Editing Ray Milland (section)

===Directing===
[[File:Joan Collins Ray Milland The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing.jpg|thumb|right|[[Joan Collins]] and Milland in ''[[The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing]]'' (1955)]]
After leaving Paramount, Milland concentrated on directing. In his first directorial effort, a [[Western (genre)|Western]] entitled ''[[A Man Alone (film)|A Man Alone]]'' (1955), Milland cast himself in the leading role. His co-stars included [[Mary Murphy (actress)|Mary Murphy]] and [[Ward Bond]]. The story depicts the aftermath of a stagecoach robbery. He did the film for a lesser fee in exchange for a chance to direct and a percentage of the profits<ref>[[Louella Parsons]]: Ray Milland Shines Six-Shooter
The Washington Post and Times-Herald 21 January 1955: 40.</ref>

He then starred in and directed ''[[Lisbon (1956 film)|Lisbon]]'' (1956), alongside [[Maureen O'Hara]] and [[Claude Rains]]. Like ''A Man Alone,'' it was distributed by [[Republic Pictures]] and filmed in [[Trucolor]].<ref>Ray Milland, Director And 'Lisbon' Star By Melvin Maddocks. The Christian Science Monitor 6 September 1956: 11.</ref>

He directed episodes of ''[[The Ford Television Theatre]]'' and ''[[Schlitz Playhouse]]'' and starred in the features ''[[Three Brave Men]]'' (1956), ''[[The River's Edge]]'' (1957), a Western directed by [[Allan Dwan]] for [[Benedict Bogeaus]], and ''[[High Flight (film)|High Flight]]'' (1957), an air force melodrama for [[Warwick Pictures]] in England.

He appeared in episodes of ''[[Suspicion (American TV series)|Suspicion]]'' and ''[[General Electric Theater]]'', directing episodes of both. His third feature as director was ''[[The Safecracker]]'' (1958), which was shot in England.<ref>MOVIELAND EVENTS: British Personnel Aiding Ray Milland
[[Los Angeles Times]] 10 August 1957: B2.</ref>