Lew Landers

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lew Landers (January 2, 1901 - December 16, 1962) was a prolific American film and television director. Born Louis Friedlander in New York City, Lew Landers began his movie career as an actor. In 1914 he appeared in two features, D. W. Griffith's drama The Escape and the comedy short Admission – Two Pins, opposite Glen White, under his birth name. He began making films in the 1930s, one of his first being the Boris Karloff / Bela Lugosi thriller The Raven (1935). After directing a few more features, he changed his name to Lew Landers and went on to direct more than 100 films in a variety of genres, including westerns, comedy and horror films. He worked for every major film studio—and many minor ones—during his career. In the 1950s he began to alternate his film work with directing television series, including two episodes of Adventures of Superman that were shot in black and white in under a week. On December 16, 1962, Landers died of a heart attack. His grave is located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lew Landers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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1. The Raven (1935) — Director
2. The Return of the Vampire (1943) — Director
3. Adventures of Superman (1952) — Director
4. Maverick (1957) — Director
5. The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942) — Director
6. Inner Sanctum (1948) — Director
7. Man in the Dark (1953) — Director
8. Cheyenne (1955) — Director
9. The Power of the Whistler (1945) — Director
10. The Mask of Diijon (1946) — Director
11. Bat Masterson (1958) — Director
12. Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950) — Director
13. Alias Boston Blackie (1942) — Director
14. Pacific Liner (1939) — Director
15. Power of the Press (1943) — Director
16. The Cruel Tower (1956) — Director
17. Highway Patrol (1955) — Director
18. A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) — Director
19. California Conquest (1952) — Director
20. Dynamite Pass (1950) — Director
21. Topper (1953) — Director
22. Science Fiction Theatre (1955) — Director
23. After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943) — Director
24. Terrified (1963) — Director
25. Living on Love (1937) — Director
26. Sugarfoot (1957) — Director
27. Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948) — Director
28. Submarine Raider (1942) — Director
29. Murder in Times Square (1943) — Director
30. Jungle Manhunt (1951) — Director
31. Crashing Hollywood (1938) — Director
32. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1947) — Director
33. Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941) — Director
34. Ski Patrol (1940) — Director
35. I'm from Arkansas (1944) — Director
36. You Can't Buy Luck (1937) — Director
37. Mr. & Mrs. North (1952) — Director
38. Whirlybirds (1957) — Director
39. Crime, Inc. (1945) — Director
40. Hot Rod Gang (1958) — Director