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'''David Ross Lederman''' (December 12, 1894 – August 24, 1972) was an American film director noted for his Western/action/adventure films of the 1930s and 1940s.
'''David Ross Lederman''' (December 12, 1894 – August 24, 1972) was an American film director noted for his Western, action, and adventure films of the 1930s and 1940s.


Starting out as an extra in [[Mack Sennett]]'s [[Keystone Cops]] series, D. Ross Lederman worked his way through the ranks of film production, and first made his mark as a second-unit director. He directed several B-Western serials in the early 1930s, for instance on films such as ''[[Two-Fisted Law]]'' and ''[[Texas Cyclone (film)|Texas Cyclone]]'' both 1932, in which he worked with actors [[Tim McCoy]] and the young [[John Wayne]]. Becoming a full feature director in the late 1930s, he specialized in action films and especially westerns, continuing to produce films with Tim McCoy at [[Columbia Pictures]].
Starting out as an extra in [[Mack Sennett]]'s [[Keystone Cops]] series, Lederman worked his way through the ranks of film production, and first made his mark as a second-unit director. He directed several B-Western serials in the early 1930s, such as ''[[Two-Fisted Law]]'' and ''[[Texas Cyclone (film)|Texas Cyclone]]'' both 1932, in which he worked with [[Tim McCoy]] and a young [[John Wayne]]. Becoming a full feature director in the late 1930s, Lederman specialized in action films and especially westerns, continuing to produce films with McCoy at [[Columbia Pictures]].


==Style==
==Style==
By most accounts Lederman was regarded as a somewhat brusque man with an aversion to retakes and prima donna behavior and he conflicted with McCoy on more than one occasion. Lederman was renowned for his strict filming regime and to produce films before time and under budget which could only have helped to ensure his consistent employment as a director, but was often criticised by critics in that several of his films looked rushed.
By most accounts Lederman was regarded as a somewhat brusque man with an aversion to retakes and prima donna behavior and he clashed with McCoy on more than one occasion. He was renowned for his strict filming regimen and for bringing in films on time and under budget, which could only have helped to ensure his constant employment as a director, but was often criticised by critics in that several of his films looked rushed. Lederman's films have been described as having a "dystopian view of life" and a "relentless, inexorable narrative drive".<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dixon |first=Wheeler Winston |title=A Cinema of Violence: The Films of D. Ross Lederman |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24777292 |journal=Film Criticism |volume=30| issue = 3 (Spring, 2006) |pages=38–65 |via=JSTOR}}</ref>


In the 1950s Lederman, like many of his "B" picture colleagues, concentrated on series television, and directed most notably many episodes of ''[[Annie Oakley]]'' (1954), ''[[Buffalo Bill Jr]]'', and ''[[Range Rider]]'', amongst others, retiring in the early sixties.
In the 1950s Lederman, like many of his "B" picture colleagues, concentrated on series television, and directed many episodes of ''[[Annie Oakley]]'' (1954), ''[[Buffalo Bill, Jr.]]'' and ''[[Range Rider]]'', among others. He retired in the early 1960s.


He was married from the mid 1940s through the mid 1950s to June Lederman and stepfather to her son, Rusty, born about 1943. Lederman died in 1972.
He was married from the mid-'40s through the mid-'50s to June Lederman and was stepfather to her son Rusty, born about 1943. Lederman died in 1972.


