Lesley Selander
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 26, 1900
- Died
- December 5, 1979
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Arizona Bushwhackers 1968
Director
Fort Utah 1967
Director
The Texican 1966
Director
Town Tamer 1965
Director
Fort Courageous 1965
Director
War Party 1965
Director
Convict Stage 1965
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The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold 1958
Director
The Wayward Girl 1957
Director
Taming Sutton’s Gal 1957
Director
Outlaw's Son 1957
Director
Revolt at Fort Laramie 1957
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Tomahawk Trail 1957
Director
Quincannon, Frontier Scout 1956
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The Broken Star 1956
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Desert Sands 1955
Director
Fury 1955
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Fort Yuma 1955
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Tall Man Riding 1955
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Shotgun 1955
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Return from the Sea 1954
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The Yellow Tomahawk 1954
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Arrow In The Dust 1954
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Dragonfly Squadron 1954
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The Royal African Rifles 1953
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Fighter Attack 1953
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Fort Algiers 1953
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War Paint 1953
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Cow Country 1953
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Fort Vengeance 1953
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The Raiders 1952
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Battle Zone 1952
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Flat Top 1952
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Desert Passage 1952
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Road Agent 1952
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Trail Guide 1952
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Fort Osage 1952
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Overland Telegraph 1951
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Flight to Mars 1951
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Pistol Harvest 1951
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The Highwayman 1951
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Gunplay 1951
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Cavalry Scout 1951
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I Was an American Spy 1951
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Saddle Legion 1951
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Law of the Badlands 1951
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Short Grass 1950
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The Kangaroo Kid 1950
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Rio Grande Patrol 1950
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Rider from Tucson 1950
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Storm Over Wyoming 1950
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Dakota Lil 1950
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Riders of the Range 1950
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The Mysterious Desperado 1949
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Masked Raiders 1949
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Stampede 1949
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Sky Dragon 1949
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Rustlers 1949
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Brothers in the Saddle 1949
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Indian Agent 1948
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Strike It Rich 1948
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Belle Starr's Daughter 1948
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Guns of Hate 1948
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Panhandle 1948
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The Red Stallion 1947
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Blackmail 1947
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Robin Hood Of Texas 1947
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Saddle Pals 1947
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Last Frontier Uprising 1947
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The Pilgrim Lady 1947
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Out California Way 1946
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Night Train to Memphis 1946
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Traffic in Crime 1946
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Passkey to Danger 1946
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The Catman of Paris 1946
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The Fatal Witness 1945
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Jungle Raiders 1945
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Phantom of the Plains 1945
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Trail of Kit Carson 1945
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- Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd 1945
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The Vampire's Ghost 1945
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Great Stagecoach Robbery 1945
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Sheriff of Las Vegas 1944
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Firebrands of Arizona 1944
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Sheriff of Sundown 1944
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Cheyenne Wildcat 1944
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Stagecoach to Monterey 1944
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Bordertown Trail 1944
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Call of the Rockies 1944
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Forty Thieves 1944
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Lumberjack 1944
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Riders of the Deadline 1943
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Bar 20 1943
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Colt Comrades 1943
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Buckskin Frontier 1943
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Border Patrol 1943
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Lost Canyon 1942
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Red River Robin Hood 1942
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Undercover Man 1942
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Bandit Ranger 1942
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Thundering Hoofs 1942
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Stick to Your Guns 1941
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Riders of the Timberline 1941
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Wide Open Town 1941
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Pirates on Horseback 1941
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The Roundup 1941
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Doomed Caravan 1941
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Three Men from Texas 1940
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Cherokee Strip 1940
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Stagecoach War 1940
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Hidden Gold 1940
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The Light of Western Stars 1940
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Knights of the Range 1940
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Santa Fe Marshal 1940
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Range War 1939
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Renegade Trail 1939
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Heritage of the Desert 1939
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Silver on the Sage 1939
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Sunset Trail 1939
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The Frontiersmen 1938
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The Mysterious Rider 1938
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Pride of the West 1938
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Bar 20 Justice 1938
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Heart of Arizona 1938
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Cassidy of Bar 20 1938
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Partners of the Plains 1938
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The Barrier 1937
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Black Aces 1937
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Hopalong Rides Again 1937
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Smoke Tree Range 1937
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Left-Handed Law 1937
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Sandflow 1937
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Empty Saddles 1936
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The Boss Rider of Gun Creek 1936
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Ride 'Em Cowboy 1936
Director
Fury 1936
Assistant Director
Moonlight Murder 1936
Assistant Director
The Garden Murder Case 1936
Assistant Director
A Night at the Opera 1935
Assistant Director
What Every Woman Knows 1934
Assistant Director
The Thin Man 1934
Assistant Director
The Warrior's Husband 1933
Assistant Director
The Spider 1931
Assistant Director
- Don't Marry
Don't Marry 1928
Assistant Director
- Napoleon, Jr.
Napoleon, Jr. 1926
Director
Wolf Blood 1925
Director of Photography
Durand of the Bad Lands 1925
Assistant Director
The Timber Wolf 1925
Assistant Director
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