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Harold D. Schuster

Harold D. Schuster

Known For Directing
Birthday Aug 01, 1902
Died Jul 19, 1986 (83)
Birthplace Cherokee, Iowa, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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.

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Marie Galante

Marie Galante

1934

Editor

Berkeley Square

Berkeley Square

1933

Editor

Zoo in Budapest

Zoo in Budapest

1933

Editor

Chandu the Magician

Chandu the Magician

1932

Editor

Call Her Savage

Call Her Savage

1932

Editor

Ambassador Bill

Ambassador Bill

1931

Editor

The Man Who Came Back

The Man Who Came Back

1931

Editor

Skyline

Skyline

1931

Editor

Renegades

Renegades

1930

Editor

Women Everywhere

Women Everywhere

1930

Editor

Frozen Justice

Frozen Justice

1929

Editor

South Sea Rose

South Sea Rose

1929

Editor

4 Devils

4 Devils

1928

Editor

Dragoon Wells Massacre

Dragoon Wells Massacre

1957

Director

Portland Exposé

Portland Exposé

1957

Director

Courage of Black Beauty

Courage of Black Beauty

1957

Director

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

1955

Director

Finger Man

Finger Man

1955

Director

The Return of Jack Slade

The Return of Jack Slade

1955

Director

Loophole

Loophole

1954

Director

Security Risk

Security Risk

1954

Director

Port of Hell

Port of Hell

1954

Director

Jack Slade

Jack Slade

1953

Director

Kid Monk Baroni

Kid Monk Baroni

1952

Director

So Dear to My Heart

So Dear to My Heart

1948

Director

The Tender Years

The Tender Years

1948

Director

Breakfast in Hollywood

Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

Director

Marine Raiders

Marine Raiders

1944

Director

Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

1943

Director

My Friend Flicka

My Friend Flicka

1943

Director

Girl Trouble

Girl Trouble

1942

Director

The Postman Didn't Ring

The Postman Didn't Ring

1942

Director

On the Sunny Side

On the Sunny Side

1942

Director

Small Town Deb

Small Town Deb

1941

Director

A Very Young Lady

A Very Young Lady

1941

Director

Diamond Frontier

Diamond Frontier

1940

Director

Framed

Framed

1940

Director

Zanzibar

Zanzibar

1940

Director

South to Karanga

South to Karanga

1940

Director

One Hour To Live

One Hour To Live

1939

Director

Queer Cargo

Queer Cargo

1938

Director

Swing That Cheer

Swing That Cheer

1938

Director

Exposed

Exposed

1938

Director

Dinner at the Ritz

Dinner at the Ritz

1937

Director

Wings of the Morning

Wings of the Morning

1937

Director

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