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William F. Claxton
Born October 22, 1914 · Los Angeles County, California, USA
Died February 11, 1996 · aged 81
William Francis Claxton (October 22, 1914 – February 11, 1996) was an American film and television producer, editor and director. He made a number of films for Robert L. Lippert. He also directed and produced episodes of Bonanza, the NBC-TV series Little House on the Prairie, and also directed episodes of the NBC-TV series Father Murphy, The Rifleman, The Twilight Zone, Fame, and The High Chaparra…
Known For
Night of the Lepus · 1972Night of the Lepus
★ 4.41972
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Rancher Cole Hillman is fed up of rabbits plaguing his fields. Zoologist Roy Bennett conducts an experiment to curb their population, but it gives rise to giant rabbits that terrorise the town.
Strange Journey · 1946Strange Journey
★ 8.01946
MovieDramaAction
Reformed racketeer "Lucky" Leeds flees from the police when he thinks they are about to arrest him for a murder he didn't commit. He and his wife Patti fly to his privately-owned remote island and have to crash land. Also on the island is a group of shipwrecked people, including a German professor, his daughter, an English journalist, a wealthy widow, a sailor and a Nazi Agent.
The Corsican Brothers · 1941The Corsican Brothers
★ 7.01941
MovieAdventureDrama
Cultured Mario and outlaw Lucien, twins separated at birth, join forces to avenge their parents' death at the hands of evil Colonna. Because each feels all the same sensations experienced by the other, swordplay is difficult for them. Worse yet, raised very differently, they struggle to find common ground between their conflicting personalities. But to defeat their enemy, the two will have to overcome the obstacles and work as a team.
Fighting Back · 1948Fighting Back
★ 6.71948
MovieDramaCrime
An ex-convict, freed to fight in World War II, gets a factory job and is accused when a bracelet is missing.
International Lady · 1941International Lady
★ 6.61941
MovieDramaThriller
Tim Hanley, an American agent, posing as a lawyer with the United States Embassy in London, and Reggie Oliver, a Scotland Yard detective, posing as a music critic are both keeping their eye on Carla Nillson, a famous singer, whom they suspect of espionage. They all meet in London, then in Lisbon, and eventually in New York City, where Carla sings on the radio.
Law of the Lawless · 1964Law of the Lawless
★ 6.51964
MovieWestern
A former gunfighter, now a circuit court judge, faces his father's killer in a small post-Civil War Kansas town.
The Canterville Ghost · 1985The Canterville Ghost
★ 7.31985
MovieTV MovieFamily
The poor ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a brave descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young girl in the family can release him - if she dares!
Stage to Thunder Rock · 1964Stage to Thunder Rock
★ 6.41964
MovieWestern
An aging sheriff is put in the position of having to arrest the outlaw father and two sons with whom he was raised.
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