Lewis D. Collins


Lewis D. Collins was an American film director and occasional screenwriter. In his career spanning over 30 years, he churned out dozens of Westerns.

Career

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Collins' film career began in 1922, when films were still silent, and continued into the sound era. He directed about 120 films between then and his death in Hollywood in 1954, among them The Desert Trail in 1935, working with actors such as John Wayne and Paul Fix.

Filmography

When Bonita Rode Whirlwind Driver The Fighting Strain The Galloping Gobs Under the Southern Cross Young Desire The Law of the Tong Guns for Hire His Private Secretary Skyway Gun Law Trouble Busters Ship of Wanted Men Via Pony Express Sing Sing Nights Ticket to a Crime Public Stenographer The Man from Hell The Brand of Hate Make a Million The Desert Trail Manhattan Butterfly The Hoosier Schoolmaster The Spanish Cape Mystery The Leavenworth Case The Return of Jimmy Valentine Doughnuts and Society Down to the Sea Lucky Corrigan Under Suspicion The Mighty Treve The Wildcatter Trapped by G-Men Reformatory Flight into Nowhere Crime Takes a Holiday Making the Headlines The Strange Case of Dr. Meade Fugitive at Large Whispering Enemies Trapped in the Sky Hidden Power Outside the Three-Mile Limit Passport to Alcatraz