Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Oscar "Budd" Boetticher, Jr. (July 29, 1916 in Chicago – November 29, 2001 in Ramona, California) was a film director during the classical period in Hollywood. He is best remembered for the series of low-budget Westerns he made in the late 1950s, starring Randolph Scott. Known for their sparse style, dramatic rocky locations near Lone Pine, California, and recurring stories of a lone man seeking vengeance amidst a brutal and abstract landscape, the fil...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Dead for a Dollar
2022
In Memory Of
In 1897, veteran bounty hunter Max Borlund is deep into Mexico where he encounters professional gambler and outlaw Joe Cribbens — a sworn enemy he sen...
Budd Boetticher on the Ranown Cycle
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Budd Boetticher talks about the Ranown Cycle, a collection of low-budget westerns of the late 1950s.

Made in Hollywood: The World of Budd Boetticher
2017
as (archive footage)
Documentary about the director Budd Boetticher.

Western Legenden - Made in Hollywood
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Gangster
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about American gangster movies.

Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
as Self
Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous...

Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about filmmaker Budd Boetticher.
Visiting Budd Boetticher
2000
as Himself
A documentary about director Budd Boetticher.

Internet Love
1998
as Self
Starting out as e-mail pen pals, Daniel and Laura soon fall in love. Only problem is that she lives in Germany and he lives in Los Angeles. When they ...

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
as Self
Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes photos and footage of the actual production of th...
Budd Boetticher: One on One
1989
A 1989 documentary regarding filmmaker & maverick man Budd Boetticher. The man who lived and breathed bullfighting, filmmaking, purported madness and,...

Tequila Sunrise
1988
as Judge Nizetitch
In a seaside California town, best friends Mac and Nick are on opposite sides of the law. Mac is a former drug dealer trying to clean up his act, whil...
My Kingdom For...
1985
When Robert and Rosemarie Stack (Robert starred in Boetticher's "The Bullfighter and the Lady") visit Mary and Budd Boetticher to attend the Boettiche...
My Kingdom For...
1985
Director
When Robert and Rosemarie Stack (Robert starred in Boetticher's "The Bullfighter and the Lady") visit Mary and Budd Boetticher to attend the Boettiche...

Arruza
1972
Writer, Director
Eight years in the making, Boetticher’s portrait of his longtime friend, the famous bullfighter Carlos Arruza, was a labor of love that the renowned d...
Budd Boetticher: A Study in Self-Determination
1971
A documentary about American film director Budd Boetticher

Two Mules for Sister Sara
1970
Story
When a wandering mercenary named Hogan rescues a nun called Sister Sara from the unwanted attentions of a band of rogues on the Mexican plains, he has...

A Time for Dying
1969
Director, Screenplay
Passing through a town, a farm boy aspiring to be a bounty hunter rescues a woman who has been tricked into working in its brothel and the two travel ...

Comanche Station
1960
Producer, Director
A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the hands...

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
1960
Director
Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the...

Westbound
1959
Director
As the Civil War spills our nation’s blood, Capt. John Hayes (Randolph Scott) fights on a vital but little-known battlefront. He aims to ship gold to ...

Ride Lonesome
1959
Director, Producer
On the way to pick up the bounty on a wanted murderer, a bounty hunter stops at a staging post where he is forced to continue his journey with two out...

Buchanan Rides Alone
1958
Director
Passing through a border town, a man is caught up in a Mexican's murder of a member of the town's most powerful family.

Decision at Sundown
1957
Director
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.

The Tall T
1957
Director
An independent former ranch foreman and an heiress are kidnapped by a trio of ruthless outlaws.

Seven Men from Now
1956
Director
A former sheriff relentlessly pursuing the 7 men who murdered his wife in Arizona crosses paths with a couple heading to California.

The Killer Is Loose
1956
Director
A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam W...

The Magnificent Matador
1955
Story, Director
Karen Harrison is a spoiled, rich, American predator who falls head-over-heels for the brooding, tormented, about-to-retire matador, Luis Santos who h...

