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Harold D. Schuster
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Director, Editor Born: August 1, 1902 in Cherokee, IA Death: July 19, 1986 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:American director "Harold Schuster" went from small-part actor to assistant cameraman to film editor at Fox Studios, all within a single year (1927). While at Fox, Schuster worked on some of the firm's most celebrated achievements, notably "Sunrise" (1927) and "Zoo at Budapest" (1933). In 1937, Schuster was sent to England by Fox for his first directorial job, "Wings of the Morning" (1937). An Iowa native, Schuster was drawn to rural themes in his films, frequently scouting his own locations to achieved the desired photographic results. The director's most characteristic films (and his best) include "My Friend Flicka" (1943), "So Dear to My Heart" (1947) and "The Tender Years" (1948), the latter highlighted by a rare non-comic performance by Joe E. Brown. With "urban" films, Schuster was less successful; perhaps his worst film was the cheapo boxing flick "Kid Monk Baroni" (1950), later characterized by... Full Biography
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