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Sam Nelson (1896-1963)

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Birthplace:
Whttier, California, USA

Born:
May 11, 1896

Died:
May 1, 1963

Biography from TheMovieDB

Sam Nelson was a director and assistant director who worked from the end of the silent era right up through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as Pennies from Heaven, And Then There Were None, All the King's Men, the original 3:10 to Yuma, Some Like It Hot, A Raisin in the Sun, and Spartacus. In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in small roles.  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
1925  The Midnight Flyer
1929  Mexicali Rose
1930  Rain or Shine
1931  The Miracle Woman
1931  Way Back Home
1932  No More Orchids
1932  Washington Merry-Go-Round
1933  Ann Carver's Profession
1936  Pennies from Heaven
1941  The Corsican Brothers
1943  Jack London
1943  The Outlaw
1944  Guest in the House
1945  A Walk in the Sun
1945  And Then There Were None
1946  Gallant Journey
1947  It Had to Be You
1947  The Lady from Shanghai
1948  The Return of October
1949  All the King's Men
1949  Tell It to the Judge
1949  The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949  The Walking Hills
1950  No Sad Songs for Me
1951  Santa Fe
1952  Affair in Trinidad
1954  Three Hours to Kill
1955  My Sister Eileen
1955  The Last Frontier
1955  The Violent Men
1956  Don't Knock The Rock
1956  Reprisal!
1956  The White Squaw
1957  3:10 to Yuma
1957  Decision at Sundown
1957  Rusty Romeos
1957  The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957  The Tall T
1958  Cowboy
1958  Fifi Blows Her Top
1958  The Last Hurrah
1959  Good Day for a Hanging
1959  Some Like It Hot
1960  Comanche Station
1960  Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960  The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1961  A Raisin in the Sun
1961  By Love Possessed
1962  Experiment in Terror

Director:
1925  The Midnight Flyer
1929  Mexicali Rose
1930  Rain or Shine
1931  The Miracle Woman
1931  Way Back Home
1932  No More Orchids
1932  Washington Merry-Go-Round
1933  Ann Carver's Profession
1936  Pennies from Heaven
1937  Outlaws of the Prairie
1938  Cattle Raiders
1938  Colorado Trail
1938  Rio Grande
1938  The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938  West of the Santa Fe
1939  Konga, the Wild Stallion
1939  Mandrake the Magician
1939  North of the Yukon
1939  Overland with Kit Carson
1939  Parents on Trial
1939  Texas Stampede
1939  The Man from Sundown
1939  The Stranger from Texas
1939  Western Caravans
1940  Bullets for Rustlers
1940  Mandrake the Magician
1940  Pioneers of the Frontier
1940  Prairie Schooners
1941  Outlaws of the Panhandle
1941  The Corsican Brothers
1943  Jack London
1943  Sagebrush Law
1943  The Avenging Rider
1943  The Outlaw
1944  Guest in the House
1945  A Walk in the Sun
1945  And Then There Were None
1946  Gallant Journey
1947  It Had to Be You
1947  The Lady from Shanghai
1948  The Return of October
1949  All the King's Men
1949  Tell It to the Judge
1949  The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949  The Walking Hills
1950  No Sad Songs for Me
1951  Santa Fe
1952  Affair in Trinidad
1954  Three Hours to Kill
1955  My Sister Eileen
1955  The Last Frontier
1955  The Violent Men
1956  Don't Knock The Rock
1956  Reprisal!
1956  The White Squaw
1957  3:10 to Yuma
1957  Decision at Sundown
1957  Rusty Romeos
1957  The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957  The Tall T
1958  Cowboy
1958  Fifi Blows Her Top
1958  The Last Hurrah
1959  Good Day for a Hanging
1959  Some Like It Hot
1960  Comanche Station
1960  Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960  The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1961  A Raisin in the Sun
1961  By Love Possessed
1962  Experiment in Terror

Producer:
1925  The Midnight Flyer
1929  Mexicali Rose
1930  Rain or Shine
1931  The Miracle Woman
1931  Way Back Home
1932  No More Orchids
1932  The Menace
1932  Washington Merry-Go-Round
1933  Ann Carver's Profession
1936  Pennies from Heaven
1937  Outlaws of the Prairie
1938  Cattle Raiders
1938  Colorado Trail
1938  Rio Grande
1938  The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938  West of the Santa Fe
1939  Konga, the Wild Stallion
1939  Mandrake the Magician
1939  North of the Yukon
1939  Overland with Kit Carson
1939  Parents on Trial
1939  Texas Stampede
1939  The Man from Sundown
1939  The Stranger from Texas
1939  Western Caravans
1940  Bullets for Rustlers
1940  Mandrake the Magician
1940  Pioneers of the Frontier
1940  Prairie Schooners
1941  Outlaws of the Panhandle
1941  The Corsican Brothers
1943  Jack London
1943  Sagebrush Law
1943  The Avenging Rider
1943  The Outlaw
1944  Guest in the House
1945  A Walk in the Sun
1945  And Then There Were None
1946  Gallant Journey
1947  It Had to Be You
1947  The Lady from Shanghai
1948  The Return of October
1949  All the King's Men
1949  Tell It to the Judge
1949  The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949  The Walking Hills
1950  No Sad Songs for Me
1951  Santa Fe
1952  Affair in Trinidad
1954  Three Hours to Kill
1955  My Sister Eileen
1955  The Last Frontier
1955  The Violent Men
1956  Don't Knock The Rock
1956  Reprisal!
1956  The White Squaw
1957  3:10 to Yuma
1957  Decision at Sundown
1957  Rusty Romeos
1957  The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957  The Tall T
1958  Cowboy
1958  Fifi Blows Her Top
1958  The Last Hurrah
1959  Good Day for a Hanging
1959  Some Like It Hot
1960  Comanche Station
1960  Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960  The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1961  A Raisin in the Sun
1961  By Love Possessed
1962  Experiment in Terror

