Melville Shyer1895 - 1968

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Director

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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.

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Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End

1957

Horror • Science Fiction

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3.8
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The Night Holds Terror
The Night Holds Terror

1955

Crime • Drama • Thriller

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5.5
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The Maverick
The Maverick

1952

Western

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Montana Incident
Montana Incident

1952

Western

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The Longhorn
The Longhorn

1951

Western

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5.7
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Man from Sonora
Man from Sonora

1951

Western

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Cherokee Uprising
Cherokee Uprising

1950

Western

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0
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I Shot Billy the Kid
I Shot Billy the Kid

1950

Western

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4
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Arizona Territory
Arizona Territory

1950

Western

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5
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Arson, Inc.
Arson, Inc.

1949

Action • Crime • Drama

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5.3
0.4
Jungle Goddess
Jungle Goddess

1948

Action • Adventure • Crime • Romance

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2.6
0.3
Smart Woman
Smart Woman

1948

Drama • Romance

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5.5
0.3
Smart Politics
Smart Politics

1948

Comedy • Drama • Music

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6
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The Killers
The Killers

1946

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

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7.4
1.4
The Cat Creeps
The Cat Creeps

1946

Horror • Mystery

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4.8
0.1
Terror by Night
Terror by Night

1946

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

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6.5
1.1
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street

1945

Crime • Drama

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7.6
1.7
The Woman in Green
The Woman in Green

1945

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

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6.4
1.5
Gun Smoke
Gun Smoke

1945

Western

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3.8
0.3
Gypsy Wildcat
Gypsy Wildcat

1944

Action • Adventure • Drama • Romance

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5.5
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Jungle Woman
Jungle Woman

1944

Drama • Fantasy • Horror • Science Fiction

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4.9
0.3
Son of Dracula
Son of Dracula

1943

Horror

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5.8
1
Confessions of a Vice Baron
3.8
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All by Myself
All by Myself

1943

Comedy • Music • Romance

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0
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Captive Wild Woman
Captive Wild Woman

1943

Horror • Science Fiction

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5.2
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It Comes Up Love
It Comes Up Love

1943

Comedy • Romance

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3
0.1
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943

Horror • Science Fiction

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6.2
1.1
Bombay Clipper
Bombay Clipper

1942

Action • Adventure • Crime • Mystery • War

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5.5
0.3
South of Panama
South of Panama

1941

Action • Drama • Thriller • War

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6
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Souls in Pawn
Souls in Pawn

1940

Crime • Drama

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Mad Youth
Mad Youth

1940

Drama

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4.6
0.4
Slander House
Slander House

1938

Comedy • Drama • Romance

Associate Producer

4
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Smashing the Vice Trust
Smashing the Vice Trust

1937

Drama

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

1936

Crime

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5.8
0.3
Below the Deadline
Below the Deadline

1936

Crime • Drama • Mystery

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4.4
0.5
Murder at Glen Athol
Murder at Glen Athol

1936

Mystery

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6.5
0.7
The Dark Hour
The Dark Hour

1936

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

Assistant Director

5.5
0.1
The Bridge of Sighs
The Bridge of Sighs

1936

Crime • Drama • Thriller

Assistant Director

6
0.6
Tango
Tango

1936

Drama

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5
0.4
False Pretenses
False Pretenses

1935

Comedy • Romance

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5
0.1
The Lady in Scarlet
The Lady in Scarlet

1935

Mystery • Romance

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3.5
0.2
Happiness C.O.D.
Happiness C.O.D.

1935

Comedy • Romance

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6
0.1
The Girl Who Came Back
The Girl Who Came Back

1935

Crime • Drama • Romance

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5.7
0.2
Condemned to Live
Condemned to Live

1935

Horror • Thriller

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5.1
0.6
Death from a Distance
Death from a Distance

1935

Mystery • Thriller

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4.8
0.1
Gun Smoke
Gun Smoke

1935

Western

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0
0.3
Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial Evidence

1935

Drama

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6
0.2
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark

1935

Mystery • Thriller

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5.3
0.6
Symphony of Living
Symphony of Living

1935

Drama

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5.7
0.1
Sons of Steel
Sons of Steel

1934

Drama

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5
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The Ghost Walks
The Ghost Walks

1934

Horror • Mystery

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5.2
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Port of Lost Dreams
Port of Lost Dreams

1934

Crime • Drama • Romance

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6
0.1
The Man from Hell
The Man from Hell

1934

Western

Screenplay

4.5
0.1
Fugitive Road
Fugitive Road

1934

Drama

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0
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Fifteen Wives
Fifteen Wives

1934

Mystery

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1
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Green Eyes
Green Eyes

1934

Mystery • Thriller

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5
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The Murder in the Museum
The Murder in the Museum

1934

Thriller

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4
0.6
The Road to Ruin
The Road to Ruin

1934

Drama

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3.8
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In Love with Life
In Love with Life

1934

Drama

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5
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City Park
City Park

1934

Comedy • Crime • Drama

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0
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Stolen Sweets
Stolen Sweets

1934

Comedy • Romance

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3.3
0.3
Murder on the Campus
Murder on the Campus

1933

Mystery

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5.5
0.1
Twin Husbands
Twin Husbands

1933

Drama

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4.2
0.2
In the Money
In the Money

1933

Comedy • Drama

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3.5
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A Man of Sentiment
A Man of Sentiment

1933

Drama • Romance

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0
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Dance, Girl, Dance
Dance, Girl, Dance

1933

Music

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5.5
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Notorious But Nice
Notorious But Nice

1933

Drama

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5.5
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By Appointment Only
By Appointment Only

1933

Drama

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5.8
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I Have Lived
I Have Lived

1933

Drama

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Sucker Money
Sucker Money

1933

Drama • Mystery • Romance

Director

4.7
0.3
Forgotten
Forgotten

1933

Drama • Romance

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6
0.2
The Wyoming Whirlwind
The Wyoming Whirlwind

1932

Romance • Western

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3
0.1
The Secrets of Wu Sin
The Secrets of Wu Sin

1932

Crime • Mystery • Romance

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6
0.2
A Scarlet Week-End
A Scarlet Week-End

1932

Mystery

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1
0.1
Women Won't Tell
Women Won't Tell

1932

Drama

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4
0.3
The King Murder
The King Murder

1932

Mystery

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3.8
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The Midnight Lady
The Midnight Lady

1932

Drama

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5.3
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Probation
Probation

1932

Drama

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5
0.3
Cross-Examination
Cross-Examination

1932

Drama • Mystery

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4.6
0.3
The Drifter
The Drifter

1932

Drama • Western

Second Unit

5.5
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The Drifter
The Drifter

1932

Drama • Western

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5.5
0.2
The Hurricane Horseman
The Hurricane Horseman

1931

Western

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0
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Grief Street
Grief Street

1931

Crime • Mystery • Romance

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4.1
0.2
The Lady from Nowhere
The Lady from Nowhere

1931

Crime • Drama

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0
0.2
Today
Today

1930

Drama

Assistant Director

1
0.2
Ladies in Love
Ladies in Love

1930

Comedy

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4.5
0.1

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