Fred C. Brannon
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Fred C. Brannon was an American
film director
of the 1940s and 1950s.
He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.
His first film The Purple Monster Strikes
in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett.
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film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of the 1940s and 1950s.
He directed over 40 films between 1945 and his death.
His first film The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes
The Purple Monster Strikes is a Republic Movie serial. It was also released as a television film under the title D-Day on Mars .The original production title for the serial was The Purple Shadow Strikes...
in 1945 was co-directed with Spencer Gordon Bennett.
Filmography
- 1945: The Purple Monster StrikesThe Purple Monster StrikesThe Purple Monster Strikes is a Republic Movie serial. It was also released as a television film under the title D-Day on Mars .The original production title for the serial was The Purple Shadow Strikes...
- 1946: The Phantom Rider (as Fred Brannon)
- 1946: King of the Forest RangersKing of the Forest RangersKing of the Forest Rangers is a Republic film serial.-Cast:*Larry Thompson as Forest Ranger Captain Steve King*Helen Talbot as Marion Brennan*Stuart Hamblen as Prof Carver*Anthony Warde as Burt Spear*LeRoy Mason as "Flush" Haliday...
(as Fred Bannon) - 1946: Daughter of Don QDaughter of Don QDaughter of Don Q is a Republic Movie serial. It combines elements of the B-Western genre with contemporary crime films, especially the popular "land grab" plot in which the villain attempts to steal apparently worthless land from the heroine because he secretly knows it is worth a fortune...
- 1946: The Crimson GhostThe Crimson GhostThe Crimson Ghost is a Republic film serial directed by Fred C. Brannon and William Witney with Charles Quigley and Linda Stirling playing the leads. This was Witney's last serial, after a career that left him one of the most praised of all serial directors...
- 1947: Son of ZorroSon of ZorroSon of Zorro is a Republic film serial. It was the 43rd of the 66 serials produced by that studio. The serial was directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and Fred C. Brannon...
- 1947: Jesse James Rides AgainJesse James Rides AgainJesse James Rides Again is a Republic film serial.-Cast:* Clayton Moore as Jesse James* Linda Stirling as Ann Bolton. It was during filming of this serial that Linda Stirling met her future husband Sloane Nibley.* Roy Barcroft as Frank Lawton...
- 1947: The Black Widow
- 1948: G-Men Never ForgetG-Men Never ForgetG-Men Never Forget is a Republic Movie serial. The serial was re-released as a film in 1966 under the title Code 645.-Cast:* Clayton Moore as Agent Ted O'Hara* Roy Barcroft as Vic Murkland/Commissioner Angus Cameron...
- 1948: Dangers of the Canadian MountedDangers of the Canadian MountedDangers of the Canadian Mounted is a Northern Republic film serial.-Cast:* Jim Bannon as Sergeant Chris Royal, RCMP* Virginia Belmont as Roberta "Bobbie" Page* Anthony Warde as Mort Fowler* Dorothy Granger as Skagway Kate...
(as Fred Bannon) - 1948: Adventures of Frank and Jesse JamesAdventures of Frank and Jesse JamesAdventures of Frank and Jesse James is a 1948 Republic film serial.-Cast:* Clayton Moore as Jesse James AKA John Howard* Steve Darrell as Frank James AKA Bob Carroll* Noel Neill as Judy Powell* George J...
(as Fred Brannon) - 1949: Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
- 1949: Ghost of ZorroGhost of ZorroGhost of Zorro is a Republic Movie serial. It uses substantial stock footage from earlier serials, including Son of Zorro and Daredevils of the West. This movie was shot in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.-Cast:...
- 1949: Frontier Investigator
- 1949: King of the Rocket MenKing of the Rocket MenKing of the Rocket Men is a 1949 Republic movie serial, in twelve chapters, notable for introducing the "Rocketman Character" who reappeared under a variety of names in later serials Radar Men from the Moon, Zombies of the Stratosphere and the semi-serial Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the...
