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Lambert Hillyer

Directing Born Jul 8, 1889 Died Jul 5, 1969 South Bend, Indiana, USA 219 credits
219
Total Credits
1920–1974
55 Years Career Span
6
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Lambert Hillyer was an American film director and screenwriter born on July 8, 1889, in South Bend, Indiana. He directed over 160 films between 1917 and 1949 and wrote for 54 films between 1917 and 1948. Hillyer is known for directing films such as Highway Patrol, Narrow Trail, and The Defense Rests. He died on July 5, 1969, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 79. His mother was film character actress Lydia Knott. Hillyer has 176 known credits and is noted for his work in directing.

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Career

Career overview

Lambert Hillyer was an American film director and screenwriter who directed over 160 films between 1917 and 1949. He also wrote for 54 films during this period. His career spanned multiple decades, with his work including films such as Highway Patrol, Narrow Trail, and The Defense Rests.

Hillyer's filmography is extensive, with a total of 176 known credits. He was primarily known for his work as a director, with his films showcasing his ability to work in various genres. Although the specifics of his career trajectory are not detailed, it is clear that he was a prolific filmmaker who made significant contributions to the industry during his active years.

Lambert Hillyer's career came to a close in 1949, after which he passed away on July 5, 1969, at the age of 79. His legacy as a filmmaker is still recognized today, with his films remaining a part of his enduring legacy. Information about his personal life is limited, but it is known that he was born in South Bend, Indiana, and that his mother was film character actress Lydia Knott.

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Known for

Highway Patrol

1955

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast

2026

Yano-kun's Ordinary Days

2025

The Heart

2023

Two Captains

1977
Film

Dracula's Daughter

1936

Frequent co-stars

Jamie Bell 1 shared title
Andy Serkis 1 shared title
Daniel Craig 1 shared title
Nick Frost 1 shared title
Simon Pegg 1 shared title
Daniel Mays 1 shared title
Gad Elmaleh 1 shared title
Toby Jones 1 shared title
Enn Reitel 1 shared title
Mackenzie Crook 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Three Stooges Follies · Director
The Man Called X · Director
Highway Patrol · Director
Haunted Trails · DirectorGun Runner · DirectorRiders of the Dusk · DirectorGun Law Justice · DirectorRange Land · Director
Song of the Drifter · DirectorPartners of the Sunset · DirectorThe Fighting Ranger · DirectorRange Renegades · DirectorFrontier Agent · Director
Flashing Guns · DirectorThe Law Comes to Gunsight · DirectorLand of the Lawless · DirectorThe Case of the Baby-Sitter · DirectorTrailing Danger · Director
Border Bandits · DirectorThe Gentleman from Texas · DirectorSilver Range · DirectorShadows on the Range · DirectorUnder Arizona Skies · Director
South of the Rio Grande · DirectorFrontier Feud · DirectorFlame of the West · DirectorBeyond the Pecos · DirectorThe Lost Trail · Director
Sundown Riders · DirectorRange Law · DirectorPartners of the Trail · DirectorLand of the Outlaws · DirectorLaw Men · Director
Batman · DirectorRadio Runaround · DirectorBombardier · WriterThe Texas Kid · DirectorSmart Guy · Director
North of the Rockies · DirectorPrairie Gunsmoke · DirectorThe Devil's Trail · DirectorVengeance of the West · Director
Roaring Frontiers · DirectorThe Son of Davy Crockett · DirectorThe Son of Davy Crockett · ScreenplayNorth from the Lone Star · DirectorThe Return of Daniel Boone · Director
The Son of Monte Cristo · Second Unit DirectorBeyond the Sacramento · DirectorThe Durango Kid · DirectorThe Wildcat of Tucson · Director
Girl from Rio · DirectorConvict's Code · DirectorParents on Trial · WriterShould a Girl Marry? · Director
Women in Prison · DirectorMy Old Kentucky Home · DirectorGang Bullets · DirectorExtortion · DirectorHighway Patrol · Story
Speed to Spare · DirectorSpeed to Spare · ScreenplayGirls Can Play · DirectorGirls Can Play · ScreenplayAll American Sweetheart · Director
Dracula's Daughter · DirectorThe Invisible Ray · DirectorDangerous Waters · Director
Super Speed · DirectorMen of the Hour · DirectorGuard That Girl · DirectorGuard That Girl · StoryGuard That Girl · Screenplay
Once to Every Woman · DirectorThe Defense Rests · DirectorMost Precious Thing in Life · DirectorOne Is Guilty · DirectorMen of the Night · Director
Dangerous Crossroads · DirectorBefore Midnight · DirectorStraightaway · WriterUnknown Valley · DirectorUnknown Valley · Writer
Hello Trouble · DirectorHello Trouble · StoryHello Trouble · Scenario WriterSundown Rider · DirectorSundown Rider · Screenplay
One Man Law · DirectorOne Man Law · StoryOne Man Law · AdaptationThe Deadline · DirectorThe Deadline · Story
Hide-Out · WriterBeau Bandit · Director
Fleetwing · DirectorFleetwing · WriterThe Branded Sombrero · DirectorThe Branded Sombrero · Adaptation
The War Horse · DirectorThe War Horse · StoryThe War Horse · ScreenplayHills of Peril · DirectorChain Lightning · Director
Miss Nobody · Director
The Unguarded Hour · DirectorI Want My Man · DirectorThe Knockout · DirectorThe Making of O'Malley · Director
Those Who Dance · AdaptationThose Who Dance · DirectorIdle Tongues · DirectorBarbara Frietchie · DirectorBarbara Frietchie · Adaptation
The Lone Star Ranger · DirectorThe Lone Star Ranger · WriterThe Spoilers · DirectorThe Shock · DirectorTemporary Marriage · Director
White Hands · DirectorWhite Hands · WriterCaught Bluffing · DirectorThe Super-Sex · DirectorSkin Deep · Director

