Sam Newfield
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Sam Newfield (December 6, 1889 - November 10, 1964) also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American B-movie director, with over 250 titles to his credit. Because of this massive output, sometimes releasing nearly 20 movies in a single year, he has been called the most prolific director of the sound era.[1]
Most of Newfield's movies were for PRC Pictures, a company which he ran with his brother Sigmund Neufeld. They were mostly low budget productions, the majority being westerns, with an occasional horror film or crime drama.
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[edit] Pseudonyms
Sam Newfield was credited as Sherman Scott and as Peter Stewart on various films, in order to hide the fact that one person was responsible for so many of the PRC films.[2]
[edit] Partial Director Filmography
- I Accuse My Parents (1944)
- Scotland Yard Inspector (1952)
- The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
- Outlaw Women (1952)
- Thunder over Sangoland (1955)
- The Wild Dakotas (1956)
- The Three Outlaws (1956)
- Frontier Gambler (1956)
- Last of the Desperadoes (1956)
- Wolf Dog (1958)
- Flaming Frontier (1958)
[edit] As Sherman Scott
- Hitler, Beast of Berlin (1939)
- I Take This Oath (1940)
- Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940)
- Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals (1941)
- Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942)
- The Flying Serpent (1946)
- Lady at Midnight (1948)
- The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)
- The Wild Weed (1949)
[edit] As Peter Stewart
- Adventure Island (1947)
- The Counterfeiters (1948)
- Black Mountain Stage (1940)
[edit] References
- Sam Newfield at All Movie Guide
- Sam Newfield Filmography at The New York Times
- Sam Newfield at the Internet Movie Database
