Melville Shyer

Known for: Directing

Born: September 27, 1895 in Memphis - Tennessee - USA - Died: September 13, 1968

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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The Road to Ruin

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The Road to Ruin

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1934 Drama
The Drifter

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The Drifter

Second Unit

1932 Drama
The Woman in Green

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The Woman in Green

Assistant Director

1945 Mystery
Sucker Money

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Sucker Money

Director

1933 Drama
The Murder in the Museum

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The Murder in the Museum

Director

1934 Thriller
The Girl Who Came Back

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The Girl Who Came Back

Assistant Director

1935 Crime
Confessions of a Vice Baron

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Confessions of a Vice Baron

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1943 Drama
Grief Street

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Grief Street

Assistant Director

1931 Crime
Smart Politics

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Smart Politics

Assistant Director

1948 Music
Gypsy Wildcat

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Gypsy Wildcat

Assistant Director

1944 Action
By Appointment Only

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By Appointment Only

Assistant Director

1933 Drama
I Have Lived

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I Have Lived

Assistant Director

1933 Drama
Notorious But Nice

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Notorious But Nice

Assistant Director

1933 Drama
Stolen Sweets

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Stolen Sweets

Assistant Director

1934 Comedy
Twin Husbands

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Twin Husbands

Assistant Director

1933 Drama
Fugitive Road

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Fugitive Road

Assistant Director

1934 Drama
Murder on the Campus

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Murder on the Campus

Assistant Director

1933 Mystery
In the Money

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In the Money

Assistant Director

1933 Comedy
Dance, Girl, Dance

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Dance, Girl, Dance

Assistant Director

1933 Music
A Man of Sentiment

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A Man of Sentiment

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1933 Drama
City Park

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City Park

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1934 Crime
Sons of Steel

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Sons of Steel

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1934 Drama
Gun Smoke

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Gun Smoke

Assistant Director

1935 Western
A Shot in the Dark

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A Shot in the Dark

Assistant Director

1935 Mystery