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Gerald Schnitzer(1917-2016)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Gerald Schnitzer was born on 27 March 1917 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Bowery at Midnight (1942), The Corpse Vanishes (1942) and Sail to Glory (1967). He died in 2016 in Orange, California, USA.
BornMarch 27, 1917
Died2016
BornMarch 27, 1917
Died2016
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Known for

Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, John Berkes, Lew Kelly, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
Bowery at Midnight
5.3
  • Writer
  • 1942
Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, Frank Moran, and Luana Walters in The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
The Corpse Vanishes
4.6
  • Writer
  • 1942
Sail to Glory (1967)
Sail to Glory
8.4
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1967
Robert Lowery and Marie McDonald in A Scream in the Dark (1943)
A Scream in the Dark
5.9
  • Writer
  • 1943

Credits

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Writer

  • Sail to Glory (1967)
    Sail to Glory
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • The Naked Sea (1955)
    The Naked Sea
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Christopher Crumpet (1953)
    Four Wheels, No Brakes
    5.8
    Short
    • story (as Jerry Schnitzer)
    • 1954
  • Doom Town (1953)
    Doom Town
    7.9
    Short
    • written by
    • 1953
  • Jane Adams, Richard Benedict, Jean Dean, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Mickey Knox, and Joe Turkel in Angels in Disguise (1949)
    Angels in Disguise
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Frankie Darro, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Anabel Shaw in Hold That Baby! (1949)
    Hold That Baby!
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1949
  • Bennie Bartlett, William 'Billy' Benedict, Frankie Darro, Gabriel Dell, Evelynne Eaton, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Lyle Talbot in Fighting Fools (1949)
    Fighting Fools
    6.5
    • original screenplay
    • 1949
  • Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Helen Parrish, and Lionel Stander in Trouble Makers (1948)
    Trouble Makers
    6.5
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • William 'Billy' Benedict, Betty Caldwell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Sheldon Leonard in Jinx Money (1948)
    Jinx Money
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Bennie Bartlett, William 'Billy' Benedict, Frankie Darro, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Rosemary La Planche, and Nelson Leigh in Angels' Alley (1948)
    Angels' Alley
    6.0
    • story
    • screenplay
    • 1948
  • Robert Lowery and Marie McDonald in A Scream in the Dark (1943)
    A Scream in the Dark
    5.9
    • screen play
    • 1943
  • Bennie Bartlett, Pamela Blake, Kay Marvis, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Wheeler Oakman, and Bobby Stone in Kid Dynamite (1943)
    Kid Dynamite
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • Bela Lugosi, Vince Barnett, John Berkes, Lew Kelly, Wanda McKay, and Tom Neal in Bowery at Midnight (1942)
    Bowery at Midnight
    5.3
    • original story
    • screenplay
    • 1942
  • Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, Frank Moran, and Luana Walters in The Corpse Vanishes (1942)
    The Corpse Vanishes
    4.6
    • original story
    • 1942

Director

  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, and Lassie the Dog in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960–1973
  • Sail to Glory (1967)
    Sail to Glory
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Lori Martin in National Velvet (1960)
    National Velvet
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1960

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Stanley Clements, Gabriel Dell, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Ernest Morrison, Bobby Jordan, Roger Pryor, Maxie Rosenbloom, Bobby Stone, and Gale Storm in Smart Alecks (1942)
    Smart Alecks
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1942
  • Tom Brown, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, and Florence Rice in Let's Get Tough! (1942)
    Let's Get Tough!
    5.3
    • assistant director
    • 1942
  • Bela Lugosi, Joan Barclay, and George Pembroke in Black Dragons (1942)
    Black Dragons
    4.3
    • assistant director
    • 1942
  • Joan Barclay, Gabriel Dell, Billy Gilbert, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Ernest Morrison, Bobby Jordan, Bill Lawrence, Sidney Miller, Bobby Stone, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
    Mr. Wise Guy
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jerry Schnitzer
  • Born
    • March 27, 1917
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • 2016
    • Orange, California, USA

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