Melville Shyer
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing84
movieBeginning of the End
1957
Assistant Director
movieThe Night Holds Terror
1955
Assistant Director
movieThe Maverick
1952
Assistant Director
movieMontana Incident
1952
Assistant Director
movieMan from the Black Hills
1952
Assistant Director
movieThe Longhorn
1951
Assistant Director
movieMan from Sonora
1951
Assistant Director
movieCherokee Uprising
1950
Assistant Director
movieI Shot Billy the Kid
1950
Assistant Director
movieArizona Territory
1950
Assistant Director
movieArson, Inc.
1949
Assistant Director
movieJungle Goddess
1948
Assistant Director
movieSmart Woman
1948
Assistant Director
movieSmart Politics
1948
Assistant Director
movieThe Killers
1946
Assistant Director
movieThe Cat Creeps
1946
Assistant Director
movieTerror by Night
1946
Assistant Director
movieScarlet Street
1945
Assistant Director
movieThe Woman in Green
1945
Assistant Director
Blonde Ransom
1945
Assistant Director
movieGun Smoke
1945
Assistant Director
movieGypsy Wildcat
1944
Assistant Director
movieJungle Woman
1944
Assistant Director
movieSon of Dracula
1943
Assistant Director
movieAll by Myself
1943
Assistant Director
movieCaptive Wild Woman
1943
Assistant Director
movieIt Comes Up Love
1943
Assistant Director
movieFrankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
Assistant Director
movieBombay Clipper
1942
Assistant Director
movieSouls in Pawn
1940
Director
movieMad Youth
1940
Director
movieSmashing the Vice Trust
1937
Director
movieIt Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
1936
Assistant Director
movieBelow the Deadline
1936
Assistant Director
movieMurder at Glen Athol
1936
Assistant Director
movieThe Dark Hour
1936
Assistant Director
movieThe Bridge of Sighs
1936
Assistant Director
Tango
1936
Assistant Director
movieFalse Pretenses
1935
Assistant Director
movieThe Lady in Scarlet
1935
Assistant Director
movieHappiness C.O.D.
1935
Assistant Director
movieThe Girl Who Came Back
1935
Assistant Director
movieCondemned to Live
1935
Assistant Director
movieDeath from a Distance
1935
Assistant Director
movieGun Smoke
1935
Assistant Director
movieCircumstantial Evidence
1935
Assistant Director
movieA Shot in the Dark
1935
Assistant Director
movieSymphony of Living
1935
Assistant Director
movieSons of Steel
1934
Assistant Director
movieThe Ghost Walks
1934
Assistant Director
moviePort of Lost Dreams
1934
Assistant Director
movieFugitive Road
1934
Assistant Director
movieFifteen Wives
1934
Assistant Director
movieGreen Eyes
1934
Assistant Director
movieThe Road to Ruin
1934
Director
movieIn Love with Life
1934
Assistant Director
movieCity Park
1934
Assistant Director
movieStolen Sweets
1934
Assistant Director
movieMurder on the Campus
1933
Assistant Director
movieTwin Husbands
1933
Assistant Director
movieIn the Money
1933
Assistant Director
movieA Man of Sentiment
1933
Assistant Director
movieDance, Girl, Dance
1933
Assistant Director
movieNotorious But Nice
1933
Assistant Director
movieBy Appointment Only
1933
Assistant Director
movieI Have Lived
1933
Assistant Director
movieSucker Money
1933
Director
movieForgotten
1933
Assistant Director
movieThe Wyoming Whirlwind
1932
Assistant Director
movieThe Secrets of Wu Sin
1932
Assistant Director
movieA Scarlet Week-End
1932
Assistant Director
movieWomen Won't Tell
1932
Assistant Director
movieThe King Murder
1932
Assistant Director
movieThe Midnight Lady
1932
Assistant Director
movieProbation
1932
Assistant Director
movieCross-Examination
1932
Assistant Director
movieThe Drifter
1932
Assistant Director
movieThe Hurricane Horseman
1931
Assistant Director
movieGrief Street
1931
Assistant Director
movieThe Lady from Nowhere
1931
Assistant Director
movieToday
1930
Assistant Director
movieLadies in Love
1930
Assistant Director
Production2
South of Panama
1941
Associate Producer
movieSlander House
1938
Associate Producer
Crew1
movieThe Drifter
1932
Second Unit
Writing1
movieThe Man from Hell
1934
Screenplay