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Franklin Adreon(1902-1979)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Franklin Adreon was born on 18 November 1902 in Gambrills, Maryland, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1953), Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955) and Cyborg 2087 (1966). He died on 10 September 1979 in Ventura County, California, USA.
BornNovember 18, 1902
DiedSeptember 10, 1979(76)
BornNovember 18, 1902
DiedSeptember 10, 1979(76)
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Judd Holdren in Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1953)
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
5.7
  • Director
  • 1953
Phyllis Coates and Myron Healey in Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
Panther Girl of the Kongo
5.0
  • Director
  • 1955
Cyborg 2087 (1966)
Cyborg 2087
5.3
  • Director
  • 1966
King of the Carnival (1955)
King of the Carnival
4.9
  • Director
  • 1955

Credits

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Director

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2017
  • The Claw Monsters (1966)
    The Claw Monsters
    3.6
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Harold Sakata in Dimension 5 (1966)
    Dimension 5
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Cyborg 2087 (1966)
    Cyborg 2087
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Ripcord (1961)
    Ripcord
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961–1962
  • Everglades! (1961)
    Everglades!
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Anna Sten and Robert Webber in The Nun and the Sergeant (1962)
    The Nun and the Sergeant
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)
    Sea Hunt
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1961
  • Bat Masterson (1958)
    Bat Masterson
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1961
  • Clu Gulager and Barry Sullivan in The Tall Man (1960)
    The Tall Man
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1961
  • This Man Dawson (1959)
    This Man Dawson
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Shotgun Slade (1959)
    Shotgun Slade
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Pat Conway in Tombstone Territory (1957)
    Tombstone Territory
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1960
  • Lock Up (1959)
    Lock Up
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960

Producer

  • U-238 and the Witch Doctor (1966)
    U-238 and the Witch Doctor
    4.6
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1966
  • The Invisible Monster (1950)
    Slaves of the Invisible Monster
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1966
  • Golden Hands of Kurigal
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1966
  • The Claw Monsters (1966)
    The Claw Monsters
    3.6
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1966
  • Gregory Gaye in Missile Monsters (1958)
    Missile Monsters
    4.6
    • associate producer
    • 1958
  • The Adventures of Fu Manchu (1956)
    The Adventures of Fu Manchu
    6.5
    • associate producer
    • 1956
  • The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956)
    The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu
    6.2
    TV Series
    • associate producer
    • 1956
  • King of the Carnival (1955)
    King of the Carnival
    4.9
    • associate producer
    • 1955
  • Phyllis Coates and Myron Healey in Panther Girl of the Kongo (1955)
    Panther Girl of the Kongo
    5.0
    • associate producer
    • 1955
  • Dick Simmons in Man with the Steel Whip (1954)
    Man with the Steel Whip
    6.3
    • associate producer
    • 1954
  • Aline Towne, Harry Lauter, and Tom Steele in Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954)
    Trader Tom of the China Seas
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • 1954
  • Mike Ragan, William Henry, Susan Morrow, Arthur Space, and Dale Van Sickel in Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (1953)
    Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders
    5.2
    • associate producer
    • 1953
  • Judd Holdren in Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (1953)
    Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Clayton Moore, Phyllis Coates, Roy Glenn, and Johnny Sands in Jungle Drums of Africa (1953)
    Jungle Drums of Africa
    5.8
    • associate producer
    • 1953
  • Leonard Nimoy, Lane Bradford, and Judd Holdren in Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952)
    Zombies of the Stratosphere
    5.1
    • associate producer
    • 1952

Writer

  • Western von gestern (1978)
    Western von gestern
    8.0
    TV Series
    • sceenplay
    • 1978
  • Torpedo of Doom (1966)
    Torpedo of Doom
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Wide Country (1962)
    Wide Country
    8.0
    TV Series
    • based on a story by
    • 1963
  • John Carroll in Zorro Rides Again (1959)
    Zorro Rides Again
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1959
  • Clayton Moore, Steve Darrell, and Noel Neill in Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948)
    Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
    7.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Russell Hayden, Gordon Jones, and Lynne Roberts in Sons of Adventure (1948)
    Sons of Adventure
    • writer
    • 1948
  • Jim Bannon, Virginia Belmont, and Anthony Warde in Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948)
    Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
    5.4
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Ramsay Ames and Clayton Moore in G-Men Never Forget (1948)
    G-Men Never Forget
    6.6
    • original screenplay
    • 1948
  • Bruce Edwards and Carol Forman in The Black Widow (1947)
    The Black Widow
    6.5
    • original screenplay
    • 1947
  • Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling in Jesse James Rides Again (1947)
    Jesse James Rides Again
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1947
  • Roy Barcroft, Ed Cassidy, Peggy Stewart, and George Turner in Son of Zorro (1947)
    Son of Zorro
    6.2
    • original screenplay
    • 1947
  • Henry Brandon and Gloria Franklin in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
    Drums of Fu Manchu
    6.9
    • original screenplay
    • 1943
  • Lita Conway and Allan Lane in The Yukon Patrol (1942)
    The Yukon Patrol
    4.1
    • original screenplay (as Franklyn Adreon)
    • 1942
  • Eduardo Ciannelli, Ella Neal, and Robert Wilcox in Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)
    Mysterious Doctor Satan
    7.2
    • original screenplay
    • screenplay (as Franklyn Adreon)
    • 1940

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Franklyn Adreon
  • Born
    • November 18, 1902
    • Gambrills, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • September 10, 1979
    • Ventura County, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    Served in the Marine Corps during World War II, rising to the rank of major in command of the Marine Corps Photographic Unit in Quantico.
  • Nicknames
    • Pete
    • Frank

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