Sam Nelson

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

Known For

Some Like It Hot
The Lady from Shanghai
The Lady from Shanghai
And Then There Were None
3:10 to Yuma
All the King's Men
Birth Location Whttier, California, USA
Born 1896-05-11
Died 1963-05-01

Movies

The Lady from Shanghai as Captain of Yacht Circe (uncredited)
1947
Soldiers and Women as Pvt. Delehanty
1930
The Little Savage as Norton
1929
The Vagabond Cub as Bob McDonald
1929
1928
Breed of Courage as Alan Haliday
1927

Movies

What's Love Special Effects
1987
Experiment in Terror Assistant Director
1962
By Love Possessed Assistant Director
1961
A Raisin in the Sun Assistant Director
1961
The Wackiest Ship in the Army Assistant Director
1960
Comanche Station Assistant Director
1960
Some Like It Hot Assistant Director
1959
Good Day for a Hanging Assistant Director
1959
The Last Hurrah Assistant Director
1958
Fifi Blows Her Top Assistant Director
1958
Cowboy Assistant Director
1958
Decision at Sundown Assistant Director
1957
Rusty Romeos Assistant Director
1957
3:10 to Yuma Assistant Director
1957
The Tall T Assistant Director
1957
The Man Who Turned to Stone Assistant Director
1957
Don't Knock The Rock Assistant Director
1956
Reprisal! Assistant Director
1956
The White Squaw Assistant Director
1956
The Last Frontier Assistant Director
1955
My Sister Eileen Assistant Director
1955
The Violent Men Assistant Director
1955
Three Hours to Kill Assistant Director
1954
Affair in Trinidad Assistant Director
1952
Santa Fe Assistant Director
1951
No Sad Songs for Me Assistant Director
1950
Tell It to the Judge Assistant Director
1949
All the King's Men Assistant Director
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma Assistant Director
1949
The Walking Hills Assistant Director
1949
The Lady from Shanghai Assistant Director
1947
It Had to Be You Assistant Director
1947
Gallant Journey Assistant Director
1946
A Walk in the Sun Assistant Director
1945
And Then There Were None Assistant Director
1945
Guest in the House Assistant Director
1944
Jack London Assistant Director
1943
1943
Sagebrush Law Director
1943
The Outlaw Assistant Director
1943
Bandit Ranger Second Unit
1942
The Corsican Brothers Assistant Director
1941
1941
1940
1940
1940
1940
1939
Parents on Trial Director
1939
1939
1939
1939
Western Caravans Director
1939
1939
1939
Texas Stampede Director
1939
Rio Grande Director
1938
1938
Colorado Trail Director
1938
1937
Pennies from Heaven Assistant Director
1936
Ann Carver's Profession Assistant Director
1933
No More Orchids Assistant Director
1932
Washington Merry-Go-Round Assistant Director
1932
The Menace Producer
1932
Way Back Home Assistant Director
1931
The Miracle Woman Assistant Director
1931
Rain or Shine Assistant Director
1930
Mexicali Rose Assistant Director
1929
The Midnight Flyer Assistant Director
1925