Sam Nelson
Directing · Born May 11, 1896 · Died May 1, 1963 (66) · Whttier, California, USA
Sam Nelson was a director and assistant director who worked from the end of the silent era right up through the early 1960s. While most of his film work was in the assistant director role, he did direct over 20 films during the 1930s and 1940s, all of which were westerns. As an assistant director he worked on such notable films as Pennies from Heaven, And Then There Were None, All the King's Men, the original 3:10 to Yuma, Some Like It Hot, A Raisin in the Sun, and Spartacus. In addition he appeared in over a dozen films in small roles. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
Some Like It Hot
19598.1
The Lady from Shanghai
19477.3
3:10 to Yuma
19577.3
And Then There Were None
19457.0
All the King's Men
19497.0
The Tall T
19577.0
A Raisin in the Sun
19617.7
Experiment in Terror
19627.1
Comanche Station
19606.7
The Outlaw
19435.4
Decision at Sundown
19576.3
Cowboy
19586.5
The Last Hurrah
19587.2
A Walk in the Sun
19455.9
Affair in Trinidad
19526.4
The Violent Men
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The Miracle Woman
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