William Beaudine

William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out a remarkable 179 feature-length films in a wide variety of genres.

He is best known today for his silent films ''Little Annie Rooney'' and ''Sparrows'', both with Mary Pickford; the W. C. Fields comedy ''The Old Fashioned Way''; several Bela Lugosi and Charlie Chan thrillers; ''Mom and Dad'', a sex-education exploitation film; and the popular Bowery Boys comedies. Provided by Wikipedia