Melville Shyer
1895 - 1968Melville Jacob Shyer (September 28, 1895 – September 14,
1968) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer and one of
the founders of the Directors Guild of America. His career spanned over 50
years, during which he worked with Mack Sennett and D. W. Griffith.
Shyer was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Hattie
(Schwarzenberg) and Charles Richard Shyer. His family was of German Jewish
background.
His son is writer and director Charles Shyer.
The Murder in the Museum
Melville Shyer
Henry B. Walthall, John Harron
When a city councilman is murdered while investigating allegations of drug dealing going on a a somewhat disreputable sideshow, the daughter of the chief suspect teams up with a newspaper reporter to find the real killer.
The Murder in the Museum
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Herman E. Webber, S. Roy Luby
Willy Castello, Lloyd Ingraham
On the eve of his execution, a vice-rackets bigshot recalls his various exploits in crimes such as abortion and white slavery, in which he frequently operated under an alias.
Confessions of a Vice Baron
Smashing the Vice Trust
Melville Shyer
Willy Castello, Veola Vonn
In a meeting with the leaders of his vice syndicate, gangster boss James "Lucky" Lombardo complains that his profits are down. He demands that his henchmen get new, younger and prettier girls for his bordellos.
Smashing the Vice Trust
Sucker Money
Dorothy Davenport, Melville Shyer
Mischa Auer, Phyllis Barrington
A phony spiritualist hypnotizes the daughter of a wealthy banker in a scheme to swindle the banker out of his money. A reporter investigating the swami discovers the plot, determines to expose it.
Sucker Money
