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Paul Landres

Born August 21, 1912 · New York City, New York, USA

Died December 26, 2001 · aged 89

Paul Landres (1912-2001) was an American film and television director. He directed episodes of The Lone Ranger, Maverick and Flipper, among other TV series. His feature films included Johnny Rocco and The Return of Dracula (both 1958). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Landres, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Return of DraculaThe Return of Dracula · 1958
The Return of Dracula
★ 5.61958
MovieHorror
After a vampire leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man's American cousins.
Tower of LondonTower of London · 1939
Tower of London
★ 6.21939
MovieDramaHistory
In the 15th century, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother, King Edward IV of England.
Man from God's CountryMan from God's Country · 1958
Man from God's Country
★ 5.01958
MovieActionAdventure
Dan Beattie gives up his lawman job to move further west and rejoin his old war buddy Curt Warren in the town of Sundown. At first mistaken for a railroad agent by Beau Santee, a Sundown businessman who wants to keep the railroad away from his town, Dan is nearly killed by Santee's henchman, Mark Faber. Dan discovers that his old pal Curt works for Santee. Even after learning Dan's true identity, Santee considers him trouble and plots to get rid of him. With the help of Curt's son Stony, Dan tries to get Curt to take a stand on the right side of the law.
The Scarlet ClawThe Scarlet Claw · 1944
The Scarlet Claw
★ 7.01944
MovieMysteryCrime
When a woman is found dead with her throat torn out, the local villagers blame a supernatural monster. But Sherlock Holmes, who gets drawn into the case from nearby Quebec, suspects a human murderer.
Son of a GunfighterSon of a Gunfighter · 1965
Son of a Gunfighter
★ 4.71965
MovieWestern
A young man stalks his mother's killers.
The VampireThe Vampire · 1957
The Vampire
★ 6.21957
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.
The Road to RenoThe Road to Reno · 1938
The Road to Reno
★ 3.81938
MovieComedy
An opera singer travels to Reno to divorce her rancher husband.
She-Wolf of LondonShe-Wolf of London · 1946
She-Wolf of London
★ 5.61946
MovieMysteryHorror
A young heiress finds evidence suggesting that at night she acts under the influence of a family curse and has begun committing ghastly murders in a nearby park.

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Law of the PlainsmanLaw of the Plainsman · 1959
Law of the Plainsman
★ 7.31959
SeriesWestern
Law of the Plainsman is a Western television series starring Michael Ansara that aired on the NBC television network from October 1, 1959, until May 5, 1960. The character of Native American U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart was introduced in two episodes of the popular ABC Western television series The Rifleman starring Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain. Law of the Plainsman is distinctive and unique in that it was one of the few television programs that featured a Native American as the lead character, a bold move for U.S.network television at that time. Ansara had earlier appeared in the series Broken Arrow, having portrayed the Apache chief, Cochise. Ansara, however, was not Native American but of Syrian descent. Ansara played Sam Buckhart, an Apache Indian who saved the life of a U.S. Cavalry officer after an Indian ambush. When the officer died, he left Sam money that was used for an education at private schools and Harvard University. After school, he returned to New Mexico where he became a Deputy Marshal working for Marshal Andy Morrison. He lived in a boarding house run by Martha Commager. The only other continuing character was 8-year old Tess Logan, an orphan who had been rescued by Buckhart. Robert Harland, later of Target: The Corruptors! starred in seven episodes as Deputy Billy Lordan. Wayne Rogers, who went on to star in another Four Star western, Stagecoach West, and later, M*A*S*H, also played deputy Lordan in several episodes.

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Brave EagleBrave Eagle · 1955
Brave Eagle
★ 8.31955
SeriesWesternDrama
Brave Eagle is a 26-episode half-hour western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6. Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a peaceful young Cheyenne chief. The program was unconventional in that it ⁕ reflects the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West and ⁕ was the first series to feature an American Indian as a lead character. Larsen's co-stars were Kim Winona, a Sioux Indian, as Morning Star, Brave Eagle's romantic interest; Anthony Numkena of Arizona, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, appeared as Keena, the adopted son of Brave Eagle; Pat Hogan as Black Cloud, and Bert Wheeler of the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey, as the halfbreed Smokey Joe, full of tribal tall tales but accompanying wisdom. The episodes center upon routine activities among the Cheyenne, clashes with other tribes, attempts to prevent war, encroachment from white settlers, racial prejudice, and a threat of smallpox.

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