R. G. Springsteen
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Robert G. Springsteen was a prolific American director of Hollywood B movie
s and television shows. He was most often credited on screen as R. G. Springsteen.
Born in Tacoma, Washington
in 1904, Springsteen started working in Hollywood during the 1920s. He was hired by Fox Studios as a wardrobe assistant. In 1936 he moved to directing and worked as a Second unit
, or assistant, director on numerous low budget B movies. During this time film credits often listed him by the nickname of Bud Springsteen. By 1945 Springsteen became a lead director and established himself as a filmmaker with his first B Western
, Marshal of Laredo. From 1945 through 1968, Springsteen was a prolific director of Hollywood B Westerns and television episodes. His last directing job came in 1968 with an episode of the television series Gentle Ben
.
R. G. Springsteen died on December 9, 1989 in Los Angeles, California
.
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
s and television shows. He was most often credited on screen as R. G. Springsteen.
Born in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
in 1904, Springsteen started working in Hollywood during the 1920s. He was hired by Fox Studios as a wardrobe assistant. In 1936 he moved to directing and worked as a Second unit
Second unit
In film, the second unit is a team that shoots subsidiary footage for a motion picture. Its work is distinct from that of the first unit, which shoots all scenes involving principal actors...
, or assistant, director on numerous low budget B movies. During this time film credits often listed him by the nickname of Bud Springsteen. By 1945 Springsteen became a lead director and established himself as a filmmaker with his first B Western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
, Marshal of Laredo. From 1945 through 1968, Springsteen was a prolific director of Hollywood B Westerns and television episodes. His last directing job came in 1968 with an episode of the television series Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben is a children's novel by author Walt Morey, first published in 1965. The book concerns the friendship between the title character, a bear, and a young boy named Mark...
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R. G. Springsteen died on December 9, 1989 in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
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Partial filmography
- Tiger by the Tail (1968)
- Hostile Guns (1967)
- Red Tomahawk (1967)
- Waco (1966)
- Johnny RenoJohnny RenoJohnny Reno is a 1966 American western film made by A.C. Lyles Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by R.G. Springsteen, produced by A.C. Lyles, with a screenplay by Andrew Craddock, Steve Fisher and A.C...
(1966) - Apache Uprising (1966)
- Black Spurs (1965)
- TaggartTaggart (1964 film)Taggart is a film directed by R.G. Springsteen based upon the novel by Louis L'Amour. The novel was adapted into a screenplay by Robert Creighton Williams. It is notable for being the film debut of late actor David Carradine.-Cast:...
(1964) - Bullet for a Badman (1964)
- He Rides Tall (1964)
- Showdown (1963)
- Operation Eichmann (1961)
- Battle Flame (1959)
- King of the Wild Stallions (1959)
- Revolt in the Big House (1958)
- Cole Younger, Gunfighter (1958)
- Affair in Reno (1957)
- When Gangland Strikes (1956)
- Come Next SpringCome Next SpringCome Next Spring is a drama film made in Trucolor for Republic Pictures starring Steve Cochran as a former alcoholic who returns to the wife he deserted years ago, played by Ann Sheridan, and their children....
(1956) - Secret VentureSecret VentureSecret Venture is a 1955 British B-movie thriller film directed by R. G. Springsteen and starring Kent Taylor, Jane Hylton and Kathleen Byron.-Plot:...
(1955) - Cross Channel (1955)
- Double Jeopardy (1955)
- Track the Man DownTrack the Man DownTrack the Man Down is a 1955 British drama film written by Paul Erickson and directed by R.G. Springsteen.The melodramatic crime caper centers on a robbery at a greyhound racetrack that results in the unintentional murder of a guard...
' (1955) - I Cover the Underworld (1955)
- Geraldine (1953)
- A Perilous Journey (1953)
- Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)
- Tropical Heat Wave (1952)
- Gobs and Gals (1952)
- The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
- Oklahoma Annie (1952)
- Street Bandits (1951)
- Honeychile (1951)
- Million Dollar Pursuit (1951)
- Frisco Tornado (1950)
- Covered Wagon Raid (1950)
- Hills of Oklahoma (1950)
- Arizona Cowboy (1950)
- Harbor of Missing Men (1950)
- Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
- Singing Guns (1950)
- Navajo Trail Raiders (1949)
- Flame of Youth (1949)
- The Red MenaceThe Red Menace (film)The Red Menace is a 1949 anti-communist and anti-Soviet propaganda film released by Republic Pictures.An ex-GI named Bill Jones , who becomes involved with the Communist Party. While in training, Jones falls in love with one of his instructors...
(1949) - HellfireHellfire (film)Hellfire is a 1949 western film about a gambler who changes his ways after a preacher sacrifices himself to save his life.-Cast:*Bill Elliott as Zeb Smith*Marie Windsor as Doll Brown, also known as Mary Carson*Forrest Tucker as Bucky McLean...
(1949) - Death Valley Gunfighter (1949)
- Sheriff of Wichita (1949)
- Renegades of Sonora (1948)
- Sundown in Santa Fe (1948)
- Son of God's Country (1948)
- Out of the Storm (1948)
- Secret Service Investigator (1948)
- Heart of Virginia (1948)
- The Main Street Kid (1948)
- Under Colorado Skies (1947)
- Along the Oregon Trail (1947)
- Marshal of Cripple Creek (1947)
- Rustlers of Devil's Canyon (1947)
- Oregon Trail Scouts (1947)
- Homesteaders of Paradise Valley (1947)
- Vigilantes of Boomtown (1947)
- Stagecoach to Denver (1946)
- Santa Fe Uprising (1946)
- Conquest of Cheyenne (1946)
- The Man from Rainbow Valley (1946)
- Sun Valley Cyclone (1946)
- Home on the Range (1946)
- Sheriff of Redwood Valley (1946)
- California Gold Rush (1946)
- Wagon Wheels Westward (1945)
- Colorado Pioneers (1945)
- Marshal of Laredo (1945)