Return of the Dead
1954
Director
A teenage girl is charged with the attempted murder of a gangland figure. Her mother has also been shot. To further complicate matters, the girl's fat...

Wings of the Hawk
1953
Director
Gringo miner Gallager is caught up in the Mexican revolution of 1910-11 when corrupt administrator Ruiz appropriates his mine. Gallager saves the life...

East of Sumatra
1953
Director
Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in the jungle. Initially, the natives there are friendly...

The Man from the Alamo
1953
Director
During the war for Texas independence, one man leaves the Alamo before the end (chosen by lot to help others' families) but is too late to accomplish ...

City Beneath the Sea
1953
Director
Two adventures dive for treasure off the coast of Jamaica.

Seminole
1953
Director
Lance Caldwell, a cavalry lieutenant, recounts his efforts to make peace with the Seminole Indian tribe, under an evil major.

Horizons West
1952
Director
Brothers Dan and Neil Hammond return to Texas after the Civil War. Ambitious Dan turns to rustling and then shady land deals to build an empire. Being...

The Red Ball Express
1952
Director
August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the m...

Bronco Buster
1952
Director
A veteran rodeo rider takes on a young apprentice in order to "teach him the ropes", and winds up competing against him.

The Cimarron Kid
1952
Director
Audie Murphy comes into his own as a Western star in this story. Wrongly accused by crooked railroad officials of aiding a train heist by his old frie...

Bullfighter and the Lady
1951
Director, Story, Associate Producer
An American takes up bullfighting to impress the ladies but learns to respect the sport.

Blades of the Musketeers
1950
Director
In 1625 France, D'Artagnan joins the king's musketeers, meets three new friends - Athos, Porthos and Aramis - among them and, together, the four quick...

Killer Shark
1950
Director
A college student takes a break and goes out to sea with his father, the captain of a shark-hunting boat. When his inexperience results in an accident...

The Wolf Hunters
1949
Director
A Canadian Mountie follows a fugitive to a small fur-trapping community. Most of the action is handled by Chinook, a handsome German Shepherd.

Black Midnight
1949
Director
A young man with a love of horses, Scott Jordan (Roddy McDowall) lives on the family ranch with his uncle Bill (Damian O’Flynn). When he buys a wild s...

Behind Locked Doors
1948
Director
Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get...

Assigned to Danger
1948
Director
A gang of bank robbers is pursued by an insurance investigator.

The Fleet That Came to Stay
1945
Director
A propaganda short film produced by the US Navy in 1945 about the naval engagements of the invasion of Okinawa.

Escape in the Fog
1945
Director
A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third. When she meets a m...

A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
1945
Director
A young woman devises a clever scheme to secure a train reservation by pretending to be married to a stranger.

Youth on Trial
1945
Director
A female juvenile court judge learns that her own daughter is one of the town delinquents in this minor low-budget potboiler.

The Missing Juror
1944
Director
A newsman tracks down a phantom killer of murder-trial jurors.

One Mysterious Night
1944
Director
After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Al...

U-Boat Prisoner
1944
Co-Director
Merchant seaman Archie Gibbs manages to survive when his ship is torpedoed by a German submarine. Disguising himself in the uniform of a dead Nazi spy...

Cover Girl
1944
Assistant Director
A nightclub dancer makes it big in modeling, leaving her dancer boyfriend behind.

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
1943
as Hocoy McManus
A 4F military school teacher's lie about being accepted for active duty causes problems on the home front.

The More the Merrier
1943
Assistant Director
It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment. Believi...

Submarine Raider
1942
Co-Director
On December 6, 1941, Captain Yamanada of the Japanese aircraft carrier "Hiranamu", orders full steam ahead for Pearl Harbor. His ship encounters and s...

Blood and Sand
1941
Choreographer
Bullfighter Juan Gallardo falls for socialite Dona Sol, turning from the faithful Carmen who nevertheless stands by her man as he continues to face re...