George Sherman

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1908-07-14

Deathday 1991-03-15 (82 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

George Sherman

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

Director

1978
Sam

as Director

1978
1971
Big Jake

as Director

1967
Gentle Ben

as Director

1966
Smoky

as Director

1965
Murieta

as Director

1964
Find Me That Girl

as Director

1964
The New Cinderella

as Director

1964
Panic Button

as Director

1964
Daniel Boone

as Director

1962
A.P.O. 923

as Director

1961
The Fiercest Heart

as Director

1961
1960
1960
The Enemy General

as Director

1960
1960
Route 66

as Director

1959
1959
Rawhide

as Director

1958
Ten Days To Tulara

as Director

1958
Son of Robin Hood

as Director

1958
Naked City

as Director

1957
The Hard Man

as Director

1956
Comanche

as Director

1956
Reprisal!

as Director

1956
Cry Justice

as Director

1955
Chief Crazy Horse

as Director

1955
1954
Border River

as Director

1954
Johnny Dark

as Director

1954
Dawn at Socorro

as Director

1953
War Arrow

as Director

1953
The Lone Hand

as Director

1953
1952
Against All Flags

as Director

1952
Back at the Front

as Director

1952
Steel Town

as Director

1951
Tomahawk

as Director

1951
The Raging Tide

as Director

1951
Target Unknown

as Director

1951
The Golden Horde

as Director

1950
The Sleeping City

as Director

1950
Comanche Territory

as Director

1950
Spy Hunt

as Director

1949
Red Canyon

as Director

1949
1949
1948
Larceny

as Director

1948
River Lady

as Director

1948
Black Bart

as Director

1948
Relentless

as Director

1947
Last of the Redmen

as Director

1946
Renegades

as Director

1946
Personality Kid

as Director

1946
Talk About a Lady

as Director

1944
Storm Over Lisbon

as Director

1944
1943
The Mantrap

as Director

1943
1943
Mystery Broadcast

as Director

1943
1943
The Purple V

as Director

1943
The West Side Kid

as Director

1943
False Faces

as Director

1942
X Marks the Spot

as Director

1942
Arizona Terrors

as Director

1942
Jesse James, Jr.

as Director

1942
Stagecoach Express

as Director

1942
The Cyclone Kid

as Director

1942
The Sombrero Kid

as Director

1941
1941
A Missouri Outlaw

as Director

1941
The Apache Kid

as Director

1941
Citadel of Crime

as Director

1941
The Phantom Cowboy

as Director

1941
Two Gun Sheriff

as Director

1941
Desert Bandit

as Director

1941
Kansas Cyclone

as Director

1941
Wyoming Wildcat

as Director

1940
One Man's Law

as Director

1940
Covered Wagon Days

as Director

1940
Under Texas Skies

as Director

1940
1940
The Trail Blazers

as Director

1940
Lone Star Raiders

as Director

1940
1940
Texas Terrors

as Director

1940
The Tulsa Kid

as Director

1939
New Frontier

as Director

1939
1939
Three Texas Steers

as Director

1939
The Night Riders

as Director

1939
Wyoming Outlaw

as Director

1939
Cowboys from Texas

as Director

1939
Mexicali Rose

as Director

1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds

as Director

1939
The Kansas Terrors

as Director

1939
Colorado Sunset

as Director

1938
Santa Fe Stampede

as Director

1938
1938
Red River Range

as Director

1938
Pals of the Saddle

as Director

1938
Outlaws of Sonora

as Director

1938
1938
1938
1937
Hollywood Cowboy

as Director

1937
Wild Horse Rodeo

as Director

1937
Park Avenue Logger

as Assistant Director

1937
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

as Assistant Director

1936
The Border Patrolman

as Assistant Director

1935
Sunset Range

as Assistant Director

Producer

1978
Little Mo

as Producer

1969
Hello Down There

as Producer

1964
Daniel Boone

as Producer

1961
The Comancheros

as Producer

1960
1958
Son of Robin Hood

as Producer

1958
Ten Days To Tulara

as Producer

1944
Storm Over Lisbon

as Associate Producer

1944
The Lady and the Monster

as Associate Producer

1943
A Scream in the Dark

as Associate Producer

1943
1943
The West Side Kid

as Associate Producer

1943
Mystery Broadcast

as Associate Producer

1942
Arizona Terrors

as Associate Producer

1942
Stagecoach Express

as Associate Producer

Writer

1939
In Old Monterey

as Screenplay