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Harry Beaumont

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Harry Beaumont (10 Feb 1888 – 1966) was an American film director of the 1920s and 30s. He worked for a variety of production companies including Fox, Goldwyn, Metro, Warner Brothers and MGM.

His greatest successes were during the silent film era, when he directed films including John Barrymore’s Beau Brummel (1924), the silent youth movie Our Dancing Daughters (1928), featuring Joan Crawford.

Beaumont also directed MGM's first talkie musical, The Broadway Melody in 1929. The film won the Best Picture Academy Award that year, and Beaumont was nominated for Best Director.

Selected filmography