Harold D. Schuster

Regista, Montatore, Attore

1 agosto 1902 — 19 luglio 1986 (83 anni)
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.

Film e Serie su Plex

  • Aurora
    Aurora1927
  • Death Valley Days
    Death Valley Days18 stagioni
  • Man with a Camera
    Man with a Camera2 stagioni
  • The Californians
    The Californians2 stagioni
  • The Power of the Resurrection
    The Power of the Resurrection1958

Famoso per

  • Ai confini della realtà
    Ai confini della realtà5 stagioni
  • Tanto caro al mio cuore
    Tanto caro al mio cuore1948
  • Il cavallo d'acciaio
    Il cavallo d'acciaio1924
  • Flicka
    Flicka1943
  • Tarzan nella jungla proibita
    Tarzan nella jungla proibita1955
  • Massacro ai grandi pozzi
    Massacro ai grandi pozzi1957
  • La morsa si chiude
    La morsa si chiude1954
  • Sangue gitano
    Sangue gitano1937
  • L'azione continua
    L'azione continua1944
  • La città del ricatto
    La città del ricatto1957
  • Breakfast in Hollywood
    Breakfast in Hollywood1946
  • Pranzo al Ritz
    Pranzo al Ritz1937
  • Kid Monk Baroni
    Kid Monk Baroni1952
  • Lassie
    Lassie19 stagioni
  • The Power of the Resurrection
    The Power of the Resurrection1958
  • Laramie
    Laramie4 stagioni
  • Courage of Black Beauty
    Courage of Black Beauty1957

Filmografia