Fred C. Brannon

Fred C. Brannon
Born(1901-04-26)April 26, 1901
Louisiana, United States
DiedApril 6, 1953(1953-04-06) (aged 51)
Los Angeles
Years active1945 - 1953
SpouseDorothy

Fred Curtis Brannon (April 26, 1901 – April 6, 1953) was an American film director of the 1940s and 1950s.[1] He is known among film buffs as a staff director at Republic Pictures, where he directed or co-directed serials and westerns from 1945 until his death.

His first film, The Purple Monster Strikes (1945), was a collaboration with veteran serial director Spencer Gordon Bennet. Bennet and Brannon (then billed as Fred Brannon) remained a team until 1947, when Bennet left the studio for Sam Katzman's serial unit at Columbia Pictures. Brannon then became Republic's principal serial director (now billed as Fred C. Brannon) and continued to direct serials and western features for the studio for the next six years.

Death

Brannon died on April 6, 1953 at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles, a few weeks short of his 52nd birthday. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.[2]

Filmography

The following feature films, credited to Fred Brannon, were compiled from his serials and released to theaters or television:

  • 1951: Lost Planet Airmen (theatrical feature condensed from King of the Rocket Men)
  • 1958: Missile Monsters (theatrical feature condensed from Flying Disc Man from Mars)
  • 1958: Satan's Satellites (theatrical feature condensed from Zombies of the Stratosphere)
  • 1959: Ghost of Zorro (theatrical feature condensed from the serial of the same name)
  • 1966: Cyclotrode "X" (television feature condensed from The Crimson Ghost)
  • 1966: R.C.M.P. and the Treasure of Genghis Khan (television feature condensed from Dangers of the Canadian Mounted)
  • 1966: D-Day on Mars (television feature condensed from The Purple Monster Strikes)
  • 1966: Retik, the Moon Menace (television feature condensed from Radar Men from the Moon)
  • 1966: U-238 and the Witch Doctor (television feature condensed from Jungle Drums of Africa)
  • 1966: Slaves of the Invisible Monster (television feature condensed from The Invisible Monster)
  • 1966: Code 645 (television feature condensed from G-Men Never Forget)

References

  1. ↑ "Fred C. Brannon | Director, Art Department". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  2. ↑ Los Angeles Times, Apr. 10, 1953, p. A6.
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