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W. Lee Wilder
Director 1904 - 1982 Would have turned 122 today

W. Lee Wilder

Sucha, Galicia, Austria-Hungary

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Lee Wilder (1904-1982) was an Austrian-born American screenwriter, film producer and director. He was the brother of the film director Billy Wilder. Description above from the Wikipedia article W. Lee Wilder, licensed under... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

11 titles
The Man Without a Body

The Man Without a Body

W. Lee Wilder, Charles Saunders 1957 1h 20m 7.0

A wealthy business man discovers he has a brain tumor and seeks medical help. The business man finds a scientist experimenting with transplanting monkey heads on different monkey bodies. The business man decides to steal the head of Nostradamus from the prophet's crypt.

Manfish

Manfish

W. Lee Wilder 1956 1h 28m 3.0

Three deep sea divers get involved in murder while searching for a lost treasure.

Fright

Fright

W. Lee Wilder 1956 1h 8m

A woman believes herself to be the reincarnated spirit of an ancient prince's lover. Meanwhile, a murderer turns out to be the reincarnated spirit of the prince himself.

The Big Bluff

The Big Bluff

W. Lee Wilder 1955 1h 10m

When a scheming fortune hunter finds his rich wife is not going to die as expected, he and his lover make other plans to get her millions.

The Snow Creature

The Snow Creature

W. Lee Wilder 1954 1h 11m 4.5

Brought back alive ... only to escape and leave a trail of death and destruction in the frightened city

Killers from Space

Killers from Space

W. Lee Wilder 1954 1h 11m 6.0

Atomic scientist/pilot Doug Martin is missing after his plane crashes on an reconnaissance mission after a nuclear test. Miraculously appearing unhurt at the base later, he is given sodium amethol, but authorities are skeptical of his story that he was captured by aliens determined to conquer the Earth with giant monsters and insects.

Phantom from Space

Phantom from Space

W. Lee Wilder 1953 1h 13m 6.0

The story concerns the sighting of a UFO which appears to have crashed in the San Fernando Valley, after which massive interference with teleradio transmission brings FCC investigators into action. They, in turn, begin encountering reports from people of seeing what appears to be a man dressed in a bizarre outfit.

Three Steps North

Three Steps North

W. Lee Wilder 1951 1h 25m

An ex-American GI returns to Italy to find some money he stashed before doing a prison term. He discovers his cash is now gone and quickly sets off on a manhunt to find out who stole his buried fortune.

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

W. Lee Wilder 1950 1h 28m

A down-on-her-luck San Francisco woman, turning in desperation to jewel robbery, barely escapes getting nabbed in a heist and moves to Los Angeles where she gets an honest job as a waitress. Her troubles start again, however, when she falls madly in love, blind to the fact that her boyfriend is a four-flushing, small-time con man.

The Pretender

The Pretender

W. Lee Wilder 1947 1h 9m

Story of an investment agent who embezzles a large sum from an estate, hoping to cover his crime by marrying the estate's heiress. The girl is already engaged, so he arranges to have the fiance killed. A mix up involving the society section of the newspaper places him in the sights of his own hired gun.

The Glass Alibi

The Glass Alibi

W. Lee Wilder 1946 1h 8m

Eying a large inheritance, a reporter marries a rich woman with failing health. When she begins feeling healthy after the wedding, the reporter takes drastic measures to make sure his wife dies.

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