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Lesley Selander

Lesley Selander

DirectorDirectingCinematographer May 26 (died age 79) Los Angeles, California, USA 1925–1968 (43 year career)
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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, ha…

Known For

The Thin Man
Film

The Thin Man

Assistant Director
A Night at the Opera
Film

A Night at the Opera

Assistant Director
Fury
Film

Fury

Assistant Director
Lassie
Film

Lassie

Director
Daniel Boone
Film

Daniel Boone

Director
Revolt at Fort Laramie
Film

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Director
Laramie
Film

Laramie

Director
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold
Film

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

Director

Filmography

Crew (154)

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Movies (147)

Arizona Bushwhackers

Arizona Bushwhackers

1968

Director

3.6
Fort Utah

Fort Utah

1967

Director

3.6
The Texican

The Texican

1966

Director

5.4
Town Tamer

Town Tamer

1965

Director

6.5
Convict Stage

Convict Stage

1965

Director

6.1
War Party

War Party

1965

Director

5.5
Fort Courageous

Fort Courageous

1965

Director

4.9
The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

1958

Director

6.5
Revolt at Fort Laramie

Revolt at Fort Laramie

1957

Director

6.5
Tomahawk Trail

Tomahawk Trail

1957

Director

5.7
Outlaw's Son

Outlaw's Son

1957

Director

5.8
Taming Sutton’s Gal

Taming Sutton’s Gal

1957

Director

The Wayward Girl

The Wayward Girl

1957

Director

6.0
The Broken Star

The Broken Star

1956

Director

6.4
Quincannon, Frontier Scout

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

1956

Director

4.4
Shotgun

Shotgun

1955

Director

5.4
Fort Yuma

Fort Yuma

1955

Director

5.2
Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding

1955

Director

5.6
Desert Sands

Desert Sands

1955

Director

4.2
Fury

Fury

1955

Director

Dragonfly Squadron

Dragonfly Squadron

1954

Director

6.0
Arrow In The Dust

Arrow In The Dust

1954

Director

5.8
The Yellow Tomahawk

The Yellow Tomahawk

1954

Director

6.0
Return from the Sea

Return from the Sea

1954

Director

4.5
The Royal African Rifles

The Royal African Rifles

1953

Director

Fort Algiers

Fort Algiers

1953

Director

6.0
Fort Vengeance

Fort Vengeance

1953

Director

6.2
Cow Country

Cow Country

1953

Director

3.9
War Paint

War Paint

1953

Director

5.5
Fighter Attack

Fighter Attack

1953

Director

4.5
Flat Top

Flat Top

1952

Director

4.2
Battle Zone

Battle Zone

1952

Director

5.0
Fort Osage

Fort Osage

1952

Director

6.0
Road Agent

Road Agent

1952

Director

5.5
Desert Passage

Desert Passage

1952

Director

4.2
Trail Guide

Trail Guide

1952

Director

5.0
The Raiders

The Raiders

1952

Director

5.7
I Was an American Spy

I Was an American Spy

1951

Director

6.2
Saddle Legion

Saddle Legion

1951

Director

6.3
Overland Telegraph

Overland Telegraph

1951

Director

6.7
Gunplay

Gunplay

1951

Director

6.2
Flight to Mars

Flight to Mars

1951

Director

5.1
The Highwayman

The Highwayman

1951

Director

Cavalry Scout

Cavalry Scout

1951

Director

5.8
Pistol Harvest

Pistol Harvest

1951

Director

5.2
Law of the Badlands

Law of the Badlands

1951

Director

6.0
Short Grass

Short Grass

1950

Director

6.0
The Kangaroo Kid

The Kangaroo Kid

1950

Director

6.0
Rio Grande Patrol

Rio Grande Patrol

1950

Director

5.0
Riders of the Range

Riders of the Range

1950

Director

6.0
Dakota Lil

Dakota Lil

1950

Director

5.0
Rider from Tucson

Rider from Tucson

1950

Director

6.0
Storm Over Wyoming

Storm Over Wyoming

1950

Director

5.5
Sky Dragon

Sky Dragon

1949

Director

7.7
Rustlers

Rustlers

1949

Director

5.3
Brothers in the Saddle

Brothers in the Saddle

1949

Director

5.0
Stampede

Stampede

1949

Director

5.5
Masked Raiders

Masked Raiders

1949

Director

6.0
The Mysterious Desperado

The Mysterious Desperado

1949

Director

4.0
Panhandle

Panhandle

1948

Director

5.7
Strike It Rich

Strike It Rich

1948

Director

Belle Starr's Daughter

Belle Starr's Daughter

1948

Director

4.1
Indian Agent

Indian Agent

1948

Director

5.2
Guns of Hate

Guns of Hate

1948

Director

5.0
Saddle Pals

Saddle Pals

1947

Director

5.0
Blackmail

Blackmail

1947

Director

3.9
Last Frontier Uprising

Last Frontier Uprising

1947

Director

The Pilgrim Lady

The Pilgrim Lady

1947

Director

5.0
The Red Stallion

The Red Stallion

1947

Director

Robin Hood Of Texas

