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Lesley Selander is a Director, Scriptwriter, Assistant Director and Director of Photography American born on 26 may 1900 at Los Angeles (USA)
Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and science fiction movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was assistant director on films such as The Cat and the Fiddle (1934), A Night at the Opera (1935), and Fritz Lang's Fury (1936).
To this day, Selander remains one of the most prolific directors of feature Westerns in cinema history, having taken the helm for 107 Westerns between his first directorial feature in 1936 and 1967. In 1956, he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, for his work directing a 1954 episode of Lassie.
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Nationality USA
Birth 26 may 1900 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 5 december 1979 (at 79 years) at Los Alamitos (USA)
Birth 26 may 1900 at Los Angeles (USA)
Death 5 december 1979 (at 79 years) at Los Alamitos (USA)
To this day, Selander remains one of the most prolific directors of feature Westerns in cinema history, having taken the helm for 107 Westerns between his first directorial feature in 1936 and 1967. In 1956, he was nominated for the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, for his work directing a 1954 episode of Lassie.
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A Holy Terror (2005)
, 53minutesDirected by Irving Cummings, Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Crime, Western
Themes Children's films
Actors George O'Brien, Robert Carlyle, Daniel Mays, Sally Eilers, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Skinner
Rating53%
Polo player Tony Bard (George O'Brien) travels West to investigate his father's murder, and meets Jerry Foster (Sally Eilers) on a Wyoming ranch. After being kidnapped, Tony escapes and discovers his true father (James Kirkwood) and learns that he was raised by another man (Robert Warwick) who was in love with his mother.
Arizona Bushwhackers (1968)
, 1h27Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Howard Keel, Yvonne De Carlo, John Ireland, Marilyn Maxwell, Scott Brady, Brian Donlevy
Rating50%
Pendant la guerre civile, un espion confédéré prend un emploi comme maréchal d'une petite ville de l'ouest comme couverture pour ses activités d'espionnage. Cependant, il découvre bientôt qu'un homme d'affaires local vend des armes à un groupe d'Indiens déchaînés.
Fort Utah (1967)
, 1h24Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Ireland, Virginia Mayo, Scott Brady, John Russell, Robert Strauss, Richard Arlen
Rating50%
A former gunslinger, Tom Horn (John Ireland). has to fight off a renegade cavalryman and his band of outlaws who are terrorising pioneer settlers and the local Indians.
The Texican (1966)
, 1h26Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Actors Audie Murphy, Broderick Crawford, Antonio Casas, Diana Lorys, George Rigaud, Aldo Sambrell
Rating58%
The town of Rimrock, Arizona is run by political boss Luke Starr. When one of Starr’s henchmen wishes to escape from Starr he meets with the editor of the town newspaper, Roy Carlin to ask his help. Starr discovers the meeting and he and his loyal henchmen shoot the both of them; spreading the story that the two killed each other in a gunfight.
Convict Stage (1965)
, 1h11Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Harry Lauter, Don "Red" Barry, Walter Reed, George Sawaya, Fred Beir
Rating54%
Au cours de l'attaque d'une diligence les frères Sims abattent le côcher, le garde et l'unique passagère Beth Lattimore. Au cours de leur fuite le vieux Marshal Karnin parvient à les capturer. Il escorte ensuite la diligence qui emmène les Sims à leur procès.
Town Tamer (1965)
, 1h29Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Dana Andrews, Terry Moore, Pat O'Brien, Lon Chaney, Jr., Bruce Cabot, Lyle Bettger
Rating58%
En 1879, Condor, patron des tripots, engage un tueur pour éliminer Tom Rosser, shérif d'une petite ville du Kansas. Mais l'assassin rate sa cible et tue la femme de Rosser. Bien décidé à prendre sa revanche, le shérif démissionne de ses fonctions et part à la recherche de Condor. Mais au même moment, le maire et le médecin lui demandent de débarrasser la ville des hors-la-loi...
Fort Courageous (1965)
, 1h12Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Fred Beir, Don "Red" Barry, Harry Lauter, Walter Reed, George Sawaya
Rating53%
War Party (1965)
, 1h13Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Don "Red" Barry
Rating59%
, 1h21Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Superhero films
Actors Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Douglas Kennedy, Noreen Nash, Ralph Moody, Lisa Janti
Rating63%
Three Indians were brutally murdered by a gang of hooded outlaws. Each one possessed a silver medallion, which were sections cut off from a large silver plaque which served as a treasure map to a secret location where a large amount of gold is reputedly stashed. Two more medallions are unaccounted for, and the The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) and his friend Tonto (Jay Silverheels) must use all their resources to intercept the gang, prevent further carnage and save the owners of the medallions.
Tomahawk Trail (1957)
, 1h36Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Chuck Connors, Susan Cummings, Lisa Janti, George N. Neise, Eddie Little Sky, Harry Dean Stanton
Rating56%
Sgt. Wade McCoy (Chuck Connors) deals with the Apache and an rookie Lieutenant Jonathan Davenport (George N. Neise).
Outlaw's Son (1957)
, 1h28Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Dane Clark, Ben Cooper, Lori Nelson, Ellen Drew, Buddy Joe Hooker, Ahna Capri
Rating60%
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Revolt at Fort Laramie (1957)
, 1h13Directed by Lesley Selander
Genres War, Action, Western
Themes Political films
Actors John Dehner, Gregg Palmer, Don Gordon, Eddie Little Sky, Harry Dean Stanton, Kenne Duncan
Rating56%
In 1861 the undermanned garrsion of Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory are attempting to keep the peace with the Sioux Nation led by Chief Red Cloud. The United States Government pays Red Cloud in gold to keep the peace and support his people, but Red Cloud has the idea to steal the gold and use the non payment as an excuse to go to war.
The Lone Ranger (1956)
, 1h26Directed by Lesley Selander, Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Superhero films
Actors Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, Lyle Bettger, Beverly Washburn, Perry Lopez, Robert J. Wilke
Rating64%
Set in the American Southwest, the territorial governor enlists the help of the Lone Ranger to investigate mysterious raids on white settlers by Indians who ride with saddles. Wealthy rancher Reese Kilgore (Lyle Bettger) wants to expand his land to include Spirit Mountain, which is sacred to the local tribes. The Lone Ranger realizes these events are related to encourage a war between settlers and natives to scare settlers away so they will not discover the rich silver deposits on Spirit Mountain.
The Broken Star (1956)
, 1h22Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Howard Duff, Bill Williams, Douglas Fowley, Henry Calvin, Addison Richards, John M. Pickard
Rating59%
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Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956)
, 1h23Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors Tony Martin, Peggie Castle, John Bromfield, John Smith, Ron Randell, John Doucette
Rating54%
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