George Sherman was an American film director and producer of low-budget Western films.
24 Facts About George Sherman
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George Sherman was born in New York City on July 14,1908.
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George Sherman worked as an assistant director on the Mack Sennett comedy The Lion and the House, then the short feature Hypnotized.
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George Sherman worked on the shorts A Wrestler's Bride, The Plumber and the Lady, Uncle Jake, See You Tonight, Husbands' Reunion, and The Big Fibber.
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George Sherman went to First Division Productions where he assisted on Sunset Range and Rainbow's End, both starring Hoot Gibson.
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George Sherman went to Monogram for Honeymoon Limited, then Republic for Melody Trail with Gene Autry, The Hit Parade and Manhattan Music Box ; Sol Lesser for The Mine with the Iron Door, The Border Patrolman, Gangster's Bride, and The Mysterious Stranger.
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George Sherman would go on to direct scores of low-budget Western films for Republic from 1938 to 1944.
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George Sherman directed some Three Mesquiteers films with John Wayne: Pals of the Saddle, Overland Stage Raiders, Santa Fe Stampede, Red River Range, The Night Riders, Three Texas Steers, Wyoming Outlaw, and New Frontier.
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George Sherman made some films with Gene Autry: Rhythm of the Saddle, Mexicali Rose, Colorado Sunset, Rovin' Tumbleweeds, and South of the Border.
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George Sherman did Covered Wagon Days, Rocky Mountain Ranges, One Man's Law, The Tulsa Kid, Frontier Vengeance, Texas Terrors, Wyoming Wildcat, The Phantom Cowboy, Two Gun Sheriff, Desert Bandit, and Kansas Cyclone.
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George Sherman finished his time at Republic with two Vera Ralston film, both with Erich von Stroheim and Richard Arlen: The Lady and the Monster, and Storm Over Lisbon.
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George Sherman's credits included The Bandit of Sherwood Forest, The Crime Doctor's Courage, The Gentleman Misbehaves, Talk About a Lady, Renegades, Personality Kid, Secret of the Whistler, Last of the Redmen and Relentless.
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George Sherman directed Larceny, and two Westerns with Howard Duff, Red Canyon, and Calamity Jane and Sam Bass.
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George Sherman then did Yes Sir, That's My Baby and Sword in the Desert, a film about the establishment of Israel which launched the film career of Jeff Chandler.
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George Sherman returned to Westerns with Comanche Territory, starring Maureen O'Hara and MacDonald Carey, then did Spy Hunt, The Sleeping City, Battle of Powder River with De Carlo, Target Unknown, The Golden Horde, The Raging Tide, Steel Town, The Battle at Apache Pass with Chandler, and Back at the Front.
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George Sherman did a pirate film with Errol Flynn and Maureen O'Hara, Against All Flags.
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George Sherman followed it with The Lone Hand with Joel McCrea, The Veils of Bagdad with Victor Mature, War Arrow with Jeff Chandler and O'Hara, Border River with McCrea and de Carlo, Johnny Dark with Tony Curtis, Dawn at Socorro, and Chief Crazy Horse with Mature.
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George Sherman did Count Three and Pray at Columbia, and The Treasure of Pancho Villa at RKO.
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George Sherman did Elfego Baca: Move Along, Mustangers for Disney.
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George Sherman returned to features with some films for Sam Katzman: The Flying Fontaines, The Enemy General, and The Wizard of Baghdad.
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George Sherman did Hell Bent for Leather with Audie Murphy, None But the Brave, and The Fiercest Heart.
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George Sherman did episodes of Naked City, Route 66, Daniel Boone and Gentle Ben.
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George Sherman was survived by his wife, four daughters and a brother.
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George Sherman died at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on March 15,1991, at the age of 82.