Sam Nelson (1896-1963) was a director who worked from the end of the silent through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as '' Pennies from Heaven'', ''

And Then There Were None ''And Then There Were None'' is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November 1939, a ...

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All the King's Men ''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U ...

'', the original '' 3:10 to Yuma'', ''

Some Like It Hot ''Some Like It Hot'' is a 1959 American crime comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Billy Wilder. It stars Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, with George Raft, Pat O'Brien, Joe E. Brown, Joan Shawlee, Grace Lee Whitne ...

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A Raisin in the Sun ''A Raisin in the Sun'' is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes. The story tells of a black family's experiences in south Chi ...

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Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprisin ...

''. In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in small roles.

Filmography

(Per AFI database)

Director

* '' Outlaws of the Prairie'' (1937) * '' Cattle Raiders'' (1938) * ''

Law of the Plains ''Law of the Plains'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson, starring Charles Starrett, and Iris Meredith. Cast * Charles Starrett as Chuck Saunders * Iris Meredith as Marion * Bob Nolan as Bob * Robert Warwick as Willard McG ...

'' (1938) * '' West of Cheyenne'' (1938) * '' The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok'' (1938) * ''

South of Arizona ''South of Arizona'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith and Bob Nolan.Pitts p.327 Cast * Charles Starrett as Clay Travers * Iris Meredith as Ann Madison * Bob Nolan as Bob - Tra ...

'' (1938) * '' The Colorado Trail'' (1938) * '' West of the Santa Fe'' (1938) * ''

Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

'' (1938) * ''

'' (1938) * '' North of the Yukon'' (1939) * ''

Mandrake the Magician ''Mandrake the Magician'' is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk before he created '' The Phantom''. Ron Goulart, ''The Encyclopedia of American Comics''. New York: Facts on File, 1990. . pp. 91, 249–250. ''Mandrake'' be ...

'' (1939) * ''

Western Caravans ''Western Caravans'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by Bennett Cohen. The film stars Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Dick Curtis, Russell Simpson, Wally Wales and Hank Bell. The film was released on June 15 ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Man from Sundown ''The Man from Sundown'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Iris Meredith, Richard Fiske, Jack Rockwell, Alan Bridge and Dick Botiller. The film was released on ...

'' (1939) * ''

Overland with Kit Carson ''Overland with Kit Carson'' is a 1939 American Western serial film directed by Norman Deming and Sam Nelson and starring Bill Ellott, Iris Meredith, Richard Fiske and Bobby Clack. Plot When Pegleg and his Black Raiders threaten the westwar ...

'' (1939) * ''

Konga, the Wild Stallion ''Konga, the Wild Stallion'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Fred Stone, Rochelle Hudson and Richard Fiske. Plot In this drama, a battle has to be fought between rancher Yance Calhoun and farmer Jordan Hadley ...

'' (1939) * ''

Parents on Trial ''Parents on Trial'' is a 1939 American drama film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Jean Parker, Johnny Downs and Noah Beery Jr.Lyons p.35 Plot Cast * Jean Parker as Susan Wesley * Johnny Downs as Don Martin * Noah Beery Jr. as Jerry Kear ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Stranger from Texas ''The Stranger from Texas'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Charles Starrett, Lorna Gray and the Sons of the Pioneers. Cast list * Charles Starrett as Tom Murdock/Tom Morgan * Lorna Gray as Jean Browning * ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Thundering West ''The Thundering West'', also known as ''Trail of the Tumbleweed'', is a 1939 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson, starring Charles Starrett, and Iris Meredith. Cast * Charles Starrett as Jim Dale * Iris Meredith as Helen Patterson * ...

'' (1939) * ''

Pioneers of the Frontier ''Pioneers of the Frontier'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Dorothy Comingore, Dick Curtis, Dub Taylor, Stanley Brown and Richard Fiske. The film was released ...

'' (1940) * '' Bullets for Rustlers'' (1940) * ''

Prairie Schooners ''Prairie Schooners'' is a 1940 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson, which stars Wild Bill Elliott, Evelyn Young, and Dub Taylor. Cast list * Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Hickok * Evelyn Young as Virginia Benton * Dub Taylor as Canno ...

