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Lambert Harwood Hillyer (July 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director and screenwriter.
YearTitleNotes1917Also screenwriter [6]1917Strife[6]1917[6]1918[6]Lambert Hillyer. Director: Guard That Girl. A former journalist who came from a show-business family--his mother was actress Lydia Knott--western specialist Lambert Hillyer entered films in 1917.
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Lambert Hillyer. Director: Guard That Girl. A former journalist who came from a show-business family--his mother was actress Lydia Knott--western specialist Lambert Hillyer entered films in 1917.
- July 8, 1889
- July 5, 1969
Feb 18, 2024 · Lambert Hillyer, a prolific American director from the first half of the 20th century, holds the record for most Westerns directed, with the Guinness World Records claiming that Hillyer...
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Lambert Hillyer (8 July 1889 – 5 July 1969) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed over 160 films between 1917 and 1949. He also wrote for 54 films between 1917 and 1948.
Batman: Directed by Lambert Hillyer. With Lewis Wilson, Douglas Croft, J. Carrol Naish, Shirley Patterson. The very first serial to adapt the comic book character of the Batman.
Lambert Hillyer was a prolific director of low-budget westerns, dramas and thrillers in the 1930s and 1940s. He also directed the sequel to Universal's Dracula, Dracula's Daughter, which is considered superior to the original.