Art

Gordon Wiles

Born — Died

1904-10-10 — 1950-10-17

Place of birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Known for

Art

Credits

10 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gordon Wiles (October 10, 1904 – October 17, 1950) was an American art director and film director. He won an Oscar for Best Art Direction for the film Transatlantic. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His father, Albert Wiles, was a doctor in Jerseyville, Illinois.

Known for

Behind the camera

The Gangster poster
5.2

Based on the novel Low Company. One of the most peculiar film noirs of the 1940s stars Barry Sullivan as a small-time hood who suffers a mental breakdown as his big plans begin to crumble. Beautiful Belita is his singer girlfriend who only fuels his paranoia.

The Gangster

1947

Charlie Chan's Secret poster
7.0

Allen Colby, heir to a huge fortune, is presumed drowned after an ocean liner sinks off the coast of Honolulu. Mysteriously, Colby reappears at his mansion only to be murdered soon after. When his body is discovered during a seance, everyone in attendance becomes a suspect, and it's up to Chan to find the murderer before he or she strikes again.

Charlie Chan's Secret

1936

Women of Glamour poster
5.7

A girl with a reputation falls for a wealthy playboy.

Women of Glamour

1937

Mr. Boggs Steps Out poster
5.3

A dull statistician changes his life after winning a pile of money after successfully determining the number of beans in a barrel. He decides to do something novel with the prize and ends up buying a barrel factory. He encounters trouble when the nearby pickle factory is threatened by a shyster attempting to close it.

Mr. Boggs Steps Out

1938

Forced Landing poster
6.0

On faraway Mosaque, an American pilot finds that he is in a desperate struggle with a military officer intent on sabotaging a local fort.

Forced Landing

1941

Blackmailer poster
6.5

Dinner party guests become murder suspects when an extortionist they all hated turns up dead.

Blackmailer

1936

Lady from Nowhere poster
9.0

A manicurist witnesses a gangland murder. Realizing there was a witness to their crime, the killer tries to track her down and silence her.

Lady from Nowhere

1936

Two-Fisted Gentleman poster
9.0

Mickey, is a prizefighter whose bright career hits the skids when he comes under the guidance of Ginger, a female fight promoter, when he becomes involved with June Prentice and her high-society crowd.

Two-Fisted Gentleman

1936

Prison Train poster
7.3

Gangsters plan an assassination of a rival while he rides the train carrying him to prison.

Prison Train

1938

No artwork available
5.0

A fast-talking, street-wise con-man forsakes the tank-towns of Pennsylvania for the greener pastures in Manhattan, and gains fame-and-fortune as New York City's number one merchandise promoter. A model and a society girl provide some complications along the way.

Venus Makes Trouble

1937