Harry Keller (22 February 1913 – 19 January 1987) was an American film editor, producer and director, who made a number of

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. In 1958, Keller was tasked by Universal Pictures with directing re-shoots and additional scenes on the

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The Witness Vanishes ''The Witness Vanishes'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, and Bruce Lester. Cast list Production In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club, who were published of w ...

'' (1939) editor *''

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Mystery of the White Room ''Mystery of the White Room'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Bruce Cabot, Helen Mack and Joan Woodbury.Weaver & Brunas p.441 A surgeon is killed during the middle of an operation when the hospital room is thr ...

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Black Hills Express ''Black Hills Express'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by John English and starring Don 'Red' Barry, Wally Vernon and Ariel Heath.Martin p.306 The film's art direction was by Russell Kimball. Partial cast * Don 'Red' Barry as L ...

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Days of Old Cheyenne ''Days of Old Cheyenne'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Don 'Red' Barry, Lynn Merrick and William Haade.Martin p.306 The film's art direction is by Russell Kimball. Cast * Don 'Red' Barry as Clint Ros ...

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Sheriff of Sundown ''Sheriff of Sundown'' is a 1944 American Western film. Plot When cattleman Tex Jordan (Lane) and his friends Chihuahua Ramirez (Renaldo) and Third Grade Simms (Terhune) bring their cattle to market in Sundown, Texas near the Mexican border, th ...

'' (1944) editor *''

Northwest Outpost ''Northwest Outpost'' (also known as ''End of the Rainbow'') is a 1947 American Musical Western film directed by Allan Dwan and starring Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey. The film was Eddy's last, and is an operetta film like his previous starring r ...

'' (1947) editor *''

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'' (1948) editor *'' The Blonde Bandit'' (1949) director *'' The Red Menace'' (1949) editor *''

The Arizona Cowboy ''The Arizona Cowboy'' is a 1950 American Western film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Bradford Ropes. The film stars Rex Allen, Teala Loring, Gordon Jones, Minerva Urecal, James Cardwell, and Roy Barcroft. The film was released ...

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Tarnished ''Tarnished'' is a 1950 American action film directed by Harry Keller, written by John K. Butler, and starring Dorothy Patrick, Arthur Franz, Barbra Fuller, Jimmy Lydon, Harry Shannon and Don Beddoe. It was released on February 28, 1950 by Rep ...

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Fort Dodge Stampede Fort Dodge Stampede is a 1951 Western film produced and directed by Harry Keller and starring Allan Lane. This film is one of 34 ' B-movie' westerns filmed between 1947 and 1953 featuring Allan 'Rocky' Lane and his horse Black Jack.p.62 Martin, ...

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Desert of Lost Men ''Desert of Lost Men'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Allan Lane, Mary Ellen Kay and Irving Bacon.Pitts, p. 85. The film's art direction was by Frank Arrigo. Cast * Allan Lane as Rocky Lane * Black Jack ...

'' (1951) associ. producer *'' Belle Le Grand'' (1951) director *''

The Dakota Kid ''The Dakota Kid'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and starring Michael Chapin, Eilene Janssen and James Bell.Pitts p.76 The film's sets were designed by the art director Art director is the title for a variety of s ...

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Thundering Caravans ''Thundering Caravans'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Allan Lane, Mona Knox and Eddy Waller.Drew p.18 The film's art direction was by Frank Hotaling. Plot Cast * Allan Lane as Marshal Rocky Lane * ...

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'' (1952) assoc. producer *'' Rose of Cimarron'' (1952) director *''

Leadville Gunslinger ''Leadville Gunslinger'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Allan Lane, Elaine Riley and Eddy Waller.Drew p.18 The film's art direction was by Fred A. Ritter Plot Cast * Allan Lane as U. S. Marshal Rocky ...

'' (1952) assoc. producer *''

Marshal of Cedar Rock ''Marshal of Cedar Rock'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Allan Lane, Phyllis Coates and Eddy Waller.Drew, p. 18. The film's art direction was by Frank Hotaling. Plot Cast * Allan Lane as Marshal Rocky ...

'' (1953) director *''

Bandits of the West ''Bandits of the West'' is a 1953 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Allan Lane, Cathy Downs and Eddy Waller.Drew p.18 The film's sets were designed by the art director James W. Sullivan. Plot Cast * ...

