Directing
Harold D. Schuster
Born — Died
1902-08-01 — 1986-07-19
Place of birth
Cherokee, Iowa, USA
Known for
Directing
Credits
36 titles
A highly regarded editor (he cut the classic Sunrise (1927) ), Harold D. Schuster started out in films as an actor. It didn't take him long to abandon that career, and he turned to the production side of the business, working his way up to editor and eventually taking the reins as a director. While much of his directorial output is routine, there are some real gems scattered throughout. My Friend Flicka (1943) is a beautiful, serene tale of a boy and a spectacular horse and was a major success in its day. Although typed as an "outdoors" director, Schuster could turn out tough, gritty little thrillers when he wanted to, such as Loophole (1954), about a bank teller who gets framed for an embe…
Known for
6.6The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcome the obstinate objections of his loving, yet strict, grandmother Granny. Jeremiah's confidant, Uncle Hiram, is the boy's steady ally.
So Dear to My Heart
1948
7.5A South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.
Girl Trouble
1942
6.8Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west. He sets off with his son, Davy, to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two fingers on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy is all alone now.
The Iron Horse
1925
5.3Hunters trespass into Sukulu country, where animals are sacred, posing as photographers.
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955
6.0The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and when one of the mob's goons tries to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.
Portland Exposé
1957
7.2A cavalry officer, the sole survivor of an Indian attack, and a wagon load of prisoners travel through hostile Indian country.
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.6The tale of Jeremiah Kincaid and his quest to raise his 'champion' lamb, Danny. Jeremiah's dream of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair must overcome the obstinate objections of his loving, yet strict, grandmother Granny. Jeremiah's confidant, Uncle Hiram, is the boy's steady ally.
So Dear to My Heart
1948
7.5A South American in New York rents the apartment of a socialite who pretends to be his maid.
Girl Trouble
1942
5.3Hunters trespass into Sukulu country, where animals are sacred, posing as photographers.
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955
6.0The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and when one of the mob's goons tries to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.
Portland Exposé
1957
7.2A cavalry officer, the sole survivor of an Indian attack, and a wagon load of prisoners travel through hostile Indian country.
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957
5.9Ken McLaughlin is a precocious 10-year-old who lives with his family on a remote Wyoming ranch. When Ken returns home from school with failing grades, his father, Rob, blames the boy's lack of personal responsibility. At the suggestion of his wife, Nell, Rob allows Ken to choose a single colt from the herd to raise as his own. Much to his father's dismay, Ken chooses a fiery mustang filly -- but the two soon become fast friends.
My Friend Flicka
1943
6.2A beautiful Gypsy girl falls in love with a horse trainer.
Wings of the Morning
1937
6.7A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue, however, when the man is acquitted.
Exposed
1938
10.0Undeniably talented on the gridiron, Bob Potter is equally undeniably an arrogant pain in the posterior. So swell-headed does Potter become that he can never admit to himself that his blocking-back teammate Larry Royal is equally responsible for Bob's success. To teach his pal a lesson, Larry feigns an injury and pulls out of the Big Game, forcing Bob to have a go at it alone.
Swing That Cheer
1938
7.0Stolen way back in 1880, a sack of United States mail is discovered in an old attic in 1942. The letters are finally delivered, profoundly affecting the lives of the recipients.
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
6.4Leonard Nimoy is "Kid" Monk Baroni, the leader of a street gang who becomes a professional boxer to escape his life in "Little Italy" New York.
Kid Monk Baroni
1952
7.3To redeem his father's wrongdoings, Ericson joins the law to fight outlaws.
The Return of Jack Slade
1955
7.0Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy, and is happy when his school-friends do the same. But his isn't so happy when things begin to change when his father fore-goes their evening game of Chinese Checkers to play chess with Hugh, and Hugh shows himself to be a formidable scholar, and impresses Don's girlfriend Betty, and becomes more popular with the boys than Don was...and Don is beginning to think that Hugh is too much of a good thing. Don gets downright depressed and decides to run away. Uh, oh, here comes Hugh.
