GEORGE SHERMAN
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Date of birth
14 July 1908
New York, USA
Date of death
15 March 1991
Los Angeles County, California, USA.
Mini-Biography
From All Movie Guide:
Born in New York City, George Sherman began in the movie business as an assistant director, and by 1937 had moved into the director's chair (with Wild Horse Rodeo, specializing in B-westerns including the Three Mesquiteers series starring a young John Wayne. From 1938 thru 1944 he worked at Republic Pictures, specializing in westerns with occasional side-trips into horror (The Lady and the Monster, [1944], the first adaptation of the novel Donovan's Brain) and suspense (The London Blackout Murders [1942]), and became an associate producer of his own movies as well. He worked at Columbia from 1945 thru 1948, and at Universal from 1948 thru 1956, moving into more respectably budgeted movies, and even with the decline of the B-movie Sherman kept working at Columbia, Fox, United Artists, and Warner Bros. into the mid '60s. His most interesting movie was Sword in the Desert (1949), a somewhat low budget precursor to Exodus about Jewish refugees struggling to enter Palestine despite the British embargo, which was unusual subject matter in its time. But Sherman's best movie was the thriller Target Unknown (1951), which put a fresh twist on the story of Allied aviators shot down behind enemy lines -- brought to a special German compound, they accidentally reveal small details, and enough clues to prepare the Germans for the time and place of their unit's next air raid, which even the fliers themselves were aware of; realizing what they've done, three of the men sacrifice themselves to redirect the mission. His last film, the sprawling, violent action western Big Jake (1971), starring his former B-movie leading man John Wayne, was easily the biggest-budgeted and most visible film of Sherman's career. ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide
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Filmography
Director
1. "Nashville 99" (1977) TV Series
2. Big Jake (1971)
3. Smoky (1966)
4. Joaquín Murrieta (1965)
... aka Murieta (USA)
... aka Vendetta (UK)
5. Búsqueme a esa chica (1965)
... aka Find That Girl (International: English title: informal literal title)
6. "Daniel Boone" (1964) TV Series
7. Nueva Cenicienta, La (1964)
... aka The New Cinderella (International: English title: informal title)
8. Panic Button (1964)
9. The Fiercest Heart (1961)
10. The Wizard of Baghdad (1960)
11. "Route 66" (1960) TV Series (episode "The Cage Around Maria") (episode "Welcome to the Wedding") (episode "Who Is Chick Lorrimer, Where Has He Gone?")
12. For the Love of Mike (1960)
... aka None But the Brave (UK)
13. The Enemy General (1960)
14. Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
15. The Flying Fontaines (1959)
16. "Rawhide" (1959) TV Series
17. The Son of Robin Hood (1958)
18. Ten Days to Tulara (1958)
19. "The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca" (1958) TV Series
... aka Elfego Baca
20. "Naked City" (1958) TV Series
21. The Last of the Fast Guns (1958)
22. The Hard Man (1957)
23. "Goodyear Theatre" (1957) TV Series
... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
24. Reprisal! (1956)
25. Comanche (1956)
26. Count Three and Pray (1955)
... aka The Calico Pony (USA: alternative title)
27. The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
28. "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955) TV Series (episode "Cry Justice")
29. Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
... aka Valley of Fury (UK)
30. "Disneyland" (1954) TV Series (episode "Elfego Baca")
... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
31. Dawn at Socorro (1954)
32. Johnny Dark (1954)
33. Border River (1954)
34. War Arrow (1953)
35. The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
36. Lone Hand (1953)
37. Against All Flags (1952)
38. Back at the Front (1952)
... aka Willie and Joe Back at the Front (USA: reissue title)
... aka Willie and Joe in Tokyo (UK)
39. Steel Town (1952)
40. The Battle at Apache Pass (1952)
41. The Golden Horde (1951)
... aka The Golden Horde of Genghis Khan
42. Target Unknown (1951)
43. Tomahawk (1951)
... aka Battle of Powder River (UK)
44. The Raging Tide (1951)
45. The Sleeping City (1950)
... aka Web of the City
46. Spy Hunt (1950)
... aka Panther's Moon (UK)
47. Comanche Territory (1950)
48. Yes Sir That's My Baby (1949)
49. Sword in the Desert (1949)
50. Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949)
51. Red Canyon (1949)
52. Larceny (1948)
53. Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' (1948)
54. River Lady (1948)
55. Black Bart (1948)
... aka Black Bart, Highwayman (UK)
56. Relentless (1948)
57. Last of the Redmen (1947)
... aka Last of the Redskins (UK)
58. The Secret of the Whistler (1946)
59. Personality Kid (1946)
60. Renegades (1946)
61. Talk About a Lady (1946)
... aka Duchess of Broadway
62. The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)
63. The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946)
64. The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)
... aka The Doctor's Courage (UK)
65. Storm Over Lisbon (1944)
... aka Inside the Underworld (USA: reissue title)
66. The Lady and the Monster (1944)