Full Filmography

219 titles
  • The Three Stooges Follies (1974) Director
  • The Man Called X (1956) Director
  • Highway Patrol (1955) Director
  • Haunted Trails (1949) Director
  • Gun Runner (1949) Director
  • Riders of the Dusk (1949) Director
  • Gun Law Justice (1949) Director
  • Range Land (1949) Director
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  • Trails End (1949) Director
  • Song of the Drifter (1948) Director
  • Partners of the Sunset (1948) Director
  • The Fighting Ranger (1948) Director
  • Range Renegades (1948) Director
  • Frontier Agent (1948) Director
  • The Sheriff of Medicine Bow (1948) Director
  • Crossed Trails (1948) Director
  • Outlaw Brand (1948) Director
  • Overland Trails (1948) Director
  • Oklahoma Blues (1948) Director
  • Flashing Guns (1947) Director
  • The Law Comes to Gunsight (1947) Director
  • Land of the Lawless (1947) Director
  • The Case of the Baby-Sitter (1947) Director
  • Trailing Danger (1947) Director
  • Raiders of the South (1947) Director
  • The Hat Box Mystery (1947) Director
  • Prairie Express (1947) Director
  • Valley of Fear (1947) Director
  • Gun Talk (1947) Director
  • Border Bandits (1946) Director
  • The Gentleman from Texas (1946) Director
  • Silver Range (1946) Director
  • Shadows on the Range (1946) Director
  • Under Arizona Skies (1946) Director
  • Trigger Fingers (1946) Director
  • South of the Rio Grande (1945) Director
  • Frontier Feud (1945) Director
  • Flame of the West (1945) Director
  • Beyond the Pecos (1945) Director
  • The Lost Trail (1945) Director
  • Stranger from Santa Fe (1945) Director
  • Sundown Riders (1944) Director
  • Range Law (1944) Director
  • Partners of the Trail (1944) Director
  • Land of the Outlaws (1944) Director
  • Law Men (1944) Director
  • Ghost Guns (1944) Director
  • West of the Rio Grande (1944) Director
  • Batman (1943) Director
  • Radio Runaround (1943) Director
  • Bombardier (1943) Writer
  • The Texas Kid (1943) Director
  • Smart Guy (1943) Director
  • Six Gun Gospel (1943) Director
  • The Stranger From Pecos (1943) Director
  • Gem-Jams (1943) Director
  • Fighting Frontier (1943) Director
  • North of the Rockies (1942) Director
  • Prairie Gunsmoke (1942) Director
  • The Devil's Trail (1942) Director
  • Vengeance of the West (1942) Director
  • Roaring Frontiers (1941) Director
  • The Son of Davy Crockett (1941) Director
  • The Son of Davy Crockett (1941) Screenplay
  • North from the Lone Star (1941) Director
  • The Return of Daniel Boone (1941) Director
  • Hands Across the Rockies (1941) Director
  • The Medico of Painted Springs (1941) Director
  • The Royal Mounted Patrol (1941) Director
  • Thunder Over the Prairie (1941) Director
  • The Officer and the Lady (1941) Writer
  • King of Dodge City (1941) Director
  • Prairie Stranger (1941) Director
  • The Pinto Kid (1941) Director
  • The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) Second Unit Director
  • Beyond the Sacramento (1940) Director
  • The Durango Kid (1940) Director
  • The Wildcat of Tucson (1940) Director
  • Girl from Rio (1939) Director
