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Melville Shyer

Melville Shyer

Known For Directing
Birthday Sep 28, 1895
Died Sep 14, 1968 (72)
Birthplace Memphis - Tennessee - USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Feb 19, 2025
Entry Date Apr 27, 2024
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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.

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Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

1957

Assistant Director

The Night Holds Terror

The Night Holds Terror

1955

Assistant Director

Montana Incident

Montana Incident

1952

Assistant Director

The Maverick

The Maverick

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

Arizona Territory

Arizona Territory

1950

Assistant Director

I Shot Billy the Kid

I Shot Billy the Kid

1950

Assistant Director

Arson, Inc.

Arson, Inc.

1949

Assistant Director

Smart Politics

Smart Politics

1948

Assistant Director

Jungle Goddess

Jungle Goddess

1948

Assistant Director

Smart Woman

Smart Woman

1948

Assistant Director

The Killers

The Killers

1946

Assistant Director

Terror by Night

Terror by Night

1946

Assistant Director

The Cat Creeps

The Cat Creeps

1946

Assistant Director

Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

1945

Assistant Director

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

1945

Assistant Director

The Woman in Green

The Woman in Green

1945

Assistant Director

Gypsy Wildcat

Gypsy Wildcat

1944

Assistant Director

Jungle Woman

Jungle Woman

1944

Assistant Director

It Comes Up Love

It Comes Up Love

1943

Assistant Director

All by Myself

All by Myself

1943

Assistant Director

Captive Wild Woman

Captive Wild Woman

1943

Assistant Director

Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula

1943

Assistant Director

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943

Assistant Director

Bombay Clipper

Bombay Clipper

1942

Assistant Director

Murder at Glen Athol

Murder at Glen Athol

1936

Assistant Director

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

1936

Assistant Director

The Dark Hour

The Dark Hour

1936

Assistant Director

The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs

1936

Assistant Director

Tango

Tango

1936

Assistant Director

False Pretenses

False Pretenses

1935

Assistant Director

The Girl Who Came Back

The Girl Who Came Back

1935

Assistant Director

Gun Smoke

Gun Smoke

1935

Assistant Director

Circumstantial Evidence

Circumstantial Evidence

1935

Assistant Director

Happiness C.O.D.

Happiness C.O.D.

1935

Assistant Director

The Lady in Scarlet

The Lady in Scarlet

1935

Assistant Director

Symphony of Living

Symphony of Living

1935

Assistant Director

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark

1935

Assistant Director

Condemned to Live

Condemned to Live

1935

Assistant Director

Death from a Distance

Death from a Distance

1935

Assistant Director

Green Eyes

Green Eyes

1934

Assistant Director

City Park

City Park

1934

Assistant Director

Stolen Sweets

Stolen Sweets

1934

Assistant Director

Fugitive Road

Fugitive Road

1934

Assistant Director

The Ghost Walks

The Ghost Walks

1934

Assistant Director

The Man from Hell

The Man from Hell

1934

Screenplay

Sons of Steel

Sons of Steel

1934

Assistant Director

Port of Lost Dreams

Port of Lost Dreams

1934

Assistant Director

In Love with Life

In Love with Life

1934

Assistant Director

Fifteen Wives

Fifteen Wives

1934

Assistant Director

Twin Husbands

Twin Husbands

1933

Assistant Director

A Man of Sentiment

A Man of Sentiment

1933

Assistant Director

Murder on the Campus

Murder on the Campus

1933

Assistant Director

By Appointment Only

By Appointment Only

1933

Assistant Director

Dance, Girl, Dance

Dance, Girl, Dance

1933

Assistant Director

I Have Lived

I Have Lived

1933

Assistant Director

In the Money

In the Money

1933

Assistant Director

Forgotten

Forgotten

1933

Assistant Director

Notorious But Nice

Notorious But Nice

1933

Assistant Director

Cross-Examination

Cross-Examination

1932

Assistant Director

The Drifter

The Drifter

1932

Second Unit, Assistant Director

The King Murder

The King Murder

1932

Assistant Director

The Secrets of Wu Sin

The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932

Assistant Director

The Midnight Lady

The Midnight Lady

1932

Assistant Director

Women Won't Tell

Women Won't Tell

1932

Assistant Director

A Scarlet Week-End

A Scarlet Week-End

1932

Assistant Director

Probation

Probation

1932

Assistant Director

The Wyoming Whirlwind

The Wyoming Whirlwind

1932

Assistant Director

Grief Street

Grief Street

1931

Assistant Director

The Hurricane Horseman

The Hurricane Horseman

1931

Assistant Director

The Lady from Nowhere

The Lady from Nowhere

1931

Assistant Director

Today

Today

1930

Assistant Director

Ladies in Love

Ladies in Love

1930

Assistant Director

Mad Youth

Mad Youth

1940

Director

Souls in Pawn

Souls in Pawn

1940

Director

Smashing the Vice Trust

Smashing the Vice Trust

1937

Director

The Murder in the Museum

The Murder in the Museum

1934

Director

The Road to Ruin

The Road to Ruin

1934

Director

Sucker Money

Sucker Money

1933

Director

South of Panama

South of Panama

1941

Associate Producer

Slander House

Slander House

1938

Associate Producer

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