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DirectingMelville Shyer
Directing
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Melville Shyer
The Killers
1946
Filmography
Production & Directing (88)
1957
Beginning of the EndAssistant Director
4.0
1955
The Night Holds TerrorAssistant Director
5.5
1952
The MaverickAssistant Director
9.0
1952
Montana IncidentAssistant Director
10.0
1952
Man from the Black HillsAssistant Director
9.0
1951
The LonghornAssistant Director
6.0
1951
Man from SonoraAssistant Director
9.0
1950
Cherokee UprisingAssistant Director
7.0
1950
I Shot Billy the KidAssistant Director
4.5
1950
Arizona TerritoryAssistant Director
7.5
1949
Arson, Inc.Assistant Director
5.5
1948
Jungle GoddessAssistant Director
2.9
1948
Smart WomanAssistant Director
5.5
1948
Smart PoliticsAssistant Director
6.5
1946
The KillersAssistant Director
7.4
1946
The Cat CreepsAssistant Director
5.0
1946
Terror by NightAssistant Director
6.6
1945
Scarlet StreetAssistant Director
7.6
1945
The Woman in GreenAssistant Director
6.5
1945
Blonde RansomAssistant Director
8.0
1945
Gun SmokeAssistant Director
5.4
1944
Gypsy WildcatAssistant Director
6.0
1944
Jungle WomanAssistant Director
5.2
1943
Son of DraculaAssistant Director
5.8
1943
Confessions of a Vice BaronDirector
4.7
1943
All by MyselfAssistant Director
8.0
1943
Captive Wild WomanAssistant Director
5.3
1943
It Comes Up LoveAssistant Director
4.3
1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManAssistant Director
6.2
1942
Bombay ClipperAssistant Director
6.0
1941
South of PanamaAssociate Producer
7.5
1940
Souls in PawnDirector
10.0
1940
Mad YouthDirector
4.9
1938
Slander HouseAssociate Producer
4.4
1937
Smashing the Vice TrustDirector
9.0
1936
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)Assistant Director
6.0
1936
Below the DeadlineAssistant Director
4.9
1936
Murder at Glen AtholAssistant Director
7.0
1936
The Dark HourAssistant Director
5.9
1936
The Bridge of SighsAssistant Director
8.0
1936
TangoAssistant Director
6.0
1935
False PretensesAssistant Director
7.3
1935
The Lady in ScarletAssistant Director
4.6
1935
Happiness C.O.D.Assistant Director
7.5
1935
The Girl Who Came BackAssistant Director
6.0
1935
Condemned to LiveAssistant Director
5.2
1935
Death from a DistanceAssistant Director
5.2
1935
Gun SmokeAssistant Director
9.0
1935
Circumstantial EvidenceAssistant Director
6.3
1935
A Shot in the DarkAssistant Director
6.0
1935
Symphony of LivingAssistant Director
6.5
1934
Sons of SteelAssistant Director
7.0
1934
The Ghost WalksAssistant Director
5.5
1934
Port of Lost DreamsAssistant Director
7.3
1934
The Man from HellScreenplay
5.7
1934
Fugitive RoadAssistant Director
6.0
1934
Fifteen WivesAssistant Director
3.0
1934
Green EyesAssistant Director
5.8
1934
The Murder in the MuseumDirector
4.8
1934
The Road to RuinDirector
4.3
1934
In Love with LifeAssistant Director
5.7
1934
City ParkAssistant Director
10.0
1934
Stolen SweetsAssistant Director
4.2
1933
Murder on the CampusAssistant Director
5.5
1933
Twin HusbandsAssistant Director
4.7
1933
In the MoneyAssistant Director
5.7
1933
A Man of SentimentAssistant Director
7.0
1933
Dance, Girl, DanceAssistant Director
6.3
1933
Notorious But NiceAssistant Director
6.7
1933
By Appointment OnlyAssistant Director
6.5
1933
I Have LivedAssistant Director
8.0
1933
Sucker MoneyDirector
5.3
1933
ForgottenAssistant Director
7.0
1932
The Wyoming WhirlwindAssistant Director
5.0
1932
The Secrets of Wu SinAssistant Director
6.5
1932
A Scarlet Week-EndAssistant Director
3.7
1932
Women Won't TellAssistant Director
7.0
1932
The King MurderAssistant Director
4.9
1932
The Midnight LadyAssistant Director
6.5
1932
ProbationAssistant Director
6.3
1932
Cross-ExaminationAssistant Director
5.1
1932
The DrifterSecond Unit
6.0
1932
The DrifterAssistant Director
6.0
1931
The Hurricane HorsemanAssistant Director
9.0
1931
Grief StreetAssistant Director
4.4
1931
The Lady from NowhereAssistant Director
10.0
1930
TodayAssistant Director
3.3
1930
Ladies in LoveAssistant Director
5.4