Melville Shyer

Profile info

Known forDirecting
GenderNot specified
Birthday28 September 1895
Died14 September 1968 (age 72)
Place of birthMemphis - Tennessee - USA
Known credits87

Biography

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.

Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End
1957 · Assistant Director
The Night Holds Terror
The Night Holds Terror
1955 · Assistant Director
The Maverick
The Maverick
1952 · Assistant Director
Montana Incident
Montana Incident
1952 · Assistant Director
Man from the Black Hills
Man from the Black Hills
1952 · Assistant Director
The Longhorn
The Longhorn
1951 · Assistant Director
Man from Sonora
Man from Sonora
1951 · Assistant Director
Cherokee Uprising
Cherokee Uprising
1950 · Assistant Director
I Shot Billy the Kid
I Shot Billy the Kid
1950 · Assistant Director
Arizona Territory
Arizona Territory
1950 · Assistant Director
Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc.
1949 · Assistant Director
Jungle Goddess
Jungle Goddess
1948 · Assistant Director
Smart Woman
Smart Woman
1948 · Assistant Director
Smart Politics
Smart Politics
1948 · Assistant Director
The Killers
The Killers
1946 · Assistant Director
The Cat Creeps
The Cat Creeps
1946 · Assistant Director
Terror by Night
Terror by Night
1946 · Assistant Director
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
1945 · Assistant Director
The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green
1945 · Assistant Director
Blonde Ransom
1945 · Assistant Director
Gun Smoke
Gun Smoke
1945 · Assistant Director
Gypsy Wildcat
Gypsy Wildcat
1944 · Assistant Director
Jungle Woman
Jungle Woman
1944 · Assistant Director
Son of Dracula
Son of Dracula
1943 · Assistant Director
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Confessions of a Vice Baron
1943 · Director
All by Myself
All by Myself
1943 · Assistant Director
Captive Wild Woman
Captive Wild Woman
1943 · Assistant Director
It Comes Up Love
It Comes Up Love
1943 · Assistant Director
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943 · Assistant Director
Bombay Clipper
Bombay Clipper
1942 · Assistant Director
South of Panama
1941 · Associate Producer
Souls in Pawn
Souls in Pawn
1940 · Director
Mad Youth
Mad Youth
1940 · Director
Slander House
Slander House
1938 · Associate Producer
Smashing the Vice Trust
Smashing the Vice Trust
1937 · Director
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
1936 · Assistant Director
Below the Deadline
Below the Deadline
1936 · Assistant Director
Murder at Glen Athol
Murder at Glen Athol
1936 · Assistant Director
The Dark Hour
The Dark Hour
1936 · Assistant Director
The Bridge of Sighs
The Bridge of Sighs
1936 · Assistant Director
Tango
1936 · Assistant Director
False Pretenses
False Pretenses
1935 · Assistant Director
The Lady in Scarlet
The Lady in Scarlet
1935 · Assistant Director
Happiness C.O.D.
Happiness C.O.D.
1935 · Assistant Director
The Girl Who Came Back
The Girl Who Came Back
1935 · Assistant Director
Condemned to Live
Condemned to Live
1935 · Assistant Director
Death from a Distance
Death from a Distance
1935 · Assistant Director
Gun Smoke
Gun Smoke
1935 · Assistant Director
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