Melville Shyer
Directing
Born September 28, 1895 · Memphis - Tennessee - USA
Died September 14, 1968
Also known as Richard Shier · John Melville
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.
Filmography36 titles
Man from the Black Hills
The Bridge of Sighs
Scarlet Street
South of Panama
The Killers
False Pretenses
Murder at Glen Athol
Terror by Night
The Woman in Green
Symphony of Living
By Appointment Only
Dance, Girl, Dance
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
The Longhorn
The Girl Who Came Back
A Shot in the Dark
Fugitive Road
The Drifter
The Dark Hour
Son of Dracula
Green Eyes
The Man from Hell
In the Money
The Ghost Walks
Captive Wild Woman
Sucker Money
Death from a Distance
Condemned to Live
Cross-Examination
The Cat Creeps
Below the Deadline
The Wyoming Whirlwind
Mad Youth
The Murder in the Museum
The Lady in Scarlet
Beginning of the End