Melville Shyer
Known For: Directing
Date of Birth: September 28, 1895
Day of Death: September 14, 1968 (73 years old)
Place of Birth: Memphis - Tennessee - USA
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.
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![Symphony of Living](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nXhfOI63qtAs9BhMFo2z0OXBoog.jpg)
Assistant Director
Symphony of Living
![A Shot in the Dark](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9fK1nnZPLzgvXEo01pnHErTWLhT.jpg)
Assistant Director
A Shot in the Dark
![Circumstantial Evidence](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9i1SD0OuUzk0R6lLGSMRnKX9z8E.jpg)
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Circumstantial Evidence
![Gun Smoke](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3od8rD9354WkzVbs3KRZhuEvuqw.jpg)
Assistant Director
Gun Smoke
![Condemned to Live](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2StercLz8j8YG7frZS1fNkB8xyV.jpg)
Assistant Director
Condemned to Live
![Death from a Distance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/uixlhFdzE3HbNuvcKr5Q7japmCQ.jpg)
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Death from a Distance
![Happiness C.O.D.](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/oQiWDd8lCnnFAlx3wtjVXFhdywj.jpg)
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Happiness C.O.D.
![The Lady in Scarlet](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/5eeYYQ9bJJiFD3aQGKpZd9W1rER.jpg)
Assistant Director
The Lady in Scarlet
![False Pretenses](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/orDmNMEQTAhWnKog3UeE3AOflzO.jpg)
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False Pretenses
![The Girl Who Came Back](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/oPO3lZ5aobtGm4dStxUNtdCnwid.jpg)
Assistant Director
The Girl Who Came Back
1934
![The Road to Ruin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/91mat7kVtLTBbvGNWyL9J7brlhR.jpg)
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The Road to Ruin
![The Murder in the Museum](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/tXU0lIDUMxDCWvZIizszJumgm5A.jpg)
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The Murder in the Museum
Assistant Director
Stolen Sweets
![City Park](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/lN5ILyYUgvaY0Zrg07MWqjwtMwH.jpg)
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City Park
![In Love with Life](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/iS3rei1bvMyJ9YK04rxjz776rSV.jpg)
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In Love with Life
![Green Eyes](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ek9Hp8zvD8TmfYI3Myh2Ad39u5d.jpg)
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Green Eyes
![Fifteen Wives](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fsZhDgYwurzBKQ9GEiJYjifDVbx.jpg)
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Fifteen Wives
![Fugitive Road](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1P5BkgDaP0Znp9f10ePvCCn9L4E.jpg)
Assistant Director
Fugitive Road
![Port of Lost Dreams](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/oLk7HX3UAOwpIKHlqTGMcfHGqBh.jpg)
Assistant Director
Port of Lost Dreams
![The Ghost Walks](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/q63uhDxhJgavt5FwhyMtaljPhA.jpg)
Assistant Director
The Ghost Walks
![Sons of Steel](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/rlkNl5jyDShq4SFKcyLSFyfI10.jpg)
Assistant Director
Sons of Steel
![The Man from Hell](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/td8unA7nEKD7mxTAZO3rnIzyqj2.jpg)
Screenplay
The Man from Hell
1933
![Sucker Money](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/A19XVOimJzDvvcqVrEG93NSfhfq.jpg)
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Sucker Money
![Forgotten](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/fgxE9CpXG0VlUcjYiqot55BxgS7.jpg)
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Forgotten
![I Have Lived](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/jB4uFJmOSrJZurqIxcBEOxbDfp3.jpg)
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I Have Lived
![By Appointment Only](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ncJSUoxvn8e79hF1nzrA4JQBQtu.jpg)
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By Appointment Only
![Notorious But Nice](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ltOTTOmheFGg0d81SnYSY1fqQ8O.jpg)
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Notorious But Nice
![Dance, Girl, Dance](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/yXW2YbJgUoNr54f6QYf2mK9y6rR.jpg)
Assistant Director
Dance, Girl, Dance
![A Man of Sentiment](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eNF2Tbstxo2WWECz1KHaN7dnOoy.jpg)
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A Man of Sentiment
![Murder on the Campus](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/80xdLe4S0ses2OAOJd80C8ezOkj.jpg)
Assistant Director
Murder on the Campus
![In the Money](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/e2PKcxY8KJEu7wsO6epn7ZW7iIX.jpg)
Assistant Director
In the Money
![Twin Husbands](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zUSGcHtlaIocHeWBycLb6Fpz0pW.jpg)
Assistant Director
Twin Husbands
1932
![A Scarlet Week-End](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/yXMcewLpYfq6qnogbs617kKLpY6.jpg)
Assistant Director
A Scarlet Week-End
![Women Won't Tell](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/l9CW1PAeEkthHj7x2FmBPGaINPP.jpg)
Assistant Director
Women Won't Tell
![The Drifter](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hNpbNo5R9KwnxVZu5crCK9K8nht.jpg)
Second Unit
The Drifter
![The Drifter](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hNpbNo5R9KwnxVZu5crCK9K8nht.jpg)
Assistant Director
The Drifter
![Cross-Examination](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nifUduH7k2RxyGPiT9gv1wFluZ5.jpg)
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Cross-Examination
![Probation](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ckpDEx2ciy0rLfgsRlPKKy52CVM.jpg)
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Probation
![The Midnight Lady](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/o20vu0u84PysKvv5Uhaio2oJML.jpg)
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The Midnight Lady
![The King Murder](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/l309s9K4GxGZII4c30G2HZE6A4t.jpg)
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The King Murder
![The Secrets of Wu Sin](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/nbTGkSNdgs4ekJSou5QN2bGoMM1.jpg)
Assistant Director
The Secrets of Wu Sin
![The Wyoming Whirlwind](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/dq1GGQc1PfSE3snLKPn7Q3wg4Qx.jpg)
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The Wyoming Whirlwind