Sam Newfield

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American film director (1899–1964)

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::summary American film director (1899–1964) ::

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nameSam Newfield
birth_nameSamuel Neufeld
birth_date
birth_placeNew York City
death_date
death_placeLos Angeles, California
other_namesSherman Scott, Peter Stewart
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nationalityAmerican
occupationDirector
years_active1923–1958
employermainly PRC
known_for"America's most prolific sound film director"
spouseViolet Newfield
children2
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Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld (December 6, 1899 – November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with directing over 250 feature films in a career which began during the silent era and ended in 1958. In addition to his staggering feature output, he also directed one- and two-reel comedy shorts, training films, industrial films, TV episodes and pretty much anything anyone would pay him for. Because of this massive output—he would sometimes direct more than 20 films in a single year—he has been called the most prolific director of the sound era.

Many of Newfield's films were made for PRC Pictures. It was a film production company headed by his brother Sigmund Neufeld. The films PRC produced were low-budget productions, the majority being westerns, with occasional horror films or crime drama.

Family and education

Newfield completed one year of high school, according to the 1940 US census. His brother Morris Neufeld was a stage actor, according to the 1930 US census.

Pseudonyms

Sam Newfield was credited as Sherman Scott and Peter Stewart on a number of films he made for the PRC. He used these names in order to hide the fact that one person was responsible for so many of PRC's films.

Partial filmography

Partial filmography is listed below for the different names he used.

As Sam Newfield

As Sherman Scott

As Peter Stewart

Film statistics

Between 1923 and 1930 Newfield directed over 50 comedies. Feature films statistics per year, starting with 1933, are summarised in the following table. ::data[format=table]

19331934193519361937193819391940194119421943194419451946194719481949195019511952195319541955195619571958
34714171513141319181212
15352483011311
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References

References

  1. "B-Western - Sam Newfield".
  2. Wheeler Winston Dixon. (November 2007). "Fast Worker: The Films of Sam Newfield". [[Senses of Cinema]].
  3. [[1940 US census]]
  4. "The Films of Sam Newfield".
  5. "Sam Newfield at Allmovie".
  6. (17 September 2015). "African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography". McFarland.

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