William C. McGann(1893-1977)
- Director
- Special Effects
- Cinematographer
William C. McGann was an American director of second features. He began
his film career as assistant cameraman and graduated to cinematographer
for Douglas Fairbanks in the
late 1910s. He had a long tenure as director with the Warner Bros. "B"
unit, 1930-39. Afterwards, he had brief spells with Paramount and RKO.
Well-regarded as a second-unit director, his features as director were
mostly routine.
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