About

Known credits:
131
Birthday:
1908-07-14
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
N/A

George Sherman

Overview

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

Directing
1971 Big Jake Directing Director 61
Fair
1966 Smoky Directing Director 59
Average
1966 Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider Directing Director 59
Average
1965 Murieta Directing Director 58
Average
1964 Find Me That Girl Directing Director 58
Average
1964 The New Cinderella Directing Director 59
Average
1964 Panic Button Directing Director 58
Average
1961 The Fiercest Heart Directing Director 58
Average
1961 The Wizard of Baghdad Directing Director 59
Average
1960 The Enemy General Directing Director 59
Average
1960 For the Love of Mike Directing Director 58
Average
1960 Hell Bent for Leather Directing Director 59
Average
1959 The Flying Fontaines Directing Director N/A
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1958 Son of Robin Hood Directing Director 58
Average
1958 Ten Days To Tulara Directing Director 58
Average
1958 The Last of the Fast Guns Directing Director 58
Average
1957 The Hard Man Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Reprisal! Directing Director 59
Average
1956 Comanche Directing Director 58
Average
1956 Cry Justice Directing Director N/A
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1955 The Treasure of Pancho Villa Directing Director 59
Average
1955 Count Three and Pray Directing Director 58
Average
1955 Chief Crazy Horse Directing Director 58
Average
1954 Dawn at Socorro Directing Director 59
Average
1954 Johnny Dark Directing Director 59
Average
1954 Border River Directing Director 59
Average
1953 War Arrow Directing Director 58
Average
1953 The Veils of Bagdad Directing Director 59
Average
1953 The Lone Hand Directing Director 58
Average
1952 Against All Flags Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Back at the Front Directing Director N/A
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1952 The Battle at Apache Pass Directing Director 59
Average
1952 Steel Town Directing Director 59
Average
1951 The Raging Tide Directing Director 58
Average
1951 The Golden Horde Directing Director 58
Average
1951 Target Unknown Directing Director N/A
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1951 Tomahawk Directing Director 59
Average
1950 The Sleeping City Directing Director 58
Average
1950 Spy Hunt Directing Director 59
Average
1950 Comanche Territory Directing Director 58
Average
1949 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Yes Sir, That's My Baby Directing Director 58
Average
1949 Sword in the Desert Directing Director 59
Average
1949 Red Canyon Directing Director 58
Average
1948 Larceny Directing Director 58
Average
1948 Relentless Directing Director 58
Average
1948 Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' Directing Director 59
Average
1948 River Lady Directing Director 58
Average
1948 Black Bart Directing Director 58
Average
1947 Last of the Redmen Directing Director 59
Average
1946 The Secret of the Whistler Directing Director 58
Average
1946 Personality Kid Directing Director N/A
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1946 Renegades Directing Director 59
Average
1946 Talk About a Lady Directing Director 58
Average
1946 The Bandit of Sherwood Forest Directing Director 58
Average
1945 The Crime Doctor's Courage Directing Director 59
Average
1944 Storm Over Lisbon Directing Director 58
Average
1944 The Lady and the Monster Directing Director 58
Average
1943 Mystery Broadcast Directing Director 59
Average
1943 A Scream in the Dark Directing Director 58
Average
1943 The West Side Kid Directing Director N/A
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1943 False Faces Directing Director 59
Average
1943 The Mantrap Directing Director 59
Average
1943 The Purple V Directing Director N/A
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1943 London Blackout Murders Directing Director 59
Average
1942 X Marks the Spot Directing Director 58
Average
1942 The Sombrero Kid Directing Director 58
Average
1942 The Cyclone Kid Directing Director 58
Average
1942 Jesse James, Jr. Directing Director 58
Average
1942 Stagecoach Express Directing Director 59
Average
1942 Arizona Terrors Directing Director N/A
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1941 A Missouri Outlaw Directing Director N/A
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1941 Death Valley Outlaws Directing Director N/A
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1941 Citadel of Crime Directing Director N/A
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1941 Kansas Cyclone Directing Director N/A
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1941 Desert Bandit Directing Director N/A
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1941 The Apache Kid Directing Director N/A
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1941 Two Gun Sheriff Directing Director 59
Average
1941 The Phantom Cowboy Directing Director 59
Average
1941 Wyoming Wildcat Directing Director N/A
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1940 Lone Star Raiders Directing Director N/A
N/A
1940 Texas Terrors Directing Director 59
Average
1940 The Trail Blazers Directing Director N/A
N/A
1940 Under Texas Skies Directing Director 58
Average
1940 The Tulsa Kid Directing Director 59
Average
1940 One Man's Law Directing Director N/A
N/A
1940 Rocky Mountain Rangers Directing Director N/A
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1940 Covered Wagon Days Directing Director N/A
N/A
1940 Ghost Valley Raiders Directing Director 59
Average
1939 South of the Border Directing Director 59
Average
1939 Cowboys from Texas Directing Director 58
Average
1939 Rovin' Tumbleweeds Directing Director 59
Average
1939 The Kansas Terrors Directing Director N/A
N/A
1939 New Frontier Directing Director 58
Average
1939 Colorado Sunset Directing Director N/A
N/A
1939 Wyoming Outlaw Directing Director 59
Average
1939 Three Texas Steers Directing Director 58
Average
1939 The Night Riders Directing Director 58
Average
1939 Mexicali Rose Directing Director 59
Average
1938 Red River Range Directing Director 58
Average
1938 Santa Fe Stampede Directing Director 58
Average
1938 Rhythm of the Saddle Directing Director N/A
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1938 Overland Stage Raiders Directing Director 58
Average
1938 Pals of the Saddle Directing Director 58
Average
1938 Heroes of the Hills Directing Director 58
Average
1938 Riders of the Black Hills Directing Director N/A
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1938 Outlaws of Sonora Directing Director 58
Average
1938 The Purple Vigilantes Directing Director 58
Average
1937 Wild Horse Rodeo Directing Director N/A
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1937 Manhattan Merry-Go-Round Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1937 Hollywood Cowboy Directing Director 59
Average
1937 Park Avenue Logger Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1936 The Border Patrolman Directing Assistant Director 59
Average
1935 Sunset Range Directing Assistant Director 58
Average

Writing
1949 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass Writing Story 59
Average
1939 In Old Monterey Writing Screenplay 59
Average

Production
1978 Little Mo Production Producer 59
Average
1969 Hello Down There Production Producer 59
Average
1964 Daniel Boone Production Producer 69
Fair
1961 The Comancheros Production Producer 61
Fair
1960 For the Love of Mike Production Producer 58
Average
1958 Son of Robin Hood Production Producer 58
Average
1958 Ten Days To Tulara Production Producer 58
Average
1944 Storm Over Lisbon Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1944 The Lady and the Monster Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1943 Mystery Broadcast Production Associate Producer 59
Average
1943 A Scream in the Dark Production Associate Producer 58
Average
1943 The West Side Kid Production Associate Producer N/A
N/A
1943 London Blackout Murders Production Producer 59
Average
1942 Stagecoach Express Production Associate Producer 59
Average
1942 Arizona Terrors Production Associate Producer N/A
N/A