Francis D. Lyon

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Francis D. Lyon

Born July 29, 1905 · Bowbells, North Dakota, USA

Died October 8, 1996 · aged 91

Francis D. 'Pete' Lyon (July 29, 1905 – October 8, 1996) was an American film director, television director, and film editor. Born in Bowbells, North Dakota, Lyon moved to California to attend UCLA. After graduation, he moved to England to begin his career in film. He returned to the US and from the early 1930s to the 1950s, Lyon was exclusively an editor, except for one uncredited acting role in…

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Red RiverRed River · 1948
Red River
★ 7.31948
MovieWesternDrama
Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrannical in the eyes of Matthew Garth, his adopted son and protégé.
Things to ComeThings to Come · 1936
Things to Come
★ 6.41936
MovieDramaScience Fiction
The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
The OklahomanThe Oklahoman · 1957
The Oklahoman
★ 5.81957
MovieWestern
After his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor settles down in the small Oklahoma town of Cherokee Wells to raise his newborn daughter. Unfortunately, not all the citizens there are hospitable, especially when the doctor hires a pretty Indian teenager as his child's nanny.
Red Planet MarsRed Planet Mars · 1952
Red Planet Mars
★ 4.91952
MovieScience Fiction
Husband-and-wife scientists pick up a pie-in-the-sky TV message supposedly from Mars.
The Great Locomotive ChaseThe Great Locomotive Chase · 1956
The Great Locomotive Chase
★ 6.41956
MovieActionAdventure
During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things don't go as planned when the conductor of the train that they stole is on to them and is doing everything he can to stop them. Based on a true story.
Destination Inner SpaceDestination Inner Space · 1966
Destination Inner Space
★ 4.91966
MovieThrillerScience Fiction
A futuristic underwater sea-lab is having problems with a UFO that's parked between them and a nearby deep ocean trench. As they investigate, they attract the unwanted attention of a dangerous creature who puts the scientists and crew in danger.
Bride of the GorillaBride of the Gorilla · 1951
Bride of the Gorilla
★ 4.81951
MovieHorror
The owner of a plantation in the jungle marries a beautiful woman. Shortly afterward, he is plagued by a strange voodoo curse which transforms him into a gorilla. But is his transformation real or is it all in his head?
RembrandtRembrandt · 1936
Rembrandt
★ 6.81936
MovieDramaHistory
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife, Rembrandt's work takes a dark turn, which offends many of his patrons.

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Black SaddleBlack Saddle · 1959
Black Saddle
★ 6.21959
SeriesWesternDrama
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane. For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner with Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn.

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Cavalcade of AmericaCavalcade of America · 1952
Cavalcade of America
★ 4.61952
SeriesDrama
Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an adaptation of Show Boat, and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and later on television from 1952 to 1957. Originally on CBS, the series pioneered the use of anthology drama for company audio advertising. Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. This was consistent with DuPont's overall conservative philosophy and legacy as an American company dating back to 1802. The company's motto, "Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the beginning of each program, and the dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation.

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