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

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, Canada. From 1955 to 1956, he joined

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as co-executive producers of the

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Selected filmography

* '' The Cheyenne Cyclone'' (1931 - directed) * ''

The Hurricane Horseman ''The Hurricane Horseman'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Marie Quillan and Walter Miller.Pitts p.205 It was shot at the Iverson Ranch. Cast * Lane Chandler as 'Gun' Smith * Marie Qu ...

'' (1931 – directed) * ''

The Lightning Warrior ''The Lightning Warrior'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Mascot movie serial starring Rin Tin Tin in his last role. It is regarded as one of the better Mascot serials. A number of the production's outdoor action sequences were filmed on the rocky ...

'' (1931 – directed) * ''

The Hurricane Express ''The Hurricane Express'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code 12-chapter Mascot Pictures serial (film), film serial. Written by Colbert Clark, Barney Sarecky, Wyndham Gittens, George Morgan (screenwriter), George Morgan, and J.P. McGowan, the serial w ...

'' (1932 – directed) * ''

The Wyoming Whirlwind ''The Wyoming Whirlwind'' is a 1932 American western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Adele Lacy and Harry Todd.Pitts p.406 It was produced by the independent Willis Kent as a second feature Plot Outlaw Keene Wallace, ...

'' (1932 – directed) * ''

Law and Lawless ''Law and Lawless'' is a 1932 American pre-Code western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Jack Hoxie, Julian Rivero, and Yakima Canutt. It was released on November 30, 1932, by Majestic Pictures. Plot Gunfighter Montana and his sid ...

'' (1932 – directed) * ''

Outlaw Justice ''Outlaw Justice'' is a 1932 American pre-Code western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Jack Hoxie, Dorothy Gulliver and Donald Keith.Rainey, p. 85 It was produced as a second feature for release by Majestic Pictures. Plot Panamint ...

'' (1932 – directed) * ''

The Reckless Rider ''The Reckless Rider'' is a 1932 American western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Phyllis Barrington and Neal Hart.Pits p.135 It was a loose remake of the 1928 FBO Pictures film '' When the Law Rides'' also written b ...

'' (1932 – directed) * ''

Battling Buckaroo ''Battling Buckaroo'' is a 1932 American western film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lane Chandler, Doris Hill and Yakima Canutt.Pitts p.22 Plot A young outlaw Jack Winslow steps in to rescue a Mexican woman and her father who are bein ...

'' (1932 – directed) * ''

Fighting with Kit Carson ''Fighting with Kit Carson'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Mascot Pictures Serial (film), film serial. It was edited into a feature film by Al Dezel Productions in 1946 and released to theaters as a movie. Johnny Mack Brown starred as 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 well ...

(1933'' – directed) * ''

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(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 ...

'' (1934 – directed) * ''

Burn 'Em Up Barnes ''Burn 'Em Up Barnes'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code movie serial produced and distributed by Mascot Pictures, along with a feature version of the serial bearing the same title. It was a loose remake of the 1921 silent film of the same name. Pl ...

'' (1934 – directed) * ''

The Miracle Rider ''The Miracle Rider'' is a 1935 American Western film serial directed by B. Reeves Eason and Armand Schaefer for Mascot. It stars silent movie cowboy star Tom Mix in his last major film role. Plot summary Zaroff ( Charles Middleton), a ra ...

'' (1935 – directed) * ''

The Phantom Empire ''The Phantom Empire'' is a 1935 American Western (genre), 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 ...

(1935'' – produced) * ''

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge ''Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, and Betty Bronson. Based on a story by Jack Natteford, the film is about the son of a Southeastern cattleman who ...

'' (1937 – produced) * ''

Exiled to Shanghai ''Exiled to Shanghai'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and Armand Schaefer and starring Wallace Ford, June Travis, and Dean Jagger.Dooley p.242 Plot Cast * Wallace Ford as Ted Young * June Travis as Nancy Jones * Dean J ...

'' (1937) * ''

Storm Over Bengal Storm Over Bengal is a 1938 American adventure film that was nominated at the 11th Academy Awards for Best Score, the nomination was for Cy Feuer. Set during the British Raj, the film's working title was ''Bengal Lancer Patrol''.p. 15 ''San Anto ...

'' (1938) * '' Mercy Island'' (1941-produced) * '' The Girl from Alaska'' (1942) * '' Don't Fence Me In'' (1945) * '' Scotland Yard Investigator'' (1945) * '' The Last Round-up'' (1947) * ''

The Strawberry Roan ''The Strawberry Roan'' is a 1948 American western drama film directed by John English and starring Gene Autry, Gloria Henry and Jack Holt. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures. It was the first of two Autry Columbia films shot in Cinecol ...

'' (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 as Dr ...

'' (1951) * ''

The Old West ''The Old West'' is a series of books about the history of the American Old West era, published by Time-Life Books from 1973 through 1980. Each book focused on a different topic specific for the era, such as cowboys, American Indians, gamblers ...

'' (1952)

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