Lesley Selander
An image from Lassie, one of the productions that also features Lesley Selander.
Lesley Selander

Lesley Selander

May 26, 1900 — 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.

A Night at the Opera

A Night at the Opera

1935

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

Fury

Fury

1936

Lassie

Lassie

1954

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

1964

Flight to Mars

Flight to Mars

1951

Revolt at Fort Laramie

Revolt at Fort Laramie

1957

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold

1958