Franklin Adreon

Franklin "Pete" Adreon (November 18, 1902 – September 10, 1979) was an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.

Franklin Adreon
Born	(1902-11-18)November 18, 1902 Gambrills, Maryland, U.S.
Died	September 10, 1979(1979-09-10) (aged 76) Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
Other names	Franklyn Aderon Franklyn Adreon Lt. Franklyn Adreon Lieut. Franklyn Andreon
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, director, producer, actor
Years active	1935–1966

Early life and career

Born in Gambrills, Maryland, Adreon was a Marine Reservist during the 30s, and served in the United States Marine Corps in World War II. Serving initially with the 6th Marines in Iceland, Major Adreon was put in charge of the Marine Corps Photographic Unit in Quantico.^[1]

Adreon, an ex-bond salesman who entered motion pictures in 1935 with no experience, landed some small paying jobs, including as a technical advisor on the serial The Fighting Marines (in which he also appeared in the role of Captain Holmes). This led to a writing position at Mascot Pictures and its successor Republic Pictures. Adreon stayed with the serial unit and soon, through hard work and toil, was awarded the title of associate producer. Adreon stayed with the studio for nearly all of its short life. He worked with serial director William Witney at Republic Pictures, who was also in the Marines in the war.

He then worked as a director, producer, and writer on various television series and films.

Adreon died on September 10, 1979, in Thousand Oaks, California, at the age of 76.^[2]

Selected filmography

Film
Year	Film	Notes
1937	S.O.S. Coast Guard	Original screenplay
1938	The Fighting Devil Dogs	Original screenplay
1939	Zorro's Fighting Legion	Original screenplay
1940	Adventures of Red Ryder	Original screenplay Credited as Franklyn Adreon
1947	Jesse James Rides Again	Original screenplay
1948	Adventures of Frank and Jesse James	Associate producer
1949	Ghost of Zorro	Associate producer
1950	The Invisible Monster	Associate producer
1951	Government Agents vs Phantom Legion	Associate producer
1952	Zombies of the Stratosphere	Associate producer
1953	Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders	Director, associate producer
1954	Trader Tom of the China Seas	Director, associate producer
1955	King of the Carnival	Director, associate producer
1956	The Man is Armed	Director
1962	The Nun and the Sergeant	Director
1966	Dimension 5	Director
1966	Cyborg 2087	Director Alternative title: Man from Tomorrow
Television
Year	Title	Notes
1955	Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe	Associate producer, 12 episodes
1957	Cheyenne	Director, 2 episodes
1957–1958	Maverick	Director, 2 episodes
	Colt .45	Director, 4 episodes
	Sugarfoot	Director, 10 episodes
1958	Frontier Doctor	Director, 2 episodes
1958–1959	26 Men	Director, 2 episodes
	Lassie	Director, 14 episodes
	The Rough Riders	Director, 5 episodes
1959–1960	Tombstone Territory	Director, 5 episodes
1960	Pony Express	Director, 1 episode
	Men into Space	Director, 1 episode
	Lock-Up	Director, 3 episodes
	Shotgun Slade	Director, 2 episodes
	Gunsmoke	Director, 1 episode
1960–1961	Bat Masterson	Director, 5 episodes
1961	Ripcord	Director, 1 episode
	The Tall Man	Director, 1 episode