Lesley Selander
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Lesley Selander
Filmography
Production & Directing (148)
1968
Arizona BushwhackersDirector
4.3
1967
Fort UtahDirector
4.3
1966
The TexicanDirector
5.4
1965
Town TamerDirector
6.8
1965
Fort CourageousDirector
5.1
1965
War PartyDirector
6.3
1965
Convict StageDirector
6.4
1958
6.6
1957
The Wayward GirlDirector
8.0
1957
Taming Sutton’s GalDirector
9.0
1957
Outlaw's SonDirector
6.2
1957
Revolt at Fort LaramieDirector
6.6
1957
Tomahawk TrailDirector
6.0
1956
Quincannon, Frontier ScoutDirector
5.2
1956
The Broken StarDirector
6.9
1955
Desert SandsDirector
5.0
1955
FuryDirector
1955
Fort YumaDirector
5.3
1955
Tall Man RidingDirector
5.8
1955
ShotgunDirector
5.6
1954
Return from the SeaDirector
6.0
1954
The Yellow TomahawkDirector
6.6
1954
Arrow In The DustDirector
6.3
1954
Dragonfly SquadronDirector
6.5
1953
The Royal African RiflesDirector
9.0
1953
Fighter AttackDirector
4.5
1953
Fort AlgiersDirector
6.2
1953
War PaintDirector
5.6
1953
Cow CountryDirector
4.6
1953
Fort VengeanceDirector
6.4
1952
The RaidersDirector
6.2
1952
Flat TopDirector
4.6
1952
Battle ZoneDirector
5.5
1952
Desert PassageDirector
5.0
1952
Road AgentDirector
7.0
1952
Trail GuideDirector
6.3
1952
Fort OsageDirector
6.5
1951
Overland TelegraphDirector
7.0
1951
Flight to MarsDirector
5.2
1951
Pistol HarvestDirector
6.5
1951
The HighwaymanDirector
10.0
1951
GunplayDirector
7.0
1951
Cavalry ScoutDirector
6.0
1951
I Was an American SpyDirector
6.6
1951
Saddle LegionDirector
6.8
1951
Law of the BadlandsDirector
6.5
1950
Short GrassDirector
6.0
1950
The Kangaroo KidDirector
7.5
1950
Rio Grande PatrolDirector
6.5
1950
Rider from TucsonDirector
7.0
1950
Storm Over WyomingDirector
6.3
1950
Dakota LilDirector
5.4
1950
Riders of the RangeDirector
6.3
1949
The Mysterious DesperadoDirector
6.7
1949
Masked RaidersDirector
6.7
1949
StampedeDirector
6.2
1949
Sky DragonDirector
8.0
1949
RustlersDirector
6.3
1949
Brothers in the SaddleDirector
5.8
1948
Indian AgentDirector
5.9
1948
Strike It RichDirector
8.0
1948
Belle Starr's DaughterDirector
5.1
1948
Guns of HateDirector
6.0
1948
PanhandleDirector
5.8
1947
The Red StallionDirector
10.0
1947
BlackmailDirector
4.2
1947
Robin Hood Of TexasDirector
7.0
1947
Saddle PalsDirector
6.5
1947
Last Frontier UprisingDirector
10.0
1947
The Pilgrim LadyDirector
6.0
1946
Out California WayDirector
7.5
1946
Night Train to MemphisDirector
9.0
1946
Traffic in CrimeDirector
6.0
1946
Passkey to DangerDirector
8.0
1946
The Catman of ParisDirector
5.6
1945
The Fatal WitnessDirector
6.0
1945
Jungle RaidersDirector
7.0
1945
Phantom of the PlainsDirector
7.0
1945
Trail of Kit CarsonDirector
7.0
1945
Three's a CrowdDirector
8.0
1945
The Vampire's GhostDirector
5.5
1945
Great Stagecoach RobberyDirector
7.0
1944
Sheriff of Las VegasDirector
5.5
1944
Firebrands of ArizonaDirector
8.0
1944
Sheriff of SundownDirector
9.0
1944
Cheyenne WildcatDirector
6.0
1944
Stagecoach to MontereyDirector
7.0
1944
Bordertown TrailDirector
9.0
1944
Call of the RockiesDirector
6.3
1944
Forty ThievesDirector
5.0
1944
LumberjackDirector
5.8
1943
Riders of the DeadlineDirector
5.3
1943
Bar 20Director
4.9
1943
Colt ComradesDirector
5.9
1943
Buckskin FrontierDirector
7.0
1943
Border PatrolDirector
6.2
1942
Lost CanyonDirector
6.3
1942
Red River Robin HoodDirector
6.2
1942
Undercover ManDirector
5.7
1942
Bandit RangerDirector
4.7
1942
Thundering HoofsDirector
4.9
1941
Riders of the TimberlineDirector
4.5
1941
Stick to Your GunsDirector
5.7
1941
Wide Open TownDirector
6.5
1941
Pirates on HorsebackDirector
6.0
1941
The RoundupDirector
9.0
1941
Doomed CaravanDirector
5.3
1940
Three Men from TexasDirector
6.6
1940
Cherokee StripDirector
5.5
1940
Stagecoach WarDirector
6.0
1940
Hidden GoldDirector
5.8
1940
The Light of Western StarsDirector
5.0
1940
Knights of the RangeDirector
7.0
1940
Santa Fe MarshalDirector
6.3
1939
Range WarDirector
6.5
1939
Renegade TrailDirector
5.0
1939
Heritage of the DesertDirector
6.6
1939
Silver on the SageDirector
6.5
1939
Sunset TrailDirector
6.3
1938
The FrontiersmenDirector
5.8
1938
The Mysterious RiderDirector
7.3
1938
Pride of the WestDirector
6.5
1938
Bar 20 JusticeDirector
5.4
1938
Heart of ArizonaDirector
5.5
1938
Cassidy of Bar 20Director
6.0
1938
Partners of the PlainsDirector
5.0
1937
The BarrierDirector
10.0
1937
Black AcesDirector
5.6
1937
Hopalong Rides AgainDirector
6.3
1937
Smoke Tree RangeDirector
7.0
1937
Left-Handed LawDirector
7.0
1937
SandflowDirector
9.0
1936
Empty SaddlesDirector
10.0
1936
The Boss Rider of Gun CreekDirector
6.5
1936
Ride 'Em CowboyDirector
10.0
1936
FuryAssistant Director
7.5
1936
Moonlight MurderAssistant Director
4.8
1936
The Garden Murder CaseAssistant Director
5.7
1935
A Night at the OperaAssistant Director
7.4
1934
What Every Woman KnowsAssistant Director
7.6
1934
The Thin ManAssistant Director
7.5
1933
The Warrior's HusbandAssistant Director
7.0
1931
The SpiderAssistant Director
7.0
1928
Don't MarryAssistant Director
10.0
1926
Napoleon, Jr.Director
9.0
1925
Wolf BloodDirector of Photography
5.4
1925
Durand of the Bad LandsAssistant Director
7.0
1925
The Timber WolfAssistant Director
10.0