Lambert Harwood Hillyer (8 de juliol de 1893 - 5 de juliol de 1969) va ser un director de cinema i guionista estatunidenc.

Infotaula de personaLambert Hillyer

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Naixement(en) Lambert Harwood Hillyer Modifica el valor a Wikidata
8 juliol 1893 Modifica el valor a Wikidata
South Bend (Indiana) Modifica el valor a Wikidata
Mort5 juliol 1969 Modifica el valor a Wikidata (75 anys)
Woodland Hills (Califòrnia) Modifica el valor a Wikidata
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Ocupaciódirector de cinema, guionista Modifica el valor a Wikidata
Activitat1917 Modifica el valor a Wikidata –

IMDB: nm0385171 Allocine: 8734 Allmovie: p94418 AFI: 95313 TMDB.org: 34796 Modifica el valor a Wikidata

Biografia modifica

Lambert Harwood Hillyer va néixer el 8 de juliol de 1893 a Tyner (Indiana).[1] La seva mare era l'actriu de personatges Lydia Knott.[2] Es va graduar a Drake College,[3] va treballar com a reporter de diari i actorde vaudeville i teatre. Durant la Primera Guerra Mundial va començar a treballar en pel·lícules i es va convertir en un prolífic director i guionista, treballant en molts westerns de l'era mut de William S. Hart, Buck Jones, Tom Mix i altres.

Sovint associat amb el productor Thomas H. Ince, Hillyer es va expandir en melodrames romàntics i pel·lícules de crims als anys vint. El 1936 va dirigir dos pel·lícules per Universal, la pel·lícula de ciència-ficció The Invisible Ray i la pel·lícula de terror de culte Dracula's Daughter. Va dirigir la primera representació a la pantalla de Batman, una sèrie de 15 parts produïda el 1943[4] que es va tornar a estrenar al cinema el 1965.[5]

Va dirigir moltes pel·lícules B per a Columbia Pictures a la dècada de 1930 i principis de la dècada de 1940,[6] incloent el western que era la seva especialitat. Hillyer va acabar la seva carrera dirigint drames i westerns de baix pressupost per a Monogram Pictures.[4] En els primers dies de la televisió, Hillyer també va dirigir episodis del western sindicat, The Cisco Kid. Hillyer va dirigir almenys un episodi de Highway Patrol, protagonitzada per Broderick Crawford.

Hillyer va morir el 5 de juliol de 1969 a Los Angeles, Califòrnia.[7]

