George Sherman
Directing
Born July 14, 1908 · New York City, New York, USA
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
Directed (111)
Big Jake
1971
Smoky
1966
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
1966
Murieta
1965
Find Me That Girl
1964
The New Cinderella
1964
Panic Button
1964
A.P.O. 923
1962
The Fiercest Heart
1961
The Wizard of Baghdad
1961
The Enemy General
1960
For the Love of Mike
1960
Hell Bent for Leather
1960
The Flying Fontaines
1959
Son of Robin Hood
1958
Ten Days To Tulara
1958
The Last of the Fast Guns
1958
The Hard Man
1957
Reprisal!
1956
Comanche
1956
Cry Justice
1956
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
1955
Count Three and Pray
1955
Chief Crazy Horse
1955
Dawn at Socorro
1954
Johnny Dark
1954
Border River
1954
War Arrow
1953
The Veils of Bagdad
1953
The Lone Hand
1953
Against All Flags
1952
Back at the Front
1952
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952
Steel Town
1952
The Raging Tide
1951
The Golden Horde
1951
Target Unknown
1951
Tomahawk
1951
The Sleeping City
1950
Spy Hunt
1950
Comanche Territory
1950
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949
Sword in the Desert
1949
Red Canyon
1949
Larceny
1948
Relentless
1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
River Lady
1948
Black Bart
1948
Last of the Redmen
1947
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
Personality Kid
1946
Renegades
1946
Talk About a Lady
1946
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946
The Crime Doctor's Courage
1945
Storm Over Lisbon
1944
The Lady and the Monster
1944
Mystery Broadcast
1943
A Scream in the Dark
1943
The West Side Kid
1943
False Faces
1943
The Mantrap
1943
The Purple V
1943
London Blackout Murders
1943
X Marks the Spot
1942
The Sombrero Kid
1942
The Cyclone Kid
1942
Jesse James, Jr.
1942
Stagecoach Express
1942
Arizona Terrors
1942
A Missouri Outlaw
1941
Death Valley Outlaws
1941
Citadel of Crime
1941
Kansas Cyclone
1941
Desert Bandit
1941
The Apache Kid
1941
Two Gun Sheriff
1941
The Phantom Cowboy
1941
Wyoming Wildcat
1941
Lone Star Raiders
1940
Texas Terrors
1940
The Trail Blazers
1940
Under Texas Skies
1940
The Tulsa Kid
1940
One Man's Law
1940
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940
Covered Wagon Days
1940
Ghost Valley Raiders
1940
South of the Border
1939
Cowboys from Texas
1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
The Kansas Terrors
1939
New Frontier
1939
Colorado Sunset
1939
Wyoming Outlaw
1939
Three Texas Steers
1939
The Night Riders
1939
Mexicali Rose
1939
Red River Range
1938
Santa Fe Stampede
1938
Rhythm of the Saddle
1938
Overland Stage Raiders
1938
Pals of the Saddle
1938
Heroes of the Hills
1938
Riders of the Black Hills
1938
Outlaws of Sonora
1938
The Purple Vigilantes
1938
Wild Horse Rodeo
1937
Hollywood Cowboy
1937