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.
Directed 82
1950s
- 1957
- 1955
The Night Holds Terror
Assistant Director
- 1952
The Maverick
Assistant Director
Montana Incident
Assistant Director
- 1951
The Longhorn
Assistant Director
Man from Sonora
Assistant Director
- 1950
Cherokee Uprising
Assistant Director
I Shot Billy the Kid
Assistant Director
Arizona Territory
Assistant Director
1940s
- 1949
Arson, Inc.
Assistant Director
- 1948
Smart Woman
Assistant Director
Smart Politics
Assistant Director
- 1946
The Cat Creeps
Assistant Director
- 1945
Gun Smoke
Assistant Director
- 1944
Gypsy Wildcat
Assistant Director
- 1943
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Director
All by Myself
Assistant Director
It Comes Up Love
Assistant Director
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Assistant Director
- 1942
Bombay Clipper
Assistant Director
- 1940
Souls in Pawn
Director
Mad Youth
Director
1930s
- 1937
Smashing the Vice Trust
Director
- 1936
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
Assistant Director
The Dark Hour
Assistant Director
- 1935
The Lady in Scarlet
Assistant Director
Happiness C.O.D.
Assistant Director
The Girl Who Came Back
Assistant Director
Death from a Distance
Assistant Director
Gun Smoke
Assistant Director
Circumstantial Evidence
Assistant Director
A Shot in the Dark
Assistant Director
Symphony of Living
Assistant Director
- 1934
Sons of Steel
Assistant Director
The Ghost Walks
Assistant Director
Port of Lost Dreams
Assistant Director
Fugitive Road
Assistant Director
Fifteen Wives
Assistant Director
Green Eyes
Assistant Director
The Murder in the Museum
Director
The Road to Ruin
Director
In Love with Life
Assistant Director
City Park
Assistant Director
Stolen Sweets
Assistant Director
- 1933
Murder on the Campus
Assistant Director
Twin Husbands
Assistant Director
A Man of Sentiment
Assistant Director
Dance, Girl, Dance
Assistant Director
Notorious But Nice
Assistant Director
By Appointment Only
Assistant Director
I Have Lived
Assistant Director
Sucker Money
Director
Forgotten
Assistant Director
- 1932
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Assistant Director
The Secrets of Wu Sin
Assistant Director
A Scarlet Week-End
Assistant Director
Women Won't Tell
Assistant Director
The King Murder
Assistant Director
The Midnight Lady
Assistant Director
Probation
Assistant Director
Cross-Examination
Assistant Director
- 1931
The Hurricane Horseman
Assistant Director
Grief Street
Assistant Director
The Lady from Nowhere
Assistant Director
- 1930
Today
Assistant Director
Ladies in Love
Assistant Director
Other crew 1
1930s
- 1932
Produced 1
1930s
- 1938
Wrote 1
1930s
- 1934
