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Fred M. Wilcox
Director 1907 - 1964

Fred M. Wilcox

Tazewell, Virginia, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fred McLeod Wilcox (December 22, 1907 – September 23, 1964) was an American motion picture director. He worked for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for many years best remembered for directing Lassie Come Home (1943) and Forbidden Planet (1956). These... Read full bio →

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6 titles
Forbidden Planet

Forbidden Planet

Fred M. Wilcox 1956 1h 38m 7.9

Captain Adams and the crew of the Starship C57D fly towards planet Altair 4 in search for the Bellerphon spaceship that has been missing for twenty years. To their surprise they are already being expected. A classic science fiction film from 1957 starring Leslie Nielsen.

Tennessee Champ

Tennessee Champ

Fred M. Wilcox 1954 1h 13m

A boxer desperate for money falls in with a shady promoter.

Code Two

Code Two

Fred M. Wilcox 1953 1h 9m

Three young men train to become motorcycle cops.

Hills of Home

Hills of Home

Fred M. Wilcox 1948 1h 37m

William McClure is the villlage doctor in a remote Scottish glen. Tricked into buying Lassie, a collie afraid of water, he sets about teaching her to swim. At the same time he has the bigger problem that he is getting older and must ensure the glen will have a new local doctor ready.

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie

Fred M. Wilcox 1946 1h 32m

Bill's separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie. An accident separates him from her, and he's drafted into K-9 duty in the trenches until battle fatigue takes its toll and he turns vicious. And even though he finds his way back home, he may be condemned as a killer.

Lassie Come Home

Lassie Come Home

Fred M. Wilcox 1943 1h 28m 6.3

After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home. (source: www.imdb.com)

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