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Pòster de An Even Break (1917)
Pòster de Riddle Gawne (1918)
Pel·lícula Wagon Tracks (1919)
Poster de O'Malley of the Mounted (1921)
Targeta de Eyes of the Forest (1923)
Pòster de Idle Tongues (1924)
Targeta de Beau Bandit (1930)
Pòster de South of the Rio Grande (1932)
Pòster de The Invisible Ray (1936)
Any Títol Notes
1917 Even Break, AnAn Even Break També guionista[6]
1917 Strife [6]
1917 Narrow Trail, TheThe Narrow Trail [6]
1918 Riddle Gawne [6]
1919 Breed of Men [6]
1919 Poppy Girl's Husband, TheThe Poppy Girl's Husband [6]
1919 Money Corral, TheThe Money Corral També guionista[6]
1919 Square Deal Sanderson També guionista[6]
1919 Wagon Tracks [6]
1919 John Petticoats [6]
1920 Toll Gate, TheThe Toll Gate També guionista[6]
1920 Sand! També guionista[6]
1920 Cradle of Courage, TheThe Cradle of Courage També guionista[6]
1920 Testing Block, TheThe Testing Block També guionista[6]
1921 O'Malley of the Mounted [6]
1921 The Whistle També guionista[6]
1921 Three Word Brand També guionista[6]
1921 White Oak [6]
1922 White Hands També guionista[6]
1922 Travelin' On També guionista[6]
1922 Caught Bluffing [6]
1922 Skin Deep [6]
1922 The Super-Sex També guionista[6]
1922 Altar Stairs, TheThe Altar Stairs [6]
1923 Scars of Jealousy També guionista[6]
1923 Shock, TheThe Shock [6]
1923 Temporary Marriage També guionista[6]
1923 Spoilers, TheThe Spoilers [6]
1923 The Lone Star Ranger També guionista[6]
1923 Eyes of the Forest [6]
1923 Mile-a-Minute Romeo [6]
1924 Those Who Dance També guionista[6]
1924 Barbara Frietchie També guionista[6]
1924 Idle Tongues [6]
1925 I Want My Man [6]
1925 The Making of O'Malley [6]
1925 The Knockout [6]
1925 The Unguarded Hour [6]
1926 Her Second Chance [6]
1926 Miss Nobody [6]
1926 30 Below Zero [6]
1927 The War Horse També guionista[6]
1927 Hills of Peril [6]
1927 Chain Lightning També guionista[6]
1928 The Branded Sombrero També guionista[6]
1928 Fleetwing També guionista[6]
1930 Beau Bandit [6]
1931 The Deadline També guionista[6]
1931 One Man Law També guionista[6]
1932 The Fighting Fool [6]
1932 South of the Rio Grande [6]
1932 Hello Trouble També guionista[6]
1932 White Eagle [6]
1932 Forbidden Trail [6]
1932 Sundown Rider També guionista[6]
1933 The California Trail També guionista[6]
1933 Unknown Valley També guionista[6]
1933 Dangerous Crossroads [6]
1933 Police Car 17 També guionista[6]
1933 Master of Men [6]
1933 Before Midnight [6]
1933 Fighting Code, TheThe Fighting Code També guionista[6]
1934 Once to Every Woman [6]
1934 The Man Trailer També guionista[6]
1934 Most Precious Thing in Life, TheThe Most Precious Thing in Life [6]
1934 Defense Rests, TheThe Defense Rests [6]
1934 Against the Law [6]
1934 Men of the Night També guionista[6]
1935 Behind the Evidence [6]
1935 In Spite of Danger [6]
1935 Men of the Hour [6]
1935 The Awakening of Jim Burke [6]
1935 Superspeed [6]
1935 Guard That Girl També guionista[6]
1936 The Invisible Ray [6]
1936 Dangerous Waters [6]
1936 Dracula's Daughter [6]
1937 Speed to Spare També guionista[6]
1937 Girls Can Play També guionista[6]
1937 All American Sweetheart [6]
1938 Women in Prison [6]
1938 My Old Kentucky Home [6]
1938 Extortion També guionista[6]
1938 Gang Bullets [6]
1939 Convict's Code [6]
1939 Should a Girl Marry? [6]
1939 Girl from Rio [6]
1940 Durango Kid, TheThe Durango Kid [6]
1940 Beyond the Sacramento [6]
1940 Wildcat of Tucson, TheThe Wildcat of Tucson [6][8]
1941 The Pinto Kid [6]
1941 Son of Monte Cristo, TheThe Son of Monte Cristo Second-unit director[6]
1941 North from the Lone Star [6]
1941 Hands Across the Rockies [6]
1941 Medico of Painted Springs, TheThe Medico of Painted Springs [6]
1941 Son of Davy Crockett, TheThe Son of Davy Crockett També guionista[6]
1941 Thunder over the Prairie [6]
1941 King of Dodge City [6]
1941 Prairie Stranger [6]
1941 Roaring Frontiers [6]
1941 Royal Mounted Patrol, TheThe Royal Mounted Patrol [6]
1942 Devil's Trail, TheThe Devil's Trail [6]
1942 North of the Rockies [6]
1942 Prairie Gunsmoke [6]
1942 Vengeance of the West [6]
1943 Fighting Frontier [6]
1943 Bombardier Aerial action sequences (uncredited)[6]
1943 Stranger from Pecos, TheThe Stranger from Pecos [6]
1943 Six Gun Gospel [6]
1943 Smart Guy [6]
1943 ''The Texas Kid [6]
1943 Batman Sèrie de 15 parts[6]
1944 Partners of the Trail [6]
1944 Law Men [6]
1944 Range Law [6]
1944 West of the Rio Grande [6]
1944 Land of the Outlaws [6]
1944 Ghost Guns [6]
1945 Beyond the Pecos [6]
1945 Flame of the West [6]
1945 Stranger from Santa Fe [6]
1945 South of the Rio Grande [6]
1945 Lost Trail, TheThe Lost Trail [6]
1945 Frontier Feud [6]
1946 Border Bandits [6]
1946 Under Arizona Skies [6]
1946 Gentleman from Texas, TheThe Gentleman from Texas [6]
1946 Silver Range [6]
1946 Trigger Fingers [6]
1946 Shadows on the Range [6]
1947 Raiders of the South [6]
1947 Valley of Fear [6]
1947 Land of the Lawless [6]
1947 Law Comes to Gunsight, TheThe Law Comes to Gunsight [6]
1947 Trailing Danger [6]
1947 The Hat Box Mystery [6]
1947 Case of the Baby Sitter, TheThe Case of the Baby Sitter [6]
1947 Flashing Guns [6]
1947 Gun Talk [6]
1948 Overland Trails [6]
1948 Song of the Drifter [6]
1948 Oklahoma Blues [6]
1948 Crossed Trails [6]
1948 Partners of the Sunset [6]
1948 Frontier Agent [6]
1948 Range Renegades [6]
1948 Fighting Ranger, TheThe Fighting Ranger [6]
1948 Sheriff of Medicine Bow, TheThe Sheriff of Medicine Bow [6]
1948 Outlaw Brand [6]
1948 Sundown Riders [6]
1949 Gun Runner [6]
1949 Gun Law Justice [6]
1949 Trails End [6]
1949 Haunted Trails [6]
1949 Riders of the Dusk [6]
1949 Range Land [6]

