Person
Melville Shyer
Directing · 1895–1968 · 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

Terror by Night
Assistant Director

The Killers
Assistant Director

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Assistant Director

Beginning of the End
Assistant Director

The Woman in Green
Assistant Director

Scarlet Street
Assistant Director

False Pretenses
Assistant Director

Jungle Goddess
Assistant Director

Slander House
Associate Producer

The King Murder
Assistant Director
Filmography
- 1957Beginning of the EndAssistant Director
- 1955The Night Holds TerrorAssistant Director
- 1952The MaverickAssistant Director
- 1952Montana IncidentAssistant Director
- 1952Man from the Black HillsAssistant Director
- 1951The LonghornAssistant Director
- 1951Man from SonoraAssistant Director
- 1950Cherokee UprisingAssistant Director
- 1950I Shot Billy the KidAssistant Director
- 1950Arizona TerritoryAssistant Director
- 1949Arson, Inc.Assistant Director
- 1948Jungle GoddessAssistant Director
- 1948Smart WomanAssistant Director
- 1948Smart PoliticsAssistant Director
- 1946The KillersAssistant Director
- 1946The Cat CreepsAssistant Director
- 1946Terror by NightAssistant Director
- 1945Scarlet StreetAssistant Director
- 1945The Woman in GreenAssistant Director
- 1945Blonde RansomAssistant Director
- 1945Gun SmokeAssistant Director
- 1944Gypsy WildcatAssistant Director
- 1944Jungle WomanAssistant Director
- 1943Son of DraculaAssistant Director
- 1943Confessions of a Vice BaronDirector
- 1943All by MyselfAssistant Director
- 1943Captive Wild WomanAssistant Director
- 1943It Comes Up LoveAssistant Director
- 1943Frankenstein Meets the Wolf ManAssistant Director
- 1942Bombay ClipperAssistant Director
- 1941South of PanamaAssociate Producer
- 1940Souls in PawnDirector
- 1940Mad YouthDirector
- 1938Slander HouseAssociate Producer
- 1937Smashing the Vice TrustDirector
- 1936It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)Assistant Director
- 1936Below the DeadlineAssistant Director
- 1936Murder at Glen AtholAssistant Director
- 1936The Dark HourAssistant Director
- 1936The Bridge of SighsAssistant Director
- 1936TangoAssistant Director
- 1935False PretensesAssistant Director
- 1935The Lady in ScarletAssistant Director
- 1935Happiness C.O.D.Assistant Director
- 1935The Girl Who Came BackAssistant Director
- 1935Condemned to LiveAssistant Director
- 1935Death from a DistanceAssistant Director
- 1935Gun SmokeAssistant Director
- 1935Circumstantial EvidenceAssistant Director
- 1935A Shot in the DarkAssistant Director
- 1935Symphony of LivingAssistant Director
- 1934Sons of SteelAssistant Director
- 1934The Ghost WalksAssistant Director
- 1934Port of Lost DreamsAssistant Director
- 1934The Man from HellScreenplay
- 1934Fugitive RoadAssistant Director
- 1934Fifteen WivesAssistant Director
- 1934Green EyesAssistant Director
- 1934The Murder in the MuseumDirector
- 1934The Road to RuinDirector
- 1934In Love with LifeAssistant Director
- 1934City ParkAssistant Director
- 1934Stolen SweetsAssistant Director
- 1933Murder on the CampusAssistant Director
- 1933Twin HusbandsAssistant Director
- 1933In the MoneyAssistant Director
- 1933A Man of SentimentAssistant Director
- 1933Dance, Girl, DanceAssistant Director
- 1933Notorious But NiceAssistant Director
- 1933By Appointment OnlyAssistant Director
- 1933I Have LivedAssistant Director
- 1933Sucker MoneyDirector
- 1933ForgottenAssistant Director
- 1932The Wyoming WhirlwindAssistant Director
- 1932The Secrets of Wu SinAssistant Director
- 1932A Scarlet Week-EndAssistant Director
- 1932Women Won't TellAssistant Director
- 1932The King MurderAssistant Director
- 1932The Midnight LadyAssistant Director
- 1932ProbationAssistant Director
- 1932Cross-ExaminationAssistant Director
- 1932The DrifterSecond Unit
- 1931The Hurricane HorsemanAssistant Director
- 1931Grief StreetAssistant Director
- 1931The Lady from NowhereAssistant Director
- 1930TodayAssistant Director
- 1930Ladies in LoveAssistant Director
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