American film director and screenwriter. A former journalist who came from a show-business family – his mother was an actress – western specialist Lambert Hillyer entered films in 1917. After becoming a director, he soon teamed up with cowboy actor William S. Hart for a series of westerns. Overall he directed over 160 films between 1917 and 1949. He also wrote for 54 films between 1917 and 1948.

Selected FILMOGRAPHY
1948 The Fighting Ranger
1943 Batman
1936 Dracula’s Daughter
1936 The Invisible Ray
1934 Once to Every Woman
1934 The Defense Rests
1923 The Spoilers
1923 The Shock
1922 The Altar Stairs
1922 Skin Deep
1919 Wagon Tracks
1918 Riddle Gawne
1917 The Little Brother