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Lewis Ransom Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) [citation needed] was an American screenwriter, film/television director, and film/television producer. He directed and wrote over one hundred films and television series between 1926 and 1960.
Lewis R. Foster was born on 5 August 1898 in Brookfield, Missouri, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Captain China (1950) and Tropic Zone (1953). He was married to Dorothy Wilson and Helen Mae. He died on 10 June 1974 in Tehachapi, California, USA.
- Lewis R. Foster
- June 10, 1974
- August 5, 1898
Biography. Lewis Ransom Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis R. Foster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Known For. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Zorro. The More the Merrier. It Happened Tomorrow. Tonka.
Lewis R. Foster. Credits (text only) Hide Director (64 credits) 1957-1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) (9 episodes) - The Dowry (1961) - Gunman's Revenge (1961) - Moment of Glory (1961) - Stage from Yuma (1961) - The Diamond Dude (1961) - The Barefoot Bandit (1961) - John Wesley Hardin (1957) ... (as Lewis Foster)
Biography by AllMovie. Lewis R. Foster started out as a newspaper journalist then joined the Hal Roach studios as a gag man in 1923. Foster was promoted to director for the 1929 Charley Chase 2-reeler Movie Night. He went on to direct several Laurel & Hardy shorts, including the team's first talkie, Unaccustomed as We Are (1929).
- August 5, 1898
- June 10, 1974
Captain China: Directed by Lewis R. Foster. With John Payne, Gail Russell, Jeffrey Lynn, Lon Chaney Jr.. Charles Chinnough, aka Captain China, washed ashore off his ship during a storm, is later rescued, but is relieved of duty after his former first mate, Brendensen (who thought he was dead), and two aides testify falsely against him in a ...
Lewis R. Foster is an American film and television director. Lewis R. Foster: Subjects. Some common subjects in Lewis R. Foster's work: Tough looking working class men (detectives Malone and von Flanagan: The Lucky Stiff, escaped convicts: Crashout, bad guys: Wyatt Earp Becomes a Marshal, locals: The Birth of the Blade)
