Armand Schaefer (5 August 1898 – 26 September 1967) was a Canadian

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and

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. He produced more than 100 films between 1932 and 1953. He also directed 24 films between 1931 and 1946. He was born in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada. From 1955 to 1956, he joined

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as co-executive producers of the

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'' Buffalo Bill, Jr.''

Selected filmography

* ''

The Cheyenne Cyclone ''The Cheyenne Cyclone'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Marie Quillan and Frankie Darro.Pitts p.205 It is a remake of the 1928 silent film '' Phantom of the Range''. Main cast * Lane Cha ...

'' (1931 - directed) * '' The Hurricane Horseman'' (1931 – directed) * '' The Lightning Warrior'' (1931 – directed) * ''

The Hurricane Express ''The Hurricane Express'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code 12-chapter Mascot Pictures film serial. Written by Colbert Clark, Barney Sarecky, Wyndham Gittens, George Morgan, and J.P. McGowan, the serial was directed by Armand Schaeffer and J.P. M ...

'' (1932 – directed) * '' The Wyoming Whirlwind'' (1932 – directed) * '' Law and Lawless'' (1932 – directed) * '' Outlaw Justice'' (1932 – directed) * '' The Reckless Rider'' (1932 – directed) * '' Battling Buckaroo'' (1932 – directed) * '' Fighting with Kit Carson'' (1933 – directed) * ''

Sagebrush Trail ''Sagebrush Trail'' (UK title ''An Innocent Man'') is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film with locations filmed at Bronson Canyon starring John Wayne and featuring Lane Chandler and Yakima Canutt (Canutt plays the leader of the gang as wel ...

(1933'' – directed) * '' Mystery Mountain'' (1934 – produced) * ''

The Lost Jungle ''The Lost Jungle'' (1934) is a Mascot Pictures movie serial. A semi-sequel to this serial, '' Darkest Africa'', was released by Republic Pictures in 1936. Republic was made from a merger of several companies, including Mascot, which became the B ...

'' (1934 – directed) * '' Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' (1934 – directed) * '' The Miracle Rider'' (1935 – directed) * ''

The Phantom Empire ''The Phantom Empire'' is a 1935 American Western serial film directed by Otto Brower and B. Reeves Eason and starring Gene Autry, Frankie Darro, and Betsy King Ross.Magers 2007, p. 21. This 12-chapter Mascot Pictures serial combined the ...

(1935'' – produced) * '' Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge'' (1937 – produced) * '' Exiled to Shanghai'' (1937) * '' Storm Over Bengal'' (1938) * '' Mercy Island'' (1941-produced) * ''

The Girl from Alaska ''The Girl from Alaska'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Nick Grinde and William Witney and starring Ray Middleton, Jean Parker and Jerome Cowan.Martin p.68 The film's sets were designed by the art director Russell Kimball. Plo ...

'' (1942) * '' Don't Fence Me In'' (1945) * ''

Scotland Yard Investigator ''Scotland Yard Investigator'' is a 1945 American crime film directed by George Blair and starring C. Aubrey Smith, Erich von Stroheim and Stephanie Bachelor. Following the outbreak of the Second World War the Mona Lisa is moved to a London g ...

'' (1945) * '' The Last Round-up'' (1947) * ''

The Strawberry Roan ''The Strawberry Roan'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry. Plot Joe is paralyzed by a wild horse, a strawberry roan. His father, Walt, tries to kill the horse in anger but is unsuccessful and th ...

'' (1948 – produced) * '' The Blazing Sun'' (1950) * ''

The Hills of Utah ''The Hills of Utah'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Elaine Riley and Donna Martell.Pitts p.152 The film's sets were designed by the art director Charles Clague. Plot Cast * Gene Autry a ...

'' (1951) * '' The Old West'' (1952)

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* * 1898 births 1967 deaths Film producers from Ontario Film directors from Ontario {{Canada-film-producer-stub