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Sam Newfield

American film director (1899-1964) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 64

Sam Newfield, also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American film director. He directed over 250 feature films from the silent era until 1958. He also directed one- and two-reel comedy shorts, training films, industrial films and TV episodes.

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A typical day, 30 days to 9 August 2026

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1964Died10 November 19641957Hawkeye and the Last of the MohicansSeries, Director1952Lady in the FogFilm, Director1951Lost ContinentFilm, Director1950Hi-JackedFilm, Director1949State Department: File 649Film, Director1947Adventure IslandFilm, Director1946Larceny in Her HeartFilm, Director1945Apology for MurderFilm, Director1944I Accuse My ParentsFilm, Director1943Cattle StampedeFilm, Director1942Billy the Kid TrappedFilm, Director1939Hitler: Beast of BerlinFilm, Director1938Phantom RangerFilm, Director1937Arizona GunfighterFilm, Director1936Border CaballeroFilm, Director1899Born6 December 1899

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Filmography 40

223 credits on file

Television 1

About this person

He would sometimes direct more than 20 films in a single year - he has been called the most prolific director of the sound era.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1964 · aged 64

In the same film or series as Sam

Rhonda FlemingAlso in Adventure Island (1947)Isabel JewellAlso in Marked Men (1940)William LundiganAlso in State Department: File 649 (1949)Billy CurtisAlso in The Terror of Tiny Town (1938)Wensley PitheyAlso in Lady in the Fog (1952)

Directors from the United States 1

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