Harold D. Schuster
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.
Acting (1 movie)
Directing (34 movies)

Loophole
1954

So Dear to My Heart
1948

Portland Exposé
1957

Finger Man
1955

My Friend Flicka
1943

Dinner at the Ritz
1937

Dragoon Wells Massacre
1957

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
1955

Girl Trouble
1942

On the Sunny Side
1942

Framed
1940

The Postman Didn't Ring
1942

Breakfast in Hollywood
1946

Security Risk
1954

Wings of the Morning
1937

The Return of Jack Slade
1955

Jack Slade
1953

Marine Raiders
1944

Courage of Black Beauty
1957

Exposed
1938

Kid Monk Baroni
1952

Small Town Deb
1941

Bomber's Moon
1943

Swing That Cheer
1938

Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me!
1940

Diamond Frontier
1940

Queer Cargo
1938

The Power of the Resurrection
1958

The Tender Years
1948

Port of Hell
1954

A Very Young Lady
1941

Zanzibar
1940

South to Karanga
1940

One Hour To Live
1939
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