'' (1940) * ''

Outlaws of the Panhandle ''Outlaws of the Panhandle'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson and written by Paul Franklin. The film stars Charles Starrett, Frances Robinson, Stanley Brown, Norman Willis, Ray Teal and Lee Prather. The film was released ...

'' (1941) * ''

Sagebrush Law ''Sagebrush Law'' is a 1943 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Sam Nelson and starring Tim Holt (''The Magnificent Ambersons (film), The Magnificent Ambersons'', ''The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film), The Treasure of the Sier ...

'' (1943) * '' The Avenging Rider'' (1943)

Assistant director

* ''

The Midnight Flyer ''The Midnight Flyer'' is a 1918 American short action drama film directed by George Marshall and starring Hoot Gibson. Cast * Hoot Gibson * Violet Mersereau * Helen Gibson * G. Raymond Nye Reception Like many American films of the time, ''T ...

'' (1925) * ''

Red Hot Hoofs ''Red Hot Hoofs'' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro and Dorothy Dunbar.Darby p.353 Cast * Tom Tyler as Tom Buckley * Frankie Darro as Frankie Buckley * Dorothy Dunbar a ...

'' (1926) * '' Her Father Said No'' (1927) * '' Breed of the Sunsets'' (1928) * '' Dog Law'' (1928) * ''

The Fightin' Redhead ''The Fightin' Redhead'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Duane Thompson and Milburn Morante. Cast * Buzz Barton as Red Hepner * Duane Thompson as Jane Anderson * Milburn Morante as Si ...

'' (1928) * ''

Lightning Speed ''Lightning Speed'' is a 1928 American action film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele, Mary Mayberry and Barney Furey.Munden p.436 Synopsis A journalist in love with the daughter of a state governor tries to prevent her bei ...

'' (1928) * ''

The Little Buckaroo ''The Little Buckaroo'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Milburn Morante and Peggy Shaw. Cast * Buzz Barton as David 'Red' Hepner * Milburn Morante as Toby Jones * Peggy Shaw as Ann Cr ...

'' (1928) * '' Fury of the Wild'' (1929) * '' Mexicali Rose'' (1929) * '' The Song of Love'' (1929) * ''

Wall Street Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for ...

'' (1929) * '' The Yellowback'' (1929) * ''

The Melody Man ''The Melody Man'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama musical film produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Roy William Neill and starred John St. Polis, Alice Day and William Collier, Jr. The story is based on a Bro ...

'' (1930) * '' Call of the West'' (1930) * '' Guilty?'' (1930) * ''

Personality Personality is the characteristic sets of behaviors, cognitions, and emotional patterns that are formed from biological and environmental factors, and which change over time. While there is no generally agreed-upon definition of personality, ...

'' (1930) * '' Rain or Shine'' (1930) * '' A Royal Romance'' (1930) * '' Way Back Home'' (1931) * ''

Dirigible An airship or dirigible balloon is a type of aerostat or lighter-than-air aircraft that can navigate through the air under its own power. Aerostats gain their lift from a lifting gas that is less dense than the surrounding air. In early ...

'' (1931) * '' The Flood'' (1931) * ''

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

'' (1931) * '' Washington Merry-Go-Round'' (1932) * ''

The Night Club Lady ''The Night Club Lady'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Adolphe Menjou, Mayo Methot and Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher.Backer p.187 It was followed by a sequel '' The Circus Queen Murder'' in 1933 w ...

'' (1932) * '' No More Orchids'' (1932) * ''

The Last Man ''The Last Man'' is an apocalyptic, dystopian science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, first published in 1826. The narrative concerns Europe in the late 21st century, ravaged by a mysterious plague pandemic that rapidly sweeps across the ent ...

'' (1932) * ''

Virtue Virtue ( la, virtus) is morality, moral excellence. A virtue is a trait or quality that is deemed to be morally good and thus is Value (ethics), valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. In other words, it is a behavior that sh ...

'' (1932) * '' As the Devil Commands'' (1932) * '' The Fighting Code'' (1933) * '' Thrill Hunter'' (1933) * ''

Ann Carver's Profession ''Ann Carver's Profession'' is an American pre-Code 1933 film directed by Edward Buzzell. It focuses on the relationship of a female lawyer and her husband, and on the strain that her financial success places on their marriage. The film stars ac ...