Robin Hood Of Texas

1947

Director

Traffic in Crime

Traffic in Crime

1946

Director

6.0
The Catman of Paris

The Catman of Paris

1946

Director

5.4
Out California Way

Out California Way

1946

Director

6.0
Passkey to Danger

Passkey to Danger

1946

Director

Night Train to Memphis

Night Train to Memphis

1946

Director

The Fatal Witness

The Fatal Witness

1945

Director

5.8
Trail of Kit Carson

Trail of Kit Carson

1945

Director

The Vampire's Ghost

The Vampire's Ghost

1945

Director

5.2
Great Stagecoach Robbery

Great Stagecoach Robbery

1945

Director

Phantom of the Plains

Phantom of the Plains

1945

Director

Jungle Raiders

Jungle Raiders

1945

Director

5.5
Three's a Crowd

Three's a Crowd

1945

Director

Sheriff of Las Vegas

Sheriff of Las Vegas

1944

Director

4.0
Sheriff of Sundown

Sheriff of Sundown

1944

Director

Firebrands of Arizona

Firebrands of Arizona

1944

Director

6.0
Lumberjack

Lumberjack

1944

Director

5.4
Cheyenne Wildcat

Cheyenne Wildcat

1944

Director

4.0
Call of the Rockies

Call of the Rockies

1944

Director

6.0
Stagecoach to Monterey

Stagecoach to Monterey

1944

Director

Forty Thieves

Forty Thieves

1944

Director

3.5
Bordertown Trail

Bordertown Trail

1944

Director

Colt Comrades

Colt Comrades

1943

Director

5.3
Riders of the Deadline

Riders of the Deadline

1943

Director

4.1
Border Patrol

Border Patrol

1943

Director

5.3
Buckskin Frontier

Buckskin Frontier

1943

Director

6.0
Bar 20

Bar 20

1943

Director

3.9
Undercover Man

Undercover Man

1942

Director

5.0
Lost Canyon

Lost Canyon

1942

Director

4.5
Thundering Hoofs

Thundering Hoofs

1942

Director

3.2
Bandit Ranger

Bandit Ranger

1942

Director

3.4
Red River Robin Hood

Red River Robin Hood

1942

Director

6.0
Riders of the Timberline

Riders of the Timberline

1941

Director

2.0
Doomed Caravan

Doomed Caravan

1941

Director

3.5
Stick to Your Guns

Stick to Your Guns

1941

Director

4.0
Wide Open Town

Wide Open Town

1941

Director

3.0
The Roundup

The Roundup

1941

Director

8.0
Pirates on Horseback

Pirates on Horseback

1941

Director

3.0
Hidden Gold

Hidden Gold

1940

Director

5.3
Stagecoach War

Stagecoach War

1940

Director

4.0
Cherokee Strip

Cherokee Strip

1940

Director

4.0
The Light of Western Stars

The Light of Western Stars

1940

Director

2.5
Santa Fe Marshal

Santa Fe Marshal

1940

Director

5.3
Three Men from Texas

Three Men from Texas

1940

Director

5.6
Knights of the Range

Knights of the Range

1940

Director

Silver on the Sage

Silver on the Sage

1939

Director

3.0
Sunset Trail

Sunset Trail

1939

Director

5.0
Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert

1939

Director

5.8
Range War

Range War

1939

Director

4.0
Renegade Trail

Renegade Trail

1939

Director

4.0
Pride of the West

Pride of the West

1938

Director

4.0
Partners of the Plains

Partners of the Plains

1938

Director

3.0
The Frontiersmen

The Frontiersmen

1938

Director

4.0
Heart of Arizona

Heart of Arizona

1938

Director

5.0
Cassidy of Bar 20

Cassidy of Bar 20

1938

Director

5.7
Bar 20 Justice

Bar 20 Justice

1938

Director

4.7
The Mysterious Rider

The Mysterious Rider

1938

Director

6.0
Sandflow

Sandflow

1937

Director

The Barrier

The Barrier

1937

Director

Smoke Tree Range

Smoke Tree Range

1937

Director

Black Aces

Black Aces

1937

Director

5.2
Hopalong Rides Again

Hopalong Rides Again

1937

Director

5.5
Left-Handed Law

Left-Handed Law

1937

Director

4.0
Fury

Fury

1936

Assistant Director

7.5
The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

The Boss Rider of Gun Creek

1936

Director

6.0
Empty Saddles

Empty Saddles

1936

Director

Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder

1936

Assistant Director

4.2
The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

1936

Assistant Director

5.4
Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1936

Director

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935

Assistant Director

7.4
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

Assistant Director

7.5
What Every Woman Knows

What Every Woman Knows

1934

Assistant Director

7.0
The Warrior's Husband

The Warrior's Husband

1933

Assistant Director

The Spider

The Spider

1931

Assistant Director

6.0
Don't Marry

Don't Marry

1928

Assistant Director

Napoleon, Jr.

Napoleon, Jr.

1926

Director

Durand of the Bad Lands

Durand of the Bad Lands

1925

Assistant Director

Wolf Blood

Wolf Blood

1925

Director of Photography

5.1