Sam Nelson
Known for: Directing
Born: May 10, 1896 in Whttier, California, USA - Died: April 30, 1963
Sam Nelson was a director and assistant director who worked from the end of the silent era right up through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as Pennies from Heaven, And Then There Were None, All the King's Men, the original 3:10 to Yuma, Some Like It Hot, A Raisin in the Sun, and Spartacus. In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in small roles. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Breed of Courage
Alan Haliday
The Vagabond Cub
Bob McDonald
The Little Savage
Norton
Soldiers and Women
Pvt. Delehanty
The Circus Kid
Tad
The Lady from Shanghai
Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
The Swift Shadow
Jim
The Boy Rider
Terry McNeil
Crooks Can't Win
Danny Malone
The One Man Dog
Larry
The Midnight Flyer
Assistant Director
Don't Knock The Rock
Assistant Director
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Assistant Director
The Outlaw
Assistant Director
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Director
Mandrake the Magician
Director
Overland with Kit Carson
Director
Rain or Shine
Assistant Director
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Assistant Director
The Last Hurrah
Assistant Director
Konga, the Wild Stallion
Director
Cowboy
Assistant Director
The Violent Men
Assistant Director
The Tall T
Assistant Director