Lambert Hillyer

Director

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Birth Place
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Born
July 08, 1889
Died
July 05, 1969

Biography

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Newspaperman, short-story writer, vaudevillian and stock actor who broke into film in the early teens and directed scores of low-budget productions over the next three decades. Hillyer cranked out a host of silent westerns for stars such as William S. Hart and Tom Mix, many of them expert examples of Western genre entertainment, before moving onto romantic dramas, crime melodramas and th...

Filmography

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An Evening With Batman and Robin (1965)
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Range Land (1949)
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Gun Law Justice (1949)
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Haunted Trails (1949)
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Riders of the Dusk (1949)
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Trails End (1949)
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Biography

Newspaperman, short-story writer, vaudevillian and stock actor who broke into film in the early teens and directed scores of low-budget productions over the next three decades. Hillyer cranked out a host of silent westerns for stars such as William S. Hart and Tom Mix, many of them expert examples of Western genre entertainment, before moving onto romantic dramas, crime melodramas and thrillers. One of his best-remembered films is "Dracula's Daughter" (1936), a subtle, atmospheric sequel which proved superior as a film to the Universal hit of five years earlier which spawned it. Hillyer spent the last part of his career at Monogram in the 1940s.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

An Evening With Batman and Robin (1965)
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Range Land (1949)
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Gun Law Justice (1949)
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Haunted Trails (1949)
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Riders of the Dusk (1949)
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Trails End (1949)
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Gun Runner (1949)
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Overland Trails (1948)
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Song of the Drifter (1948)
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Outlaw Brand (1948)
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Partners of the Sunset (1948)
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Oklahoma Blues (1948)
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The Fighting Ranger (1948)
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Crossed Trails (1948)
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Frontier Agent (1948)
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The Sheriff of Medicine Bow (1948)
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Sundown Riders (1948)
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Range Renegades (1948)
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Prairie Express (1947)
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Gun Talk (1947)
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Valley of Fear (1947)
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The Hat-box Mystery (1947)
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The Law Comes to Gunsight (1947)
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The Case of the Baby Sitter (1947)
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Raiders of the South (1947)
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Flashing Guns (1947)
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Trailing Danger (1947)
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Land of the Lawless (1947)
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Trigger Fingers (1946)
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Under Arizona Skies (1946)
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Silver Range (1946)
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Shadows on the Range (1946)
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The Gentleman from Texas (1946)
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Border Bandits (1946)
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The Lost Trail (1945)
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Flame of the West (1945)
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Frontier Feud (1945)
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Beyond the Pecos (1945)
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South of the Rio Grande (1945)
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Stranger from Santa Fe (1945)
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Ghost Guns (1944)
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Law Men (1944)
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West of the Rio Grande (1944)
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Partners of the Trail (1944)
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Range Law (1944)
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Land of the Outlaws (1944)
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The Texas Kid (1943)
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Fighting Frontier (1943)
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Six Gun Gospel (1943)
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The Stranger from Pecos (1943)
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Bombardier (1943)
Director of aerial action seq
Smart Guy (1943)
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Batman (1943)
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Prairie Gunsmoke (1942)
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Vengeance of the West (1942)
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North of the Rockies (1942)
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The Devil's Trail (1942)
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The Son of Monte Cristo (1941)
2nd Unit Director
Roaring Frontiers (1941)
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The Pinto Kid (1941)
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Hands Across the Rockies (1941)
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The Royal Mounted Patrol (1941)
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The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
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The Medico of Painted Springs (1941)
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King of Dodge City (1941)
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The Return of Daniel Boone (1941)
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Prairie Stranger (1941)
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Thunder Over the Prairie (1941)
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North from the Lone Star (1941)
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Beyond the Sacramento (1940)
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The Durango Kid (1940)
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The Wildcat of Tucson (1940)
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Girl from Rio (1939)
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Convict's Code (1939)
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Should a Girl Marry? (1939)
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Women in Prison (1938)
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My Old Kentucky Home (1938)
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Extortion (1938)
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Gang Bullets (1938)
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All-American Sweetheart (1937)
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Girls Can Play (1937)
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Speed to Spare (1937)
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Dangerous Waters (1936)
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The Invisible Ray (1936)
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Dracula's Daughter (1936)
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Guard That Girl (1935)
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Awakening of Jim Burke (1935)
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Behind the Evidence (1935)
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Superspeed (1935)
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Men of the Hour (1935)
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In Spite of Danger (1935)
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Man Trailer (1934)
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Against the Law (1934)
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Men of the Night (1934)
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Once to Every Woman (1934)
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One Is Guilty (1934)
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The Defense Rests (1934)
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Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)
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The California Trail (1933)
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Unknown Valley (1933)
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Before Midnight (1933)
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The Fighting Code (1933)
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Dangerous Crossroads (1933)
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Police Car 17 (1933)
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Master of Men (1933)
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White Eagle (1932)
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Sundown Rider (1932)
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The Fighting Fool (1932)
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Hello Trouble (1932)
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South of the Rio Grande (1932)
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Forbidden Trail (1932)
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One Man Law (1931)
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The Deadline (1931)
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Beau Bandit (1930)
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The Branded Sombrero (1928)
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Fleetwing (1928)
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Hills of Peril (1927)
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The War Horse (1927)
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Chain Lightning (1927)
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30 Below Zero (1926)
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Her Second Chance (1926)
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Miss Nobody (1926)
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The Unguarded Hour (1925)
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I Want My Man (1925)
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The Making of O'Malley (1925)
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The Knockout (1925)
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Barbara Frietchie (1924)
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Those Who Dance (1924)
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Idle Tongues (1924)
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Eyes of the Forest (1923)
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Scars of Jealousy (1923)
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The Spoilers (1923)
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Temporary Marriage (1923)
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The Lone Star Ranger (1923)
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Mile-a-Minute Romeo (1923)
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The Shock (1923)
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The Super-Sex (1922)
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The Altar Stairs (1922)
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Caught Bluffing (1922)
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Skin Deep (1922)
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White Hands (1922)
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Travelin' On (1922)
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The Whistle (1921)
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White Oak (1921)
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O'Malley of the Mounted (1921)
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Three Word Brand (1921)
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The Testing Block (1920)
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The Cradle of Courage (1920)
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The Toll Gate (1920)
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Sand! (1920)
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John Petticoats (1919)
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Square Deal Sanderson (1919)
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The Poppy Girl's Husband (1919)
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The Money Corral (1919)
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Breed of Men (1919)
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Wagon Tracks (1919)
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Riddle Gawne (1918)
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An Even Break (1917)
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The Narrow Trail (1917)
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Strife (1917)
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Writer (Feature Film)

