Melville Shyer
Directing
- Born
- September 28, 1895 · Memphis - Tennessee - USA
- Died
- September 14, 1968 (age 72)
From Wikipedia
Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14,
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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
Scarlet Street
December 25, 1945
The Killers
August 30, 1946
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
March 12, 1943
Terror by Night
February 1, 1946
The Woman in Green
June 15, 1945
Son of Dracula
October 20, 1943
Beginning of the End
June 28, 1957
Captive Wild Woman
June 4, 1943
The Ghost Walks
December 1, 1934
The Night Holds Terror
July 13, 1955
Jungle Woman
June 1, 1944
The Road to Ruin
May 14, 1934
Behind the camera87
- 1957Beginning of the End Assistant Director
- 1955The Night Holds Terror Assistant Director
- 1952The Maverick Assistant Director
- 1952Montana Incident Assistant Director
- 1952Man from the Black Hills Assistant Director
- 1951The Longhorn Assistant Director
- 1951Man from Sonora Assistant Director
- 1950Cherokee Uprising Assistant Director
- 1950I Shot Billy the Kid Assistant Director
- 1950Arizona Territory