'' (1933) * '' When Strangers Marry'' (1933) * '' More Than a Secretary'' (1936) * '' Pennies From Heaven'' (1936) * ''

They Met in a Taxi ''They Met in a Taxi'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Chester Morris, Fay Wray and Raymond Walburn.Kinnard & Crnkovich p.142 It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Indu ...

'' (1936) * '' The Old Wyoming Trail'' (1937) * ''

Life Begins with Love ''Life Begins with Love'' is a 1937 American romantic drama film, directed by Ray McCarey. It stars Jean Parker, Douglass Montgomery, and Edith Fellows. References External links''Life Begins with Love''at the Internet Movie Database IM ...

'' (1937) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1937) * ''

Murder in Greenwich Village ''Murder in Greenwich Village'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Richard Arlen, Fay Wray and Raymond Walburn.Monaco p.14 The screenplay involves an heiress who is falsely accused of murder. The film's set ...

'' (1937) * '' Two Fisted Sheriff'' (1937) * ''

Venus Makes Trouble ''Venus Makes Trouble'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring James Dunn, Patricia Ellis and Astrid Allwyn. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures as a second feature. Synopsis The plot revolves ...

'' (1937) * '' Girls Can Play'' (1937) * ''

The Game That Kills ''The Game That Kills'' is a 1937 American mystery sport film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Charles Quigley and Rita Hayworth. Plot After his brother is killed on the ice during a hockey game, Alex Ferguson, convinced it was no ac ...

'' (1937) * '' Women in Prison'' (1938) * ''

'' (1939) * '' Texas Stampede'' (1939) * ''

Only Angels Have Wings ''Only Angels Have Wings'' is a 1939 American adventure drama film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur, and is based on a story written by Hawks. Its plot follows the manager of an air freight company in a remote South ...

'' (1939) * ''

'' (1940) * ''

International Lady ''International Lady'' is a 1941 American spy-drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring George Brent, Ilona Massey and Basil Rathbone. During the production stage it was originally titled as ''G-Men versus Scotland Yard''. It was released ...

'' (1941) * '' The Corsican Brothers'' (1942) * '' Bandit Ranger'' (1942) * '' Friendly Enemies'' (1942) * ''

A Gentleman After Dark ''A Gentleman After Dark'' is a 1942 crime/drama film starring Brian Donlevy and Miriam Hopkins. Plot We pick up the story when the editor of the ''New York Chronicle'' sits on New Year's Eve 1923 awaiting news on the theft of legendary Mrs. Reg ...

'' (1942) * '' Fighting Frontier'' (1943) * ''

Jack London John Griffith Chaney (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to ...

'' (1943) * ''

Lady of Burlesque ''Lady of Burlesque'' (also known as ''The G-String Murders'' and in the UK, ''Striptease Lady'') is a 1943 American musical comedy-mystery film, produced by RKO Pictures and directed by William A. Wellman and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Mich ...

'' (1943) * '' The North Star'' (1943) * ''

The Outlaw ''The Outlaw'' is a 1943 American Western film, directed by Howard Hughes and starring Jack Buetel, Jane Russell, Thomas Mitchell, and Walter Huston. Hughes also produced the film, while Howard Hawks served as an uncredited co-director. Th ...

'' (1943) * '' The Hairy Ape'' (1944) * '' Guest in the House'' (1944) * ''

Take It Big ''Take It Big'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Howard J. Green and Joe Bigelow. The film stars Jack Haley, Harriet Hilliard, Mary Beth Hughes, Richard Lane, Arline Judge and Fritz Feld. Also featured i ...

'' (1944) * ''

'' (1945) * '' Delightfully Dangerous'' (1945) * '' Getting Gertie's Garter'' (1945) * '' Strange Holiday'' (1945) * '' A Walk in the Sun'' (1946) * ''

Gallant Journey ''Gallant Journey'' (aka ''The Great Highway'') is a 1946 American historical film written, produced and directed by William A. Wellman and starring Glenn Ford and Janet Blair. The film is a biopic of the early U.S. aviation pioneer John Joseph Mo ...

