
Person
Nick Grindé
Directing · 1893–1979 · 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

Babes in Toyland
Writer

Shopworn
Director

Before I Hang
Director

Men Without Souls
Director

Menu
Director

King of Chinatown
Director

The Man with Nine Lives
Director

Convicted Woman
Director

Down in 'Arkansaw'
Director

Road to Alcatraz
Director
Filmography
- 1946Injun TalkDirector
- 1945Road to AlcatrazDirector
- 1943We've Never Been LickedScreenplay
- 1942Hitler- Dead or AliveDirector
- 1942The Girl from AlaskaDirector
- 1941Mountain MoonlightDirector
- 1940Friendly NeighborsDirector
- 1940Before I HangDirector
- 1940Girls of the RoadDirector
- 1940Men Without SoulsDirector
- 1940The Man with Nine LivesDirector
- 1940Convicted WomanDirector
- 1939Scandal SheetDirector
- 1939A Woman is the JudgeDirector
- 1939The Man They Could Not HangDirector
- 1939Million Dollar LegsDirector
- 1939Sudden MoneyDirector
- 1939King of ChinatownDirector
- 1938Federal Man-HuntDirector
- 1938Down in 'Arkansaw'Director
- 1938Mis dos amoresDirector
- 1938Delinquent ParentsDirector
- 1937Exiled to ShanghaiDirector
- 1937Love Is on the AirDirector
- 1937White BondageDirector
- 1937Public WeddingDirector
- 1937Under Southern StarsDirector
- 1936Fugitive in the SkyDirector
- 1936The Captain's KidDirector
- 1936JailbreakDirector
- 1936Public Enemy's WifeDirector
- 1936Lucky FugitivesDirector
- 1935The Great American Pie CompanyDirector
- 1935How to SleepDirector
- 1935Ladies Crave ExcitementDirector
- 1935Border BrigandsDirector
- 1935Stone of Silver CreekDirector
- 1934Bum VoyageDirector
- 1934Babes in ToylandWriter
- 1934The Ballad of Paducah JailDirector
- 1934No More WestDirector
- 1933MenuDirector
- 1932Vanity StreetDirector
- 1932ShopwornDirector
- 1931This Modern AgeDirector
- 1930The Devil's CabaretDirector
- 1930Remote ControlDirector
- 1930Wu Li ChangDirector
- 1930Good NewsDirector
- 1930The DivorceeScreenplay
- 1930Metro Movietone Revue #4Director
- 1930Metro Movietone Revue #3Director
- 1929The Bishop Murder CaseDirector
- 1929Metro Movietone Revue #2Director
- 1929Metro Movietone Revue #1Director
- 1929The Desert RiderDirector
- 1929Morgan's Last RaidDirector
- 1928Leo Beers: World Renowned Whistling SongsterDirector
- 1928Beyond the SierrasDirector
- 1928Fuzzy Knight and His Little PianoDirector
- 1928Riders of the DarkDirector
- 1927Body and SoulAssistant Director
- 1927Van and Schenck: Pennant Winning Battery of SonglandDirector
- 1925Excuse MeAssistant Director
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