George Sherman
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
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Films (119)
Little Mo
1978 · Producer
Big Jake
1971 · Director
Hello Down There
1969 · Producer
Smoky
1966 · Director
Daniel Boone: Frontier Trail Rider
1966 · Director
Murieta
1965 · Director
Find Me That Girl
1964 · Director
The New Cinderella
1964 · Director
Panic Button
1964 · Director
A.P.O. 923
1962 · Director
The Comancheros
1961 · Producer
The Fiercest Heart
1961 · Director
The Wizard of Baghdad
1961 · Director
The Enemy General
1960 · Director
For the Love of Mike
1960 · Director, Producer
Hell Bent for Leather
1960 · Director
The Flying Fontaines
1959 · Director
The Son of Robin Hood
1958 · Director, Producer
Ten Days To Tulara
1958 · Director, Producer
The Last of the Fast Guns
1958 · Director
The Hard Man
1957 · Director
Reprisal!
1956 · Director
Comanche
1956 · Director
Cry Justice
1956 · Director
The Treasure of Pancho Villa
1955 · Director
Count Three and Pray
1955 · Director
Chief Crazy Horse
1955 · Director
Dawn at Socorro
1954 · Director
Johnny Dark
1954 · Director
Border River
1954 · Director
War Arrow
1953 · Director
The Veils of Bagdad
1953 · Director
The Lone Hand
1953 · Director
Against All Flags
1952 · Director
Back at the Front
1952 · Director
The Battle at Apache Pass
1952 · Director
Steel Town
1952 · Director
The Raging Tide
1951 · Director
The Golden Horde
1951 · Director
Target Unknown
1951 · Director
Tomahawk
1951 · Director
The Sleeping City
1950 · Director
Spy Hunt
1950 · Director
Comanche Territory
1950 · Director
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949 · Director, Story
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
1949 · Director
Sword in the Desert
1949 · Director
Red Canyon
1949 · Director
Larceny
1948 · Director
Relentless
1948 · Director
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948 · Director
River Lady
1948 · Director
Black Bart
1948 · Director
Last of the Redmen
1947 · Director
The Secret of the Whistler
1946 · Director
Personality Kid
1946 · Director
Renegades
1946 · Director
Talk About a Lady
1946 · Director
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
1946 · Director
The Crime Doctor's Courage
1945 · Director
Storm Over Lisbon
1944 · Director, Associate Producer
The Lady and the Monster
1944 · Director, Associate Producer
Mystery Broadcast
1943 · Director, Associate Producer
A Scream in the Dark
1943 · Director, Associate Producer
The West Side Kid
1943 · Director, Associate Producer
False Faces
1943 · Director
The Mantrap
1943 · Director
The Purple V
1943 · Director
London Blackout Murders
1943 · Director, Producer
X Marks the Spot
1942 · Director
The Sombrero Kid
1942 · Director
The Cyclone Kid
1942 · Director
Jesse James, Jr.
1942 · Director
Stagecoach Express
1942 · Director, Associate Producer
Arizona Terrors
1942 · Director, Associate Producer
A Missouri Outlaw
1941 · Director
Death Valley Outlaws
1941 · Director
Citadel of Crime
1941 · Director
Kansas Cyclone
1941 · Director
Desert Bandit
1941 · Director
The Apache Kid
1941 · Director
Two Gun Sheriff
1941 · Director
The Phantom Cowboy
1941 · Director
Wyoming Wildcat
1941 · Director
Lone Star Raiders
1940 · Director
Texas Terrors
1940 · Director
The Trail Blazers
1940 · Director
Under Texas Skies
1940 · Director
The Tulsa Kid
1940 · Director
One Man's Law
1940 · Director
Rocky Mountain Rangers
1940 · Director
Covered Wagon Days
1940 · Director
Ghost Valley Raiders
1940 · Director
South of the Border
1939 · Director
Cowboys from Texas
1939 · Director
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939 · Director
The Kansas Terrors
1939 · Director
In Old Monterey
1939 · Screenplay
New Frontier
1939 · Director
Colorado Sunset
1939 · Director
Wyoming Outlaw
1939 · Director
Three Texas Steers
1939 · Director
The Night Riders
1939 · Director
Mexicali Rose
1939 · Director
Red River Range
1938 · Director
Santa Fe Stampede
1938 · Director
Rhythm of the Saddle
1938 · Director
Overland Stage Raiders
1938 · Director
Pals of the Saddle
1938 · Director
Heroes of the Hills
1938 · Director
Riders of the Black Hills
1938 · Director
Outlaws of Sonora
1938 · Director
The Purple Vigilantes
1938 · Director
Wild Horse Rodeo
1937 · Director
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937 · Assistant Director
Hollywood Cowboy
1937 · Director
Park Avenue Logger
1937 · Assistant Director
The Border Patrolman
1936 · Assistant Director
Sunset Range
1935 · Assistant Director
