Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14, 1968)According to the State of California. ''California Death Index, 1940–1997''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/caldeaths was an American film director, screenwriter and producer and one of the founders of the
Directors Guild of America
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merge ...
. His career spanned over 50 years, during which he worked with
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'.
Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...
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
The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (''circa'' 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish ...
background.
His son is writer and director Charles Shyer.
The Murder in the Museum
''The Murder in the Museum'' is a 1934 American film directed by Melville Shyer. The film is also known as ''The Five Deadly Vices'' (American reissue title).
Plot summary
A city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug ...
'' (1934)
*''Smashing the Vice Trust'' (1937) as John Melville
*''
Mad Youth
''Mad Youth'' is a 1940 American film directed by Melville Shyer. The film is also known as ''Girls of the Underworld'' (American reissue title).
Plot summary
Divorcée Marian Morgan (Compson) hires a male escort Count DeHoven (Willy Castello), ...
*''The Man From Hell'' (1934)
*'' Green Eyes'' (1934)
*''
Dead Man's Trail
''Dead Man's Trail'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Johnny Mack Brown, James Ellison and Barbara Woodell.Drew, Bernard A. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. p. 1 ...
Slander House
''Slander House'' is a 1938 American film directed by Charles Lamont. The film's producer was Ben Judell of Progressive Pictures, known for low-budget exploitation films with provocative titles; other films released by Progressive the same year ...
Red Lights Ahead
''Red Lights Ahead'' is a 1936 American film directed by Roland D. Reed. It was the last film released by the Poverty Row studio Chesterfield Pictures before it became part of Republic Pictures.
Plot
A family evening situation with quarreling ...
'' (1937)
As assistant director
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Ladies in Love
''Ladies in Love'' (1936) is a romantic comedy film based upon the play by Leslie Bush-Fekete. It was directed by Edward H. Griffith and stars Janet Gaynor, Constance Bennett and Loretta Young. The film revolves around three roommates (Gaynor ...
'' (1930)
*''Today'' (1930)
*''The Lawless Woman'' (1931)
*''Lady From Nowhere'' (1931)
*'' The Drifter'' (1932)
*''Cross-Examination'' (1932)
*''The King Murder'' (1932)
*''A Scarlet Week-End'' (1932)
*''Slightly Married'' (1932)
*''Women Won't Tell'' (1932)
*''Secrets of Wu Sin'' (1932)
*''Forgotten'' (1933)
*''Strange People'' (1933)
*''By Appointment Only'' (1933)
*''I Have Lived (After Midnight)'' (1933)
*''Notorious But Nice'' (1933)
*''Dance, Girl, Dance'' (1933)
*''Twin Husbands'' (1934)
*''In Love With Life'' (1934)
*''City Park'' (1934)
*''Fifteen Wives'' (1934)
*''Stolen Sweets'' (1934)
*''One in a Million'' (1934)
*''Fugitive Road'' (1934)
*''Murder on the Campus'' (1934)
*''Port of Lost Dreams'' (1934)
*''
The Ghost Walks
''The Ghost Walks'' is a 1934 American horror film directed by Frank R. Strayer starring John Miljan and June Collyer.
Plot
On a stormy night, a theatrical producer, his secretary, and playwright Prescott Ames are stranded when their car skids ...
Condemned to Live
''Condemned to Live'' is a 1935 United States, American horror film starring Ralph Morgan and Maxine Doyle, and directed by Frank R. Strayer. The film is unusual for its time, as it approaches the topic of vampirism from a sympathetic standpoint ...
'' (1935)
*''Death From a Distance'' (1935)
*''Happiness Came C.O.D.'' (1935)
*''The Lady in Scarlet'' (1935)
*''Tango'' (1936)
*''Ring Around the Moon'' (1936)
*''Murder at Glen Athol'' (1936)
*''The Little Red Schoolhouse'' (1936)
*'' Below the Deadline'' (1936)
*''Three of a Kind'' (1936)
*''Easy Money'' (1936)
*'' The Dark Hour'' (1936)
*''Missing Girls'' (1936)
*''
Arizona Legion
''Arizona Legion'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by David Howard from a screenplay by Oliver Drake, based on Bernard McConville's story. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, it was released on January 20, 1939, and stars ...