Second Unit:
1925  The Midnight Flyer
1929  Mexicali Rose
1930  Rain or Shine
1931  The Miracle Woman
1931  Way Back Home
1932  No More Orchids
1932  The Menace
1932  Washington Merry-Go-Round
1933  Ann Carver's Profession
1936  Pennies from Heaven
1937  Outlaws of the Prairie
1938  Cattle Raiders
1938  Colorado Trail
1938  Rio Grande
1938  The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938  West of the Santa Fe
1939  Konga, the Wild Stallion
1939  Mandrake the Magician
1939  North of the Yukon
1939  Overland with Kit Carson
1939  Parents on Trial
1939  Texas Stampede
1939  The Man from Sundown
1939  The Stranger from Texas
1939  Western Caravans
1940  Bullets for Rustlers
1940  Mandrake the Magician
1940  Pioneers of the Frontier
1940  Prairie Schooners
1941  Outlaws of the Panhandle
1941  The Corsican Brothers
1942  Bandit Ranger
1943  Jack London
1943  Sagebrush Law
1943  The Avenging Rider
1943  The Outlaw
1944  Guest in the House
1945  A Walk in the Sun
1945  And Then There Were None
1946  Gallant Journey
1947  It Had to Be You
1947  The Lady from Shanghai
1948  The Return of October
1949  All the King's Men
1949  Tell It to the Judge
1949  The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949  The Walking Hills
1950  No Sad Songs for Me
1951  Santa Fe
1952  Affair in Trinidad
1954  Three Hours to Kill
1955  My Sister Eileen
1955  The Last Frontier
1955  The Violent Men
1956  Don't Knock The Rock
1956  Reprisal!
1956  The White Squaw
1957  3:10 to Yuma
1957  Decision at Sundown
1957  Rusty Romeos
1957  The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957  The Tall T
1958  Cowboy
1958  Fifi Blows Her Top
1958  The Last Hurrah
1959  Good Day for a Hanging
1959  Some Like It Hot
1960  Comanche Station
1960  Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960  The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1961  A Raisin in the Sun
1961  By Love Possessed
1962  Experiment in Terror

Special Effects:
1925  The Midnight Flyer
1929  Mexicali Rose
1930  Rain or Shine
1931  The Miracle Woman
1931  Way Back Home
1932  No More Orchids
1932  The Menace
1932  Washington Merry-Go-Round
1933  Ann Carver's Profession
1936  Pennies from Heaven
1937  Outlaws of the Prairie
1938  Cattle Raiders
1938  Colorado Trail
1938  Rio Grande
1938  The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1938  West of the Santa Fe
1939  Konga, the Wild Stallion
1939  Mandrake the Magician
1939  North of the Yukon
1939  Overland with Kit Carson
1939  Parents on Trial
1939  Texas Stampede
1939  The Man from Sundown
1939  The Stranger from Texas
1939  Western Caravans
1940  Bullets for Rustlers
1940  Mandrake the Magician
1940  Pioneers of the Frontier
1940  Prairie Schooners
1941  Outlaws of the Panhandle
1941  The Corsican Brothers
1942  Bandit Ranger
1943  Jack London
1943  Sagebrush Law
1943  The Avenging Rider
1943  The Outlaw
1944  Guest in the House
1945  A Walk in the Sun
1945  And Then There Were None
1946  Gallant Journey
1947  It Had to Be You
1947  The Lady from Shanghai
1948  The Return of October
1949  All the King's Men
1949  Tell It to the Judge
1949  The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949  The Walking Hills
1950  No Sad Songs for Me
1951  Santa Fe
1952  Affair in Trinidad
1954  Three Hours to Kill
1955  My Sister Eileen
1955  The Last Frontier
1955  The Violent Men
1956  Don't Knock The Rock
1956  Reprisal!
1956  The White Squaw
1957  3:10 to Yuma
1957  Decision at Sundown
1957  Rusty Romeos
1957  The Man Who Turned to Stone
1957  The Tall T
1958  Cowboy
1958  Fifi Blows Her Top
1958  The Last Hurrah
1959  Good Day for a Hanging
1959  Some Like It Hot
1960  Comanche Station
1960  Let No Man Write My Epitaph
1960  The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1961  A Raisin in the Sun
1961  By Love Possessed
1962  Experiment in Terror
1987  What's Love

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