Portrait of Lew Landers

Directing

Lew Landers

Career

Active from 1934 to 1963, busiest in 1942 with 12 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Maverick
Maverick
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lew Landers Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.7, average 5.4
  • Pathos
    3.1, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    2.6, average 4.7
  • Social Commentary
    2.8, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 9
  • Murder Mystery 5
  • Film Noir 5
  • Wholesome Family Entertainment 4
  • Crime Thriller 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Good vs. Evil 4
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Suspenseful 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Tension 3
  • Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

137
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

1 title ยท average score 28
Terrified
Terrified (1963)
GoodWatch score 28

Director

1950s

30 titles ยท average score 51
Hot Rod Gang
Hot Rod Gang (1958)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl
Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Torpedo Alley
Torpedo Alley (1953)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Man in the Dark
Man in the Dark (1953)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas
Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land
Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (1952)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

California Conquest
California Conquest (1952)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Jungle Manhunt
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

The Magic Carpet
The Magic Carpet (1951)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

When the Redskins Rode
When the Redskins Rode (1951)

Director

The Big Gusher
The Big Gusher (1951)

Director

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

1940s

74 titles ยท average score 55
Inner Sanctum
Inner Sanctum (1948)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Adventures of Gallant Bess
Adventures of Gallant Bess (1948)

Director

The Son of Rusty
The Son of Rusty (1947)

Director

Death Valley
Death Valley (1946)

Director

The Power of the Whistler
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Arson Squad
Arson Squad (1945)

Director

The Return of the Vampire
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Power of the Press
Power of the Press (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Canal Zone
Canal Zone (1942)

Director

The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Alias Boston Blackie
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Harvard Here I Come
Harvard Here I Come (1941)

Director

1930s

32 titles ยท average score 59
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner (1939)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Law of the Underworld
Law of the Underworld (1938)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Crashing Hollywood
Crashing Hollywood (1938)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Annabel Takes a Tour
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Man Who Found Himself
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

You Can't Buy Luck
You Can't Buy Luck (1937)

Director

They Wanted to Marry
They Wanted to Marry (1937)

Director

Flight from Glory
Flight from Glory (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Night Waitress
Night Waitress (1936)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Parole!
Parole! (1936)

Director

The Raven
The Raven (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Vanishing Shadow
The Vanishing Shadow (1934)

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