'' (1939)
*''
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' (known in some international releases as ''What a Man!'') is a 1941 Universal Pictures comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym "Otis Criblecoblis." Fields ...
'' (1941)
*''Unseen Enemy'' (1942)
*''Escape From Hong Kong'' (1942)
*''
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This was the first of a series of later called "monster rallie ...
'' (1943)
*''Cheyenne Roundup'' (1943)
*''
Rhythm of the Islands
''Rhythm of the Islands'', also known as ''Isle of Romance'', is a 1943 American film directed by Roy William Neill starring Jane Frazee.
Plot summary
Two ambitious guys from Brooklyn, Tommy Jones and Eddie Dolan, get the idea of buying a trop ...
'' (1943)
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Captive Wild Woman
''Captive Wild Woman'' is a 1943 American horror film directed by Edward Dmytryk. The film stars Evelyn Ankers, John Carradine, Milburn Stone, and features Acquanetta as Paula, the Ape Woman. The film involves a scientist, Dr. Sigmund Walters, w ...
'' (1943)
*''All By Myself'' (1943)
*''Get Going'' (1943)
*''It Comes Up Love'' (1943)
*''
Sherlock Holmes Faces Death
''Sherlock Holmes Faces Death'' is the sixth film in the Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce series of Sherlock Holmes films. Made in 1943, it is a loose adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Holmes 1893 story "The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual." I ...
'' (1943)
*'' Son of Dracula'' (1943)
*''Never a Dull Moment'' (1943)
*''You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith''(1943)
*''Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman'' (1944)
*''
The Scarlet Claw
''The Scarlet Claw'' is a 1944 American mystery thriller film based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. Directed by Roy William Neill and starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, it is the eighth film of the Rathbone/ ...
'' (1944)
*''
Jungle Woman
''Jungle Woman'' is a 1944 American horror film directed by Reginald LeBorg. The film stars Evelyn Ankers, J. Carrol Naish, Samuel S. Hinds, Lois Collier, Milburn Stone, and Douglass Dumbrille. The film involves Dr. Carl Fletcher who is in ...
'' (1944)
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The Pearl of Death
''The Pearl of Death'' is a 1944 Sherlock Holmes film starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, the ninth of fourteen such films the pair made. The story is loosely based on Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the ...
'' (1944)
*''Gypsy Wildcat'' (1944)
*''My Gal Loves Music'' (1944)
*''The House of Fear'' (1945)
*''
The Woman in Green
''The Woman in Green'' is a 1945 American film, the eleventh of the fourteen ''Sherlock Holmes'' films based on the characters created by Arthur Conan Doyle. Directed by Roy William Neill, it stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bru ...
'' (1945)
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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
''The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry'' is a 1945 American film noir drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring George Sanders as an aging bachelor who looks after his two sisters, one of whom tries to sabotage his romance with his co-worker ...
'' (1945)
*''Pillow in Death'' (1945)
*''
Scarlet Street
''Scarlet Street'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang. The screenplay concerns two criminals who take advantage of a middle-aged painter in order to steal his artwork. The film is based on the French novel ''La Chienne'' (literal ...
'' (1945)
*''Blonde Ransom'' (1945)
*''Terror By Night'' (1946)
*''Idea Girl'' (1946)
*''The Cat Creeps'' (1946)
*'' Dressed to Kill'' (1946)
*''Inside Job'' (1946)
*''The Killers (A Man Alone)'' (1946)
*''Danger Woman'' (1946)
*''The Beautiful Cheat''(1946)
*''
Smart Politics
''Smart Politics'' is a 1948 American film directed by Will Jason and starring Freddie Stewart and June Preisser. It is part of The Teen Agers series made by Monogram Pictures.Munter, Pam (November 4, 2005"Freddie Stewart and the Teen Agers"''Cl ...