'' (1963) director *'' Savage Frontier'' (1953) director *''

El Paso Stampede ''El Paso Stampede'' is a 1953 Western film directed by Harry Keller. Plot Federal Marshal "Rocky" Lane ( Allan Lane) saddles up Black Jack to go to the Mexican border to investigate cattle rustling during the Spanish–American War He gets a ...

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Red River Shore ''Red River Shore'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Rex Allen, Lyn Thomas and Slim Pickens.England p.140 The film's sets were designed by the art director Frank Hotaling. Plot Cast * Rex Allen as Marsha ...

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Phantom Stallion ''Phantom Stallion'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Rex Allen, Carla Balenda and Slim Pickens.Pitts p.249 The film is credited as being the last singing cowboy Western. The film's art direction was by F ...

'' (1954) assoc. producer *'' The Unguarded Moment'' (1956) director *''

Man Afraid ''Man Afraid'' is a 1957 American film noir directed by Harry Keller and starring George Nader, Phyllis Thaxter and Tim Hovey. Plot A minister ( George Nader) accidentally kills a young burglar. The father of the burglar ( Eduard Franz) sets ou ...

'' (1957) director *'' Quantez'' (1957) director *'' The Female Animal'' (1958) director *''

Day of the Badman ''Day of the Badman'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Fred MacMurray, Joan Weldon and John Ericson. Plot Judge Jim Scott (Fred MacMurray) wants to sentence a killer to die, but the outlaw's family members i ...

'' (1958) director *''

Voice in the Mirror ''Voice in the Mirror'', also known as ''How Lonely the Night'' and ''This Day Alone'', is a 1958 American CinemaScope film noir drama film directed by Harry Keller and starring Richard Egan and Julie London. Plot After sinking into the depth ...

'' (1958) director *''

'' (1958) - director, additional scenes and re-shoots *''

Step Down to Terror ''Step Down to Terror'' (also known as ''The Silent Stranger'') is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Harry Keller and starring Colleen Miller, Charles Drake (actor), Charles Drake and Rod Taylor. It is a remake of the 1943 Alfred ...

'' (1958) director *'' Texas John Slaughter'' (1960) director *''

Seven Ways from Sundown ''Seven Ways from Sundown'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy and Barry Sullivan. It is based on the novel of the same name by Clair Huffaker, who also wrote the script. Young cast member Teddy R ...

'' (1960) director *''

Tammy Tell Me True ''Tammy Tell Me True'' is a 1961 American Eastmancolor comedy film directed by Harry Keller and starring Sandra Dee and John Gavin, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey and Julia Meade. The film was based on Cid Ricketts Sumner's 1959 novel of the sam ...

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Six Black Horses ''Six Black Horses'' is a 1962 American Western film directed by Harry Keller and starring Audie Murphy, Dan Duryea and Joan O'Brien. Plot Ben Lane (Audie Murphy) is breaking a horse in the desert that he believes to be stray. He is caught by ...

'' (1962) director *''

Tammy and the Doctor ''Tammy and the Doctor'' is a 1963 Eastmancolor romantic comedy film directed by Harry Keller and starring Sandra Dee as Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree and Peter Fonda (in his film debut) as Dr. Mark Cheswick. It is the third of the four Tammy films. Pl ...

'' (1963) director *'' The Brass Bottle'' (1964) director *'' Kitten with a Whip'' (1964) producer *''

Send Me No Flowers ''Send Me No Flowers'' is a 1964 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay by Julius Epstein, based on the play of the same name by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore, which had a brief run on Broadway in 1960. ...

'' (1964) producer *''

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'' (1965) producer *'' That Funny Feeling'' (1965) producer *''

Texas Across the River Texas Across The River is a 1966 American Techniscope comedy western film directed by Michael Gordon and starring Dean Martin, Alain Delon, Rosemary Forsyth and Joey Bishop. Plot Phoebe Ann Naylor is about to be wed to Don Andrea Baldazar, ...

'' (1966) producer *'' In Enemy Country'' (1968) producer *''

Skin Game ''Skin Game'' is a 1971 American independent comedy western directed by Paul Bogart and Gordon Douglas, and starring James Garner and Lou Gossett. The supporting cast features Susan Clark, Edward Asner, Andrew Duggan, Parley Baer and R ...

'' (1971) producer

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