Biography
While a staff producer at Republic Pictures in 1944, George Blair tried his hand at directing with the spoofish crime drama
Silent Partner. Blair liked the experience and remained a Republic director until the studio shut down in 1959. While his B-pictures were breezy, enjoyable efforts, Blair tended to be ponderous when handed an A-assignment like
Mickey Rooney's
Twinkle in God's Eye (1955). Outside of Republic, Blair was the guiding hand behind such programmers as the Bowery Boys'
Spook Chasers (1957) and the gimmicky melodrama
The Hypnotic Eye (1960). George Blair also directed his share of episodic television, helming episodes of series ranging from
Superman to
Hogan's Heroes, as well as a brace of TV pilots for Indian actor
Sabu. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide