Andrew L. Stone

Birth Name:

Andrew L. Stone

Birth Place:

Oakland, California, United States

Profession

Director, Writer, Producer, Composer

Started out as an employee for a film exchange in San Francisco, California before moving to Hollywood, where he joined Universal in 1918
Started out as the writer and director of the short film "The Elegy" in 1927
Best known as the director, writer, and producer of "The Last Voyage," "Song of Norway," and "Hi Diddle Diddle․"
Frequently collaborated on films with his wife, editor and producer Virginia L․ Stone
Focused on musical films later in his career, including "Song of Norway" and "The Great Waltz․"
Primarily shot his films on-location, developing the pattern for filming that would become the norm in the industry by 1972
His crime thrillers were all based on true stories he collected from factual detective magazines
Several of his films, including "Julie" and "Cry Terror!," featured law enforcement officers with the names Cole, Pringle, and Pope which were always played by the same actors: Jack Kruschen, Barney Phillips, and Jack Gallaudet

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