Richard L. Bare

Known for: Directing
Born: August 12, 1913, Turlock, California, USA
Died: March 28, 2015
Movies: 84

Richard Leland Bare (August 12, 1913 – March 28, 2015) was an American director, producer, and screenwriter of television shows and short films.

Born in Turlock, California, he attended USC School of Cinematic Arts where he directed his most notable student film, The Oval Portrait, an adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's story. He became notable post-graduation for writing and directing the Joe McDoakes series of short films for Warner Brothers between 1942 and 1956, featuring George O'Hanlon in the title role.

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Best-Known Movies

6.1

So You Think You're Not Guilty

1950

5.6

Flaxy Martin

1949

6.8

So You Want to Be a Detective

1948

4.8

This Side of the Law

1950

4.9

Wicked, Wicked

1973

5.0

Return of the Frontiersman

1950

5.7

Smart Girls Don't Talk

1948

6.0

Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend

1957

5.3

The Grass Is Always Greener

1950

4.2

I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew

1968

Filmography

2002	Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story	Self (uncredited)
1951	The Screen Director	Stagehand on Telephone (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2019	The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration	Director
1973	Wicked, Wicked	Director, Writer, Producer
1969	Pioneer Spirit	Director
1968	I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew	Director, Screenplay, Producer
1960	This Rebel Breed	Director
1958	Girl on the Run	Director
1957	Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend	Director
1956	So Your Wife Wants to Work	Director, Writer, Producer
1956	So You Want to Play the Piano	Director
1956	So You Want to Be Pretty	Director, Writer
1956	So You Think the Grass Is Greener	Director
1955	So You Want to Be a Policeman	Director
1955	So You Want to Be a V.P.	Writer, Producer, Director
1955	So You Want a Model Railroad	Director, Writer, Producer
1955	So You Want to Be on a Jury	Director
1955	So You Want to Be a Gladiator	Director
1955	So You Don't Trust Your Wife	Director
1954	So You Want to Know Your Relatives	Director, Writer, Producer
1954	So You're Taking in a Roomer	Director
1954	So You Want to Be a Banker	Director
1954	So You Want to Go to a Nightclub	Director
1954	So You Want to Be Your Own Boss	Director
1954	So You're Having Neighbor Trouble	Director
1953	So You Want to Be an Heir	Director
1953	Prisoners of the Casbah	Director
1953	So You Think You Can't Sleep	Director, Screenplay
1953	So You Love Your Dog	Director
1953	So You Want a Television Set	Director, Writer
1953	So You Want to Learn to Dance	Director, Writer
1953	So You Want to Be a Musician	Director, Writer
1952	So You Want to Wear the Pants	Director, Screenplay
1952	So You're Going to the Dentist	Director
1952	So You Never Tell a Lie	Director, Writer
1952	So You Want to Go to a Convention	Director, Writer
1952	So You Want to Enjoy Life	Director, Writer, Producer
1952	So You Want to Get It Wholesale	Director
1951	So You Want to Be a Plumber	Director, Writer
1951	So You Want to Be a Bachelor	Director, Screenplay
1951	So You Want to Buy a Used Car	Director
1951	So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger	Director, Writer
1951	So You Want to Be a Cowboy	Director, Writer
1951	The Screen Director	Director, Writer
1951	So You Want to Be a Handyman	Director
1950	Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill	Director
1950	So You're Going to Have an Operation	Director, Writer
1950	So You Want a Raise	Writer, Director
1950	So You Want to Move	Writer, Director
1950	So You Want to Hold Your Husband	Director, Writer
1950	Return of the Frontiersman	Director
1950	This Side of the Law	Director
1950	So You Think You're Not Guilty	Director, Writer, Producer
1950	So You Want to Throw a Party	Director
1950	The Grass Is Always Greener	Director
1949	So You Want to Be an Actor	Director, Writer
1949	So You Want to Get Rich Quick	Director
1949	The House Across the Street	Director
1949	So You're Having In-Law Trouble	Director
1949	So You Want to Be a Muscle Man	Director, Writer
1949	So You Want to Be Popular	Director, Writer
1949	Flaxy Martin	Director
1949	So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter	Director
1948	So You Want to Be on the Radio	Director, Writer
1948	Smart Girls Don't Talk	Director
1948	So You Want to Be in Politics	Director
1948	So You Want to Be a Detective	Director, Writer
1948	So You Want to Build a House	Director, Writer
1948	So You Want to Be a Gambler	Director, Writer
1948	So You Want an Apartment	Director, Writer
1947	So You Want to Hold Your Wife	Director, Writer
1947	So You Want to Be a Salesman	Director, Writer
1947	So You're Going on a Vacation	Director, Writer
1947	So You Want to Be in Pictures	Director, Screenplay
1947	So You're Going to Be a Father	Director, Writer
1946	So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck	Director, Writer
1946	So You Want to Keep Your Hair	Director
1946	So You Want to Play the Horses	Director, Screenplay
1946	Peeks at Hollywood	Writer
1945	So You Think You're Allergic	Director, Writer
1942	So You Think You Need Glasses	Director
1942	So You Want to Give Up Smoking	Director
1939	Two Gun Troubador	Screenplay
1934	The Oval Portrait	Director

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