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Lesley Selander

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