Melville Shyer

Known for
Directing
Born
September 28, 1895
Died
September 14, 1968 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Memphis - Tennessee - USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

1957
Beginning of the End poster

Beginning of the End

Movie · Assistant Director

1955
The Night Holds Terror poster

The Night Holds Terror

Movie · Assistant Director

1952
Montana Incident poster

Montana Incident

Movie · Assistant Director

1952
The Maverick poster

The Maverick

Movie · Assistant Director

1952
Man from the Black Hills poster

Man from the Black Hills

Movie · Assistant Director

1951
Man from Sonora poster

Man from Sonora

Movie · Assistant Director

1951
The Longhorn poster

The Longhorn

Movie · Assistant Director

1950
Cherokee Uprising poster

Cherokee Uprising

Movie · Assistant Director

1950
Arizona Territory poster

Arizona Territory

Movie · Assistant Director

1950
I Shot Billy the Kid poster

I Shot Billy the Kid

Movie · Assistant Director

1949
Arson, Inc. poster

Arson, Inc.

Movie · Assistant Director

1948
Smart Politics poster

Smart Politics

Movie · Assistant Director

1948
Smart Woman poster

Smart Woman

Movie · Assistant Director

1948
Jungle Goddess poster

Jungle Goddess

Movie · Assistant Director

1946
The Killers poster

The Killers

Movie · Assistant Director

1946
Terror by Night poster

Terror by Night

Movie · Assistant Director

1946
The Cat Creeps poster

The Cat Creeps

Movie · Assistant Director

1945
The Woman in Green poster

The Woman in Green

Movie · Assistant Director

1945
Scarlet Street poster

Scarlet Street

Movie · Assistant Director

1945
Gun Smoke poster

Gun Smoke

Movie · Assistant Director

1945
Blonde Ransom

Blonde Ransom

Movie · Assistant Director

1944
Gypsy Wildcat poster

Gypsy Wildcat

Movie · Assistant Director

1944
Jungle Woman poster

Jungle Woman

Movie · Assistant Director

1943
Confessions of a Vice Baron poster

Confessions of a Vice Baron

Movie · Director

1943
It Comes Up Love poster

It Comes Up Love

Movie · Assistant Director

1943
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man poster

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Movie · Assistant Director

1943
All by Myself poster

All by Myself

Movie · Assistant Director

1943
Captive Wild Woman poster

Captive Wild Woman

Movie · Assistant Director

1943
Son of Dracula poster

Son of Dracula

Movie · Assistant Director

1942
Bombay Clipper poster

Bombay Clipper

Movie · Assistant Director

1940
Mad Youth poster

Mad Youth

Movie · Director

1940
Souls in Pawn poster

Souls in Pawn

Movie · Director

1937
Smashing the Vice Trust poster

Smashing the Vice Trust

Movie · Director

1936
Tango

Tango

Movie · Assistant Director

1936
The Bridge of Sighs poster

The Bridge of Sighs

Movie · Assistant Director

1936
The Dark Hour poster

The Dark Hour

Movie · Assistant Director

1936
Murder at Glen Athol poster

Murder at Glen Athol

Movie · Assistant Director

1936
Below the Deadline poster

Below the Deadline

Movie · Assistant Director

1936
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) poster

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
The Girl Who Came Back poster

The Girl Who Came Back

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
Symphony of Living poster

Symphony of Living

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
A Shot in the Dark poster

A Shot in the Dark

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
Circumstantial Evidence poster

Circumstantial Evidence

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
Gun Smoke poster

Gun Smoke

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
Condemned to Live poster

Condemned to Live

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
Death from a Distance poster

Death from a Distance

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
Happiness C.O.D. poster

Happiness C.O.D.

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
The Lady in Scarlet poster

The Lady in Scarlet

Movie · Assistant Director

1935
False Pretenses poster

False Pretenses

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
The Road to Ruin poster

The Road to Ruin

Movie · Director

1934
The Murder in the Museum poster

The Murder in the Museum

Movie · Director

1934
Stolen Sweets poster

Stolen Sweets

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
City Park poster

City Park

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
In Love with Life poster

In Love with Life

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
Green Eyes poster

Green Eyes

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
Fifteen Wives poster

Fifteen Wives

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
Fugitive Road poster

Fugitive Road

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
Port of Lost Dreams poster

Port of Lost Dreams

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
The Ghost Walks poster

The Ghost Walks

Movie · Assistant Director

1934
Sons of Steel poster

Sons of Steel

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
Sucker Money poster

Sucker Money

Movie · Director

1933
I Have Lived poster

I Have Lived

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
By Appointment Only poster

By Appointment Only

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
Notorious But Nice poster

Notorious But Nice

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
Dance, Girl, Dance poster

Dance, Girl, Dance

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
A Man of Sentiment poster

A Man of Sentiment

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
Murder on the Campus poster

Murder on the Campus

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
In the Money poster

In the Money

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
Twin Husbands poster

Twin Husbands

Movie · Assistant Director

1933
Forgotten poster

Forgotten

Movie · Assistant Director

1932
The Drifter poster

The Drifter

Movie · Assistant Director

1932
Cross-Examination poster

Cross-Examination

Movie · Assistant Director

1932
Probation poster

Probation

Movie · Assistant Director

1932
The Midnight Lady poster

The Midnight Lady

Movie · Assistant Director

1932
The King Murder poster

The King Murder

Movie · Assistant Director

1932
A Scarlet Week-End poster

A Scarlet Week-End

Movie · Assistant Director

1932
Women Won't Tell poster

Women Won't Tell

Movie · Assistant Director

1932
The Secrets of Wu Sin poster

The Secrets of Wu Sin

Movie · Assistant Director

1932
The Wyoming Whirlwind poster

The Wyoming Whirlwind

Movie · Assistant Director

1931
Grief Street poster

Grief Street

Movie · Assistant Director

1931
The Lady from Nowhere poster

The Lady from Nowhere

Movie · Assistant Director

1931
The Hurricane Horseman poster

The Hurricane Horseman

Movie · Assistant Director

1930
Ladies in Love poster

Ladies in Love

Movie · Assistant Director

1930
Today poster

Today

Movie · Assistant Director