Directing

Fred F. Sears

Born July 7, 1913 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died November 30, 1957 · aged 44

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frederick Francis Sears (1913-1957) was an American film actor and director. Though a marginalized figure in 1950s cinema, he created 52 feature films in a number of genres for Columbia Pictures from 1949 to 1957, before his premature death at the age of 44. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred F. Sears,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of cont…

Known For

Miami Exposé

Miami Exposé · 1956

MovieCrimeDrama

A police detective baits killer gamblers with a mob witness (Patricia Medina) in the Everglades.

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers · 1956

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

MovieActionScience Fiction

Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.

Blondie's Holiday

Blondie's Holiday · 1947

Blondie's Holiday

Dagwood gets a raise due to a new contract with a bank manager. Blondie misunderstanding the amount of the raise pledges more than they can afford to Dagwood's high school reunion organizer who was also Dagwood's high school sweetheart. To make matters worse Dagwood becomes involved with a gang running a gambling establishment.

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado · 1948

The Man from Colorado

MovieWesternDrama

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries to find a way to help him.

The Giant Claw

The Giant Claw · 1957

MovieScience FictionHorror

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.

Millie's Daughter

Millie's Daughter · 1947

Millie's Daughter

MovieCrimeDrama

An errant mother tries to teach her daughter to avoid the same errors she made by choosing a different lifestyle.

Blondie's Anniversary

Blondie's Anniversary · 1947

Blondie's Anniversary

Blondie finds a valuable watch that has been hidden by hubby Dagwood. She assumes that it's a surprise wedding gift, but the truth is that Dagwood has been guarding the watch on behalf of a client who bought the gift for his own wife, which soon leads to trouble with his boss, a loan shark, and crooked building contractors.

Convicted

Convicted · 1950

MovieCrimeDrama

A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted.

Movies

Miami Exposé

Miami Exposé · 1956

MovieCrimeDrama

A police detective baits killer gamblers with a mob witness (Patricia Medina) in the Everglades.

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers · 1956

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

MovieActionScience Fiction

Test space rockets exploding at liftoff and increased reporting of UFO sightings culminate in a direct attempt by alien survivors of a dead, extra-galactic civilization to invade Earth from impervious flying saucers, using ray-weapons of mass destruction.

Blondie's Holiday

Blondie's Holiday · 1947

Blondie's Holiday

Dagwood gets a raise due to a new contract with a bank manager. Blondie misunderstanding the amount of the raise pledges more than they can afford to Dagwood's high school reunion organizer who was also Dagwood's high school sweetheart. To make matters worse Dagwood becomes involved with a gang running a gambling establishment.

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado · 1948

The Man from Colorado

MovieWesternDrama

Two friends return home after their discharge from the army after the Civil War. However, one of them has had deep-rooted psychological damage due to his experiences during the war, and as his behavior becomes more erratic--and violent--his friend desperately tries to find a way to help him.

The Giant Claw

The Giant Claw · 1957

MovieScience FictionHorror

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.

Millie's Daughter

Millie's Daughter · 1947

Millie's Daughter

MovieCrimeDrama

An errant mother tries to teach her daughter to avoid the same errors she made by choosing a different lifestyle.

Blondie's Anniversary

Blondie's Anniversary · 1947

Blondie's Anniversary

Blondie finds a valuable watch that has been hidden by hubby Dagwood. She assumes that it's a surprise wedding gift, but the truth is that Dagwood has been guarding the watch on behalf of a client who bought the gift for his own wife, which soon leads to trouble with his boss, a loan shark, and crooked building contractors.

Convicted

Convicted · 1950

MovieCrimeDrama

A prison warden fights to prove one of his inmates was wrongly convicted.

Smoky Canyon

Smoky Canyon · 1952

Mahoney is a sheep man who's framed for the murder of a rancher. It's all part of a scheme by a dishonest cattleman who hopes to extenuate a range war for his own profit. The Durango Kid helps clear Mahoney's name.

The Family Secret

The Family Secret · 1951

The Family Secret

MovieCrimeDrama

When his son accidentally kills someone, a lawyer must defend the man wrongly charged with the murder.

Calypso Heat Wave

Calypso Heat Wave · 1957

Calypso Heat Wave

A jukebox operator helps promote a calypso craze.

Blondie Knows Best

Blondie Knows Best · 1946

Blondie Knows Best

Dagwood Bumstead poses as his boss Mr. Dithers so that a big business deal can be consummated while Dithers avoids nearsighted process server Jim Gray. The upshot of all this is that Dagwood ends up in a lunatic asylum, forcing Blondie to come to the rescue.

Tokyo Joe

Tokyo Joe · 1949

MovieDramaThriller

An American veteran returns to Tokyo to try to pick up the threads of his pre-World War II life there, but finds himself squeezed between criminals and the authorities.

The Big Gusher

The Big Gusher · 1951

Hoping to strike it rich, four people--two best buddies, a blonde waitress and a cheerful oldtimer--pool their resources so they can drill for oil. A Columbia Pictures B-film from 1951.

Too Old for Dolls

Too Old for Dolls · 1955

Too Old for Dolls

Parents are concerned that their teen-aged daughter doesn't have a date for her school's formal dance. She assures them she has a boy named Al all lined up. Recalling that "Al" was the name of her imaginary childhood friend, Dad arranges for one of the boys from the office to escort her. It turns out that Al really does exist.

Snake River Desperadoes

Snake River Desperadoes · 1951

Snake River Desperadoes

Starrett tries to prevent a range war between settlers and the Native Americans. Blue and his fellow scoundrels think they can profit from the bloodshed,but the Durango Kid along with a couple of precocious youngsters put an end to Blue's terrorism.

A Snitch in Time

A Snitch in Time · 1950

A Snitch in Time

The Stooges are painters who are re-staining some furniture at a boarding house, unaware that a gang of bank robbers has its hideout there.

Shockproof

Shockproof · 1949

MovieRomanceCrime

Jenny Marsh, recently released from prison for killing a man, finds herself under the watchful eye of her parole officer, Griff Marat, who helps her secure a job caring for his ailing mother.

Utah Blaine

Utah Blaine · 1957

Western about Calhoun helping to overcome land-grabbing outlaws.

The Miami Story

The Miami Story · 1954

The Miami Story

MovieCrimeDrama

Fed up with the raising crime in Miami, the police chief and the leading members of the city council hire a former Miami gangster, gone straight, to help eliminate the biggest crime syndicate in the city.

Wyoming Renegades

Wyoming Renegades · 1954

Wyoming Renegades

Brady Sutton returns from three years in prison and tries to go straight. One a member of the Butch Cassidy gang, he is still suspected of being cahoots with them. When Cassidy and his men rob the bank, he is blamed. Escaping from the townspeople, he once again joins up with Cassidy to wait for a chance to help bring him in.

Bonanza Town

Bonanza Town · 1951

Using marked bills, Steve is looking for the supposedly dead Henry Hardison. Coming to Bonanza Town he gets a job with the town boss Crag Bozeman and gets paid with marked bills. He suspects Hardison is Boseman's boss and he is right as Hardison and his men are now planning to get rid of both him and the Durango kid.

Fury at Gunsight Pass

Fury at Gunsight Pass · 1956

Fury at Gunsight Pass

An outlaw terrorizes the citizens of Gunsight Pass while he searches for stolen bank money that mysteriously disappeared after a robbery.

It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You · 1947

It Had to Be You

MovieRomanceComedy

A chronic runaway bride is haunted by her conscience, who becomes reality.

TV Shows

The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre · 1952

The Ford Television Theatre

This show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to Hollywood, California, where Hollywood actors and actresses headed the cast.