especially for a movie released in 1939, that’s because its director had survived a similar real-life experience. That would be Galveston native King Vidor, son of a successful lumber merchant ...
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979, he was awarded an ...