Melville Shyer
American film director (1895-1968) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 72
Melville Jacob Shyer 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.
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1968Died14 September 19681943
Confessions of a Vice BaronFilm, Director1940
Mad YouthFilm, Director
Souls in PawnFilm, 1940Director1937
Smashing the Vice TrustFilm, Director1934
The Man from HellFilm, Writer
The Murder in the MuseumFilm, 1934Director
The Road to RuinFilm, 1934Director1933
Sucker MoneyFilm, Director1895Born28 September 1895
Confessions of a Vice BaronFilm, Director1940Mad YouthFilm, DirectorSouls in PawnFilm, 1940Director1937Smashing the Vice TrustFilm, Director1934The Man from HellFilm, WriterThe Murder in the MuseumFilm, 1934DirectorThe Road to RuinFilm, 1934Director1933Sucker MoneyFilm, Director1895Born28 September 1895People around Melville
Betty Compson Melville directed Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Mae Busch Melville directed The Road to Ruin (1934)
Dorothy Davenport Melville directed The Road to Ruin (1934)
Conrad Nagel Melville directed Today (1930)
Alice Day Melville directed Ladies in Love (1930)
John Harron Melville directed The Murder in the Museum (1934)
Julia Swayne Gordon Melville directed Today (1930)
Lloyd Ingraham Melville directed Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Lona Andre Melville directed Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Constance Worth Melville directed Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Helen Foster Melville directed The Road to Ruin (1934)
Robert Thornby Melville directed Today (1930)
Steve Clemente Also in The Murder in the Museum and Mad Youth
Virginia True Boardman Melville directed The Road to Ruin (1934)
Carleton Young Melville directed Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
Selmer Jackson Melville directed Confessions of a Vice Baron (1943)
William Bailey Melville directed Today (1930)
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Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1895 to 1968 · aged 72
