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Lee Sholem
Director 1913 - 2000

Lee Sholem

Paris, Illinois, USA

Lee Tabor Sholem (born 25 May 1913 in Paris, Illinois and died 19 August 2000 in Los Angeles, California) was an American television and film director. Nicknamed ""Roll 'Em" Sholem", he is identified more than anyone else in the industry with speed and efficiency. He directed... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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14 titles
Doomsday Machine

Doomsday Machine

Herbert J. Leder, Lee Sholem 1972 1h 23m 4.0

Following the discovery of a doomsday machine capable of destroying Earth, the launch of a US space mission to Venus is taken over by the military.

Catalina Caper

Catalina Caper

Lee Sholem 1967 1h 24m

A group of swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.

Pharaoh's Curse

Pharaoh's Curse

Lee Sholem 1957 1h 6m 6.0

Archaeologists in Egypt find one of their crew has been turned into a blood sucking mummy after they have unleashed a three thousand year curse.

Hell Ship Mutiny

Hell Ship Mutiny

Elmo Williams, Lee Sholem 1957 1h 6m 6.0

A ship's captain in the South Seas battles a villainous pearl trader who uses island natives as slaves for his business.

Crime Against Joe

Crime Against Joe

Lee Sholem 1956 1h 10m

Down-and-out artist Joe Manning wakes up from a night of drunken revelry in a jail cell, where he's being held on suspicion for the murder of a nightclub singer.

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Lee Sholem 1955 1h 19m

Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers from an illness. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped.

Tobor the Great

Tobor the Great

Lee Sholem 1954 1h 17m 4.5

To avoid the life-threatening dangers of manned space exploration, Professor Nordstrom creates highly advanced form of artificial intelligence capable of piloting a starship to other worlds.

Jungle Man-Eaters

Jungle Man-Eaters

Lee Sholem 1954 1h 8m 5.0

Jungle Jim does battle with a would-be diamond smuggler and a renegade tribe.

Cannibal Attack

Cannibal Attack

Lee Sholem 1954 1h 9m 5.0

Jungle Jim fights enemy agents who are trying to steal cobalt while disguised as crocodiles.

The Stand at Apache River

The Stand at Apache River

Lee Sholem 1953 1h 17m 5.0

Sheriff Lane Dakota captures robbery-murder suspect Greiner just as the latter is wounded in an Apache ambush. At remote outpost Apache River, Lane and his prisoner spend the night with other travelers, including 2 women with a surprising number of fancy dresses.

The Redhead from Wyoming

The Redhead from Wyoming

Lee Sholem 1953 1h 20m 6.0

In Wyoming, Sweetwater town sheriff Stan Blaine finds himself in the middle of a range war between greedy cattle barons and newcomer settlers who compete for public lands and unbranded stray cattle.

Superman and the Mole-Men

Superman and the Mole-Men

Lee Sholem 1951 58m 5.3

Reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the small town of Silsby to witness the drilling of the world's deepest oil well. The drill, however, has penetrated the underground home of a race of small, furry people who then come to the surface at night to look around.

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Lee Sholem 1950 1h 14m

A band of lion worshippers captures Tarzan in a desperate attempt to find a cure for the malady plaguing their village.

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

Tarzan's Magic Fountain

Lee Sholem 1949 1h 13m

An expedition tries to enlist Tarzan's help in finding the secret Blue Valley, which legend says is the location of a miraculous fountain of youth.

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