W. Lee Wilder
Encyclopedia
William Lee Wilder was an Austrian
-born American
screenwriter
, film producer
and director
. He was the brother of the film director Billy Wilder
.
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He was the brother of the film director Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films. He is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Hollywood's golden age...
.
Selected filmography
- The Glass Alibi (1946)
- The PretenderThe Pretender (film)The Pretender is an American crime film noir directed by W. Lee Wilder and written by Don Martin, with additional dialogue by Doris Miller. The drama features Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig, Charles Drake, among others.-Plot:...
(1947) - Yankee Fakir (1947)
- The Vicious CircleThe Vicious Circle (1948 film)The Vicious Circle is a 1948 American drama film directed by W. Lee Wilder and based on the play The Burning Bush by Heinz Herald and Geza Herczeg.The film is also known as Woman in Brown.- Cast :*Conrad Nagel*Fritz Kortner...
(1948) (also known as Woman in Brown) - Once a Thief (1950)
- Three Steps NorthThree Steps NorthThree Steps North is a 1951 Italian–American film directed by W. Lee Wilder. The film is also known as Tre passi a nord in Italy.-Plot:...
(1951) - Phantom from SpacePhantom from SpacePhantom from Space is a United States science fiction film produced in 1953. The film was produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder from an original screenplay written by William Raynor and Myles Wilder...
(1953) - Killers from SpaceKillers from SpaceKillers from Space is a 1954 American black and white science fiction feature film, produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder from an original, commissioned screenplay by his son Myles Wilder and their regular collaborator William Raynor, and starring Peter Graves and Barbara Bestar...
(1954) - The Snow CreatureThe Snow CreatureThe Snow Creature is a 1954 black-and-white sci-fi monster movie produced and directed by W. Lee Wilder, and written by Myles Wilder. It stars Paul Langton and Leslie Denison as members of a scientific expedition to the Himalayas who encounter and capture a Yeti...
(1954) - The Big BluffThe Big Bluff-Plot:Suave Don Juan Rick De Villa and his married lover Fritzi Darvel would like to take off together, but his lack of money prevents them from doing so. A chance encounter introduces Rick to the young, but terminally ill socialite Valerie Bancroft , in whom Rick sees the solution to his...
(1955) - Fright (1956)
- ManfishManfishManfish is an adventure film, released by United Artists in 1956. Filmed in Jamaica, it was released in Great Britain as Calypso. It was based on the stories "The Gold-Bug" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Actor John Bromfield starred as Captain Brannigan and Lon Chaney Jr. played the...
(1956) (also known as Calypso) - The Man Without a BodyThe Man Without a BodyThe Man Without a Body is a 1957 British horror film directed by Charles Saunders and W. Lee Wilder and starring Robert Hutton, George Coulouris and Julia Arnall. A wealthy man pays a surgeon to replace his brain with that of Nostradamus. It is also known as Curse of Nostradamus.-Cast:* Robert...
(1957) - Spy in the Sky! (1958)
- Bluebeard's Ten HoneymoonsBluebeard's Ten HoneymoonsBluebeard's Ten Honeymoons is a 1960 British thriller directed by W. Lee Wilder and starring George Sanders, Corinne Calvet and Jean Kent.-Cast:* George Sanders - Henri Landru* Corinne Calvet - Odette* Jean Kent - Guillin* Patricia Roc - Dueaux...
(1960) - Caxambu (1967)
- The Omegans (1968)