Directing
George Sherman
EN, ES cinema · 119 credits
Born
14 July 1908
Died
15 March 1991 (aged 82)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
American second feature director who arrived in California aboard the SS Mongolia (bound from New York) on which he served as a bellboy. Sherman began his career in the movie business in the mail room at Warner Brothers before working his way up to assistant director. By 1937, he had graduated to directing in his own right under contract with Republic. Sherman specialised almost exclusively in B-westerns, (including the "Three Mesqueteers" series, which featured a young John Wayne), with occasional forays into action and horror themes. He often achieved a sense of style over substance. Indeed, as to his handling of the 'Mesqueteers', Variety commented on his imparting a "poetry in motion" to his "unified timing of cowboys mounting, riding, wheeling, galloping and dismounting of steeds" (July 2 1939). From 1940, Sherman also served as associate producer on many of his films. The diminutive (five foot) Sherman turned out reliable low-budget fare for Columbia between 1945 and 1948, then moved on to do the same at Universal for another eight years. Thereafter, he turned to free-lancing and working in television. The only A-grade films to his credit were two westerns, starring John Wayne: The Comancheros (1961), as producer; and Big Jake (1971), as director. Date of Birth 14 July 1908, New York City, New York Date of Death 15 March 1991, Los Angeles County, California
Known for
Filmography
Little Mo
Producer
Big Jake
Director
Hello Down There
Producer
Smoky
Director
Murieta
Director
Find Me That Girl
Director
The New Cinderella
Director
Panic Button
Director
A.P.O. 923
Director
The Comancheros
Producer
The Enemy General
Director
For the Love of Mike
Director, Producer
Ten Days To Tulara
Director, Producer
The Son of Robin Hood
Director, Producer
The Hard Man
Director
Comanche
Director
Reprisal!
Director
Chief Crazy Horse
Director
Count Three and Pray
Director
Border River
Director
Johnny Dark
Director
Dawn at Socorro
Director
War Arrow
Director
The Lone Hand
Director
The Veils of Bagdad
Director
Against All Flags
Director
Back at the Front
Director
Steel Town
Director
Tomahawk
Director
The Raging Tide
Director
Target Unknown
Director
The Golden Horde
Director
The Sleeping City
Director
Comanche Territory
Director
Spy Hunt
Director
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
Director, Story
Red Canyon
Director
Sword in the Desert
Director
Larceny
Director
River Lady
Director
Black Bart
Director
Relentless
Director
Last of the Redmen
Director
Renegades
Director
Personality Kid
Director
Talk About a Lady
Director
Storm Over Lisbon
Director, Associate Producer
The Lady and the Monster
Director, Associate Producer
The Mantrap
Director
London Blackout Murders
Director, Producer
Mystery Broadcast
Director, Associate Producer
A Scream in the Dark
Director, Associate Producer
The Purple V
Director
The West Side Kid
Director, Associate Producer
False Faces
Director
X Marks the Spot
Director
Arizona Terrors
Director, Associate Producer
Jesse James, Jr.
Director
Stagecoach Express
Associate Producer, Director
The Cyclone Kid
Director
The Sombrero Kid
Director
Death Valley Outlaws
Director
A Missouri Outlaw
Director
The Apache Kid
Director
Citadel of Crime
Director
The Phantom Cowboy
Director
Two Gun Sheriff
Director
Desert Bandit
Director
Kansas Cyclone
Director
Wyoming Wildcat
Director
One Man's Law
Director
Covered Wagon Days
Director
Under Texas Skies
Director
Lone Star Raiders
Director
The Trail Blazers
Director
Ghost Valley Raiders
Director
Texas Terrors
Director
The Tulsa Kid
Director
New Frontier
Director
South of the Border
Director
Three Texas Steers
Director
The Night Riders
Director
Wyoming Outlaw
Director
Cowboys from Texas
Director
In Old Monterey
Screenplay
Mexicali Rose
Director
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Director
The Kansas Terrors
Director
Colorado Sunset
Director
Santa Fe Stampede
Director
Red River Range
Director
Pals of the Saddle
Director
Outlaws of Sonora
Director
Heroes of the Hills
Director
Hollywood Cowboy
Director
Wild Horse Rodeo
Director
Park Avenue Logger
Assistant Director
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Assistant Director
The Border Patrolman
Assistant Director
Sunset Range
Assistant Director