Sam Nelson

Director · 1896 – 1963 · Whttier, California, USA

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Movies10

Movie7.3
MysteryCrime
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
The Lady from Shanghai
1947 · 745 votes
Movie10.0
CrimeDrama
A police officer is kicked off the force when his superior wrongly believes that he is complicit in a robbery committed by a gang his brother is involved with. With the assistance of a crime reporter, he sets out to round up the gang of thieves and clear his name.
Crooks Can't Win
1928 · 1 votes
Movie7.0
Adventure
During a feud between remote families, a dog saves the day.
Breed of Courage
1927 · 1 votes
Movie3.0
CrimeMystery
Captain Clive Branch, United States Marine Corps, is stationed at a Marine base in Haiti, and is having affairs with two women, Brenda Ritchie and Helen Arnold, each of whom is married to a Marine Captain. One of the husbands is murdered, and Branch, Helen and Brenda each find themselves high on the list of suspects.
Soldiers and Women
1930 · 3 votes
Movie9.0
ActionDrama
The One Man Dog is a 1929 silent film featuring Ranger the Dog, directed by Sam Nelson and written by Leon D'Usseau and Frank Howard Clark.
The One Man Dog
1929 · 1 votes
Movie9.0
WesternDrama
The Boy Rider
1927 · 1 votes
Movie9.0
FamilyDrama
In 'The Circus Kid', Buddy, an orphan who runs away from a a harsh orphanage, joins Cadwallader's Circus.
The Circus Kid
1928 · 1 votes
Movie10.0
ActionDrama
The Swift Shadow
1927 · 1 votes
Movie
ActionAdventure
Red saves his prospector sidekick Hank Robbins from the hangman.
The Vagabond Cub
1929
Movie8.0
Western
Once again, diminutive hero Red tries to help the adult characters in their fight against the villains.
The Little Savage
1929 · 1 votes