SAM NELSON

Sam Nelson
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: May 11, 1896
Deathday: May 1, 1963
Place of Birth: Whttier, California, USA
Biography
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, the original 3:10 to Yuma, Some Like It Hot, A Raisin in the Sun, and Spartacus. In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in small roles.
Filmography
Starring
Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
1930·
Soldiers and WomenPvt. Delehanty
1929·
The Little SavageNorton
1929·
The Vagabond CubBob McDonald
1928·
Crooks Can't WinDanny Malone
1928·
The Circus KidTad
1927·
The Boy RiderTerry McNeil
1927·
The Swift ShadowJim
1927·
Breed of CourageAlan Haliday
Production
1987·
What's LoveSpecial Effects
1962·
Experiment in TerrorAssistant Director
1961·
By Love PossessedAssistant Director
1961·
A Raisin in the SunAssistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
1960·
Comanche StationAssistant Director
Assistant Director
1959·
Some Like It HotAssistant Director
1958·
Fifi Blows Her TopAssistant Director
1958·
CowboyAssistant Director
1958·
The Last HurrahAssistant Director
Assistant Director
1957·
3:10 to YumaAssistant Director
1957·
Rusty RomeosAssistant Director
1957·
Decision at SundownAssistant Director
1957·
The Tall TAssistant Director
1956·
Reprisal!Assistant Director
1956·
The White SquawAssistant Director
1956·
Don't Knock The RockAssistant Director
1955·
My Sister EileenAssistant Director
1955·
The Last FrontierAssistant Director
1955·
The Violent MenAssistant Director
1954·
Three Hours to KillAssistant Director
1952·
Affair in TrinidadAssistant Director
1951·
Santa FeAssistant Director
1950·
No Sad Songs for MeAssistant Director
1949·
The Walking HillsAssistant Director
1949·
Tell It to the JudgeAssistant Director
1949·
All the King's MenAssistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
1947·
It Had to Be YouAssistant Director
Assistant Director
1946·
Gallant JourneyAssistant Director
Assistant Director
1945·
A Walk in the SunAssistant Director
1944·
Guest in the HouseAssistant Director
1943·
Jack LondonAssistant Director
1943·
The Avenging RiderDirector
1943·
Sagebrush LawDirector
1943·
The OutlawAssistant Director
1942·
Bandit RangerSecond Unit
Assistant Director
Director
Director
1940·
Prairie SchoonersDirector
Director
1940·
Bullets for RustlersDirector
1939·
The Thundering WestDirector
1939·
North of the YukonDirector
1939·
Parents on TrialDirector
1939·
Texas StampedeDirector
1939·
Western CaravansDirector
Director
1939·
The Man from SundownDirector
Director
Director
Director
1938·
West of CheyenneDirector
1938·
South of ArizonaDirector
1938·
Law of the PlainsDirector
1938·
Cattle RaidersDirector
1938·
Colorado TrailDirector
1938·
Rio GrandeDirector
1938·
West of the Santa FeDirector
Director
Director
1936·
Pennies from HeavenAssistant Director
Assistant Director
1932·
The Last ManWriter
1932·
VirtueAssistant Director
1932·
The MenaceProducer
1932·
No More OrchidsAssistant Director
Assistant Director
1931·
The Miracle WomanAssistant Director
1931·
Way Back HomeAssistant Director
1930·
Guilty?Assistant Director
1930·
PersonalityAssistant Director
1930·
Rain or ShineAssistant Director
1929·
The YellowbackAssistant Director
1929·
Mexicali RoseAssistant Director
1927·
Her Father Said NoAssistant Director
1925·
The Midnight FlyerAssistant Director