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Vincent Sherman
Director 1906 - 2006

Vincent Sherman

Vienna, Georgia, USA

Vincent Sherman (July 16, 1906 – June 18, 2006) was an American director, and actor, who worked in Hollywood. His movies include Mr. Skeffington (1944), Nora Prentiss (1947), and The Young Philadelphians (1959). He began his career as an actor on Broadway and later films. He... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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15 titles
The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

Vincent Sherman 1959 2h 16m 6.0

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.

The Garment Jungle

The Garment Jungle

Robert Aldrich, Vincent Sherman 1957 1h 28m 7.3

Alan Mitchell (Kerwin Mathews) returns to New York to work for his father Walter (Lee J. Cobb), the owner of a fashion house that designs and manufactures dresses. To stay non-union, Walter has hired Artie Ravidge (Richard Boone), a hood who uses strong-arm tactics to keep the employees in line.

Lone Star

Lone Star

Vincent Sherman 1952 1h 34m 6.0

Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke, who is enlisted by an aging Andrew Jackson to dissuade Sam Houston from establishing Texas as a republic. Burke must fight state senator Thomas Craden, in the process winning the heart of Craden's newspaper-editor girlfriend Martha Ronda.

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

Vincent Sherman 1952 1h 38m 6.3

A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.

The Damned Don't Cry

The Damned Don't Cry

Vincent Sherman 1950 1h 43m 7.5

Fed up with her small-town marriage, a woman goes after the big time and gets mixed up with the mob.

Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig

Vincent Sherman 1950 1h 30m

Harriet Craig enjoys married life but constantly tries to control those around her. She does not even trust her husband Walter and always checks up on him.

Backfire

Backfire

Vincent Sherman 1950 1h 31m 6.0

When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey (Gordon MacRae) goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly (Edmond O'Brien). A reformed crook, Connolly is on the lam from a trumped-up murder rap, and Corey hopes to clear his pal. Tagging along is Army nurse Julie Benson (Virginia Mayo), who has fallen for Corey.

The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

Vincent Sherman 1949 1h 42m 7.0

In the final days of World War II, in a MASH unit in Burma, a severely wounded corporal watches in dismay as fellow soldiers pack-up to return home but a caring nurse and five remaining soldiers bring him solace.

Adventures of Don Juan

Adventures of Don Juan

Vincent Sherman 1948 1h 46m 7.0

A 1948 adventure Technicolor romance film made by Warner Bros. highlighting Errol Flynn's swashbuckling and romantic antics.

The Unfaithful

The Unfaithful

Vincent Sherman 1947 1h 49m

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.

Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss

Vincent Sherman 1947 1h 51m 7.0

Quiet, organised Dr Talbot meets nightclub singer Nora Prentiss when she is slightly hurt in a street accident. Despite her misgivings they become heavily involved and Talbot finds he is faced with the choice of leaving Nora or divorcing his wife. When a patient expires in his office, a third option seems to present itself.

Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

Vincent Sherman 1944 2h 25m 8.0

Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge and predictable complications result

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

Vincent Sherman 1943 1h 49m 7.0

Helen Chernen pushes her younger sister Katherine into show business in order to escape their small town poverty.

All Through the Night

All Through the Night

Vincent Sherman 1941 1h 47m 6.0

A criminal gang turns patriotic to track down a Nazi spy ring.

The Return of Doctor X

The Return of Doctor X

Vincent Sherman 1939 1h 2m 7.7

When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty and the body vanished. Garrett writes about the incident but is fired when Merrova, alive and well, goes to the paper to complain.

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