Directed credits
80
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Melville Shyer
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 80Directed series: 0All crew credits: 83
TMDB ID: 1010138
IMDb ID: nm0796126
Known for: Directing
Born: September 28, 1895
Died: September 14, 1968
Age: 72
Place of birth: Memphis - Tennessee - USA
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1930 - 1957
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 5.89
Wikidata: Q3854318
Also known as
Richard Shier • John Melville
Frequent jobs
Assistant Director (73)Director (7)Associate Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Second Unit (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Melville Shyer.
3.8
Beginning of the End
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
5.5
The Night Holds Terror
Assistant Director
1955 Movie
The Maverick
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
Montana Incident
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
Man from the Black Hills
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
5.7
The Longhorn
Assistant Director
1951 Movie
Man from Sonora
Assistant Director
1951 Movie
Cherokee Uprising
Assistant Director
1950 Movie
4.0
I Shot Billy the Kid
Assistant Director
1950 Movie
5.0
Arizona Territory
Assistant Director
1950 Movie
5.3
Arson, Inc.
Assistant Director
1949 Movie
2.6
Jungle Goddess
Assistant Director
1948 Movie
5.0
Smart Woman
Assistant Director
1948 Movie
6.0
Smart Politics
Assistant Director
1948 Movie
7.4
The Killers
Assistant Director
1946 Movie
4.8
The Cat Creeps
Assistant Director
1946 Movie
6.6
Terror by Night
Assistant Director
1946 Movie
7.6
Scarlet Street
Assistant Director
1945 Movie
6.5
The Woman in Green
Assistant Director
1945 Movie
4.8
Gun Smoke
Assistant Director
1945 Movie
5.5
Gypsy Wildcat
Assistant Director
1944 Movie
4.9
Jungle Woman
Assistant Director
1944 Movie
5.8
Son of Dracula
Assistant Director
1943 Movie
3.8
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Director
1943 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Melville Shyer.
7.6
Scarlet Street
Assistant Director
1945 Movie
7.4
The Killers
Assistant Director
1946 Movie
6.6
Terror by Night
Assistant Director
1946 Movie
6.5
The Woman in Green
Assistant Director
1945 Movie
6.2
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Assistant Director
1943 Movie
5.8
Son of Dracula
Assistant Director
1943 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Melville Shyer.
3.7
Slander House
Associate Producer
1938 Movie
2.6
Jungle Goddess
Assistant Director
1948 Movie
5.8
Son of Dracula
Assistant Director
1943 Movie
6.5
The Woman in Green
Assistant Director
1945 Movie
7.4
The Killers
Assistant Director
1946 Movie
6.6
Terror by Night
Assistant Director
1946 Movie
6.2
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Assistant Director
1943 Movie
7.6
Scarlet Street
Assistant Director
1945 Movie
6.0
Forgotten
Assistant Director
1933 Movie
5.0
False Pretenses
Assistant Director
1935 Movie
3.8
Beginning of the End
Assistant Director
1957 Movie
4.5
Ladies in Love
Assistant Director
1930 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Melville Shyer.