'' (1948)
*''
The Prince of Thieves
''The Prince of Thieves'' is a 1948 American adventure film nominally inspired by Alexandre Dumas' 1872 novel ''Le Prince des voleurs''. Produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures and starring Jon Hall as Robin Hood with stuntwork by Jock ...
Jungle Goddess
''Jungle Goddess'' is a 1948 American action/adventure crime film starring George Reeves, Ralph Byrd, and Wanda McKay. Directed by Lewis D. Collins, the film was based on an idea by producer William Stephens.
''Jungle Goddess'' was later featur ...
'' (1948)
*''
Thunder in the Pines
''Thunder in the Pines'' is a 1948 American Western film directed by Robert Edwards and starring George Reeves and Ralph Byrd. The film was shot in sepia tone. It was executive produced by Robert L. Lippert.
Plot
Production
Reeves and Byrd a ...
'' (1948)
*''
Highway 13
The following roads may be referred to as Route 13 or Highway 13. For a list of roads named A13, see List of A13 roads.
International
* Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
*The Kabul–Behsud Highway - ...
'' (1948)
*''
Henry, the Rainmaker
''Henry, the Rainmaker'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and written by Lane Beauchamp. The film stars Raymond Walburn, Walter Catlett, William Tracy, Mary Stuart (actress), Mary Stuart, Barbara Brown (American actress), ...
'' (1949)
*''
Fighting Fools
''Fighting Fools'' is a 1949 comedy film starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on April 17, 1949 by Monogram Pictures and is the thirteenth film in the series.
Plot
The Bowery Boys, led by the notorious Slip Mahoney, are helping out at ...
'' (1949)
*''
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
''Bomba the Jungle Boy'' is a series of American boys' adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood. and published by Cupples and Leon in the first half of the 20th century, in imitation of the successful ...
Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters
''Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters'' is a 1949 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Joe Yule, Renie Riano and George McManus. It was the third of four films in the '' Jiggs and Maggie'' film series, spun off from ''Br ...
Arson, Inc.
''Arson, Inc.'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by William Berke. It is also known as ''Firebug Squad'' and ''Three Alarm Fire''.
Plot
Joe Martin is a fire fighter in Los Angeles who is assigned by his department chief to the Arson Detai ...
'' (1949)
*''
Border Incident
''Border Incident'' is a 1949 film noir featuring Ricardo Montalbán, George Murphy, Howard Da Silva. Directed by Anthony Mann, the MGM production was written by John C. Higgins and George Zuckerman. The film was shot by cinematographer John ...
'' (1949)
*''
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
''Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey'' is a 1950 film in the ''Joe Palooka'' series. It was directed by Jean Yarbrough.
Plot
When their car veers off the road en route to their honeymoon, Joe Palooka and new wife Anne are rescued by a sweet lummox, Hum ...
'' (1950)
*''
Everybody's Dancin'
''Everybody's Dancin is the tenth studio album by the funk band Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang is an American R&B/soul/funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "Dee ...
'' (1950)
*''
I Shot Billy the Kid
''I Shot Billy the Kid'' is a 1950 American Western (genre), Western film directed by William Berke for Lippert Pictures.
Robert L. Lippert had enjoyed tremendous success with ''I Shot Jesse James'' (1948) leading to this follow up with ''I Sho ...
'' (1950)
*''
Gunfire
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Abilene Trail The Abilene Trail was a cattle trail leading from Texas to Abilene, Kansas. Its exact route is disputed owing to its many offshoots, but it crossed the Red River just east of Henrietta, Texas, and continued north across the Indian Territory to Cald ...