'' (1946) * '' I've Always Loved You'' (1946) * '' The Return of Monte Cristo'' (1946) * '' The Walls Came Tumbling Down'' (1946) * '' It Had to Be You'' (1947) * ''

I Surrender Dear "I Surrender Dear" (sometimes written as "I Surrender, Dear") is a song composed by Harry Barris with lyrics by Gordon Clifford, first performed by Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with Bing Crosby in 1931, which became his first s ...

'' (1948) * '' The Lady from Shanghai'' (1948) * '' The Return of October'' (1948) * '' Triple Threat'' (1948) * ''

The Doolins of Oklahoma ''The Doolins of Oklahoma'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Randolph Scott, George Macready and Louise Allbritton. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. Plot When the Daltons are killed at Coffeyvill ...

'' (1949) * ''

Tell It to the Judge ''Tell It to the Judge'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Foster and starring Rosalind Russell as a divorcee who tries to get back her ex-husband, played by Robert Cummings. Plot Appointed to be a federal judge, Marsha ...

'' (1949) * ''

The Walking Hills ''The Walking Hills'' is a 1949 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Randolph Scott and Ella Raines. The film's plot has film noir elements in its story of a search for an old treasure by nine men including a detective t ...

'' (1949) * ''

'' (1950) * ''

Cargo to Capetown ''Cargo to Capetown'' is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Earl McEvoy and starring Broderick Crawford, Ellen Drew and John Ireland.Blottner p.30 The film reunited the stars of ''All the King's Men'', a major commercial and critical hit ...

'' (1950) * '' No Sad Songs for Me'' (1950) * ''

The Brave Bulls ''The Brave Bulls'' (aka ''Toros Bravos'' and ''The Brave Bulls, A Novel'') is a 1949 Western novel written by Tom Lea (his first) about the raising of bulls, on the ranch Las Astas, for bullfighting in Mexico. Las Astas is based on the real "L ...

'' (1951) * '' The Family Secret'' (1951) * ''

My True Story "My True Story" is a 1961 single recorded by The Jive Five and co-written by the group's lead singer Eugene Pitt, along with Oscar Waltzer and Joe Rene. Chart performance The single was the biggest hit for the group on both the R&B and pop cha ...

'' (1951) * '' Santa Fe'' (1951) * '' Two of a Kind'' (1951) * ''

Affair in Trinidad ''Affair in Trinidad'' is a 1952 American film noir directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. It was produced by Hayworth's Beckworth Corporation and released by Columbia Pictures. It is notable as Hayworth's "comebac ...

'' (1952) * '' The Four Poster'' (1953) * ''

Flame of Calcutta ''Flame of Calcutta'' is a 1953 American historical film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles and Paul Cavanagh. It was one of a number of historical films made by Sam Katzman's production unit for Columbia Pict ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Member of the Wedding ''The Member of the Wedding'' is a 1946 novel by Southern writer Carson McCullers. It took McCullers five years to complete, although she interrupted the work for a few months to write the novella '' The Ballad of the Sad Café''.McDowell, Marga ...

'' (1953) * ''

Conquest of Cochise ''Conquest of Cochise'' is a 1953 American Western film set in 1853 at the time of the Gadsen Purchase. Produced by Sam Katzman and directed by William Castle, it stars John Hodiak, Robert Stack and Joy Page. Plot Army Major Tom Burke is ...

'' (1953) * ''

Miss Sadie Thompson ''Miss Sadie Thompson'' is a 1953 3-D American musical romantic drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Rita Hayworth, José Ferrer, and Aldo Ray. The film was released by Columbia Pictures. The film is based on W. Somerset Maugha ...

'' (1954) * ''

The Iron Glove ''The Iron Glove'' is a 1954 American historical adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Robert Stack, Ursula Thiess and Richard Stapley. It was based on the adventures of the Jacobite Charles Wogan. Plot Irish Jacobite Charles W ...

'' (1954) * '' Jesse James vs. the Daltons'' (1954) * ''

Three Hours to Kill ''Three Hours to Kill'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Dana Andrews, Donna Reed and Dianne Foster.

