Selected Filmography
Not Wanted (1949)High Sierra (1941)
The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
The Bigamist (1953)
Ida Lupino was one of those rare, exotic breeds from the early days of Hollywood cinema, a female film director. Thought to be the exclusive profession of men, she was a pioneer for women in this field, directing six feature films before moving onto television. She acted alongside such notables as Bing Crosby and Humphrey Bogart before setting up a production company in 1949, making films that tackled difficult issues, such as rape and bigamy. A noir icon in her own right (see They Drive By Night, High Sierra and Out Of The Fog, she went on to be the first woman to direct a film noir (The Hitch-Hiker)
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