Directing

Melville Shyer

Born — Died

1895-09-28 — 1968-09-14

Place of birth

Memphis - Tennessee - USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

8 titles

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

Behind the camera

The Murder in the Museum poster
4.8

When a city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug dealing going on a a somewhat disreputable sideshow, the daughter of the chief suspect teams up with a newspaper reporter to find the real killer.

The Murder in the Museum

1934

Confessions of a Vice Baron poster
4.7

On the eve of his execution, a vice-rackets bigshot recalls his various exploits in crimes such as abortion and white slavery, in which he frequently operated under an alias.

Confessions of a Vice Baron

1943

Smashing the Vice Trust poster
9.0

In a meeting with the leaders of his vice syndicate, gangster boss James "Lucky" Lombardo complains that his profits are down. He demands that his henchmen get new, younger and prettier girls for his bordellos.

Smashing the Vice Trust

1937

The Man from Hell poster
5.7

A cowboy recently released from prison is determined to go straight, but he winds up in a tough western town where he finds trouble everywhere.

The Man from Hell

1934

The Road to Ruin poster
4.3

A young girl gets involved with a crowd that smokes marijuana, drinks and has sex. She winds up an alcoholic, pregnant drug addict and is forced to get an abortion.

The Road to Ruin

1934

Sucker Money poster
5.2

A phony spiritualist hypnotizes the daughter of a wealthy banker in a scheme to swindle the banker out of his money. A reporter investigating the swami discovers the plot, determines to expose it.

Sucker Money

1933

Souls in Pawn poster
10.0

Although she is secretly married to a student, a young girl is forced to give up her baby rather than be thought of as an "unwed mother".

Souls in Pawn

1940

Mad Youth poster
4.9

A rich society mother hires a male escort, but he falls for her daughter instead. The mother-daughter conflict forces the daughter to run off to stay with a friend who is enslaved by a prostitution ring.

Mad Youth

1940