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Ford Beebe(1888-1978)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Ford Beebe was born on 26 November 1888 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He was a writer and director, known for The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944), Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940) and The Golden Idol (1954). He was married to Kitty Winifred Delevanti and Frances Caroline Willey. He died on 26 November 1978 in Lake Elsinore, California, USA.
BornNovember 26, 1888
DiedNovember 26, 1978(90)
BornNovember 26, 1888
DiedNovember 26, 1978(90)
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Known for

John Carradine, Evelyn Ankers, Alan Curtis, Leon Errol, Jon Hall, and Gale Sondergaard in The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
The Invisible Man's Revenge
5.7
  • Director
  • 1944
Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, and Charles Middleton in Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
6.6
  • Director
  • 1940
Lane Bradford, Anne Kimbell, Johnny Sheffield, and Kimbbo the Chimp in The Golden Idol (1954)
The Golden Idol
5.1
  • Writer
  • 1954
Noah Beery Jr., Larry J. Blake, and Kay Hughes in Trouble at Midnight (1937)
Trouble at Midnight
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1937

Credits

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Writer

  • Diane Brewster, Edgar Buchanan, George Montgomery, and Highland Dale in King of the Wild Stallions (1959)
    King of the Wild Stallions
    5.9
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Lord of the Jungle (1955)
    Lord of the Jungle
    5.6
    • written by
    • 1955
  • Beverly Garland and Johnny Sheffield in Killer Leopard (1954)
    Killer Leopard
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Lane Bradford, Anne Kimbell, Johnny Sheffield, and Kimbbo the Chimp in The Golden Idol (1954)
    The Golden Idol
    5.1
    • written by
    • 1954
  • Safari Drums (1953)
    Safari Drums
    5.0
    • writer
    • 1953
  • Suzette Harbin, Karen Sharpe, and Johnny Sheffield in Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952)
    Bomba and the Jungle Girl
    5.4
    • original screenplay
    • 1952
  • Martin Garralaga, Laurette Luez, Johnny Sheffield, and Kimbbo the Chimp in African Treasure (1952)
    African Treasure
    5.1
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1952
  • Donna Martell and Johnny Sheffield in Elephant Stampede (1951)
    Elephant Stampede
    5.2
    • screenplay
    • 1951
  • Ann E. Todd, Douglas Kennedy, and Johnny Sheffield in The Lion Hunters (1951)
    The Lion Hunters
    5.4
    • screenplay by
    • 1951
  • Don C. Harvey, John Ridgely, Johnny Sheffield, Elena Verdugo, and Donald Woods in The Lost Volcano (1950)
    The Lost Volcano
    5.5
    • screenplay by
    • 1950
  • Jane Adams and Duncan Renaldo in The Girl from San Lorenzo (1950)
    The Girl from San Lorenzo
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1950
  • Ellen Drew, George Montgomery, and Phillip Reed in Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
    Davy Crockett, Indian Scout
    5.4
    • story
    • 1950
  • Lita Baron, Harry Lewis, Allene Roberts, and Johnny Sheffield in Bomba on Panther Island (1949)
    Bomba on Panther Island
    5.3
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Don 'Red' Barry, Margia Dean, Jack Holt, and Tom Neal in Red Desert (1949)
    Red Desert
    5.2
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Julie Adams and Don 'Red' Barry in The Dalton Gang (1949)
    The Dalton Gang
    5.1
    • written by
    • 1949

Director

  • The Green Hornet Movie Edition (2011)
    The Green Hornet Movie Edition
    Video
    • Director
    • 2011
  • The Green Hornet (1990)
    The Green Hornet
    6.5
    Video
    • original 1939 film footage
    • 1990
  • Barry Curtis and Champion in The Adventures of Champion (1955)
    The Adventures of Champion
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Lord of the Jungle (1955)
    Lord of the Jungle
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Beverly Garland and Johnny Sheffield in Killer Leopard (1954)
    Killer Leopard
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Lane Bradford, Anne Kimbell, Johnny Sheffield, and Kimbbo the Chimp in The Golden Idol (1954)
    The Golden Idol
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Pete Smith in Dogs 'n Ducks (1953)
    Dogs 'n Ducks
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Safari Drums (1953)
    Safari Drums
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1953
  • Suzette Harbin, Karen Sharpe, and Johnny Sheffield in Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952)
    Bomba and the Jungle Girl
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Rod Cameron and Peggie Castle in Wagons West (1952)
    Wagons West
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Martin Garralaga, Laurette Luez, Johnny Sheffield, and Kimbbo the Chimp in African Treasure (1952)
    African Treasure
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Curley Bradley: The Singing Marshal
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Donna Martell and Johnny Sheffield in Elephant Stampede (1951)
    Elephant Stampede
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Ann E. Todd, Douglas Kennedy, and Johnny Sheffield in The Lion Hunters (1951)
    The Lion Hunters
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Sue England and Johnny Sheffield in The Hidden City (1950)
    The Hidden City
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1950

Producer

  • Lord of the Jungle (1955)
    Lord of the Jungle
    5.6
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Beverly Garland and Johnny Sheffield in Killer Leopard (1954)
    Killer Leopard
    5.3
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Lane Bradford, Anne Kimbell, Johnny Sheffield, and Kimbbo the Chimp in The Golden Idol (1954)
    The Golden Idol
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1954
  • Safari Drums (1953)
    Safari Drums
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Charles Korvin, Miles Mander, J. Carrol Naish, Ella Raines, and Gale Sondergaard in Enter Arsene Lupin (1944)
    Enter Arsene Lupin
    6.2
    • associate producer
    • 1944
  • John Carradine, Evelyn Ankers, Alan Curtis, Leon Errol, Jon Hall, and Gale Sondergaard in The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)
    The Invisible Man's Revenge
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • 1944
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers, and Robert Paige in Son of Dracula (1943)
    Son of Dracula
    6.0
    • produced by
    • 1943
  • Frontier Badmen (1943)
    Frontier Badmen
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1943
  • Tom Brown and Sidney Toler in The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)
    The Adventures of Smilin' Jack
    6.4
    • produced by
    • 1943
  • Night Monster (1942)
    Night Monster
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1942
  • Gang Busters (1942)
    Gang Busters
    7.0
    • associate producer
    • 1942
  • Leo D. Maloney, Bullet the Dog, and Monte Cristo the Horse in The Blind Trail (1926)
    The Blind Trail
    1.6
    • supervising producer (as Ford L. Beebe)
    • 1926
  • In Wrong Right (1923)
    In Wrong Right
    Short
    • co-producer
    • 1923

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ford I. Beebe
  • Born
    • November 26, 1888
    • Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
  • Died
    • November 26, 1978
    • Lake Elsinore, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Kitty Winifred DelevantiFebruary 12, 1933 - November 26, 1978 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His second wife, Kitty Delevanti, is the daughter of actor Cyril Delevanti.
  • Quotes
    [on J.P. McGowan] He was the toughest man, physically, I have ever known . . . He wrote his own scripts, directed them and played the character lead in most of them. Then when he washed up for the day and the rest went home, he'd go in the cutting room and cut and title until 2 or 3 a.m., then go in the office and sleep on the floor 'til the janitor woke him up, go home, have breakfast and be back on the stage before the cast showed up. This was not something he did once in a while. It was the way he worked all the time.

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