George Sherman
Directing
Born: July 14, 1908 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: March 15, 1991 (aged 82)
Biography
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
Known for
Big Jake
1971
The Comancheros
1961
Against All Flags
1952
Rawhide
1959
Hell Bent for Leather
1960
Daniel Boone
1964
Chief Crazy Horse
1955
New Frontier
1939
War Arrow
1953
Tomahawk
1951
Comanche
1956
The Lady and the Monster
1944
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Directing (119)
Rawhide
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Daniel Boone
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Route 66
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Naked City
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Gentle Ben
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Screen Director's Playhouse
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Reprisal!
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Western von gestern
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Big Jake
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Black Bart
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Murieta
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Against All Flags
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Comanche
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Border River
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Talk About a Lady
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The Sleeping City
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Tomahawk
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The Lone Hand
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Sunset Range
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Sam
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Chief Crazy Horse
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The Wizard of Baghdad
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Hell Bent for Leather
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The Raging Tide
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The Battle at Apache Pass
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The Last of the Fast Guns
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The Lady and the Monster
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New Frontier
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Comanche Territory
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Relentless
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The Night Riders
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The Secret of the Whistler
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London Blackout Murders
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The Hard Man
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Three Texas Steers
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Larceny
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Red Canyon
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The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
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War Arrow
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The Son of Robin Hood
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Dawn at Socorro
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The Crime Doctor's Courage
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The Veils of Bagdad
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Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
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Covered Wagon Days
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Park Avenue Logger
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The Golden Horde
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Last of the Redmen
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Find Me That Girl
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Count Three and Pray
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Target Unknown
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Citadel of Crime
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Renegades
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Riders of the Black Hills
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Johnny Dark
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South of the Border
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Overland Stage Raiders
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Steel Town
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River Lady
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Santa Fe Stampede
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Heroes of the Hills
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Red River Range
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Personality Kid
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Hollywood Cowboy
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The Enemy General
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Yes Sir, That's My Baby
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One Man's Law
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X Marks the Spot
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Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
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Wyoming Outlaw
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The Sombrero Kid
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Rhythm of the Saddle
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Pals of the Saddle
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The West Side Kid
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Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
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Wild Horse Rodeo
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Two Gun Sheriff
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Mystery Broadcast
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Kansas Cyclone
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Spy Hunt
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Jesse James, Jr.
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Smoky
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Sword in the Desert
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Panic Button
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Texas Terrors
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Under Texas Skies
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The Tulsa Kid
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False Faces
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Death Valley Outlaws
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Stagecoach Express
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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
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Desert Bandit
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Back at the Front
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Lone Star Raiders
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For the Love of Mike
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The Mantrap
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Rocky Mountain Rangers
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Wyoming Wildcat
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Arizona Terrors
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Colorado Sunset
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The Apache Kid
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Storm Over Lisbon
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The Phantom Cowboy
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A Missouri Outlaw
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Outlaws of Sonora
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The Trail Blazers
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A.P.O. 923
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Ghost Valley Raiders
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Cowboys from Texas
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Mexicali Rose
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Rovin' Tumbleweeds
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A Scream in the Dark
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The Treasure of Pancho Villa
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The Purple Vigilantes
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The Cyclone Kid
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The New Cinderella
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Ten Days To Tulara
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The Kansas Terrors
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The Border Patrolman
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Producing (15)
Daniel Boone
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The Comancheros
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Hello Down There
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Little Mo
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The Lady and the Monster
Associate Producer
London Blackout Murders
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The Son of Robin Hood
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The West Side Kid
Associate Producer
Mystery Broadcast
Associate Producer
Stagecoach Express
Associate Producer
For the Love of Mike
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Arizona Terrors
Associate Producer
Storm Over Lisbon
Associate Producer
A Scream in the Dark
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Ten Days To Tulara
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