Sergeant York (1941)

Art director whose career began at Metro with John Ince's PASSION FRUIT (1921). In the sound era, Hughes' credits, alone or in collaboration, include such notable films as WEARY RIVER and DRAG (both 1929), SUNNY (1930), SHERLOCK HOLMES (1932), BABBITT (1934), "G" MEN, GO INTO YOUR DANCE and BLACK FURY (all 1935), THE PETRIFIED FOREST and THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE (both 1936), CALL IT A DAY (1937), WHITE BANNER, FOUR DAUGHTERS and THE DAWN PATROL (all 1938), FOUR WIVES (1939), THEY DRIVE BY NIGHT and SANTA FE TRAIL (both 1940), SERGEANT YORK and THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON (both 1941), LARCENY, INC. (1942), AIR FORCE and THIS IS THE ARMY (both 1943), THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN (1944), GOD IS MY CO-PILOT and RHAPSODY IN BLUE (both 1945), CINDERELLA JONES and NIGHT AND DAY (both 1946), THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948), LOOK FOR THE SILVER LINING and ONE LAST FLING (both 1949), and his last film, THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951).  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Black & White) 1941: SERGEANT YORK - Art Direction  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Color) 1943: THIS IS THE ARMY - Art Direction (w. Lt. John Koenig)  Nominated for Interior Decoration (Black & White) 1944: THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN - Art Direction 3 nominations