Lesley Selander

Lesley Selander

b. 1900 — d. 1979 (aged 79) Los Angeles - California - USA

Director

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

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Traffic in Crime

Traffic in Crime

The Pilgrim Lady

The Pilgrim Lady

Lassie

Filmography

Arizona Bushwhackers

Arizona Bushwhackers

Fort Utah

The Texican

Town Tamer

Convict Stage

Fort Courageous

Fort Courageous

War Party

Daniel Boone

Frontier Circus

Frontier Circus

The Tall Man

Overland Trail

The Iron Horseman

Laramie

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

Cannonball

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Tomahawk Trail

Outlaw's Son

The Wayward Girl

The Wayward Girl

Taming Sutton's Gal

Taming Sutton's Gal

Zane Grey Theatre

Zane Grey Theatre

The Broken Star

The Broken Star

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding

Shotgun

Fury

Fort Yuma

Desert Sands

Lassie

Arrow in the Dust

Arrow in the Dust

The Yellow Tomahawk

The Yellow Tomahawk

Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea

War Paint

Fort Algiers

Fort Vengeance

Cow Country

Fighter Attack

Dragonfly Squadron

Dragonfly Squadron

The Royal African Rifles

The Royal African Rifles

Flat Top

Desert Passage

Fort Osage

Battle Zone

The Raiders

Trail Guide

Road Agent

Cowboy G-Men

Flight to Mars

I Was an American Spy

I Was an American Spy

Saddle Legion

Gunplay

Overland Telegraph

Overland Telegraph

Cavalry Scout

Law of the Badlands

Law of the Badlands

Pistol Harvest

The Highwayman

Storm Over Wyoming

Storm Over Wyoming

Dakota Lil

Riders of the Range

Riders of the Range

Rio Grande Patrol

Rio Grande Patrol

Rider from Tucson

Rider from Tucson

Short Grass

The Kangaroo Kid

The Kangaroo Kid

The Sky Dragon

Stampede

Rustlers

Brothers in the Saddle

Brothers in the Saddle

Masked Raiders

The Mysterious Desperado

The Mysterious Desperado

Panhandle

Belle Starr's Daughter

Belle Starr's Daughter

Guns of Hate

Indian Agent

Strike It Rich

Blackmail

Robin Hood of Texas

Robin Hood of Texas

The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion

Saddle Pals

Last Frontier Uprising

Last Frontier Uprising

The Catman of Paris

The Catman of Paris

Out California Way

Out California Way

Passkey to Danger

Passkey to Danger

Traffic in Crime

Traffic in Crime

Night Train to Memphis

Night Train to Memphis

The Pilgrim Lady

The Pilgrim Lady

The Vampire's Ghost

The Vampire's Ghost

The Fatal Witness

The Fatal Witness

Great Stagecoach Robbery

Great Stagecoach Robbery

Texas Manhunt

Trail of Kit Carson

Trail of Kit Carson

Jungle Raiders

Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

Lumberjack

Forty Thieves

Call of the Rockies

Call of the Rockies

Cheyenne Wildcat

Cheyenne Wildcat

Sheriff of Sundown

Sheriff of Sundown

Firebrands of Arizona

Firebrands of Arizona

Bordertown Trail

Bordertown Trail

Sheriff of Las Vegas

Sheriff of Las Vegas

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