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Harry Lachman
Director 1886 - 1975

Harry Lachman

La Salle, Illinois, USA

Harry B. Lachman (June 29, 1886 – March 19, 1975) was an American artist, set designer, and film director. He was born in La Salle, Illinois on June 29, 1886. Lachman was educated at the University of Michigan before becoming a magazine and book illustrator, contributing 4... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

8 titles
Dr. Renault's Secret

Dr. Renault's Secret

Harry Lachman 1942 58m 7.0

A remake of the 1927 horror film "The Wizard". Dr. Larry Forbes(Sheppard Strudwick)arrives in a remote French village to visit his fiancee (Lynne Roberts) who lives with her scientist father Dr. Renault (George Zucco) and his Ape-like manservant Noel. Several Murders coincide with Dr Forbes arrival, with clues pointing in multiple directions.

Castle in the Desert

Castle in the Desert

Harry Lachman 1942 1h 2m 5.7

Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and inhabited by an eccentric, reclusive historian and his wife, a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia.

Dead Men Tell

Dead Men Tell

Harry Lachman 1941 1h 1m 5.0

A treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, and a shipful of red herrings complicate Charlie's search for a murderer on board a treasure cruise.

Charlie Chan in Rio

Charlie Chan in Rio

Harry Lachman 1941 1h 4.5

A pair of murders in Rio de Janiero leads the local police to call the famed detective. Charlie is puzzled, at first, when it appears that one of the murderers is killed by the first victim's widow.

Murder Over New York

Murder Over New York

Harry Lachman 1940 1h 5m 5.0

When Charlie's old friend from Scotland Yard is murdered when they attend a police convention in New York, Chan picks up the case he was working on.

It Happened in Hollywood

It Happened in Hollywood

Harry Lachman 1937 1h 7m 6.0

While hospitalized young Billy meets his silent movie idol Tim Bart but then the talkies came, destroying Bart's career. Now Bart must convince his young friend he is still a star.

Our Relations

Our Relations

Harry Lachman 1936 1h 13m 6.8

Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.

Charlie Chan at the Circus

Charlie Chan at the Circus

Harry Lachman 1936 1h 12m 5.0

While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received.

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