'' (1954) * '' They Rode West'' (1954) * ''

My Sister Eileen ''My Sister Eileen'' is a series of autobiographical short stories by Ruth McKenney, originally published in ''The New Yorker'', which eventually inspired many other works: her 1938 book ''My Sister Eileen'', a play, a musical, a radio play (an ...

'' (1955) * '' The Violent Men'' (1955) * ''

Uranium Boom ''Uranium Boom'' is a 1956 American adventure film directed by William Castle and starring Dennis Morgan and Patricia Medina. Plot Becoming mining partners after first getting into a fistfight, two men strike uranium pay dirt in remote Colorado. ...

'' (1956) * ''

You Can't Run Away from It ''You Can't Run Away from It'' is a 1956 musical comedy directed and produced by Dick Powell and starring June Allyson and Jack Lemmon. The film is a remake of the 1934 Academy Award-winning film ''It Happened One Night''. The supporting cast fea ...

'' (1956) * ''

The White Squaw ''The White Squaw'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Ray Nazarro and starring David Brian, May Wynn and William Bishop. Plot A Swedish settler (David Brian) starts a war when he tries to drive Dakotas off their Wyoming reservation. ...

'' (1956) * '' The Last Frontier'' (1956) * ''

Reprisal! ''Reprisal!'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by George Sherman and starring Guy Madison, Felicia Farr and Kathryn Grant.Hampes p.176 The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Holscher. Plot A man named Frank Madden ( ...

'' (1956) * ''

Don't Knock the Rock ''Don't Knock the Rock'' is a 1956 American musical film starring Alan Dale and Alan Freed. Directed by Fred F. Sears, the film also features performances by Bill Haley & His Comets, Little Richard, The Treniers, and Dave Appell and the Appleja ...

'' (1957) * '' Decision at Sundown'' (1957) * ''

The Man Who Turned to Stone ''The Man Who Turned to Stone'' (a.k.a. ''The Petrified Man'') is a 1957 American black-and-white horror science fiction film directed by László Kardos and starring Victor Jory, Ann Doran and Charlotte Austin. The screenplay was written by Be ...

'' (1957) * '' The Tall T'' (1957) * '' 3:10 to Yuma'' (1957) * ''

Cowboy A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the '' vaqu ...

'' (1958) * '' The Last Hurrah'' (1958) * '' Gunman's Walk'' (1958) * ''

Good Day for a Hanging ''Good Day for a Hanging'' is a 1959 American B Western film directed by Nathan H. Juran and starring Fred MacMurray and Margaret Hayes. Plot Eddie Campbell (Robert Vaughn) and two other members of an outlaw band watch a stagecoach as it tr ...

'' (1959) * '' The Flying Fontaines'' (1959) * ''

'' (1959) * ''

Let No Man Write My Epitaph ''Let No Man Write My Epitaph'' is a 1960 American crime drama film about the son of an executed criminal who aspires to escape his impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhood with the help of his mother and a group of concerned neighbors. The film w ...

'' (1960) * '' Comanche Station'' (1960) * '' By Love Possessed'' (1961) * ''

'' (1961) * '' The Wackiest Ship in the Army'' (1961) * ''

Don't Knock the Twist ''Don't Knock the Twist'' is a 1962 comedy musical film starring Lang Jeffries, directed by Oscar Rudolph and produced by Sam Katzman for release by Columbia Pictures. It is a sequel to the 1961 film ''Twist Around the Clock'', featuring m ...

'' (1962) * '' The Wild Westerners'' (1962) * '' Sail a Crooked Ship'' (1962) * ''

Experiment in Terror ''Experiment in Terror'' is a 1962 American neo-noir thriller film released by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Blake Edwards and written by Mildred Gordon and Gordon Gordon based on their 1961 novel ''Operation Terror''. The film stars Gle ...

'' (1962) * ''

13 Frightened Girls ''13 Frightened Girls'' (also known as ''The Candy Web'') is a 1963 Pathécolor Cold War spy film directed and produced by William Castle. Kathy Dunn stars as a teenage sleuth who finds herself embroiled in international espionage. Castle, wh ...

'' (1963) * '' Diamond Head'' (1963)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Sam American film directors 1896 births 1963 deaths People from Whittier, California