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Lew Landers

Director · Died December 16, 1962, aged 61 · New York City, New York, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lew Landers (January 2, 1901 - December 16, 1962) was a prolific American film and television director. Born Louis Friedlander in New York City, Lew Landers began his movie career as an actor. In 1914 he appeared in two features, D. W. Griffith's drama The Escape and the comedy short Admission – Two Pins, opposite Glen White, under his birth name. He began making films in the 1930s, one of his first being the Boris Karloff / Bela Lugosi thriller The Raven (1935). After directing a few more features, he changed his name to Lew Landers and went on to direct more than 100 films in a variety of genres, including westerns, comedy and horror films. He worked for every major film studio—and many minor ones—during his career. In the 1950s he began to alternate his film work with directing television series, including two episodes of Adventures of Superman that were shot in black and white in under a week. On December 16, 1962, Landers died of a heart attack. His grave is located at Chapel of the Pines Crematory. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lew Landers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
January 2, 1901
Died
December 16, 1962 (aged 61)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
34 on MovieCove · 157 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Lew Landers' films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
34%
Power
16%
Self
15%
Bonds
13%
Survival
11%
Society
10%
Ideas
1%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 5 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 14 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 14 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 17 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 25 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Thrilling
9
Joyful
8
Warm
9
Hopeful
6
Other
17

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lew Landers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 34 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lew Landers' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

157 credits, 34 with a MovieCove page.

  • Terrified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Case of the Dangerous Robin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Alaskans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mackenzie's Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Show 9 episodes · Director

  • Bat Masterson(1958)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Hot Rod Gang(1958)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Harbor Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Maverick(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Sugarfoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Whirlybirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Cruel Tower (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Savage Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • Highway Patrol(1955)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Cheyenne(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Science Fiction Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Captain Kidd and the Slave Girl(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Torpedo Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Captain John Smith and Pocahontas(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Topper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

  • I Led 3 Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Run for the Hills (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Man in the Dark(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Tangier Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Your Favorite Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • I Led Three Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 7 episodes · Director

  • Terry and the Pirates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Arctic Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Mr. & Mrs. North(1952)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Adventures of Superman(1952)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • California Conquest(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Jim in the Forbidden Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Aladdin and His Lamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • The Magic Carpet(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson(1951)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Hurricane Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The Bogus Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The Big Gusher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • When the Redskins Rode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • A Yank in Korea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Blue Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Revenue Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Chain Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Last of the Buccaneers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • State Penitentiary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Beauty on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Dynamite Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Tyrant of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Girls' School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Davy Crockett, Indian Scout(1950)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Barbary Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Air Hostess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Law of the Barbary Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Stagecoach Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Inner Sanctum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Adventures of Gallant Bess(1948)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • My Dog Rusty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Devil Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Dog Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The Son of Rusty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Under the Tonto Rim(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Danger Street(1947)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Seven Keys to Baldpate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Thunder Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Doctor Jim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Public Prosecutor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Death Valley(1946)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hot Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • The Truth About Murder(1946)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Mask of Diijon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Tokyo Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • A Close Call for Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Follow That Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director · Writer

  • The Enchanted Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • The Windjammer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Shadow Of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Arson Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Secrets of a Sorority Girl(1945)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trouble Chasers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • The Power of the Whistler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Crime, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • I'm from Arkansas(1944)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Swing in the Saddle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • U-Boat Prisoner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Stars on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Black Parachute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Two-Man Submarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Ghost That Walks Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Cowboy Canteen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • Black Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Deerslayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • The Return of the Vampire(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Doughboys in Ireland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Redhead from Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Murder in Times Square(1943)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • After Midnight with Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Power of the Press (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    Director

  • Junior Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Stand by All Networks(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Boogie Man Will Get You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Smith of Minnesota (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Sabotage Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Atlantic Convoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Submarine Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Not a Ladies' Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Alias Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Canal Zone(1942)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Man Who Returned to Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Cadets on Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Harvard, Here I Come!(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Stork Pays Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Mystery Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • The Singing Hill(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Back in the Saddle(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Ridin' on a Rainbow(1941)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Lucky Devils (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Slightly Tempted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Girl from Havana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Wagons Westward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • La Conga Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Ski Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Enemy Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Honeymoon Deferred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Bad Lands(1939)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • The Girl and the Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Fixer Dugan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Twelve Crowded Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Pacific Liner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Director

  • Annabel Takes a Tour(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Smashing the Rackets(1938)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sky Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Blind Alibi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Law of the Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Condemned Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Double Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Crashing Hollywood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Director

  • Danger Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Living on Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Flight from Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Border Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • You Can't Buy Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • The Man Who Found Himself(1937)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • They Wanted to Marry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Director

  • Night Waitress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Without Orders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Parole! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Director

  • Stormy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • The Raven(1935)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Call of the Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Rustlers of Red Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Director

  • Tailspin Tommy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Red Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

  • The Vanishing Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 157 titles from 1934 to 1963.

Highest rated

The Raven (1935)

Midcredits 70th

Most popular right now

The Man Who Found Himself (1937)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing157 of 157: 155 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stWriting1 of 157: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 157: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1930s32 · crew1940s75 · crew1950s48 · crew1960s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Lew Landers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 27; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 34 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 34 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · director

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (1953)

62nd percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Maverick (1957)

Midcredits 86th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Lew Landers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lew Landers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Addison Richards shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers