #2

Movie · Director

1929
The Desert Rider poster

The Desert Rider

Movie · Director

1929
Morgan's Last Raid poster

Morgan's Last Raid

Movie · Director

1928
Fuzzy Knight and His Little Piano poster

Fuzzy Knight and His Little Piano

Movie · Director

1928
Beyond the Sierras poster

Beyond the Sierras

Movie · Director

1928
Riders of the Dark

Riders of the Dark

Movie · Director

1928
Leo Beers: World Renowned Whistling Songster

Leo Beers: World Renowned Whistling Songster

Movie · Director

1927
Body and Soul poster

Body and Soul

Movie · Assistant Director

1927
Van and Schenck: Pennant Winning Battery of Songland poster

Van and Schenck: Pennant Winning Battery of Songland

Movie · Director

1925
Excuse Me poster

Excuse Me

Movie · Assistant Director