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American second feature director who arrived in California aboard the SS Mongolia (bound from New York) on which he served as a bellboy. Sherman began his career in the movie business in the mail room at Warner Brothers before working his way up to assistant director. By 1937, he had graduated to directing in his own right under contract with Republic. Sherman specialised almost exclusively in B-westerns, (including the "Three Mesqueteers" series, which featured a young John Wayne), with occasional forays into action and horror themes. He often achieved a sense of style over substance. Indeed, as to his handling of the 'Mesqueteers', Variety commented on his imparting a "poetry in motion" to his "unified timing of cowboys mounting, riding, wheeling, galloping and dismounting of steeds" (July 2 1939). From 1940, Sherman also served as associate producer on many of his films....
Known for
Naked CitySeries • 1958
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
RawhideSeries • 1959
Route 66Series • 1960
Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries • 1955
Gentle BenSeries • 1967
Western von gesternSeries • 1978
The ComancherosMovie • 1961
Big JakeMovie • 1971
Against All FlagsMovie • 1952
Hell Bent for LeatherMovie • 1960
ComancheMovie • 1956
Chief Crazy HorseMovie • 1955
The Battle at Apache PassMovie • 1952
New FrontierMovie • 1939
War ArrowMovie • 1953
The Raging TideMovie • 1951
Border RiverMovie • 1954
TomahawkMovie • 1951
The Lady and the MonsterMovie • 1944
The Sleeping CityMovie • 1950