Mourning Becomes Electra
From 1934 to 1940, and billed as John Gordon Gage, he worked as a stage manager and occasional actor on Broadway. In 1942, he began his career in films as a dialogue director; his credits in that capacity include "I Married a Witch", "Double Indemnity", "A Stolen Life", "Sister Kenny", and "Mourning Becomes Electra", the latter two films starring Rosalind Russell.