'' (1951)
*''Man From Sonora'' (1951)
*''Wanted, Dead or Alive'' (1951)
*''
Canyon Raiders
''Canyon Raiders'' is a 1951 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Whip Wilson, Fuzzy Knight and Phyllis Coates.
Cast
*Whip Wilson as Whip Wilson
*Fuzzy Knight as Texas Milburn
*Jim Bannon as Jim Banno ...
'' (1951)
*''
Blazing Bullets
''Blazing Bullets'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Lois Hall and Stanley Price.Magers & Fitzgerald p.108
Plot
Cast
* Johnny Mack Brown as Marshal Johnny Mack Brown
* Lois Hall as Carol ...
'' (1951)
*''
Cavalry Scout
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Oklahoma Justice
''Oklahoma Justice'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Johnny Mack Brown, James Ellison and Lane Bradford.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton.
Partial cast
*Johnny Mack Bro ...
'' (1951)
*''
Whistling Hills
''Whistling Hills'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Johnny Mack Brown, James Ellison and Noel Neill.Drew p.179
The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton.
Partial cast
* Johnny Mack ...
'' (1951)
*''
Lawless Cowboys
''Lawless Cowboys'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Maurice Tombragel. The film stars Whip Wilson, Fuzzy Knight, Jim Bannon, Lee Roberts, Pamela Duncan and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was release ...
'' (1951)
*''
The Longhorn
''The Longhorn'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Myron Healey, and Phyllis Coates. It was shot at the Iverson Ranch. It was remade as the 1956 film '' Canyon River''.
Plot
The movie ...
Stage to Blue River
''Stage to Blue River'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Joseph F. Poland. The film stars Whip Wilson, Fuzzy Knight, Phyllis Coates, Lee Roberts, Terry Frost and Lane Bradford. The film was released ...
Wyoming Roundup
''Wyoming Roundup'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and written by Daniel B. Ullman. The film stars Whip Wilson, Tommy Farrell, Phyllis Coates, Richard Emory, Robert J. Wilke and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was rel ...
'' (1952)
*''
The Maverick
''The Maverick'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Thomas Carr and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Myron Healey and Phyllis Coates.Fitzgerald & Magers p.35
Plot
Cast
* Wild Bill Elliott as Lieutenant Pete Devlin
* Myron Healey as S ...
The Homesteaders
''The Homesteaders'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins, and starring Bill Elliott, Robert Lowery, and Emmett Lynn.
Cast
*Bill Elliott as Mace Corbin
* Robert Lowery as Clyde Moss
*Emmett Lynn as Old Grimer
*George W ...
Topeka
Topeka ( ; Kansa: ; iow, Dópikˀe, script=Latn or ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeast Kansas, in the Central Uni ...
Vigilante Terror
''Vigilante Terror'' is a 1953 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and written by Sidney Theil. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Mary Ellen Kay, Robert Bray, I. Stanford Jolley, Henry Rowland and Myron Healey. The film was r ...
The Forty-Niners
49er or Forty-Niner most often refers to:
*A miner or other person that took part in the 1849 California Gold Rush
*San Francisco 49ers, an American football team
49er or Forty-Niner may also refer to:
Sports
* Charlotte 49ers, athletic te ...
'' (1954)
*''
The Desperado
''The Desperado'' is a 1954 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Thomas Carr (director), Thomas Carr and written by Daniel Mainwaring. It is based on the 1950 novel ''The Desperado'' by Clifton Adams. The film stars Wayne Morris ( ...
The Night Holds Terror
''The Night Holds Terror'' is a 1955 American crime film noir based on a true incident, written and directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Vince Edwards, John Cassavetes and Jack Kelly.
Plot
Family man Gene Courtier picks up hitchhiker Vict ...
'' (1955)
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Crime in the Streets
''Crime in the Streets'' is a 1956 film about juvenile delinquency, directed by Don Siegel and based on a television play written by Reginald Rose. The play first appeared on the Elgin Hour and was directed by Sidney Lumet.
The film, starring J ...