Direction: Christian Nyby

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Christian Nyby. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Tombstone Territory (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Felix E. Feist · Eddie Davis · Walter Doniger · Richard L. Bare

Cast Pat Conway · Richard Eastham · Quintin Sondergaard · Gilman Rankin

Synopsis Tough sheriff Clay Hollister keeps the law in Tombstone, Arizona, "The Town Too Tough to Die", with the support of his faithful deputies and the editor of the local newspaper.

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Overland Trail (TV Series)

1960 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Tay Garnett · Sidney Salkow · William Witney · Jerry Hopper

Cast William Bendix · Doug McClure · Harry Guardino · Sean McClory

Synopsis The adventures of a crusty superintendent for the Overland Stage Co. and his young sidekick as they try to keep the stage routes safe.

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Korg: 70,000 B.C. (TV Series)

1974 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Fred Freiberger · Irving J. Moore · Christian Nyby

Cast Jim Malinda · Bill Ewing · Naomi Pollack · Christopher Man

Synopsis Short-lived Saturday morning live-action series about the daily struggles of an extended family of Neanderthals in prehistoric Europe. Crisp narration by veteran actor Burgess Meredith lent a "documentarian" feel, suggesting that the show was a dramatic re-creation of how life...

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Zane Grey (TV Series)

1956 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction John English · James Sheldon · William D. Faralla · Robert Florey

Cast Dick Powell · Whitey Hughes · Walter Sande · Denver Pyle

Synopsis TV Series (1956-1961). An anthology based (earlier more so than later) on the novels and stories of Zane Grey. Powell was often the star as well as the host.

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Private Secretary (TV Series)

1953 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Oscar Rudolph · Christian Nyby

Cast Ann Sothern · Don Porter · Ann Tyrrell · Jesse White

Synopsis TV Series (1953-1957). 5 seasons. 106 episodes. Susie (Ann Sothern) is secretary to handsome talent agent Peter Sands (Don Porter) and keeps getting messed up in his private life.

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Union Pacific (TV Series)

1958 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Sobey Martin · Christian Nyby

Cast Jeff Morrow · Judson Pratt · Susan Cummings · J.M. Kerrigan

Synopsis Bart McClelland supervises rail construction for Union Pacific west of Omaha dealing with everything from marauders to land issues. He's aided by surveyor Billy Kincaid and Georgia who runs the mobile Golden Nugget saloon.

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Lancer (TV Series)

1968 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Samuel A. Peeples · Allen Reisner · Don Richardson · William Hale

Cast James Stacy · Wayne Maunder · Andrew Duggan · Elizabeth Baur

Synopsis A tyrannical owner of a vast ranch recruits his two estranged and vastly opposite sons to maintain an uneasy alliance as they fight off forces that would destroy the ranch.

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Young Fury

1964 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Christian Nyby

Cast Rory Calhoun · Virginia Mayo · Lon Chaney Jr. · Richard Arlen

Synopsis A group of young thugs rides into the town of Dawson and take it over. When the cowardly sheriff is unable to restore control, the parents of the leader must take action. The leader's father is an infamous ex-gunfighter, and...

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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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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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Direction John Brahm · Roy Kellino · Ted Post · Jus Addiss

Cast Irene Dunne · Arthur Franz · Lee Van Cleef · John Doucette

Synopsis TV Series (1951-1959). 8 seasons. 363 episodes. An anthology series.

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Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series)

1968 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Christian Nyby · Hal Cooper · Elliott Lewis

Cast Ken Berry · George Lindsey · Jack Dodson · Andy Griffith

Synopsis The further misadventures of the citizens of Mayberry.

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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Aaron Ruben · Coby Ruskin · John Rich · Peter Baldwin

Cast Jim Nabors · Frank Sutton · Ronnie Schell · Roy Stuart

Synopsis TV Series (1964–1969). 5 Seasons. 158 episodes. The misadventures of a bumbling Marine named Gomer Pyle. He was a sweet but not too smart Marine from Mayberry, North Carolina who was stationed at Camp Henderson, California. Gomer's innocence, naivete and...

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Four Star Playhouse (TV Series)

1952 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Tay Garnett · Roy Kellino · Robert Florey · Robert Aldrich

Cast David Niven · Dick Powell · Charles Boyer · Ida Lupino

Synopsis This show featured four rotating stars, Charles Boyer, David Niven, Ida Lupino and Dick Powell in individual episodes consisting of everything from comedy to drama.

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Elfego Baca: Six Gun Law

1963 · Movie · 77 min. · United States

Direction Christian Nyby

Cast Robert Loggia

Synopsis Elfego Baca was a real-life Mexican American lawman in the late 1800s.

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