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Harold Shumate(1893-1983)

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
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Harold Shumate was born on 7 September 1893 in Austin, Texas, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Escape by Night (1937), The Love Trader (1930) and The River Woman (1928). He died on 5 August 1983 in Ventura County, California, USA.
BornSeptember 7, 1893
DiedAugust 5, 1983(89)
BornSeptember 7, 1893
DiedAugust 5, 1983(89)
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Known for

William Hall, Anne Nagel, and Bill in Escape by Night (1937)
Escape by Night
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1937
Roland Drew and Leatrice Joy in The Love Trader (1930)
The Love Trader
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1930
Lionel Barrymore and Jacqueline Logan in The River Woman (1928)
The River Woman
  • Writer
  • 1928
Lon Chaney Jr., Tom Keene, and Dorothy Wilson in Scarlet River (1933)
Scarlet River
6.1
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer

  • Ride 'Em Cowboy
    Short
    • adapted by
    • 1962
  • Ripcord (1961)
    Ripcord
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1962
  • Goodyear Theatre (1957)
    Goodyear Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Jon Provost, Tommy Rettig, and Lassie the Dog in Lassie (1954)
    Lassie
    6.6
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1959–1960
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1959
  • Pat Conway in Tombstone Territory (1957)
    Tombstone Territory
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1958–1959
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1958–1959
  • Richard Coogan in The Californians (1957)
    The Californians
    6.6
    TV Series
    • based on a story by
    • 1958
  • The Adventures of Tom Mix
    TV Movie
    • teleplay by
    • 1957
  • Wayde Preston in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.2
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1957
  • Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
    Zane Grey Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • television story
    • story
    • teleplay ...
    • 1956–1957
  • Scott Forbes in The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    6.9
    TV Series
    • story
    • 1957
  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • from a story by
    • 1957
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse
    7.6
    TV Series
    • story
    • teleplay
    • 1956
  • Chevron Hall of Stars (1956)
    Chevron Hall of Stars
    6.6
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1956

Producer

  • Ward Bond, Ralph Byrd, and Doris Weston in Born to Be Wild (1938)
    Born to Be Wild
    5.8
    • associate producer
    • 1938
  • William Hall, Anne Nagel, and Bill in Escape by Night (1937)
    Escape by Night
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1937
  • Roland Drew and Leatrice Joy in The Love Trader (1930)
    The Love Trader
    7.1
    • producer
    • 1930
  • Lionel Barrymore and Jacqueline Logan in The River Woman (1928)
    The River Woman
    • supervising producer
    • 1928
  • Through the Breakers (1928)
    Through the Breakers
    4.7
    • associate producer
    • 1928
  • Eddie Gribbon and Kenneth Harlan in United States Smith (1928)
    United States Smith
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Noah Beery and Dorothy Davenport in Hellship Bronson (1928)
    Hellship Bronson
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Alma Bennett, Mickey Bennett, and William Russell in The Head of the Family (1928)
    The Head of the Family
    • associate producer
    • 1928

Additional Crew

  • Betty Bronson, June Nash, Arthur Rankin, and Richard Walling in Companionate Marriage (1928)
    Companionate Marriage
    • supervisor
    • 1928
  • Midnight Life
    5.0
    • supervisor
    • 1928
  • Myrna Loy and Walter Pidgeon in Turn Back the Hours (1928)
    Turn Back the Hours
    5.5
    • supervisor
    • 1928
  • San Francisco Nights (1928)
    San Francisco Nights
    • supervisor
    • 1928

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Harold M. Shumate
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • September 7, 1893
    • Austin, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • August 5, 1983
    • Ventura County, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Child: daughter (c. 1914)
  • Nickname
    • Hal

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