Hal Walker

Hal Walker (March 20, 1896 – July 3, 1972) was an American film director. He was known for doing some of the earliest Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis films such as At War with the Army and Sailor Beware and some with the team of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, directing Road to Utopia and Road to Bali.

Early years Walker was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, and was a private in the Marine Corps during World War I. After he was discharged, he drove a taxi in Chicago for two years. He also was a traveling salesman for a company that made dress patterns.

Career After beginning in the film industry as an extra and a player of bit parts, Walker worked for years as an assistant director in films, learning the business "from the ground up".

Selected filmography

Souls at Sea (1937) Road to Zanzibar (1941) Road to Morocco (1942) The Stork Club (1945) Road to Utopia (1945) Out of This World (1945) My Friend Irma Goes West (1950) At War with the Army (1950) That's My Boy (1951) Sailor Beware (1952) Road to Bali (1952)