- 1949: Bandit King of Texas
- 1949: The James Brothers of MissouriThe James Brothers of MissouriThe James Brothers of Missouri is a Republic film serial.-Cast:* Keith Richards as Jesse James* Robert Bice as Frank James* Noel Neill as Peg Royer* Roy Barcroft as Ace Marlin* Patricia Knox as Belle Calhoun* Lane Bradford as Monk Tucker...
- 1949: Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
- 1950: Gunmen of Abilene
- 1950: Code of the Silver Sage
- 1950: Salt Lake Raiders
- 1950: The Invisible MonsterThe Invisible MonsterThe Invisible Monster is a Republic film serial.-Plot:A would-be American dictator and mad-scientist, known only as The Phantom Ruler, has developed a formula which, when sprayed on some solid object, renders that object and everything it contains invisible when exposed to rays emitted by a...
- 1950: Desperadoes of the WestDesperadoes of the WestDesperadoes of the West is a Republic film serial.-Cast:*Richard Powers as Ward Gordon*Judy Clark as Sally Arnold*Roy Barcroft as Hacker, a henchman*I. Stanford Jolley as J. B...
- 1950: Vigilante Hideout
- 1950: Rustlers on Horseback
- 1950: Flying Disc Man from MarsFlying Disc Man from MarsFlying Disc Man from Mars is a Republic film serial. This is considered a weak example of the serial medium, even compared to other post-World War II serials.-Plot:...
- 1951: Arizona Manhunt
- 1951: Lost Planet AirmenLost Planet AirmenLost Planet Airmen is a 1951 science fiction black-and-white American feature film edited by uncredited persons from the 1949 film serial King of the Rocket Men which was written by Royal K. Cole and William Lively and directed by Fred C. Brannon...
- 1951: Government Agents vs Phantom LegionGovernment Agents vs Phantom LegionGovernment Agents vs Phantom Legion is a 12-chapter American black-and-white film serial produced and distributed by Republic Pictures Corporation in 1951. It is an original, studio-commissioned screenplay by Ronald Davidson, produced by Franklin Adreon and directed by Fred C...
- 1951: Don Daredevil Rides AgainDon Daredevil Rides AgainDon Daredevil Rides Again is a Republic Movie serial. It makes heavy use of stock footage from Republic's previous Zorro serials. The character of Don Daredevil was created for this serial as the rights to Zorro belonged to Disney by 1951.-Cast:* Ken Curtis as Lee Hadley, otherwise known as...
- 1951: Night Riders of Montana
- 1951: Rough Riders of Durango
- 1952: Radar Men from the Moon Radar Men from the MoonRadar Men from the Moon is the first Commando Cody serial, in 12 chapters, starring newcomer George Wallace as Cody and Aline Towne as his sidekick Joan Gilbert, with serial veteran Roy Barcroft as the evil Retik, the Ruler of the Moon. The director was Fred C...
- 1952: Captive of Billy the Kid
- 1952: Wild Horse Ambush
- 1952: Zombies of the StratosphereZombies of the StratosphereZombies of the Stratosphere was intended as the second serial featuring "new hero" Commando Cody and the third 12-chapter serial featuring the rocket-powered flying suit introduced in King of the Rocket Men...
- 1953: Jungle Drums of AfricaJungle Drums of AfricaJungle Drums of Africa is a 12-episode, American serial film, shot in black-and-white, which was an original commissioned screenplay by Ronald Davidson produced by Franklin Adreon and directed by Fred C. Brannon for Republic Pictures...
- 1955: Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the UniverseCommando Cody: Sky Marshal of the UniverseCommando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe is a science fiction television series or serial. It consists of twelve 25-minute episodes. The series was filmed and intended to be broadcast as a television limited series but, due to contract restrictions, it was originally released in theaters as a...
- 1958: Missile Monsters
- 1958: Satan's Satellites
- 1959: Ghost of ZorroGhost of ZorroGhost of Zorro is a Republic Movie serial. It uses substantial stock footage from earlier serials, including Son of Zorro and Daredevils of the West. This movie was shot in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.-Cast:...
- 1964: Cyclotrode 'X'
- 1965: R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan (as Fred Brannon)
- 1966: D-Day on Mars