Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14, 1968) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer and one of the founders of the Directors Guild of America. His career spanned over 50 years, during which he worked with Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith.
Shyer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Hattie (Schwarzenberg) and Charles Richard Shyer. His family was of German-Jewish background.
His son was writer and director Charles Shyer.
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Filmography
As director
Sucker Money (1933)
The Road to Ruin (1934)
The Murder in the Museum (1934)
Smashing the Vice Trust (1937) as John Melville
Mad Youth (1940)
Souls in Pawn (1940) as John Melville
Confessions of a Vice Baron (1942)
As screenwriter
The Man From Hell (1934)
Green Eyes (1934)
Dead Man's Trail (1952)
As associate producer
Delinquent Parents (1938)
Slander House (1938)
South of Panama (1941)
Gambling Daughters (1941)
As production manager
The House of Secrets (1936)
Red Lights Ahead (1937)