Film director, actor, and screenwriter.
Arthur Greville Collins began his theatrical career in Britain in the late 1910s. During the 1920s, he also appeared, both in Britain and the USA, in a number of motion pictures, such as May McAvoy in Sunny California (1928). In 1933, Collins moved to Hollywood, where he worked for Universal Studios as a dialogue director on films directed by Robert Florey, Michael Curtiz, and G. W. Pabst. Among the actors he worked with were William Powell, Richard Barthelmess, Mary Astor, George Brent, and Bebe Daniels.
Two years after moving to the USA, Collins co-wrote (with Isobel Dawn) the screenplay for Don't Bet on Blondes (directed by Robert Florey). He made his debut as a director that same year with Personal Maid's Secret. This was followed by such films as The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935), Nobody's Fool (1936), Thank You, Jeeves! (1936), Paradise Isle (1937), and Saleslady (1938).
In 1939, Collins travelled to Australia to direct Seven Little Australians for businessman Edward O'Brien. Remaining in Australia, Collins did not make his next feature film, Strong is the Seed, until 1949.
