George Sherman

Directing·Jul 14, 1908·New York City, New York, USA

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American second feature director who arrived in California aboard the SS Mongolia (bound from New York) on which he served as a bellboy. Sherman began his career in the movie business in the mail room at Warner Brothers before working his way up to assistant director. By 1937, he had graduated to directing in his own right under contract with Republic. Sherman specialised almost exclusively in B-westerns, (including the "Three Mesqueteers" series, which featured a young John Wayne), with occasional forays into action and horror themes. He often achieved a sense of style over substance. Indeed, as to his handling of the 'Mesqueteers', Variety commented on his imparting a "poetry in motion" to his "unified timing of cowboys mounting, riding, wheeling, galloping and dismounting of steeds" (July 2 1939). From 1940, Sherman also served as associate producer on many of his films. The diminutive (five foot) Sherman turned out reliable low-budget fare for Columbia between 1945 and 1948, then moved on to do the same at Universal for another eight years. Thereafter, he turned to free-lancing and working in television. The only A-grade films to his credit were two westerns, starring John Wayne: The Comancheros (1961), as producer; and Big Jake (1971), as director. Date of Birth 14 July 1908, New York City, New York Date of Death 15 March 1991, Los Angeles County, California

Film	Credit
Little Mo1978 · Producer	Producer
Big Jake1971 · Director	Director
Hello Down There1969 · Producer	Producer
Smoky1966 · Director	Director
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider1966 · Director	Director
Murieta1965 · Director	Director
Find Me That Girl1964 · Director	Director
The New Cinderella1964 · Director	Director
Panic Button1964 · Director	Director
A.P.O. 9231962 · Director	Director
The Comancheros1961 · Producer	Producer
TThe Fiercest Heart1961 · Director	Director
The Wizard of Baghdad1961 · Director	Director
The Enemy General1960 · Director	Director
For the Love of Mike1960 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Hell Bent for Leather1960 · Director	Director
TThe Flying Fontaines1959 · Director	Director
The Son of Robin Hood1958 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Ten Days To Tulara1958 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Last of the Fast Guns1958 · Director	Director
The Hard Man1957 · Director	Director
Reprisal!1956 · Director	Director
Comanche1956 · Director	Director
CCry Justice1956 · Director	Director
The Treasure of Pancho Villa1955 · Director	Director
Count Three and Pray1955 · Director	Director
Chief Crazy Horse1955 · Director	Director
Dawn at Socorro1954 · Director	Director
Johnny Dark1954 · Director	Director
Border River1954 · Director	Director
War Arrow1953 · Director	Director
The Veils of Bagdad1953 · Director	Director
The Lone Hand1953 · Director	Director
Against All Flags1952 · Director	Director
Back at the Front1952 · Director	Director
The Battle at Apache Pass1952 · Director	Director
Steel Town1952 · Director	Director
The Raging Tide1951 · Director	Director
The Golden Horde1951 · Director	Director
Target Unknown1951 · Director	Director
Tomahawk1951 · Director	Director
The Sleeping City1950 · Director	Director
Spy Hunt1950 · Director	Director
Comanche Territory1950 · Director	Director
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass1949 · Director	Director
Yes Sir, That's My Baby1949 · Director	Director
Sword in the Desert1949 · Director	Director
Red Canyon1949 · Director	Director