Melville Shyer
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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.
Known for
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Scarlet Street (1945)
Assistant Director

The Killers (1946)
Assistant Director

Terror by Night (1946)
Assistant Director

The Woman in Green (1945)
Assistant Director

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
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Son of Dracula (1943)
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Jungle Goddess (1948)
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False Pretenses (1935)
Assistant Director

Forgotten (1933)
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Captive Wild Woman (1943)
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The Wyoming Whirlwind (1932)
Assistant Director
Tango (1936)
Assistant Director

Beginning of the End (1957)
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Grief Street (1931)
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Jungle Woman (1944)
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The Cat Creeps (1946)
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Ladies in Love (1930)
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The Midnight Lady (1932)
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City Park (1934)
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The Night Holds Terror (1955)
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In the Money (1933)
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The King Murder (1932)
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The Longhorn (1951)
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Murder at Glen Athol (1936)
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Montana Incident (1952)
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Below the Deadline (1936)
Assistant Director

Death from a Distance (1935)
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All by Myself (1943)
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Condemned to Live (1935)
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The Bridge of Sighs (1936)
Assistant Director

A Man of Sentiment (1933)
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Blonde Ransom (1945)
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Cherokee Uprising (1950)
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The Maverick (1952)
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The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)
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A Shot in the Dark (1935)
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Gypsy Wildcat (1944)
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Notorious But Nice (1933)
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Bombay Clipper (1942)
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The Ghost Walks (1934)
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I Shot Billy the Kid (1950)
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I Have Lived (1933)
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Green Eyes (1934)
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Arizona Territory (1950)
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Murder on the Campus (1933)
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Circumstantial Evidence (1935)
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Dance, Girl, Dance (1933)
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Man from the Black Hills (1952)
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Gun Smoke (1945)
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Happiness C.O.D. (1935)
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Cross-Examination (1932)
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The Hurricane Horseman (1931)
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Fifteen Wives (1934)
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It Comes Up Love (1943)
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The Dark Hour (1936)
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The Drifter (1932)
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Smart Woman (1948)
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Stolen Sweets (1934)
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It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) (1936)
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Women Won't Tell (1932)
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Twin Husbands (1933)
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Probation (1932)
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Man from Sonora (1951)
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Port of Lost Dreams (1934)
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The Lady in Scarlet (1935)
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Fugitive Road (1934)
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Arson, Inc. (1949)
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Smart Politics (1948)
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Sons of Steel (1934)
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Symphony of Living (1935)
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Today (1930)
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By Appointment Only (1933)
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Gun Smoke (1935)
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In Love with Life (1934)
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The Girl Who Came Back (1935)
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A Scarlet Week-End (1932)
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The Lady from Nowhere (1931)
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