Archie Mayo
Birth Name:
Archibald L. Mayo
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Director, Producer, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Began directing short comedy films in 1917 but didn't make his debut as a feature film director until "Money Talks" in 1926
- Started out as a stage actor before joining the film industry as an extra when he moved to Hollywood in 1916
- Although he retired from film directing after completing "Angel on My Shoulder" in 1946, he returned to the industry briefly to produce the 1958 low-budget film "The Beast of Budapest․"
- Best known as the director of "The Petrified Forest," "A Night in Casablanca," "Black Legion," and "Angel on My Shoulder․"
- Was also a writer for several short films in the early 1920s, including "Rolling Stones," "The Imperfect Lover," and "No Luck․"
- Directed actress Mae West in her feature film debut in 1932, in the romantic drama "Night After Night․"
- Was one of the first Warner Brothers directors to work with sound in 1928 with the Myrna Loy crime drama "State Street Sadie․"