Person
Lesley Selander
Directing · 1900–1979 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia. 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.
Known for
Lassie
Director
Daniel Boone
Director
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Director
Laramie
Director
The Tall Man
Director
The Barrier
Director
Overland Trail
Director
The Thin Man
Assistant Director
Saddle Pals
Director
A Night at the Opera
Assistant Director
Filmography
- 1968Arizona BushwhackersDirector
- 1967Fort UtahDirector
- 1966The TexicanDirector
- 1965Town TamerDirector
- 1965Fort CourageousDirector
- 1965War PartyDirector
- 1965Convict StageDirector
- 1964Daniel BooneDirector
- 1960The Tall ManDirector
- 1960Overland TrailDirector
- 1959LaramieDirector
- 1958CannonballDirector
- 1958The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of GoldDirector
- 1957The Wayward GirlDirector
- 1957Taming Sutton’s GalDirector
- 1957Outlaw's SonDirector
- 1957Revolt at Fort LaramieDirector
- 1957Tomahawk TrailDirector
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDirector
- 1956Quincannon, Frontier ScoutDirector
- 1956The Broken StarDirector
- 1955Desert SandsDirector
- 1955FuryDirector
- 1955Fort YumaDirector
- 1955Tall Man RidingDirector
- 1955ShotgunDirector
- 1954LassieDirector
- 1954Return from the SeaDirector
- 1954The Yellow TomahawkDirector
- 1954Arrow In The DustDirector
- 1954Dragonfly SquadronDirector
- 1953The Royal African RiflesDirector
- 1953Fighter AttackDirector
- 1953Fort AlgiersDirector
- 1953War PaintDirector
- 1953Cow CountryDirector
- 1953Fort VengeanceDirector
- 1952The RaidersDirector
- 1952Flat TopDirector
- 1952Battle ZoneDirector
- 1952Desert PassageDirector
- 1952Road AgentDirector
- 1952Trail GuideDirector
- 1952Fort OsageDirector
- 1951Overland TelegraphDirector
- 1951Flight to MarsDirector
- 1951Pistol HarvestDirector
- 1951The HighwaymanDirector
- 1951GunplayDirector
- 1951Cavalry ScoutDirector
- 1951I Was an American SpyDirector
- 1951Saddle LegionDirector
- 1951Law of the BadlandsDirector
- 1950Short GrassDirector
- 1950The Kangaroo KidDirector
- 1950Rio Grande PatrolDirector
- 1950Rider from TucsonDirector
- 1950Storm Over WyomingDirector
- 1950Dakota LilDirector
- 1950Riders of the RangeDirector
- 1949The Mysterious DesperadoDirector
- 1949Masked RaidersDirector
- 1949StampedeDirector
- 1949Sky DragonDirector
- 1949RustlersDirector
- 1949Brothers in the SaddleDirector
- 1948Indian AgentDirector
- 1948Strike It RichDirector
- 1948Belle Starr's DaughterDirector
- 1948Guns of HateDirector
- 1948PanhandleDirector
- 1947The Red StallionDirector
- 1947BlackmailDirector
- 1947Robin Hood Of TexasDirector
- 1947Saddle PalsDirector
- 1947Last Frontier UprisingDirector
- 1947The Pilgrim LadyDirector
- 1946Out California WayDirector
- 1946Night Train to MemphisDirector
- 1946Traffic in CrimeDirector
- 1946Passkey to DangerDirector
- 1946The Catman of ParisDirector
- 1945The Fatal WitnessDirector
- 1945Jungle RaidersDirector
- 1945Phantom of the PlainsDirector
- 1945Trail of Kit CarsonDirector
- 1945Three's a CrowdDirector
- 1945The Vampire's GhostDirector
- 1945Great Stagecoach RobberyDirector
- 1944Sheriff of Las VegasDirector
- 1944Firebrands of ArizonaDirector
- 1944Sheriff of SundownDirector
- 1944Cheyenne WildcatDirector
- 1944Stagecoach to MontereyDirector
- 1944Bordertown TrailDirector
- 1944Call of the RockiesDirector
- 1944Forty ThievesDirector
- 1944LumberjackDirector
- 1943Riders of the DeadlineDirector
- 1943Bar 20Director
- 1943Colt ComradesDirector
- 1943Buckskin FrontierDirector
- 1943Border PatrolDirector
- 1942Lost CanyonDirector
- 1942Red River Robin HoodDirector
- 1942Undercover ManDirector
- 1942Bandit RangerDirector
- 1942Thundering HoofsDirector
- 1941Riders of the TimberlineDirector
- 1941Stick to Your GunsDirector
- 1941Wide Open TownDirector
- 1941Pirates on HorsebackDirector
- 1941The RoundupDirector
- 1941Doomed CaravanDirector
- 1940Three Men from TexasDirector
- 1940Cherokee StripDirector
- 1940Stagecoach WarDirector
- 1940Hidden GoldDirector
- 1940The Light of Western StarsDirector
- 1940Knights of the RangeDirector
- 1940Santa Fe MarshalDirector
- 1939Range WarDirector
- 1939Renegade TrailDirector
- 1939Heritage of the DesertDirector
- 1939Silver on the SageDirector
- 1939Sunset TrailDirector
- 1938The FrontiersmenDirector
- 1938The Mysterious RiderDirector
- 1938Pride of the WestDirector
- 1938Bar 20 JusticeDirector
- 1938Heart of ArizonaDirector
- 1938Cassidy of Bar 20Director
- 1938Partners of the PlainsDirector
- 1937The BarrierDirector
- 1937Black AcesDirector
- 1937Hopalong Rides AgainDirector
- 1937Smoke Tree RangeDirector
- 1937Left-Handed LawDirector
- 1937SandflowDirector
- 1936Empty SaddlesDirector
- 1936The Boss Rider of Gun CreekDirector
- 1936Ride 'Em CowboyDirector
- 1936FuryAssistant Director
- 1936Moonlight MurderAssistant Director
- 1936The Garden Murder CaseAssistant Director
- 1935A Night at the OperaAssistant Director
- 1934What Every Woman KnowsAssistant Director
- 1934The Thin ManAssistant Director
- 1933The Warrior's HusbandAssistant Director
- 1931The SpiderAssistant Director
- 1928Don't MarryAssistant Director
- 1926Napoleon, Jr.Director
- 1925Wolf BloodDirector of Photography
- 1925Durand of the Bad LandsAssistant Director
- 1925The Timber WolfAssistant Director
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