Biography
A highly regarded editor (he cut the classic Sunrise (1927) ), Harold D. Schuster started out in films as an actor. It didn't take him long to abandon that career, and he turned to the production side of the business, working his way up to editor and eventually taking the reins as a director. While much of his directorial output is routine, there are some real gems scattered throughout. My Friend Flicka (1943) is a beautiful, serene tale of a boy and a spectacular horse and was a major success in its day. Although typed as an "outdoors" director, Schuster could turn out tough, gritty little thrillers when he wanted to, such as Loophole (1954), about a bank teller who gets framed for an embezzlement; it ranks right up there with the edgy crime dramas of Don Siegel and Phil Karlson. Schuster's western Dragoon Wells Massacre (1957), despite its potboiler title, is a sharp, well-paced effort about two disparate groups of travelers who must band together to fight off rampaging Indians. Good writing, a rousing score and Schuster's tight direction raise this several notches above the product normally churned out by its studio, the usually low-grade Allied Artists. Schuster eventually turned to series television, and finished out his career there.
Filmography
all 57
Movies 57
Director 34
Portland Exposé (1957)
Finger Man (1955)
Port of Hell (1954)
Security Risk (1954)
Loophole (1954)
Jack Slade (1953)
Kid Monk Baroni (1952)
So Dear to My Heart (1948)
The Tender Years (1948)
Marine Raiders (1944)
Bomber's Moon (1943)
My Friend Flicka (1943)
Girl Trouble (1942)
On the Sunny Side (1942)
Small Town Deb (1941)
A Very Young Lady (1941)
Diamond Frontier (1940)
South to Karanga (1940)
Zanzibar (1940)
Framed (1940)
One Hour To Live (1939)
Exposed (1938)
Swing That Cheer (1938)
Queer Cargo (1938)
Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
Wings of the Morning (1937)
Helldorado (1935)
Skyline (1931)
Renegades (1930)
4 Devils (1928)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1902-08-01
Deathday1986-07-19 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceCherokee, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsCharles Fuhr, Harold Schuster
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