Fred Guiol

Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
Born1898-02-17
BirthplaceSan Francisco, California, USA

Fred Guiol

Directing

Biography

Fred Guiol was an American film director and screenwriter. Guiol worked at the Hal Roach Studios for many years, and directed Laurel and Hardy's earliest short films, as their famous comic partnership gradually developed during 1927. Along with Ivan Moffat, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for adapting Edna Ferber's novel Giant into the film Giant.

Filmography

Production & Directing (91)

1956
GiantScreenplay
7.6
1956
GiantSecond Unit Director
7.6
1952
6.5
1951
As You WereDirector
7.5
7.3
1948
5.2
1948
5.2
1943
Yanks AhoyProducer
6.6
1943
Prairie ChickensAssociate Producer
8.0
1943
The More the MerrierAssociate Producer
7.0
1943
Taxi, MisterAssociate Producer
4.2
1942
The McGuerins from BrooklynAssociate Producer
6.7
1942
Fall InProducer
6.5
1942
The Talk of the TownAssociate Producer
7.3
1942
About FaceProducer
6.6
1942
Dudes Are Pretty PeopleAssociate Producer
8.0
1942
Hay FootDirector
6.3
1942
Hay FootProducer
6.3
1941
Miss PollyDirector
4.9
1941
6.7
1941
5.8
1941
Penny SerenadeAssociate Producer
6.6
1940
5.9
1939
Gunga DinScreenplay
6.5
1936
Mummy's BoysDirector
5.0
1936
8.5
1936
8.5
1935
7.0
7.0
1935
8.0
1935
The NitwitsScreenplay
6.7
1935
1935
Horse HeirDirector
1934
6.4
1934
8.0
1934
10.0
1934
8.0
1933
8.0
10.0
1930
10.0
1930
10.0
1930
10.0
1930
3.3
1930
8.0
1930
Rich UnclesDirector
8.0
7.0
1930
The Head GuyDirector
4.2
1929
Skirt ShyDirector
4.5
1928
6.0
1928
5.6
1928
7.0
1928
6.0
1928
Aching YouthDirector
9.0
1928
7.0
1928
6.6
1927
7.0
6.4
6.2
1927
6.0
6.1
5.6
1927
5.7
5.7
1927
5.2
1927
Duck SoupDirector
6.4
1927
7.5
1926
5.8
1926
6.2
8.0
1926
6.5
1926
Long PantsDirector
9.0
1925
10.0
8.0
1925
Sure-Mike!Director
7.0
7.0
1925
1924
8.0
1924
4.7
1924
7.5
1923
10.0
1923
Heavy SeasDirector
7.0
1919
Just NeighborsDirector of Photography
6.5
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Home WorkScreenplay
10.0