==Filmography==
==Filmography==


===Films===
===Films===
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*''[[Sheiks in Bagdad]]'' (1925) (Short) (as Ross Lederman)
*''[[Sheiks in Bagdad]]'' (1925) (Short) (as Ross Lederman)
*''[[A Dog of the Regiment]]'' (1927) (as Ross Lederman)
*''[[A Dog of the Regiment]]'' (1927) (as Ross Lederman)
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*''[[The Man Hunter]]'' (1930) (as Ross Lederman)
*''[[The Man Hunter]]'' (1930) (as Ross Lederman)
*''[[The Phantom of the West]]'' (1931)
*''[[The Phantom of the West]]'' (1931)
*''[[The Texas Ranger]]'' (1931)
*''[[The Texas Ranger (film)|The Texas Ranger]]'' (1931)
*''[[Branded (1931 film)|Branded]]'' (1931)
*''[[Branded (1931 film)|Branded]]'' (1931)
*''[[The Fighting Marshal]]'' (1931)
*''[[The Fighting Marshal]]'' (1931)
*''[[Range Feud]]'' (1931)
*''[[The Range Feud]]'' (1931)
*''[[Ridin' for Justice]]'' (1932) (as Ross Lederman)
*''[[Ridin' for Justice]]'' (1932) (as Ross Lederman)
*''[[Texas Cyclone (film)|Texas Cyclone]]'' (1932)
*''[[Texas Cyclone (film)|Texas Cyclone]]'' (1932)
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*''[[The Riding Tornado]]'' (1932)
*''[[The Riding Tornado]]'' (1932)
*''[[Two-Fisted Law]]'' (1932)
*''[[Two-Fisted Law]]'' (1932)
*''[[Daring Danger]]'' (1932)
*''[[Daring Danger (1932 film)|Daring Danger]]'' (1932)
*''[[McKenna of the Mounted]]'' (1932)
*''[[McKenna of the Mounted]]'' (1932)
*''[[Speed Demon (1932 film)|Speed Demon]]'' (1932)
*''[[Speed Demon (1932 film)|Speed Demon]]'' (1932)
*''[[End of the Trail (film)|End of the Trail]]'' (1932)
*''[[End of the Trail (1932 film)|End of the Trail]]'' (1932)
*''[[State Trooper (film)|State Trooper]]'' (1933)
*''[[State Trooper (film)|State Trooper]]'' (1933)
*''[[Silent Men]]'' (1933)
*''[[Silent Men]]'' (1933)
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*''[[Pride of the Marines (1936 film)|Pride of the Marines]]'' (1936)
*''[[Pride of the Marines (1936 film)|Pride of the Marines]]'' (1936)
*''[[Panic on the Air]]'' (1936)
*''[[Panic on the Air]]'' (1936)
*''[[The Final Hour (1936 film)|The Final Hour]]'' (1936)
*''[[The Final Hour (film)|The Final Hour]]'' (1936)
*''[[Alibi for Murder]]'' (1936)
*''[[Alibi for Murder]]'' (1936)
*''[[Come Closer, Folks]]'' (1936)
*''[[Come Closer, Folks]]'' (1936)
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*''[[I Promise to Pay]]'' (1937)
*''[[I Promise to Pay]]'' (1937)
*''[[The Frame-Up]]'' (1937)
*''[[The Frame-Up]]'' (1937)
*''[[A Dangerous Adventure]]'' (1937)
*''[[A Dangerous Adventure (1937 film)|A Dangerous Adventure]]'' (1937)
*''[[The Game That Kills]]'' (1937)
*''[[The Game That Kills]]'' (1937)
*''[[Tarzan's Revenge]]'' (1938)
*''[[Tarzan's Revenge]]'' (1938)
*''[[Juvenile Court]]'' (1938)
*''[[Juvenile Court (film)|Juvenile Court]]'' (1938)
*''[[Adventure in Sahara]]'' (1938)
*''[[Adventure in Sahara]]'' (1938)
*''[[The Little Adventuress]]'' (1938)
*''[[The Little Adventuress (1938 film)|The Little Adventuress]]'' (1938)
*''[[North of Shanghai]]'' (1939)
*''[[North of Shanghai]]'' (1939)
*''[[Racketeers of the Range]]'' (1939)
*''[[Racketeers of the Range]]'' (1939)
*''[[Military Academy (1940 film)|Military Academy]]'' (1940)
*''[[Military Academy (film)|Military Academy]]'' (1940)
*''[[Glamour for Sale]]'' (1940)
*''[[Glamour for Sale]]'' (1940)
*''[[Thundering Frontier]]'' (1940)
*''[[Thundering Frontier]]'' (1940)
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*''[[The Notorious Lone Wolf]]'' (1946)
*''[[The Notorious Lone Wolf]]'' (1946)
*''[[The Phantom Thief]]'' (1946)
*''[[The Phantom Thief]]'' (1946)
*''[[Dangerous Business]]'' (1946)
*''[[Dangerous Business (1946 film)|Dangerous Business]]'' (1946)
*''[[Sing While You Dance]]'' (1946)
*''[[Sing While You Dance]]'' (1946)
*''[[Boston Blackie and the Law]]'' (1946)
*''[[Boston Blackie and the Law]]'' (1946)
*''[[The Lone Wolf in Mexico]]'' (1947)
*''[[The Lone Wolf in Mexico]]'' (1947)
*''[[Key Witness (1947 film).|Key Witness]]'' (1947)
*''[[Key Witness (1947 film)|Key Witness]]'' (1947)
*''[[The Return of the Whistler]]'' (1948)
*''[[The Return of the Whistler]]'' (1948)
*''[[Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang]]'' (1950)
*''[[Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang]]'' (1950)
*''[[Jamboree (1954 film)|Jamboree]]'' (1954)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0496505}}
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0496505/ D. Ross Lederman at Internet Movie Database]


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Latest revision as of 17:21, 1 June 2024

D. Ross Lederman
Born
David Ross Lederman

(1894-12-12)December 12, 1894
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedAugust 24, 1972(1972-08-24) (aged 77)
Hollywood, California, US
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, writer
Years active1925–1960
SpouseJune Lederman

David Ross Lederman (December 12, 1894 – August 24, 1972) was an American film director noted for his Western, action, and adventure films of the 1930s and 1940s.

Starting out as an extra in Mack Sennett's Keystone Cops series, Lederman worked his way through the ranks of film production, and first made his mark as a second-unit director. He directed several B-Western serials in the early 1930s, such as Two-Fisted Law and Texas Cyclone both 1932, in which he worked with Tim McCoy and a young John Wayne. Becoming a full feature director in the late 1930s, Lederman specialized in action films and especially westerns, continuing to produce films with McCoy at Columbia Pictures.

Style[edit]

By most accounts Lederman was regarded as a somewhat brusque man with an aversion to retakes and prima donna behavior and he clashed with McCoy on more than one occasion. He was renowned for his strict filming regimen and for bringing in films on time and under budget, which could only have helped to ensure his constant employment as a director, but was often criticised by critics in that several of his films looked rushed. Lederman's films have been described as having a "dystopian view of life" and a "relentless, inexorable narrative drive".[1]

In the 1950s Lederman, like many of his "B" picture colleagues, concentrated on series television, and directed many episodes of Annie Oakley (1954), Buffalo Bill, Jr. and Range Rider, among others. He retired in the early 1960s.

He was married from the mid-'40s through the mid-'50s to June Lederman and was stepfather to her son Rusty, born about 1943. Lederman died in 1972.

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston. "A Cinema of Violence: The Films of D. Ross Lederman". Film Criticism. 30 (3 (Spring, 2006)): 38–65 – via JSTOR.

External links[edit]

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