Lewis R. Foster

Lewis R. Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) 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.

Selected filmography

Director

• Double Whoopee (1929)
• Angora Love (1929)
• Dizzy Dates (1930)
• Blondes Prefer Bonds (1931)
• Love Letters of a Star (1936)
• The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
• El Paso (1949)
• The Lucky Stiff (1949)
• Manhandled (1949)
• Captain China (1950)
• Passage West (1951)
• Hong Kong (1952)
• Those Redheads From Seattle (1953) filmed in 3-D
• Four Star Playhouse (1 episode, 1954)
• The Bold and the Brave (1956)
• Cavalcade of America (2 episodes, 1955–1956)
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie (21 episodes, 1956–1957)
• The Wonderful World of Disney (8 episodes, 1957–1960)

Writer

• The Merry Widower (1926)
• Wrong Again (Story, 1929)
• Broken Wedding Bells (1930)
• The Great Pie Mystery (1931)
• The Girl in the Tonneau (1932)
• Cheating Blondes (1933)
• Stolen Harmony (1935)
• Two in a Crowd (1936)
• She's Dangerous (1937)
• Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Story, 1939)
• Million Dollar Legs (1939)
• Golden Gloves (1940)
• The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
• Adventure in Washington (1941)
• I Live on Danger (1942)
• Alaska Highway (1943)
• The More The Merrier (1943)
• Can't Help Singing (1944)
• It's in the Bag! (1945)
• I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
• The Lucky Stiff (1949)
• The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
• Crosswinds (1951)
• The Blazing Forest (1952)
• Crashout (1955)
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie (5 episodes, 1956)
• Tales of Wells Fargo (2 episodes, 1957–1961)
• The Wonderful World of Disney (3 episodes, 1959–1960)

Awards and nominations

External links

• Lewis R. Foster on IMDb
• Lewis R. Foster at AllMovie
• Lewis R. Foster at Find a Grave