Melville Shyer
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 28, 1895
- Place of birth
- Memphis - Tennessee - USA
- Died
- September 14, 1968
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 by Melville Shyer
- The Road to Ruin 1934 · ★ 4.3
- Mad Youth 1940 · ★ 4.9
- Sucker Money 1933 · ★ 5.2
- The Murder in the Museum 1934 · ★ 4.8
- Confessions of a Vice Baron 1943 · ★ 4.7
- Smashing the Vice Trust 1937 · ★ 9.0
- Souls in Pawn 1940 · ★ 10.0