The Officer and the Lady (1941)
Screenwriter
The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)
Writer
The Officer and the Lady (1941)
Story
Parents on Trial (1939)
Screenwriter
Extortion (1938)
Contract Writer
Highway Patrol (1938)
Story
Girls Can Play (1937)
Screenwriter
Speed to Spare (1937)
Screenwriter
The Shadow (1937)
Contract Writer
Law Beyond the Range (1935)
Story and Screenplay
Guard That Girl (1935)
Story and Screenplay
Man Trailer (1934)
Screenwriter
Men of the Night (1934)
Story and Screenplay
The California Trail (1933)
Screenwriter
Unknown Valley (1933)
Screenwriter
Straightaway (1933)
Story and Screenplay
Police Car 17 (1933)
Story and Screenplay
The Fighting Code (1933)
Screenwriter
State Trooper (1933)
Story
Sundown Rider (1932)
Screenwriter
Hello Trouble (1932)
Writer
The Deadline (1931)
Story
One Man Law (1931)
Writer
Hide-Out (1930)
Scen
Hide-Out (1930)
Story
The Branded Sombrero (1928)
Scen
Fleetwing (1928)
Story
The War Horse (1927)
Scen
Chain Lightning (1927)
Scen
The War Horse (1927)
Story
Those Who Dance (1924)
Adaptation
Barbara Frietchie (1924)
Adaptation
The Lone Star Ranger (1923)
Scen
Temporary Marriage (1923)
Scen
Scars of Jealousy (1923)
Adaptation
The Super-Sex (1922)
Scen
Travelin' On (1922)
Adaptation
The Super-Sex (1922)
Adaptation
White Hands (1922)
Writer
The Whistle (1921)
Adaptation
Three Word Brand (1921)
Adaptation
The Man From Lost River (1921)
Scen
O'Malley of the Mounted (1921)
Picturized by
The Cradle of Courage (1920)
Scen
The Testing Block (1920)
Scen
The Toll Gate (1920)
Story
Sand! (1920)
Scen
The Money Corral (1919)
Scen
Square Deal Sanderson (1919)
Scen
Unfaithful (1918)
Screenwriter
Love or Justice (1917)
Scen
The Mother Instinct (1917)
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They're Off (1917)
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The Little Brother (1917)
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The Snarl (1917)
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The Desert Man (1917)
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An Even Break (1917)
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One Shot Ross (1917)
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Director (Short)

Gem-Jams (1943)
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Radio Runaround (1943)
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Life Events

Videos

Movie Clip

Once To Every Woman (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Men Aren't Born Great We’ve just met Fay Wray as take-charge head nurse Mary Fanshawe, and she’s summoned distracted trainee Doris (Mary Carlisle) for a chewing-out, followed by her first visit with Dr. Preston (Walter Byron), discussing a rival, and her projected ambitions, early in Once To Every Woman, 1933.
Once To Every Woman (1933) -- (Movie Clip) I Can Get Away With It All exposition here as we’ve just met junior hot-shot surgeon Jim (Ralph Bellamy) and his mentor and boss Selby (Walter Connolly), and they move quickly to the challenging brain patient on their ward, in RKO’s racy Once To Every Woman, 1933, starring Fay Wray.
Once To Every Woman (1933) -- (Movie Clip) Nothing Professional Conscientious surgeon Jim Barclay (Ralph Bellamy) has just made good his threat to resign, but feels a need to take a crack at ambitious but chilly nurse Mary (Fay Wray), and winds up warning her about her beau Freddie (Walter Byron), himself busy with Mary Carlisle, in Once To Every Woman, 1933.
Dracula's Daughter (1936) -- (Movie Clip) My Mistress Is An Artist In foggy London Sandor (Irivng Pichel), aide to the title character, solicits pretty vagrant Lili (Nan Gray) as a model for Countess Marya (Gloria Holden) who, it turns out, has not quite overcome her cravings after all, in Universal's Dracula's Daughter, 1936.
Dracula's Daughter (1936) -- (Movie Clip) What Do You See In My Eyes? The evening after she’s gratefully buried her father, staked through the heart, Countess Marya (Gloria Holden, title character) believes she’s free but Sandor (Irving Pichel), her assistant (or something?) has doubts, and she decides to go out, in Universal’s Dracula’s Daughter. 1936.

Trailer

Dracula's Daughter - (Re-issue Trailer) A Hungarian countess seeks the aid of a noted psychiatrist, in hopes of freeing herself of a mysterious evil influence in Dracula's Daughter (1936).

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