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David Selman(1878-1937)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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David Selman was born in 1878. He was a director and assistant director, known for Shakedown (1936), Find the Witness (1937) and Dangerous Intrigue (1936). He was married to Jane Thomas. He died on 1 August 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Born1878
DiedAugust 1, 1937
Born1878
DiedAugust 1, 1937
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Known for

Lew Ayres and Joan Perry in Shakedown (1936)
Shakedown
6.6
  • Director
  • 1936
Rosalind Keith, Henry Mollison, and Charles Quigley in Find the Witness (1937)
Find the Witness
  • Director
  • 1937
Dangerous Intrigue
6.7
  • Director
  • 1936
El pasado acusa
  • Director
  • 1931

Credits

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Director

  • Judith Allen, William Boyd, Russell Hayden, George 'Gabby' Hayes, and Billy King in Texas Trail (1937)
    Texas Trail
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Ralph Forbes, Reginald Hincks, and Alice Moore in Woman Against the World (1937)
    Woman Against the World
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Rosalind Keith, Henry Mollison, and Charles Quigley in Find the Witness (1937)
    Find the Witness
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Iris Meredith and Charles Starrett in The Cowboy Star (1936)
    The Cowboy Star
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Mary Brian and Russell Hardie in Killer at Large (1936)
    Killer at Large
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Edith Fellows, Valerie Hobson, and Walter C. Kelly in Tugboat Princess (1936)
    Tugboat Princess
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Lew Ayres and Joan Perry in Shakedown (1936)
    Shakedown
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Finis Barton and Charles Starrett in Secret Patrol (1936)
    Secret Patrol
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Charles Starrett in The Mysterious Avenger (1936)
    The Mysterious Avenger
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Dangerous Intrigue
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Charles Starrett in Gallant Defender (1935)
    Gallant Defender
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Tim McCoy in Riding Wild (1935)
    Riding Wild
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Death Flies East (1935)
    Justice of the Range
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Tim McCoy in Fighting Shadows (1935)
    Fighting Shadows
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1935
  • Tim McCoy in The Revenge Rider (1935)
    The Revenge Rider
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1935

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Charlotte Henry, Doris Kenyon, Adolphe Menjou, and Dickie Moore in The Human Side (1934)
    The Human Side
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Robert Young, Walter Connolly, and Doris Kenyon in Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
    Whom the Gods Destroy
    7.1
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • The Woman I Stole (1933)
    The Woman I Stole
    6.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Ralph Bellamy, Mae Clarke, Edward F. Cline, Hale Hamilton, Norman Krasna, and Marie Prevost in Parole Girl (1933)
    Parole Girl
    6.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Nancy Carroll and John Boles in Child of Manhattan (1933)
    Child of Manhattan
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Luke Chan, Chester Gan, Ralph Graves, Otto Yamaoka, Jack Holt, Tetsu Komai, Lila Lee, Victor Wong, Richard Loo, Miki Morita, and James Wang in War Correspondent (1932)
    War Correspondent
    2.3
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Evelyn Brent, Don Dillaway, and Edmund Lowe in Attorney for the Defense (1932)
    Attorney for the Defense
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • John Wayne, Richard Cromwell, and Jack Holt in Maker of Men (1931)
    Maker of Men
    4.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Sally Blane, Ralph Graves, and Jack Holt in A Dangerous Affair (1931)
    A Dangerous Affair
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Subway Express (1931)
    Subway Express
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1931
  • Constance Cummings, Phillips Holmes, and Walter Huston in The Criminal Code (1931)
    The Criminal Code
    6.9
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Jack Mulhall and Sally Starr in For the Love o' Lil (1930)
    For the Love o' Lil
    • assistant director
    • 1930
  • Neil Hamilton and Dorothy Sebastian in Ladies Must Play (1930)
    Ladies Must Play
    • assistant director
    • 1930
  • Around the Corner (1930)
    Around the Corner
    • assistant director
    • 1930
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Ralph Graves, Marie Prevost, and Lowell Sherman in Ladies of Leisure (1930)
    Ladies of Leisure
    6.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • David Solomon
  • Born
    • 1878
  • Died
    • August 1, 1937
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Jane Thomas
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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