From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Lewis D Collins often known as Lew Collins or Cullen Lewis 12 January 189924 August 1954 was an American film director Born in Baltimore Maryland Collins career began in the silent era of the 1920s in 1922 continuing into the sound era and he directed about 120 films between then and his death in Hollywood 1954 He directed films such as The Desert Trail in 1935 working with actors such as John Wayne and Paul Fix Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis D Collins licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia