Howard Hughes
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American industrialist, aviator, and filmmaker, born in 1905. Heir to a tool-manufacturing fortune, he used his money to finance ambitious films and to set aviation records. He produced and directed Hell's Angels (1930), a sprawling World War I aviation epic that took three years to make and cost several lives. He later produced The Outlaw (1943) and ran RKO Pictures. As a pilot he set speed records and designed the H-1 racer. In later life he became a reclusive billionaire. He died in 1976.
Directed
War, Drama
Howard Hughes produced and directed this World War I aviation epic, spending three years and a fortune on it and reshooting much of it for sound after The Jazz Singer changed the industry. The story follows two brothers, Roy and Monte, who join the Royal Flying Corps and fall for the same woman, with Jean Harlow making her debut as the platinum blonde who comes between them. The film is best remembered for its airborne sequences, staged with real aircraft and real danger; several pilots died during production. The Zeppelin climax, shot in early two-color Technicolor, is a spectacle of its era. Published in 1930, the film entered the public domain in the United States on January 1, 2026.
War · Drama · Action
Hell's Angels
1930 - War
Western, Drama
A fictionalized western in which Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday, and Pat Garrett circle one another in a love-and-rivalry triangle over a half-Mexican woman. Howard Hughes produced and directed, famously clashing with the Production Code over Jane Russell's presence; the film's release was delayed for years. The film entered the public domain through non-renewal.
Western · Drama
The Outlaw
1943 - Western