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Robert G. Springsteen (September 8, 1904 – December 9, 1989) was an American director of Hollywood B movies and television shows. He was most often credited on screen as R. G. Springsteen. Born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1904, Springsteen started working in Hollywood during the 1920s. He was hired by Fox Studios as a wardrobe assistant. In 1936 he moved to directing and worked as a Second unit, or assistant, director on numerous low budget B movies. During this time film credits often listed him by the nickname of Bud Springsteen. By 1945 Springsteen became a lead director and established himself as a filmmaker with his first B Western, Marshal of Laredo. From 1945 through 1968, Springsteen was a prolific director of Hollywood B Westerns and television episodes initially with Republic Pictures and later with A.C. Lyles's series of Westerns for Paramount Pictures. His last directing job came in 1968 with an episode of the television series Gentle Ben.
Release Date | Title | Job | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
January 1st, 1970 | Tiger by the Tail | Director | 5.3 | |
July 1st, 1967 | Hostile Guns | Director | 5.6 | |
January 1st, 1967 | Red Tomahawk | Director | 6.8 | |
September 1st, 1966 | Waco | Director | 6.5 | |
March 9th, 1966 | Johnny Reno | Director | 6.5 | |
December 29th, 1965 | Apache Uprising | Director | 6.4 | |
May 28th, 1965 | Black Spurs | Director | 6.3 | |
February 1st, 1965 | Taggart | Director | 5.5 | |
September 1st, 1964 | Bullet for a Badman | Director | 6.3 | |
February 26th, 1964 | He Rides Tall | Director | 5.1 | |
May 3rd, 1963 | Showdown | Director | 6.1 | |
October 17th, 1961 | Gunfight at Black Horses Canyon | Director | 5.8 | |
March 15th, 1961 | Operation Eichmann | Director | 6.8 | |
July 26th, 1959 | Battle Flame | Director | 7 | |
May 17th, 1959 | King of the Wild Stallions | Director | 6.8 | |
December 21st, 1958 | Revolt in the Big House | Director | 6.4 | |
March 30th, 1958 | Cole Younger, Gunfighter | Director | 6.6 | |
September 15th, 1957 | The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm | Director | 9 | |
February 15th, 1957 | Affair in Reno | Director | 5 | |
March 15th, 1956 | When Gangland Strikes | Director | 6 | |
March 9th, 1956 | Come Next Spring | Director | 5.9 | |
November 10th, 1955 | Secret Venture | Director | 6.5 | |
September 29th, 1955 | Cross Channel | Director | 6 | |
June 23rd, 1955 | Double Jeopardy | Director | 5.2 | |
June 6th, 1955 | Track the Man Down | Director | 6.2 | |
May 19th, 1955 | I Cover the Underworld | Director | 6.5 | |
December 16th, 1953 | Geraldine | Director | 6 | |
April 5th, 1953 | A Perilous Journey | Director | 4.5 | |
October 10th, 1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | Director | 7 | |
October 1st, 1952 | Tropical Heat Wave | Director | 10 | |
May 1st, 1952 | Gobs and Gals | Director | 7 | |
March 31st, 1952 | The Fabulous Senorita | Director | 6.5 | |
March 24th, 1952 | Oklahoma Annie | Director | 8.7 | |
November 9th, 1951 | Street Bandits | Director | 10 | |
October 20th, 1951 | Honeychile | Director | 7.5 | |
May 30th, 1951 | Million Dollar Pursuit | Director | 6.5 | |
September 6th, 1950 | Frisco Tornado | Director | 7.5 | |
June 30th, 1950 | Covered Wagon Raid | Director | 7.2 | |
June 1st, 1950 | Hills of Oklahoma | Director | 7 | |
April 1st, 1950 | The Arizona Cowboy | Director | 10 | |
March 26th, 1950 | Harbor of Missing Men | Director | 6.3 | |
March 1st, 1950 | Belle of Old Mexico | Director | 9 | |
February 28th, 1950 | Singing Guns | Director | 6.4 | |
October 15th, 1949 | Navajo Trail Raiders | Director | 8 | |
September 22nd, 1949 | Flame of Youth | Director | 10 | |
August 1st, 1949 | The Red Menace | Director | 4.5 | |
May 29th, 1949 | Hellfire | Director | 6.4 | |
March 29th, 1949 | Death Valley Gunfighter | Director | 8 | |
January 22nd, 1949 | Sheriff of Wichita | Director | 8 | |
November 24th, 1948 | Renegades of Sonora | Director | 8 | |
November 5th, 1948 | Sundown in Santa Fe | Director | 10 | |
September 15th, 1948 | Son of God’s Country | Director | 9 | |
September 11th, 1948 | Out of the Storm | Director | 7.3 | |
May 31st, 1948 | Secret Service Investigator | Director | 7.5 | |
April 25th, 1948 | Heart of Virginia | Director | 7 | |
January 1st, 1948 | The Main Street Kid | Director | 10 | |
December 15th, 1947 | Under Colorado Skies | Director | 7 | |
August 30th, 1947 | Along the Oregon Trail | Director | 9 | |
August 15th, 1947 | Marshal of Cripple Creek | Director | 7 | |
June 30th, 1947 | Rustlers of Devil's Canyon | Director | 10 | |
May 4th, 1947 | Oregon Trail Scouts | Director | 9 | |
March 31st, 1947 | Homesteaders of Paradise Valley | Director | 5.2 | |
February 15th, 1947 | Vigilantes of Boomtown | Director | 4.3 | |
December 23rd, 1946 | Stagecoach to Denver | Director | 6 | |
November 15th, 1946 | Santa Fe Uprising | Director | 7 | |
July 29th, 1946 | Conquest of Cheyenne | Director | 7 | |
June 15th, 1946 | Man from Rainbow Valley | Director | 9 | |
May 10th, 1946 | Sun Valley Cyclone | Director | 7 | |
April 18th, 1946 | Home on the Range | Director | 10 | |
March 29th, 1946 | Sheriff of Redwood Valley | Director | 6.5 | |
February 4th, 1946 | California Gold Rush | Director | 7.5 | |
December 21st, 1945 | Wagon Wheels Westward | Director | 7.5 | |
November 14th, 1945 | Colorado Pioneers | Director | 7 | |
October 6th, 1945 | Marshal of Laredo | Director | 8 | |
April 17th, 1944 | The Lady and the Monster | Assistant Director | 6 | |
May 14th, 1936 | Pinto Rustlers | Assistant Director | 8 | |
March 27th, 1936 | Caryl of the Mountains | Assistant Director | 7 | |
January 1st, 1936 | Fast Bullets | Assistant Director | 5.7 | |
January 1st, 1936 | Step on It | Assistant Director | 6.1 |