B. Reeves Eason

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B. Reeves Eason

Directing October 2, 1886

New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956), known as B. Reeves Eason, was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His…

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Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun

6.4 1946 Movie
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

6.7 1941 Movie
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

7.3 1925 Movie
The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main

6.4 1945 Movie
Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

4.4 1936 Movie
Hollywood Mystery

Hollywood Mystery

5.8 1934 Movie
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

6.6 1952 Movie
Radio Ranch

Radio Ranch

5.6 1940 Movie
The Tanks Are Coming

The Tanks Are Coming

5.7 1941 Movie
The Shadow of the Eagle

The Shadow of the Eagle

5.4 1932 Movie
The Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire

5.8 1935 Movie
Give Me Liberty

Give Me Liberty

6.4 1936 Movie

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Reeves Eason (October 2, 1886 – June 9, 1956), known as B. Reeves Eason, was an American film director, actor and screenwriter. His directorial output was limited mainly to low-budget westerns and action pictures, but it was as a second-unit director and action specialist that he was best known. He was famous for staging spectacular battle scenes in war films and action scenes in large-budget westerns, but he acquired the nickname "Breezy" for his "breezy" attitude towards safety while staging his sequences—during the famous cavalry charge at the end of Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), so many horses were killed or injured so severely that they had to be euthanized that both the public and Hollywood itself were outraged, resulting in the selection of the American Humane Society by the beleaguered studios to provide representatives on the sets of all films using animals to ensure their safety.

Filmography

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  1. 1966
    Bat Men of Africa

    Movie Director

  2. 1953
    Singapore Story

    Movie Director

  3. 1953
    Tranquil Village

    Movie Director

  4. 1952
    Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

    Movie Second Unit Director

  5. 1949
    Rimfire

    Movie Director

  6. 1947
    Black Gold

    Movie Second Unit Director

  7. 1946
    Duel in the Sun

    Movie Second Unit Director

  8. 1946
    North of the Border

    Movie Director

  9. 1946
    'Neath Canadian Skies

    Movie Director

  10. 1945
    The Spanish Main

    Movie Second Unit Director

  11. 1944
    The Desert Hawk

    Movie Director

  12. 1943
    The Phantom

    Movie Director

  13. 1943
    Wagon Wheels West

    Movie Director

  14. 1943
    Murder on the Waterfront

    Movie Director

  15. 1943
    Oklahoma Outlaws

    Movie Director

  16. 1943
    Mountain Fighters

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1943
    Truck Busters

    Movie Director

  2. 1942
    Men of the Sky

    Movie Director

  3. 1942
    Spy Ship

    Movie Director

  4. 1942
    Murder in the Big House

    Movie Director

  5. 1942
    Soldiers in White

    Movie Director

  6. 1941
    They Died with Their Boots On

    Movie Second Unit Director

  7. 1941
    The Tanks Are Coming

    Movie Director

  8. 1941
    Wings of Steel

    Movie Director

  9. 1940
    Meet the Fleet

    Movie Director

  10. 1940
    March On, Marines

    Movie Director

  11. 1940
    Service with the Colors

    Movie Director

  12. 1940
    Pony Express Days

    Movie Director

  13. 1940
    Young America Flies

    Movie Director

  14. 1940
    Radio Ranch

    Movie Director

  15. 1939
    Mountain Rhythm

    Movie Director

  16. 1939
    Blue Montana Skies

    Movie Director

  17. 1938
    Call of The Yukon

    Movie Director

  18. 1938
    The Kid Comes Back

    Movie Director

  19. 1938
    The Daredevil Drivers

    Movie Director

  20. 1938
    Sergeant Murphy

    Movie Director

  21. 1937
    Prairie Thunder

    Movie Director

  22. 1937
    Empty Holsters

    Movie Director

  23. 1937
    Land Beyond the Law

    Movie Director

  24. 1936
    Give Me Liberty

    Movie Director