  • Convict's Code (1939) Director
  • Parents on Trial (1939) Writer
  • Should a Girl Marry? (1939) Director
  • Women in Prison (1938) Director
  • My Old Kentucky Home (1938) Director
  • Gang Bullets (1938) Director
  • Extortion (1938) Director
  • Highway Patrol (1938) Story
  • Speed to Spare (1937) Director
  • Speed to Spare (1937) Screenplay
  • Girls Can Play (1937) Director
  • Girls Can Play (1937) Screenplay
  • All American Sweetheart (1937) Director
  • Dracula's Daughter (1936) Director
  • The Invisible Ray (1936) Director
  • Dangerous Waters (1936) Director
  • Super Speed (1935) Director
  • Men of the Hour (1935) Director
  • Guard That Girl (1935) Director
  • Guard That Girl (1935) Story
  • Guard That Girl (1935) Screenplay
  • Law Beyond the Range (1935) Writer
  • In Spite of Danger (1935) Director
  • Behind the Evidence (1935) Director
  • The Awakening of Jim Burke (1935) Director
  • Once to Every Woman (1934) Director
  • The Defense Rests (1934) Director
  • Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) Director
  • One Is Guilty (1934) Director
  • Men of the Night (1934) Director
  • Men of the Night (1934) Screenplay
  • Against the Law (1934) Director
  • The Man Trailer (1934) Director
  • The Man Trailer (1934) Screenplay
  • The Man Trailer (1934) Story
  • Dangerous Crossroads (1933) Director
  • Before Midnight (1933) Director
  • Straightaway (1933) Writer
  • Unknown Valley (1933) Director
  • Unknown Valley (1933) Writer
  • The California Trail (1933) Screenplay
  • The California Trail (1933) Director
  • State Trooper (1933) Story
  • Police Car 17 (1933) Director
  • Police Car 17 (1933) Writer
  • The Fighting Code (1933) Director
  • The Fighting Code (1933) Story
  • The Fighting Code (1933) Screenplay
  • Master of Men (1933) Director
  • Hello Trouble (1932) Director
  • Hello Trouble (1932) Story
  • Hello Trouble (1932) Scenario Writer
  • Sundown Rider (1932) Director
  • Sundown Rider (1932) Screenplay
  • South of the Rio Grande (1932) Director
  • Forbidden Trail (1932) Director
  • White Eagle (1932) Director
  • The Fighting Fool (1932) Director
  • One Man Law (1931) Director
  • One Man Law (1931) Story
  • One Man Law (1931) Adaptation
  • The Deadline (1931) Director
  • The Deadline (1931) Story
  • The Deadline (1931) Screenplay
  • Hide-Out (1930) Writer
  • Beau Bandit (1930) Director
  • Fleetwing (1928) Director
  • Fleetwing (1928) Writer
  • The Branded Sombrero (1928) Director
  • The Branded Sombrero (1928) Adaptation
  • The War Horse (1927) Director
  • The War Horse (1927) Story
  • The War Horse (1927) Screenplay
  • Hills of Peril (1927) Director
  • Chain Lightning (1927) Director
  • Chain Lightning (1927) Scenario Writer
  • Miss Nobody (1926) Director
  • The Unguarded Hour (1925) Director
  • I Want My Man (1925) Director
  • The Knockout (1925) Director
  • The Making of O'Malley (1925) Director
  • Those Who Dance (1924) Adaptation
  • Those Who Dance (1924) Director
  • Idle Tongues (1924) Director
  • Barbara Frietchie (1924) Director
  • Barbara Frietchie (1924) Adaptation
  • The Lone Star Ranger (1923) Director
