George Blair (director)

George Blair (December 6, 1905 – April 19, 1970) was an American film director who worked generally on supporting features including many B-Westerns. Two of his earliest films were British-set thriller films starring C. Aubrey Smith, made for Republic Pictures.

George Blair
Born	December 6, 1905 United States
Died	April 19, 1970 (1970-04-20) (aged 64) Los Angeles, California United States
Occupation(s)	Director, producer
Years active	1933–1961

Selected filmography

Director

• Secrets of Scotland Yard (1944)
• A Sporting Chance (1945)
• Scotland Yard Investigator (1945)
• Gangs of the Waterfront (1945)
• Affairs of Geraldine (1946)
• That's My Gal (1947)
• The Trespasser (1947)
• Exposed (1947)
• Madonna of the Desert (1948)
• Lightnin' in the Forest (1948)
• King of the Gamblers (1948)
• Daredevils of the Clouds (1948)
• Homicide for Three (1948)
• Rose of the Yukon (1949)
• Duke of Chicago (1949)
• Streets of San Francisco (1949)
• Under Mexicali Stars (1950)
• Silver City Bonanza (1951)
• Secrets of Monte Carlo (1951)
• Desert Pursuit (1952)
• Perils of the Jungle (1953)
• Superman in Scotland Yard (1954)
• Sabu and the Magic Ring (1957)
• The Hypnotic Eye (1960)

TV series

• Adventures of Superman (1953-1958, TV series, 27 episodes
• Casey Jones (1957-1958, TV series, 23 episodes)
• Highway Patrol (1957, TV series, 2 episodes)
• Harbor Command (1958, TV series, 1 episode)
• Tales of the Texas Rangers (1958, TV series, 7 episodes)
• Death Valley Days (1959, TV series, 1 episode)
• Lassie (1959–1960, TV series, 3 episodes)
• Bonanza (1960, TV series, 1 episode)
• Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960, TV series, 10 episodes)
• Stagecoach West (1961, TV series, 2 episodes)
• The Littlest Hobo (1963, TV series, 1 episode)
• The Adventures of Superboy (1996, TV series)

TV shorts

• Beach Patrol (1959, TV short)
• The Adventures of Superboy (1961, TV short)

Bibliography

• Richards, Jeffrey. Visions of Yesterday. Routledge, 1973.

External links

• George Blair at IMDb