William Forest Crouch

Biography

Career Overview

William Forest Crouch has 116 screen credits in a career dating back to 1941. Signature works include The Dreamer, Judo Jymnastics, Open the Door Richard. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

116

Birth Date

1904-01-16 00:00:00

Birth Place

Boone, Louisiana, USA

Known For

• 

  The Dreamer
• 

  Judo Jymnastics
• Open the Door Richard
• 

  Everybody's Jumpin' Now
• Rhumba Swing
• 

  Reet, Petite, and Gone

Frequent Collaborators

• Mable Lee (3 collaborations)
• June Richmond (2 collaborations)
• Pat Rainey (2 collaborations)
• Mantan Moreland (1 collaborations)
• Mary Parker (1 collaborations)
• Lou Leonard (1 collaborations)
• Dusty Fletcher (1 collaborations)
• Fred Winn (1 collaborations)
• Noble Sissle (1 collaborations)
• Irving Fields (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (17 credits)

  • Can Can Capers

    producer

    production
    2026
  • The Dreamer

    producer

    production
    1948
  • Judo Jymnastics

    producer

    production
    1947
  • Aquafun

    producer

    production
    1946
  • Adventure in Boogie Woogie

    producer

    production
    1946
  • Swingtime Jamboree

    producer

    production
    1946
  • All Ruzzitt Buzzitt

    producer

    production
    1945
  • Cats Can't Dance

    producer

    production
    1945
  • Jumpin' at the Jubilee

    producer

    production
    1944
  • G.I. Jive

    producer

    production
    1944
  • Rhumboogie

    producer

    production
    1944
  • Rock It For Me

    producer

    production
    1943
  • Love's Gonna Be Rationed

    producer

    production
    1943
  • When Hitler Kicks the Bucket

    producer

    production
    1943
  • Strolling Thru The Park

    producer

    production
    1943
  • Tiger Rag

    producer

    production
    1943
  • This Love of Mine

    producer

    production
    1942

• directing (95 credits)

  • The Dreamer

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Judo Jymnastics

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Open the Door Richard

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Everybody's Jumpin' Now

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Rhumba Swing

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Reet, Petite, and Gone

    director

    directing
    1947
  • I Ain’t Gonna Open That Door

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Sizzle with Sissle

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Who Dunit to Who

    director

    directing
    1946
  • A Collection of Carols

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Time Takes Care of Everything

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Broadway and Main

    director

    directing
    1946
  • You Never Know!

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Cowboy Calypso

    director

    directing
    1946
  • But What Are These?

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Does You Do or Does You Don't

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Errand Boy for Rhythm

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Come to Baby, Do

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Got a Penny, Benny?

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Oh, Noah

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Aquafun

    director

    directing
    1946
  • They Raided the Joint

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Back Door Man

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Adventure in Boogie Woogie

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Baby Don't Go Away from Me

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Southern Scandal

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Shy Guy

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Swingtime Jamboree

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Stone Cold Dead in the Market

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Acrobantics

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Pigmeat Throws the Bull

    director

    directing
    1945
  • We the Cats Shall Hep Ya

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Blowtop Blues

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Foo a Little Bally-Hoo

    director

    directing
    1945
  • I Was Here When You Left Me

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Brother Bill

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Frim Fram Sauce

    director

    directing
    1945
  • All Ruzzitt Buzzitt

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Romance Without Finance

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Tampico

    director

    directing
    1945
  • The Preacher & the Bear

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Scotch Boogie

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Tillie

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Walking with My Honey

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Caldonia

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Cats Can't Dance

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Faust

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Pumpa Pumpa

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Buzz Me

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Doin' You Good

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Penthouse Party

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Side by Side

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Canine Capers

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Ain't She Pretty

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Dance Impressions

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Gee! The Jeep Jumps

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Too Many Sailors

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Sweet Leilani

    director

    directing
    1944
  • I'm Tired

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Hey! Tojo Count Yo' Men

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Ration Blues

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Ruff and Tuff

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Jumpin' at the Jubilee

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Dance Revels

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Pin-Ups on Parade

    director

    directing
    1944
  • G.I. Jive

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Rhumboogie

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Rock It For Me

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Side Street

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Chatter

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Rhythmania

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Love's Gonna Be Rationed

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Navy Yard

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Do I Worry?

    director

    directing
    1943
  • When Hitler Kicks the Bucket

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Strolling Thru The Park

    director

    directing
    1943
  • When Johnny Comes Marching Home

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Chicken Shack Shuffle

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Wham

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Don't Be an Absentee

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Babbling Bess

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Johnny Zero

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Plant a Little Garden in Your Own Back Yard

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Keep Smiling

    director

    directing
    1943
  • I Wanna Be a Fireman

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Don't Get Around Much Anymore

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Block Party Revels

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Dispossessed Blues

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Backstage Blues

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Tiger Rag

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Strum Fun

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Legs Ain't No Good

    director

    directing
    1942
  • The Outskirts of Town

    director

    directing
    1942
  • You're Unfair to Me

    director

    directing
    1941

• editing (1 credits)

  • Judo Jymnastics

    editor

    editing
    1947

• writing (3 credits)

  • Judo Jymnastics

    writer

    writing
    1947
  • Reet, Petite, and Gone

    story

    writing
    1947
  • This Love of Mine

    story

    writing
    1942