From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Edmund Goulding 20 March 1891 24 December 1959 was a British film writer and director Goulding is best remembered for directing cultured dramas and such as Grand Hotel 1932 with Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford Dark Victory 1939 with Bette Davis and The Razors Edge 1946 with Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power He also directed the classic film noir Nightmare Alley 1947 with Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell and the action drama The Dawn Patrol He was also a successful songwriter composer and producer Description above from the Wikipedia article Edmund Goulding licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia