Melville Shyer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 28, 1895
- Died
- September 14, 1968
- Birthplace
- Memphis - Tennessee - USA
From Wikipedia Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14, 1968) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer and one of the founders of the Directors Guild of America. His career spanned over 50 years, during which he worked with Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith. Shyer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Hattie (Schwarzenberg) and Charles Richard Shyer. His family was of German Jewish background. His son is writer and director Charles Shyer.
Filmography
Beginning of the End 1957
Assistant Director
The Night Holds Terror 1955
Assistant Director
The Maverick 1952
Assistant Director
Montana Incident 1952
Assistant Director
Man from the Black Hills 1952
Assistant Director
The Longhorn 1951
Assistant Director
Man from Sonora 1951
Assistant Director
Cherokee Uprising 1950
Assistant Director
I Shot Billy the Kid 1950
Assistant Director
Arizona Territory 1950
Assistant Director
Arson, Inc. 1949
Assistant Director
Jungle Goddess 1948
Assistant Director
Smart Woman 1948
Assistant Director
Smart Politics 1948
Assistant Director
The Killers 1946
Assistant Director
The Cat Creeps 1946
Assistant Director
Terror by Night 1946
Assistant Director
Scarlet Street 1945
Assistant Director
The Woman in Green 1945
Assistant Director
- Blonde Ransom
Blonde Ransom 1945
Assistant Director
Gun Smoke 1945
Assistant Director
Gypsy Wildcat 1944
Assistant Director
Jungle Woman 1944
Assistant Director
Son of Dracula 1943
Assistant Director
Confessions of a Vice Baron 1943
Director
All by Myself 1943
Assistant Director
Captive Wild Woman 1943
Assistant Director
It Comes Up Love 1943
Assistant Director
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 1943
Assistant Director
Bombay Clipper 1942
Assistant Director
- South of Panama
South of Panama 1941
Associate Producer
Souls in Pawn 1940
Director
Mad Youth 1940
Director
Slander House 1938
Associate Producer
Smashing the Vice Trust 1937
Director
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) 1936
Assistant Director
Below the Deadline 1936
Assistant Director
Murder at Glen Athol 1936
Assistant Director
The Dark Hour 1936
Assistant Director
The Bridge of Sighs 1936
Assistant Director
- Tango
Tango 1936
Assistant Director
False Pretenses 1935
Assistant Director
The Lady in Scarlet 1935
Assistant Director
Happiness C.O.D. 1935
Assistant Director
The Girl Who Came Back 1935
Assistant Director
Condemned to Live 1935
Assistant Director
Death from a Distance 1935
Assistant Director
Gun Smoke 1935
Assistant Director
Circumstantial Evidence 1935
Assistant Director
A Shot in the Dark 1935
Assistant Director
Symphony of Living 1935
Assistant Director
Sons of Steel 1934
Assistant Director
The Ghost Walks 1934
Assistant Director
Port of Lost Dreams 1934
Assistant Director
The Man from Hell 1934
Screenplay
Fugitive Road 1934
Assistant Director
Fifteen Wives 1934
Assistant Director
Green Eyes 1934
Assistant Director
The Murder in the Museum 1934
Director
The Road to Ruin 1934
Director
In Love with Life 1934
Assistant Director
City Park 1934
Assistant Director
Stolen Sweets 1934
Assistant Director
Murder on the Campus 1933
Assistant Director
Twin Husbands 1933
Assistant Director
In the Money 1933
Assistant Director
A Man of Sentiment 1933
Assistant Director
Dance, Girl, Dance 1933
Assistant Director
Notorious But Nice 1933
Assistant Director
By Appointment Only 1933
Assistant Director
I Have Lived 1933
Assistant Director
Sucker Money 1933
Director
Forgotten 1933
Assistant Director
The Wyoming Whirlwind 1932
Assistant Director
The Secrets of Wu Sin 1932
Assistant Director
A Scarlet Week-End 1932
Assistant Director
Women Won't Tell 1932
Assistant Director
The King Murder 1932
Assistant Director
The Midnight Lady 1932
Assistant Director
Probation 1932
Assistant Director
Cross-Examination 1932
Assistant Director
The Drifter 1932
Second Unit, Assistant Director
The Hurricane Horseman 1931
Assistant Director
Grief Street 1931
Assistant Director
The Lady from Nowhere 1931
Assistant Director
Today 1930
Assistant Director
Ladies in Love 1930
Assistant Director
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