Direction: Francis D. Lyon

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Francis D. Lyon. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Perry Mason (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Erle Stanley Gardner · Arthur Marks · Jesse Hibbs · William D. Russell

Cast Raymond Burr · William Hopper · Barbara Hale · William Talman

Synopsis TV Series (1957-1966). 9 Seasons. 271 Episodes. Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street (Barbara Hale) and investigator Paul Drake (William Hopper), he often finds...

6.5

1K votes

6.5

1K votes

The Great Locomotive Chase

1956 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Fess Parker · Jeffrey Hunter · Jeff York · John Lupton

Synopsis This is based on a true story. During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things don't go as...

6.3

38 votes

6.3

38 votes

Escort West

1958 · Movie · 75 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Victor Mature · Faith Domergue · Elaine Stewart · Reba Waters

Synopsis An ex-Confederate officer and his young daughter, traveling West, rescue two women survivors of an Indian attack.

5.6

55 votes

5.6

55 votes

The Oklahoman

1957 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

5.6

89 votes

5.6

89 votes

Gunsight Ridge

1957 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Joel McCrea · Mark Stevens · Joan Weldon · Addison Richards

Synopsis A sheriff tries to find the man who killed his predecessor in the small town of Bancroft.

5.1

44 votes

5.1

44 votes

Cult of the Cobra

1955 · Movie · 82 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Faith Domergue · Richard Long · Marshall Thompson · Kathleen Hughes

Synopsis American G.I.'s who trespass in on a forbidden Hindu ceremony are relentlessly hunted down by a beautiful woman who has the power to metamorphoses into a snake.

5.1

43 votes

5.1

43 votes

Castle of Evil

1966 · Movie · 81 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Scott Brady · Virginia Mayo · David Brian · Lisa Gaye

Synopsis The relatives of a recently deceased man named Kovac gather at is creepy mansion for the reading of the will. Before the will can be read, however, the relatives began to be murdered one by one.

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The Young and the Brave

1963 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Rory Calhoun · William Bendix · Richard Jaeckel · Richard Arlen

Synopsis A boy accompanies three soldiers in their escape from the enemy in Korea.

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Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Bob Mathias · Ward Bond · Melba Mathias · Howard Petrie

Synopsis California school boy and Stanford University student Bob Mathias was the first man to win two Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. The film begins with him as a 17-year-old schoolboy in Tulare, California...

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Crazylegs

1953 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch · Lloyd Nolan · Joan Vohs · James Millican

Synopsis The story of the life and career of football star Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch (who plays himself).

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The Money Jungle

1967 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast John Ericson · Lola Albright · Leslie Parrish · Nehemiah Persoff

Synopsis When four geologists who form a combine of five industrial companies are murdered, a trouble-shooter is hired to find himself in a net of deadly intrigue and treachery. The prize: a field to be leased to private industry by the...

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Whispering Smith (TV Series)

1961 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Christian Nyby · Frank Arrigo · Herbert Coleman · Lawrence Doheny

Cast Audie Murphy · Guy Mitchell · Sam Buffington · John Harmon

Synopsis Whispering Smith was a detective on the Denver, Colorado Police Department in the 1870s. This show took case histories from Smith's adventures. George Romack was Smith's partner and John Richards was the police chief.

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M Squad (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Don Medford · Herman Hoffman · Don Taylor · David Lowell Rich

Cast Lee Marvin · Ed Herlihy · Paul Newlan · Gail Kobe

Synopsis Captain Grey headed an elite detective squad in the Chicago, Illinois Police Department dedicated to fighting organized crime. Lieutenant Frank Ballinger was one of the police officers who worked alone to arrest the villains.

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Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Gene Reynolds · Earl Bellamy · William Witney · Sidney Salkow

Cast Dale Robertson · William Demarest · Kit Carson · Lory Patrick

Synopsis TV Series (1957–1962). Agent Jim Hardie shifts over its history from being mostly an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with badguys to being the owner of a ranch near San Francisco who still does some agent work.

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Best of Cinerama

1963 · Documentary · 142 min. · United States

Direction Basil Wrangell · Ted Tetzlaff · Francis D. Lyon · Andrew Marton

Synopsis Collection of the best segments from Cinerama movies, including locations of Rome, Paris, Vienna, Athens, Brazil, Japan, Africa, Israel and New Orleans.

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The Star and the Story (TV Series)

1955 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Roy Kellino · Robert Stevenson · Peter Godfrey · Lewis R. Foster

Cast Hugh Sanders · Frank Lovejoy · Hillary Brooke · Robin Hughes

Synopsis Each show features a different star or stars in this dramatic anthology produced by the successful team by Four Star Productions, there are many young actors and actresses that went onto bigger things.

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The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1969 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Adam West · Nancy Kwan · Robert Alda · Nehemiah Persoff

Synopsis A runaway truck containing the corpse of a slain gang leader rolls into a California nightclub owned by Johnny Cain, a hard bitten former free-lance adventurer. The gang threatens to kill Johnny, unless he solves the murder. The CIA also...

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Destination Inner Space

1966 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Scott Brady · Sheree North · Gary Merrill · Wende Wagner

Synopsis Strange goings on at the site of an experimental underwater laboratory as a mysterious object of unknown origin is detected in the area. A group of researchers investigate and come face to face with the object, a large automated extraterrestrial...

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The Destructors

1968 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Francis D. Lyon

Cast Richard Egan · Patricia Owens · John Ericson · Michael Ansara

Synopsis Foreign agents are after a substance called "laser rubies" that can power a killer laser beam. Government agents are dispatched to protect the rubies and eliminate the foreign agents.

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