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Ford Beebe

Directing

Born November 26, 1888 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Died November 26, 1978

Also known as Ford Ingalsbe Beebe · Ford I. Beebe · Ford L. Beebe

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ford Beebe (November 26, 1888 – November 26, 1978) was a screenwriter and director. He entered the film business as a writer around 1916 and over the next 60 years wrote and/or directed almost 200 films. He specialized in B-movies – mostly Westerns – and action serials, working on the "Buck Rogers" and "Flash Gordon" serials for Universal Pictures.

Filmography44 titles

Squadron of Doom

1949Director

Overland Mail

1942Director

Don Winslow of the Navy

1942Director

Stampede

1936Director, Story

The Vanishing Legion

1931Director, Screenplay

The Girl from San Lorenzo

1950Screenplay

Wild West Days

1937Director

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

1935Screenplay

Wagons West

1952Director

Laughing at Life

1933Director, Story

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1937Assistant Director

Deadly Ray From Mars

1966Director

Peril from the Planet Mongo

1966Director

African Treasure

1952Director, Screenplay, Screenstory

A Volta do Besouro Verde

1940Director

Winners of the West

1940Director

Ace Drummond

1936Director

Riders of Death Valley

1941Director

The Last of the Mohicans

1932Director, Screenplay

Lord of the Jungle

1955Director, Producer, Writer

Ferdinand the Bull

1938Assistant Director

Sea Raiders

1941Director

My Dog Shep

1946Director, Screenplay

Night Monster

1942Director, Producer

The Lightning Warrior

1931Screenplay

The Adventures of Champion

Director

Buck Rogers

1939Director

Gang Busters

1942Associate Producer

The Green Hornet

1940Director

Purple Death from Outer Space

1966Director

Bomba, the Jungle Boy

1949Director

Son of Dracula

1943Producer, Second Unit Director

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940Director

The Lost Volcano

1950Director, Screenplay

The Invisible Man's Revenge

1944Associate Producer, Director

The Shadow of the Eagle

1932Director, Writer

Alias: The Bad Man

1931Original Story

Satan's Cradle

1949Director

Jungle Jim

1937Director

Davy Crockett, Indian Scout

1950Story

Bomba on Panther Island

1949Director, Screenplay

Bomba and the Hidden City

1950Director

Planet Outlaws

1953Director

The Phantom Creeps

1939Director