David Orrick McDearmon

Known for Directing

2/27/1914

Wilmette, Illinois, USA

Biography

David Orrick McDearmon was an American director and occasional actor.

Known For (5 credits)

5.3

Movie

Footsteps in the Night

1957

Two detectives investigate the strangulation murder of a man whom everyone seemed to like.

6.7

Movie

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his 1927 New York to Paris flight the first solo trans-Atlantic crossing.

6.5

Movie

Blackjack Ketchum Desperado

1956

A former gunslinger comes to the aid of ranchers battling a murderous land baron.

7.7

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

6.0

Movie

A String of Blue Beads

1953

A STRING OF BLUE BEADS is a slight little Christmas tale that was a pilot for an anthology series of short stories that never came to be. What makes this little film fascinating is it was one of the earliest color broadcasts on television and happily is one of the few early color productions for TV that can be seen in color now. Early color television productions seem to have had a limited color capability much like the early 1930's attempts at Technicolor. This actually adds to the charm of this little Christmas story giving in an "old time" feel.