Carl Ward Dudley (1910–1973) was an American film director and producer. He was best known for directing and producing short travelogues.
Carl Ward Dudley was born on December 31, 1910, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
He became a film director and producer. Indeed, in 1944, he founded the Dudley Pictures Corporation, a film production company.
In the 1950s, he produced thirty documentary shorts in the This World of Ours series. In 1958, he directed and produced the Cinerama feature South Seas Adventure.
He married Eleanor Murphy, the sister of screenwriter Richard Murphy (1912-1993). One of their daughters, Carol Ward Dudley, married producer Gabriel Katzka (1931–1990).
He died on September 2, 1973, in Hong Kong.
Our African Frontier (documentary, short film, 1943).
Our Alaskan Frontier (documentary, short film, 1943).
Star Spangled City (documentary, short film, 1946).
All Aboard (short film, 1946).
Rhythm of a Big City (documentary, short film, 1948).
Pigskin Skill (short film, 1948).
Cradle of the Republic (documentary, short film, 1949).
Hawaiian Sports (short film, 1951).
Aloha Nui (documentary, short film, 1953).
Fish Tales (short film, 1954).
Coney Island Holiday (documentary, short film, 1954).
Below the Rio Grande (documentary, short film, 1954).