On the Sunny Side
1942
5.4An ex-con is inspired to go undercover and "finger" the mob after finding out his sister is hooked on illegal drugs.
Finger Man
1955
4.5A tomboy is sent to a private school to become a refined young woman, but her innocent crush on the headmaster leads to serious complications.
A Very Young Lady
1941
7.0A young boy witnesses his father murdered by bandits and grows into adulthood vowing revenge.
Jack Slade
1953
6.5An American pilot swears to get revenge on the German ace who shot his brother in this war movie set in war-torn Europe. Montgomery is the pilot. After he sees his brother die while trying to parachute to safety, Montgomery's plane is shot down over Germany. He is placed in a POW camp. There he meets a Russian medic and a Czech. Together the trio escapes.
Bomber's Moon
1943
6.0The goings on of a few members of a radio show's audience is the premise for this feature film derived from the popular ABC radio show of the 1940s. This film features Tom Breneman, the radio show's host, as well as Bonita Granville, Beulah Bondi, Zasu Pitts, Billie Burke and Hedda Hopper. Musical performances are provided by Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio, along with Spike Jones and his City Slickers.
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
6.5In this musical, a sharp witted press agent teams up with an unemployed chorine and dubs her "Miss Manhattan" to promote a cheap line of clothing. To escort her about town, the agent invents a "Mr. Manhattan." He then has them fake a marriage. When he realizes that he is in love with his creation, the agent promptly fires "Mr. M" and takes her to the altar personally. Songs include: "Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me," "Unfair To Love," and "A Lemon In The Garden Of Love."
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940
5.3A young boy is given a colt to raise as his own.
Courage of Black Beauty
1957
9.0On a cross-country Greyhound bus, passengers give historically dubious summaries of major landmarks. Riders include a grieving father of a fallen soldier and C-list celebrities of the 1950s.
Down Liberty Road
1957
5.8The daughter of a murdered financier works as a jewelry salesperson while she tracks her father's colleagues who plotted against him.
Dinner at the Ritz
1937
6.5Gangsters and police cross each other, including murder, in an attempt to cover up crimes.
One Hour to Live
1939
7.0A young man, Facing torture and possibly death for his Christian beliefs, confesses his fears to Peter, who awaits a similar fate. Peter tells him of fear he felt in following Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethesamene, when he denied knowing him three times - and yet Jesus told him that he would be the rock upon which the Church was built. Peter goes on to relate the events of the passion week, including the Christ's crucifixion, resurrection and ascension.
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
6.8A Marine major looks out for his captain on Guadalcanal and in Australia.
Marine Raiders
1944
9.0Story of the early days of the diamond-mining era in South Africa.
Diamond Frontier
1940
8.0A progressive pastor takes on thoughtless brutality (and constitutional scruples against search and seizure) in order to promote animal cruelty protection laws.
The Tender Years
1948
6.0An FBI agent on vacation in the mountains begins to suspect that a Communist spy ring may be operating in the area.
Security Risk
1954
7.0The new warden of a large American harbor raises the hackles of sailors and fishermen by his strict enforcement of all the safety rules. He takes the time, though, to romance the sister of his biggest rival.
Port of Hell
1954
6.5Family bickering features young daughter favored by her father and older daughter favored by snobbish mother.
Small Town Deb
1941
10.0The Captain of a tramp steamer is forced by his ship's owner to smuggle some priceless pearls, and take them to Singapore.
Queer Cargo
1938
7.0Passengers bound to an African copper mine at Karanga to quell a native uprising encounter murder and intrigue on the way.
South to Karanga
1940
9.0A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is worshiped by the locals.
Zanzibar
1940
6.9Bank teller Mike Donovan (Barry Sullivan) takes the first step on the road to Perdition when he fails to report a $49,000 shortage. Accused of theft, Donovan is fired from his job. He is then prevented from finding other employment by Javert-like insurance investigator Gus Slavin (Charles McGraw). Despite many setbacks, Donovan attempts to clear his muddied name.
Loophole
1954
6.2A young newspaper reporter finds himself framed for murder.
Framed
1940
