Movies by Francis D. Lyon

The Young and the Brave

The Young and the Brave

A drama of the Korean War. Four American Army POWs escape behind enemy lines and try to make their way back to their units in the South. Along the way they are aided by a young Korean boy and his adopted dog, a US trained German Shepherd named Lobo.

The Great Locomotive Chase

The Great Locomotive Chase

During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South so that they could destroy the railway system. However, things don't go as planned when the conductor of the train that they stole is on to them and is doing everything he can to stop them. Based on a true story.

The Destructors

The Destructors

Foreign agents are after a substance called "laser rubies" that can power a killer laser beam. Government agents are dispatched to protect the rubies and eliminate the foreign agents.

Crazylegs

Crazylegs

The story of the life and career of football star Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch (who plays himself).

The Bob Mathias Story

The Bob Mathias Story

Film biography of the Olympics Decathlon champion, with the famous athlete and his wife playing themselves.

Gunsight Ridge

Gunsight Ridge

An undercover agent takes the job of sheriff in order to find the men responsible for a series of stagecoach robberies.

Bailout at 43,000

Bailout at 43,000

An Air Force major feels a volatile mixture of relief and anger when he is excused from performing a dangerous test in a new aircraft.