  • The Lone Star Ranger (1923) Writer
  • The Spoilers (1923) Director
  • The Shock (1923) Director
  • Temporary Marriage (1923) Director
  • Temporary Marriage (1923) Screenplay
  • Mile-a-Minute Romeo (1923) Director
  • Scars of Jealousy (1923) Director
  • Scars of Jealousy (1923) Adaptation
  • Eyes of the Forest (1923) Director
  • White Hands (1922) Director
  • White Hands (1922) Writer
  • Caught Bluffing (1922) Director
  • The Super-Sex (1922) Director
  • Skin Deep (1922) Director
  • Travelin' On (1922) Director
  • Travelin' On (1922) Screenplay
  • The Altar Stairs (1922) Director
  • O'Malley of the Mounted (1921) Director
  • O'Malley of the Mounted (1921) Writer
  • The Whistle (1921) Director
  • The Whistle (1921) Screenplay
  • Three Word Brand (1921) Director
  • Three Word Brand (1921) Adaptation
  • White Oak (1921) Director
  • The Cradle of Courage (1920) Director
  • The Cradle of Courage (1920) Writer
  • The Toll Gate (1920) Director
  • Sand (1920) Director
  • Sand (1920) Writer
  • The Testing Block (1920) Director
  • The Testing Block (1920) Scenario Writer
  • The Testing Block (1920) Screenplay
  • The Poppy Girl's Husband (1919) Director
  • Breed of Men (1919) Director
  • Wagon Tracks (1919) Director
  • Square Deal Sanderson (1919) Writer
  • Square Deal Sanderson (1919) Director
  • John Petticoats (1919) Director
  • The Money Corral (1919) Writer
  • The Money Corral (1919) Assistant Director
  • Riddle Gawne (1918) Director
  • A Lion of the Hills (1918) Director
  • The Marriage Bubble (1918) Scenario Writer
  • One Shot Ross (1917) Scenario Writer
  • Love or Justice (1917) Writer
  • The Mother Instinct (1917) Director
  • The Mother Instinct (1917) Writer
  • The Narrow Trail (1917) Director
  • The Desert Man (1917) Writer
  • Wolf Lowry (1917) Writer
  • An Even Break (1917) Writer
  • An Even Break (1917) Director
  • The Little Brother (1917) Scenario Writer

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Lambert Hillyer best known for?

Lambert Hillyer is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Highway Patrol (1955), How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (2026), Yano-kun's Ordinary Days (2025), The Heart (2023).

When and where was Lambert Hillyer born?

Lambert Hillyer was born on July 8, 1889 in South Bend, Indiana, USA. They passed away on July 5, 1969.

How many credits does Lambert Hillyer have?

Lambert Hillyer has accumulated over 219 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1920 to 1974.

What is Lambert Hillyer's background in cinema and television?

Lambert Hillyer was an American film director and screenwriter born on July 8, 1889, in South Bend, Indiana. He directed over 160 films between 1917 and 1949 and wrote for 54 films between 1917 and 1948. Hillyer is known for directing films such as Highway Patrol, Narrow Trail, and The Defense Rests. He died on July 5,...

Lambert Hillyer by the numbers

219credits
217films
2TV series
1917–1974active years

Full filmography (219) Born on July 8 In memoriam 1969

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