Nick Grinde

American film director

Nick Grinde

Grinde in 1928

Born| (1893-01-12)January 12, 1893

Madison, Wisconsin, US

Died| June 19, 1979(1979-06-19) (aged 86)

Los Angeles, California, US

Occupation(s)| Film director
Screenwriter
Years active| 1928-1945
Nick Grinde in the 1910s

Nick Grinde (January 12, 1893 - June 19, 1979) was an American film director and screenwriter.[1][2] He directed 57 films between 1928 and 1945.

## Biography

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Born Harry A. Grinde in Madison, Wisconsin but nicknamed "Nick", Grinde graduated from the University of Wisconsin. He later moved to New York and worked in Vaudeville. Grinde 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. Notable films include The Man they Could Not Hang with Boris Karloff, and Ronald Reagan's first motion picture: Love is on the Air (1937). As a screenwriter, he is credited as a co-writer of Laurel and Hardy's Babes in Toyland (1934).[3][4]

Throughout his career, Grinde was a writer of short stories, articles and columns usually about show business and film making in early Hollywood. Prime examples include "Pictures for Peanuts" (Saturday Evening Post, December 29, 1945), a humorous B picture "how-to," and "Where's Vaudeville At?" (Saturday Evening Post, January 11, 1930).

Grinde died in Los Angeles, California in 1979 at the age of 86.[3][4] In the early 1940s, he was engaged to actress Marie Wilson. Later, he married Korean-American actress Hazel Shon.[4]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences houses the Nick Grinde Papers in its Special Collections.[5]

## Selected filmography

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* Riders of the Dark (1928)
* Beyond the Sierras (1928)
* Morgan's Last Raid (1929)
* The Desert Rider (1929)
* The Divorcee (1930 – writer)
* Good News (1930)
* Remote Control (1930)
* This Modern Age (1931)
* Shopworn (1932)
* Vanity Street (1932)
* Menu (1933)
* Babes in Toyland (1934 – writer)
* Stone of Silver Creek (1935)
* Border Brigands (1935)
* How to Sleep (1935)
* Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
* Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
* Lucky Fugitives (1936)
* Jailbreak (1936)
* The Captain's Kid (1936)
* Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
* Public Wedding (1937)
* White Bondage (1937)
* Love Is on the Air (1937)
* Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
* Mis dos amores (1938)
* Delinquent Parents (1938)
* Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938)
* Federal Man-Hunt (1938)
* King of Chinatown (1939)
* Sudden Money (1939)
* Million Dollar Legs (1939)
* Scandal Sheet (1939)
* The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
* A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
* The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
* Before I Hang (1940)
* Convicted Woman (1940)
* Friendly Neighbors (1940)
* Girls of the Road (1940)
* Mountain Moonlight (1941)
* Hitler – Dead or Alive (1942)
* The Girl from Alaska (1942)
* Road to Alcatraz (1945)

## References

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1. ^ Raw, Laurence (January 10, 2014). Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930-1960. McFarland. ISBN 9780786490493. Retrieved March 6, 2019 - via Google Books.
2. ^ Pitts, Michael R. (January 10, 2014). Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928-1982. McFarland. ISBN 9780786457663. Retrieved March 6, 2019 - via Google Books.
3. ^ a b "Harry A. Grinde". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 23, 1979. p. 15. Retrieved February 6, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ a b c "Rites Set for Harry A. Grinde, 86, Pioneer Movie Director". The Los Angeles Times. June 22, 1979. p. 29. Retrieved February 7, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Nick Grinde papers". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

## External links

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Films directed by Nick Grinde

* Riders of the Dark (1928)
* Beyond the Sierras (1928)
* Morgan's Last Raid (1929)
* The Desert Rider (1929)
* Good News (1930)
* Remote Control (1930)
* This Modern Age (1931)
* Shopworn (1932)
* Vanity Street (1932)
* Menu (1933)
* Stone of Silver Creek (1935)
* Border Brigands (1935)
* How to Sleep (1935)
* Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
* Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
* Lucky Fugitives (1936)
* Jailbreak (1936)
* The Captain's Kid (1936)
* Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
* Public Wedding (1937)
* White Bondage (1937)
* Love Is on the Air (1937)
* Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
* Delinquent Parents (1938)
* Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938)
* Federal Man-Hunt (1938)
* King of Chinatown (1939)
* A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
* Sudden Money (1939)
* Million Dollar Legs (1939)
* The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
* Scandal Sheet (1939)
* The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
* Before I Hang (1940)
* Convicted Woman (1940)
* Friendly Neighbors (1940)
* Girls of the Road (1940)
* Mountain Moonlight (1941)
* Hitler - Dead or Alive (1942)
* Road to Alcatraz (1945)

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