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Sam Nelson
Born May 11, 1896 · Whttier, California, USA
Died May 1, 1963 · aged 66
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, …
Known For
Some Like It Hot · 1959Some Like It Hot
★ 8.11959
MovieComedyRomance
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
All the King's Men · 1949All the King's Men
★ 7.01949
MovieDrama
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
3:10 to Yuma · 19573:10 to Yuma
★ 7.31957
MovieWesternDrama
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.
The Lady from Shanghai · 1947The Lady from Shanghai
★ 7.31947
MovieMysteryCrime
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Decision at Sundown · 1957Decision at Sundown
★ 6.31957
MovieWestern
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
Comanche Station · 1960Comanche Station
★ 6.71960
MovieWestern
A white man trades with the Comanche for the release of a female stranger and the pair cross paths with three outlaws who have their eyes on the handsome reward for bringing her home and Comanche on the warpath.
Good Day for a Hanging · 1959Good Day for a Hanging
★ 6.41959
MovieWesternAction
When the local sheriff is killed after a bank robbery, ex-lawman Ben Cutler collars the apparent killer, Eddie Campbell. Because of his background as a local youth who spent time living with the Cutlers, Eddie gets the benefit of the doubt from Ben's daughter and his wife-to-be. Ben is firm that Eddie is guilty, and as the matter is debated in a divisive court battle, it will soon become clear whether he's right.
Experiment in Terror · 1962Experiment in Terror
★ 7.11962
MovieThrillerCrime
A man with an asthmatic voice telephones and assaults clerk Kelly Sherwood at home and coerces her into helping him steal a large sum from her bank.
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The Lady from Shanghai · 1947The Lady from Shanghai
★ 7.31947
MovieMysteryCrime
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Assistant Director
The Last Frontier · 1955The Last Frontier
★ 6.11955
MovieWestern
Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain who loses his fort to a hated colonel.
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