Directing
Melville Shyer
EN cinema · 87 credits
Born
28 September 1895
Died
14 September 1968 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Memphis - Tennessee - USA
Also known as Richard Shier · John Melville
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
Beginning of the End
Assistant Director
The Night Holds Terror
Assistant Director
Montana Incident
Assistant Director
The Maverick
Assistant Director
Man from the Black Hills
Assistant Director
Man from Sonora
Assistant Director
The Longhorn
Assistant Director
Cherokee Uprising
Assistant Director
Arizona Territory
Assistant Director
I Shot Billy the Kid
Assistant Director
Arson, Inc.
Assistant Director
Smart Politics
Assistant Director
Smart Woman
Assistant Director
Jungle Goddess
Assistant Director
The Killers
Assistant Director
Terror by Night
Assistant Director
The Cat Creeps
Assistant Director
The Woman in Green
Assistant Director
Scarlet Street
Assistant Director
Gun Smoke
Assistant Director
Blonde Ransom
1945
Blonde Ransom
Assistant Director
Gypsy Wildcat
Assistant Director
Jungle Woman
Assistant Director
It Comes Up Love
Assistant Director
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Assistant Director
All by Myself
Assistant Director
Captive Wild Woman
Assistant Director
Son of Dracula
Assistant Director
Bombay Clipper
Assistant Director
South of Panama
1941
South of Panama
Associate Producer
Mad Youth
Director
Souls in Pawn
Director
Slander House
Associate Producer
Tango
1936
Tango
Assistant Director
The Bridge of Sighs
Assistant Director
The Dark Hour
Assistant Director
Murder at Glen Athol
Assistant Director
Below the Deadline
Assistant Director
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
Assistant Director
The Girl Who Came Back
Assistant Director
Symphony of Living
Assistant Director
A Shot in the Dark
Assistant Director
Circumstantial Evidence
Assistant Director
Gun Smoke
Assistant Director
Condemned to Live
Assistant Director
Death from a Distance
Assistant Director
Happiness C.O.D.
Assistant Director
The Lady in Scarlet
Assistant Director
False Pretenses
Assistant Director
The Road to Ruin
Director
Stolen Sweets
Assistant Director
City Park
Assistant Director
In Love with Life
Assistant Director
Green Eyes
Assistant Director
Fifteen Wives
Assistant Director
Fugitive Road
Assistant Director
Port of Lost Dreams
Assistant Director
The Ghost Walks
Assistant Director
Sons of Steel
Assistant Director
The Man from Hell
Screenplay
Sucker Money
Director
I Have Lived
Assistant Director
By Appointment Only
Assistant Director
Notorious But Nice
Assistant Director
Dance, Girl, Dance
Assistant Director
A Man of Sentiment
Assistant Director
Murder on the Campus
Assistant Director
In the Money
Assistant Director
Twin Husbands
Assistant Director
Forgotten
Assistant Director
The Drifter
Second Unit, Assistant Director
Cross-Examination
Assistant Director
Probation
Assistant Director
The Midnight Lady
Assistant Director
The King Murder
Assistant Director
A Scarlet Week-End
Assistant Director
Women Won't Tell
Assistant Director
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Assistant Director
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Assistant Director
Grief Street
Assistant Director
The Lady from Nowhere
Assistant Director
The Hurricane Horseman
Assistant Director
Ladies in Love
Assistant Director
Today
Assistant Director