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Pòster de The Desert Man (1917), guió de Lambert Hillyer

A més d'escriure guions per a moltes de les pel·lícules que va dirigir, com s'ha indicat anteriorment, Hillyer va escriure o va contribuir als guions d'aquestes pel·lícules.

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1917 They're Off [6]
1917 Mother Instinct, TheThe Mother Instinct [6]
1917 Desert Man, TheThe Desert Man [6]
1917 Little Brother, TheThe Little Brother [6]
1917 Love or Justice [6]
1917 The Snarl [6]
1917 One Shot Ross [6]
1917 Silent Man, TheThe Silent Man [6]
1921 Man from Lost River, TheThe Man from Lost River [6]
1930 Hide-Out [6]
1933 Straightaway [6]
1933 State Trooper [6]
1935 Law Beyond the Range [6]
1937 Shadow, TheThe Shadow [6]
1938 Highway Patrol [6]
1939 Parents on Trial [6]
1939 Officer and the Lady, TheThe Officer and the Lady [6]

Referències modifica

  1. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database online]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  2. Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  3. Wagner, Esther «Will Hays Starts Movie 'Clean Up' at Studio». The Lima News, 14-06-1922.
  4. 4,0 4,1 Katz, Ephraim. The Film Encyclopedia. 3rd. Nova York: Harper Perennial, 1998, p. 631–632. ISBN 0-06-273492-X. 
  5. «An Evening with Batman and Robin». American Film Institute. [Consulta: 25 juliol 2016].
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  7. Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940–1997 [database online]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2000. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  8. Blottner, Gene. «The Wildcat of Tucson». A: Wild Bill Elliott: A Complete Filmography. McFarland & Company, 2011, p. 150–151. ISBN 9780786480258 [Consulta: 9 octubre 2017]. «Bill Elliott's presence, with a matching performance by Kenneth MacDonald, brings this western saga satisfactorily to the screen. [...] An interesting subplot has heroine Evelyn Young momentarily switching her affection from Stanley Brown to his brother, Eliott. Lambert Hillyer's direction is first rate.»