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Lewis R. Foster
Director 1898 - 1974

Lewis R. Foster

Brookfield, Missouri, USA

Lewis Ransom Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis R. Foster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

10 titles
The Sign of Zorro

The Sign of Zorro

Norman Foster, Lewis R. Foster 1958 1h 31m

In this film, edited from eight episodes of Disney's hit TV series, Don Diego returns home to find his town under the heel of a cruel dictator, Capitan Monastario. Diego dons the mask of Zorro to fight the evil commandant's tyranny, and, with the help of his mute servant Bernardo, free the pueblo from his oppression.

The Bold and the Brave

The Bold and the Brave

Lewis R. Foster 1956 1h 27m 6.0

An assortment of American types come together in the Italian campaign of 1944.

Crashout

Crashout

Lewis R. Foster 1955 1h 29m 6.0

Convict Van Duff engineers a large-scale prison break; the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison, then set out on a long, dangerous journey by foot, car, train and truck to retrieve Duff's bank loot. En route, as they touch the lives of "regular folks," each has his own rendezvous with destiny.

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

Lewis R. Foster 1950 1h 44m

Texas Ranger Todd Crayden is assigned a suicide mission South of the Border, to smuggle a government agent into Mexico...

Manhandled

Manhandled

Lewis R. Foster 1949 1h 37m

Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing that one of her boss's patients is an author with recurring dreams of murdering his wife, and she includes the fact that the wife owns valuable jewels.

Unaccustomed As We Are

Unaccustomed As We Are

Hal Roach, Lewis R. Foster 1929 21m 6.0

Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.

Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

Lewis R. Foster 1929 19m 6.0

Stan and Ollie wreak havoc at an upper class hotel in their jobs as footman (Hardy) and doorman (Laurel). They partially undress blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (in a brief appearance) and repeatedly escort a stuffy nobleman into an empty elevator shaft.

Berth Marks

Berth Marks

Lewis R. Foster 1929 19m 6.0

Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.

Bacon Grabbers

Bacon Grabbers

Lewis R. Foster 1929 19m 6.0

Two debt collectors try to repossess a console radio.

Angora Love

Angora Love

Lewis R. Foster 1929 21m 6.0

Stanley and Oliver are adopted by a runaway goat, whose noise and aroma in turn get the goat of their suspicious landlord.

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