Lew Landers

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Lew Landers

Born January 2, 1901 · New York City, New York, USA

Died December 16, 1962 · aged 61

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lew Landers (January 2, 1901 - December 16, 1962) was a prolific American film and television director. Born Louis Friedlander in New York City, Lew Landers began his movie career as an actor. In 1914 he appeared in two features, D. W. Griffith's drama The Escape and the comedy short Admission – Two Pins, opposite Glen White, under his birth name. He began …

Known For

The RavenThe Raven · 1935
The Raven
★ 6.61935
MovieHorrorCrime
A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated, castle-like home.
The Return of the VampireThe Return of the Vampire · 1943
The Return of the Vampire
★ 6.11943
MovieHorror
In 1918, an English family is terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They think their troubles are over, but German bombs in WWII free the monster. He reclaims the soul of his wolfman ex-servant, and assuming the identity of a scientist who has just escaped from a concentration camp, he starts out on a plan to get revenge upon the family.
Rustlers of Red DogRustlers of Red Dog · 1935
Rustlers of Red Dog
★ 8.51935
MovieWesternAction
A movie serial in 12 chapters: After gold is discovered in the town of Nugget, the titular band of thieves and cutthroats inundates the frontier settlement. A group of three compatriots -- upstanding ex-sheriff Jack Woods, his harmonica-playing friend Laramie and tricky, smooth-talking gambler Deacon -- combine their respective skills in a fateful struggle to deceive and disarm the gang.
Crime, Inc.Crime, Inc. · 1945
Crime, Inc.
★ 4.81945
MovieDramaThriller
A crime reporter writes book to expose names and methods of the criminal leaders. He is held on a charge after refusing to explain how he got his information, but is released and helps to expose the syndicate.
Canal ZoneCanal Zone · 1942
Canal Zone
★ 6.01942
MovieActionAdventure
A cocky pilot at a Panama Canal bomber station clashes with his trainer over recklessness and a woman. After causing a fatal crash while hungover, he seeks redemption when his rivals crash in the jungle.
Man in the DarkMan in the Dark · 1953
Man in the Dark
★ 6.21953
MovieCrimeThriller
Many interested parties are after the loot from a factory payroll heist but the mobster who hid it has amnesia after undergoing experimental brain surgery in the prison hospital.
Harvard Here I ComeHarvard Here I Come · 1941
Harvard Here I Come
★ 5.81941
MovieComedy
Slapsie Rosenbloom receives an award from the satirical Harvard Lampoon for his well-known stupidity. Instead of being enraged, Slapsie Maxie is delighted by the "honor", and promptly tries to enroll at the ivy-league university. Upon arriving on campus, he is pounced upon by a group of eccentric scientists led by Professor Alvin, who is convinced that Rosenbloom is the "missing link" that science has long been searching for.
The Mask of DiijonThe Mask of Diijon · 1946
The Mask of Diijon
★ 4.81946
MovieDramaMystery
A stage illusionist plots a revenge after a particularly humiliating comeback attempt.

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The Man Who Found HimselfThe Man Who Found Himself · 1937
The Man Who Found Himself
★ 8.51937
MovieDrama
Young Jim Stanton is a conscientious surgeon, but spends too many off-duty hours pursuing his passion for aviation to suit his stuffy father. When it is discovered that a passenger killed in a plane that Jim crashes was a married woman, the resulting scandal prompts the hospital to put Jim on probation. His pride wounded, Jim takes to the open road and enjoys the simpler life of a vagabond. In Los Angeles--where he is arrested for vagrancy and put to work on a road crew--Jim runs into old pal Dick Miller, who gets him a job as a mechanic for Roberts Aviation. But maintaining his anonymity becomes more difficult, particularly when a pretty nurse, Doris King, decides to make Jim's redemption her personal crusade.

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