American film director celebrated for his versatility across genres — screwball comedy, westerns, crime films and more — and for a long career in classical Hollywood.

Born 1896; died 1977. Directed notable films including Scarface (1932), Bringing Up Baby (1938), Ball of Fire (1941) and Rio Bravo (1959).

Reviews on DeBaser celebrate Howard Hawks as a versatile master of classic Hollywood, praised for screwball comedies like Bringing Up Baby, hard-edged crime films like Scarface (1932), and sturdy westerns such as Rio Bravo. Critics highlight his steady technique, comic timing, and ability to work across genres. Overall reception in the provided reviews is strongly positive.

For:Cinephiles, students of classic Hollywood, fans of screwball comedy and westerns

 One of the most original and sparkling comedies of classic Hollywood, written by the genius Billy Wilder (with an eye on the Snow White fairy tale) and directed by Howard Hawks at his peak.

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 Bringing up Baby, from 1938, a beautiful and crazy film much like its protagonist, is the quintessence of screwball comedy.

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 Scarface (The Shame of a Nation) by the great Howard Hawks is thus the original and it is a film, for those times, truly daring.

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 The ease with which Howard Hawks navigated through various film genres—from western to screwball comedy, passing through noir, biopic, gangster movies, and adventure films—achieving results that oscillate between beautiful and masterpiece, would suffice to crown him the prince director of Hollywood's golden age.

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