... aka Monster & Tiger Man (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Lady and the Doctor (UK)
... aka Tiger Man (USA: reissue title)
67. Mystery Broadcast (1943)
68. A Scream in the Dark (1943)
69. West Side Kid (1943)
70. False Faces (1943)
... aka The Attorney's Dilemma (UK)
71. Mantrap (1943)
72. The Purple V (1943)
73. London Blackout Murders (1943)
... aka Secret Motive
74. X Marks the Spot (1942)
75. The Sombrero Kid (1942)
76. The Cyclone Kid (1942)
77. Jesse James, Jr. (1942)
... aka Sundown Fury
78. Stagecoach Express (1942)
79. Arizona Terrors (1942)
80. A Missouri Outlaw (1941)
81. Death Valley Outlaws (1941)
82. The Apache Kid (1941)
83. Citadel of Crime (1941/I)
... aka Outside the Law
84. Kansas Cyclone (1941)
85. Desert Bandit (1941)
86. The Phantom Cowboy (1941)
87. Wyoming Wildcat (1941)
88. Lone Star Raiders (1940)
89. Texas Terrors (1940)
90. The Trail Blazers (1940)
91. Frontier Vengeance (1940) (illness replacement) (uncredited)
92. Under Texas Skies (1940)
93. The Tulsa Kid (1940)
94. One Man's Law (1940)
95. Rocky Mountain Rangers (1940)
96. Covered Wagon Days (1940)
97. Two Gun Sheriff (1940)
98. Ghost Valley Raiders (1940)
99. South of the Border (1939)
100. The Cowboys from Texas (1939)
101. Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939)
102. The Kansas Terrors (1939)
103. New Frontier (1939)
... aka Frontier Horizon
104. Colorado Sunset (1939)
105. Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
106. Three Texas Steers (1939)
... aka Danger Rides the Range
107. The Night Riders (1939)
108. Mexicali Rose (1939)
109. Red River Range (1938)
110. Santa Fe Stampede (1938)
111. Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)
112. Overland Stage Raiders (1938)
113. Pals of the Saddle (1938)
114. Heroes of the Hills (1938)
115. Riders of the Black Hills (1938)
116. Outlaws of Sonora (1938)
... aka Guns of Sonora
117. The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
... aka Purple Riders (UK)
118. Wild Horse Rodeo (1937)
119. Hollywood Cowboy (1937) (uncredited)
... aka Wings Over Wyoming
Producer
1. Little Mo (1978) (TV) (producer)
2. Hello Down There (1969) (producer)
... aka Sub-A-Dub-Dub (USA: reissue title)
3. "Daniel Boone" (1964) TV Series (producer)
4. The Comancheros (1961) (producer)
5. The Fiercest Heart (1961) (producer)
6. For the Love of Mike (1960) (producer)
... aka None But the Brave (UK)
7. The Son of Robin Hood (1958) (producer)
8. Ten Days to Tulara (1958) (producer)
9. Storm Over Lisbon (1944) (associate producer)
... aka Inside the Underworld (USA: reissue title)
10. The Lady and the Monster (1944) (associate producer)
... aka Monster & Tiger Man (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Lady and the Doctor (UK)
... aka Tiger Man (USA: reissue title)
11. Mystery Broadcast (1943) (associate producer)
12. A Scream in the Dark (1943) (associate producer)
13. West Side Kid (1943) (producer)
14. False Faces (1943) (associate producer)
... aka The Attorney's Dilemma (UK)
15. Mantrap (1943) (associate producer)
16. The Purple V (1943) (associate producer)
17. London Blackout Murders (1943) (associate producer)
... aka Secret Motive
18. X Marks the Spot (1942) (producer)
19. The Sombrero Kid (1942) (associate producer)
20. The Cyclone Kid (1942) (associate producer)
21. Jesse James, Jr. (1942) (associate producer)
... aka Sundown Fury
22. Stagecoach Express (1942) (associate producer)
23. Arizona Terrors (1942) (associate producer)
24. A Missouri Outlaw (1941) (producer)
25. Death Valley Outlaws (1941) (associate producer)
26. The Apache Kid (1941) (associate producer)
27. Citadel of Crime (1941/I) (producer)
... aka Outside the Law
28. Kansas Cyclone (1941) (producer)
29. Desert Bandit (1941) (associate producer)
30. The Phantom Cowboy (1941) (associate producer)
31. Wyoming Wildcat (1941) (associate producer)
32. Texas Terrors (1940) (associate producer)
33. Frontier Vengeance (1940) (associate producer) (credited, but replaced by illness)
34. The Tulsa Kid (1940) (associate producer)
35. One Man's Law (1940) (associate producer)
36. Two Gun Sheriff (1940) (associate producer)
37. Ghost Valley Raiders (1940) (associate producer)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
1. Flying Tigers (1942) (second unit director) (uncredited)
2. Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) (assistant director)
... aka Manhattan Music Box (UK)
3. Windjammer (1937) (assistant director)
4. Hollywood Cowboy (1937) (assistant director) (uncredited)
... aka Wings Over Wyoming
5. Hit Parade of 1937 (1937) (assistant director)
... aka I'll Pick a Star (reissue title)
... aka I'll Reach for a Star (USA: TV title (reissue title))
... aka The Hit Parade
6. Park Avenue Logger (1937) (assistant director)
... aka Millionaire Playboy (UK)
... aka Tall Timber (USA: reissue title)
7. Secret Valley (1937) (assistant director)
... aka Gangster's Valley (UK)
8. Daniel Boone (1936) (assistant director)
9. The Mine with the Iron Door (1936) (assistant director)
10. Rainbow's End (1935) (assistant director)
11. Sunset Range (1935) (assistant director)
12. Hypnotized (1932) (assistant director) (uncredited)
13. The Lion and the House (1932) (assistant director)
Writer
1. Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (1949) (story)
2. In Old Monterey (1939) (story)
Art Department
1. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) (assistant props)