Directing

Vincent J. Donehue

Born — Died

1915-09-22 — 1966-01-17

Place of birth

Whitehall, New York

Known for

Directing

Credits

12 titles

Vincent J. Donehue was an American director celebrated for his contributions to theater, film, and television. Born in Whitehall, New York, he served in the Army Air Force during World War II before pursuing a career in the arts. Donehue directed several notable Broadway productions, including The Trip to Bountiful (1953) and The Sound of Music (1959), earning a Tony Award for Best Direction for Sunrise at Campobello (1958). He also directed the film adaptation of Sunrise at Campobello (1960), which garnered critical acclaim. Donehue's work was characterized by his ability to elicit powerful performances and his dedication to storytelling across multiple mediums.

Known for

The Thief poster
4.0

The son of a French aristocrat is accused of stealing his father's money and of stealing his step-sister's heart.

The Thief

1955

Annie Get Your Gun poster
6.5

A live television adaptation of the popular musical about sharpshooter Annie Oakley joining Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and falling in love with her co-star, Frank Butler.

Annie Get Your Gun

1957

Peter Pan poster
6.6

In this magical tale about the boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of Wendy, Michael and John Darling. With a sprinkling of pixie dust, Peter and his new friends fly out the nursery window and over London to Never-Never Land. The children experience many wonderful and exciting adventures with the Lost Boys, Tiger Lily's Indian tribe, and Peter's arch enemy the dastardly pirate Captain Hook.

Peter Pan

1960

Lonelyhearts poster
6.3

Burdened by a family secret, Adam White lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Little does he realize that it's all part of a nasty desire by cynical editor William Shrike to crush the souls of his underlings. Adam feels his readers' pain, and eventually, he takes an assignment to meet with Faye Doyle, who is exasperated by her crippled husband. When Faye tries to seduce Adam, he must choose between his job and his girl.

Lonelyhearts

1959

Sunrise at Campobello poster
6.0

The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially his wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the story follows the various influences on his life and his determination to recover.

Sunrise at Campobello

1960

No artwork available
10.0

A woman has to live with a daughter in law who hates her and a son who does not dare take her side. While the unhappy family lives in a Houston apartment, Carrie Watts dreams of returning to Bountiful, where she was raised.

The Trip to Bountiful

1953

Behind the camera

The Thief poster
4.0

The son of a French aristocrat is accused of stealing his father's money and of stealing his step-sister's heart.

The Thief

1955

Annie Get Your Gun poster
6.5

A live television adaptation of the popular musical about sharpshooter Annie Oakley joining Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and falling in love with her co-star, Frank Butler.

Annie Get Your Gun

1957

Peter Pan poster
6.6

In this magical tale about the boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of Wendy, Michael and John Darling. With a sprinkling of pixie dust, Peter and his new friends fly out the nursery window and over London to Never-Never Land. The children experience many wonderful and exciting adventures with the Lost Boys, Tiger Lily's Indian tribe, and Peter's arch enemy the dastardly pirate Captain Hook.

Peter Pan

1960

Lonelyhearts poster
6.3

Burdened by a family secret, Adam White lands a job as a newspaper advice columnist. Little does he realize that it's all part of a nasty desire by cynical editor William Shrike to crush the souls of his underlings. Adam feels his readers' pain, and eventually, he takes an assignment to meet with Faye Doyle, who is exasperated by her crippled husband. When Faye tries to seduce Adam, he must choose between his job and his girl.

Lonelyhearts

1959

Sunrise at Campobello poster
6.0

The story of Franklin Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 40 in 1921 and how his family (and especially his wife Eleanor) cope with his illness. From being stricken while vacationing at Campobello to his triumphant nominating speech for Al Smith's presidency in 1924, the story follows the various influences on his life and his determination to recover.

Sunrise at Campobello

1960

No artwork available
10.0

A woman has to live with a daughter in law who hates her and a son who does not dare take her side. While the unhappy family lives in a Houston apartment, Carrie Watts dreams of returning to Bountiful, where she was raised.

The Trip to Bountiful

1953

Sincerely, Willis Wade poster
8.0

A wealthy mill owner finances the education of a clever, but poor, young man.

Sincerely, Willis Wade

1956

Heritage of Anger poster
NR

Industrialist Eddie Hanneman learns that his sons do not wish to take over the business that he has built. Son Johnny aspires to be a jet pilot. However, his sales manager, Paul Fletcher, does wish to take over the business.

Heritage of Anger

1956

The Star Wagon poster
NR

An inventor, pondering on how he might differently have arranged his life, invents a time machine and decides to make a few changes.

The Star Wagon

1957

Sizeman and Son poster
NR

Morris Sizeman is a successful garment manufacturer in New York City. His son, Harold Sizeman, returns from the Korean War with new ideas about human rights, believing that the quest for wealth is the cause of the world's difficulties.

Sizeman and Son

1956

Topaze poster
NR

A mild-mannered schoolteacher gradually abandons all his principles - and finds the success which has always hitherto eluded him.

Topaze

1957

No artwork available
10.0

Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1956