Harold D. Schuster
Schuster (August 1, 1902 – July 19, 1986) was an American editor and film director. In 1937, he made Wings of the Morning, the first-ever three-strip Technicolor film shot in Europe. Among the better-known films that Schuster directed are the 1954 film noir thriller Loophole and the 1957 Western Dragoon Wells Massacre.
Harold D. Schuster
- Name
- Harold D.
- Born
- 1 August 1902
- Birthplace
- Cherokee, Iowa, U.S.
- Died
- 19 July 1986
- Place of death
- Westlake Village, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Editor Film director Actor
- Nationality
- United States
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Schuster (August 1, 1902 – July 19, 1986) was an American editor and film director. In 1937, he made Wings of the Morning, the first-ever three-strip Technicolor film shot in Europe. Among the better-known films that Schuster directed are the 1954 film noir thriller Loophole and the 1957 Western Dragoon Wells Massacre.
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• Name — Harold D. Schuster • Born — 1 August 1902 • Birthplace — Cherokee, Iowa, U.S. • Died — 19 July 1986 • Place of death — Westlake Village, California, U.S. • Occupation — Editor Film director Actor • Years Active — 1927–1966
As editor
As editor
• Women Everywhere (1930) • Don't Bet on Women (1931) • Always Goodbye (1931) • One More Spring (1935)
As director
As director
• Wings of the Morning (1937) • Dinner at the Ritz (1937) • Queer Cargo (1938) • Swing That Cheer (1938) • Exposed (1938) • One Hour to Live (1939) • Framed (1940) • Zanzibar (1940) • Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me (1940) • South to Karanga (1940) • Diamond Frontier (1940) • A Very Young Lady (1941) • On the Sunny Side (1942) • Small Town Deb (1942) • The Postman Didn't Ring (1942) • Girl Trouble (1942) • Bomber's Moon (co-director credited as "Charles Fuhr"; 1943) • My Friend Flicka (1943) • Marine Raiders (1944) • The Mad Hatter (1946) • The Tender Years (1948) • So Dear to My Heart (1949) • Kid Monk Baroni (1952) • Jack Slade (1953) • Loophole (1954) • Security Risk (1954) • Port of Hell (1954) • The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1955) (TV series) • Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) • Finger Man (1955) • Texas Rose (1956) • Schlitz Playhouse (1956) (TV series) • Down Liberty Road (1956) • Zane Grey Theater (1957) (TV series) • Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957) • Portland Exposé (1957) • Courage of Black Beauty (1958) • The Adventures of McGraw (1958) (TV series) • The Power of the Resurrection (1958) • Tombstone Territory (1958) (TV series) • Lassie (1959) (TV series) • The Lineup (TV series) • Man with a Camera (TV series) • U.S. Marshal (TV series) • The D.A.'s Man (TV series) • Death Valley Days (TV series) • Overland Trail (TV series) • Surfside 6 (TV series) • The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
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