Harold D. Schuster
A highly regarded editor (he cut the classic Sunrise (1927) ), Harold D. Schuster started out in films as an actor. It didn't take him long to abandon that career, and he turned to the production side of the business, working his way up to editor and eventually taking the reins as a director. While much of his directorial output is routine, there are some real gems scattered throughout. My Friend Flicka (1943) is a beautiful, serene tale of a boy and a spectacular horse and was a major success in its day. Although typed as an "outdoors" director, Schuster could turn out tough, gritty little thrillers when he wanted to, such as Loophole (1954), about a bank teller who gets framed for an embezzlement; it ranks right up there with the edgy crime dramas of Don Siegel and Phil Karlson. Schuster's western Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957), despite its potboiler title, is a sharp, well-paced effort about two disparate groups of travelers who must band together to fight off rampaging Indians. Good writing, a rousing score and Schuster's tight direction raise this several notches above the product normally churned out by its studio, the usually low-grade Allied Artists. Schuster eventually turned to series television, and finished out his career there.
Películas (51)
The Power of the Resurrection
1958 · Director
Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957 · Director
Portland Exposé
1957 · Director
Courage of Black Beauty
1957 · Director
Down Liberty Road
1957 · Director
The Return of Jack Slade
1955 · Director
Finger Man
1955 · Director
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955 · Director
Port of Hell
1954 · Director
Security Risk
1954 · Director
Loophole
1954 · Director
Jack Slade
1953 · Director
Kid Monk Baroni
1952 · Director
So Dear to My Heart
1948 · Director
The Tender Years
1948 · Director
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946 · Director
Marine Raiders
1944 · Director
Bomber's Moon
1943 · Director
My Friend Flicka
1943 · Director
Girl Trouble
1942 · Director
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 · Director
On the Sunny Side
1942 · Director
Small Town Deb
1941 · Director
A Very Young Lady
1941 · Director
Diamond Frontier
1940 · Director
South to Karanga
1940 · Director
Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940 · Director
Zanzibar
1940 · Director
Framed
1940 · Director
One Hour to Live
1939 · Director
Exposed
1938 · Director
Swing That Cheer
1938 · Director
Queer Cargo
1938 · Director
Dinner at the Ritz
1937 · Director
Wings of the Morning
1937 · Director
Marie Galante
1934 · Editor
Berkeley Square
1933 · Editor
Zoo in Budapest
1933 · Editor
Call Her Savage
1932 · Editor
Chandu the Magician
1932 · Editor
Ambassador Bill
1931 · Editor
Skyline
1931 · Editor
The Man Who Came Back
1931 · Editor
Renegades
1930 · Editor
Women Everywhere
1930 · Editor
Such Men Are Dangerous
1930 · Editor
South Sea Rose
1929 · Editor
Frozen Justice
1929 · Editor
4 Devils
1928 · Editor
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · Editor
The Iron Horse
1925 · Worker (uncredited), Assistant Editor, Production Assistant
