Portrait of Lambert Hillyer

Directing

Lambert Hillyer

Career

Active from 1917 to 1974, with a break from 1957 to 1973, busiest in 1941 with 12 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lambert Hillyer Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    0.8, average 2.7
  • Family Dynamics
    3.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 20
  • Historical Setting 11
  • Frontier Justice 7
  • Early Cinema 7
  • Action-Packed 7
  • Good vs Evil 6
  • Western 5
  • American Frontier 4
  • Action-Adventure 4
  • Romance 4
  • Good vs. Evil 4
  • Social Commentary 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

174
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
The Three Stooges Follies
The Three Stooges Follies (1974)

Director

1940s

74 titles ยท average score 57
Flashing Guns
Flashing Guns (1947)

Director

The Case of the Baby-Sitter
The Case of the Baby-Sitter (1947)

Director

Border Bandits
Border Bandits (1946)

Director

Flame of the West
Flame of the West (1945)

Director

Range Law
Range Law (1944)

Director

Sundown Riders
Sundown Riders (1944)

Director

Land of the Outlaws
Land of the Outlaws (1944)

Director

Batman
Batman (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Bombardier
Bombardier (1943)
GoodWatch score 54

Writer

Radio Runaround
Radio Runaround (1943)

Director

Roaring Frontiers
Roaring Frontiers (1941)

Director

The Son of Davy Crockett
The Son of Davy Crockett (1941)

Screenplay, Director

1930s

48 titles ยท average score 59
Girl from Rio
Girl from Rio (1939)

Director

Convict's Code
Convict's Code (1939)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Invisible Ray
The Invisible Ray (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Super Speed
Super Speed (1935)

Director

Once to Every Woman
Once to Every Woman (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Defense Rests
The Defense Rests (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

Most Precious Thing in Life
Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)

Director

Dangerous Crossroads
Dangerous Crossroads (1933)

Director

Hello Trouble
Hello Trouble (1932)

Story, Scenario Writer

Sundown Rider
Sundown Rider (1932)

Director, Screenplay

South of the Rio Grande
South of the Rio Grande (1932)

Director

1920s

34 titles ยท average score 59
The Branded Sombrero
The Branded Sombrero (1928)

Adaptation, Director

The War Horse
The War Horse (1927)

Story, Director

Barbara Frietchie
Barbara Frietchie (1924)

Director, Adaptation

The Shock
The Shock (1923)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Three Word Brand
Three Word Brand (1921)

Adaptation, Director

White Oak
White Oak (1921)

Director

O'Malley of the Mounted
O'Malley of the Mounted (1921)

Writer, Director

The Whistle
The Whistle (1921)

Director, Screenplay

The Toll Gate
The Toll Gate (1920)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Cradle of Courage
The Cradle of Courage (1920)

Writer, Director

Sand
Sand (1920)

Director, Writer

The Testing Block
The Testing Block (1920)

Scenario Writer, Director

1910s

17 titles ยท average score 64
Wagon Tracks
Wagon Tracks (1919)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Money Corral
The Money Corral (1919)

Assistant Director, Writer

Square Deal Sanderson
Square Deal Sanderson (1919)

Director, Writer

John Petticoats
John Petticoats (1919)

Director

The Poppy Girl's Husband
The Poppy Girl's Husband (1919)

Director

Riddle Gawne
Riddle Gawne (1918)

Director

A Lion of the Hills
A Lion of the Hills (1918)

Director

The Narrow Trail
The Narrow Trail (1917)

Director

Wolf Lowry
Wolf Lowry (1917)

Writer

Love or Justice
Love or Justice (1917)

Writer

An Even Break
An Even Break (1917)

Director, Writer

One Shot Ross
One Shot Ross (1917)

Scenario Writer