Sam Newfield

American film director (1899-1964)

Sam Newfield, also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American film director. He directed over 250 feature films from the silent era until 1958. He also directed one- and two-reel comedy shorts, training films, industrial films and TV episodes. He would sometimes direct more than 20 films in a single year—he has been called the most prolific director of the sound era.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 163 films (1933–1958) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 54 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1958 Flaming Frontier. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 70 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 WOLF DOG. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 69 min. 35mm B&W sound
1956 Frontier Gambler. Associated Film Releasing Corp. 70 min. 35mm B&W sound
1956 The Three Outlaws. Associated Film Releasing Corp. 74 min. 35mm B&W sound
1956 The Wild Dakotas. Associated Film Releasing Corp. 71 min. 35mm B&W sound
1952 Lady in the Fog Sam Newfield 73 min B&W
1951 Fingerprints Don’t Lie. Spartan Productions Inc. 56 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Leave It To The Marines. Tom Productions 66 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Mask Of The Dragon. Spartan Productions Inc. 54 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Outlaw Women. Howco Productions 75 min. 35mm Color sound
1951 SKY HIGH. Tom Productions 60 min. 35mm B&W sound
1951 Three desperate men. Mayflower Productions Inc. 69 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Hi-jacked. Lippert Productions Inc. 66 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Motor patrol. Lippert Productions Inc. 66 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Western Pacific Agent. Lippert Productions Inc. 62 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 State Department—File 649. Sam Newfield 88 min. 35mm Color sound
1948 Lady at midnight. Sam Newfield 12:00 16mm B&W sound
1948 Lady At Midnight. Sam Newfield 60 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Miraculous Journey. Sam Newfield 83 min. 35mm Color sound
1948 Money Madness. Sam Newfield 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 The Counterfeiters. Sam Newfield 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 THE STRANGE MRS. CRANE Sam Newfield 60 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Adventure Island. Sam Newfield 67 min. 35mm Color sound
1947 Jungle Flight. Sam Newfield 67 min. 35mm B&W sound
1947 Three On A Ticket. PRC Pictures Inc. 64 min. 35mm B&W sound
1946 Blonde for a day. Sam Newfield 2260 16mm B&W sound
1946 Gas house kids. Sam Newfield 71 min 16mm B&W sound
1946 Gentlemen with guns. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1946 Ghost of hidden valley. PRC Pictures Inc. 1900 16mm B&W sound
1946 Lady Chaser. Sam Newfield 6 reels 35mm B&W sound
1946 Larceny in Her Heart. PRC Pictures Inc. 7 reels 16mm B&W silent
1946 Lightning Raiders. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1946 Murder Is My Business. Sam Newfield 7 reels 35mm B&W sound
1946 Overland riders. Sam Newfield 2040 16mm B&W sound
1946 Prairie Badmen. Sam Newfield 6 reels 35mm B&W sound
1946 Queen Of Burlesque. Sam Newfield 7 reels 16mm B&W sound
1946 Terrors On Horseback. Sam Newfield 6 reels 35mm B&W sound
1946 The Flying Serpent. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm Color & B&W sound
1945 Border Badmen Official Films 400 ft. B&W
1945 Border badmen. Sam Newfield 1900 16mm B&W sound
1945 Fighting Bill Carson. Sam Newfield 6 reels B&W
1945 Gangster's den. PRC Pictures Inc. 1960 16mm B&W sound
1945 His Brother's Ghost. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1945 Lightning Raiders. Sam Newfield 6 reels B&W
1945 Prairie Rustlers. Sam Newfield 6 reels B&W
1945 Shadows of Death. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1945 Stagecoach outlaws. Sam Newfield 6 reels 16mm B&W sound
1945 The Kid Sister. Sam Newfield 6 reels B&W
1945 The Lady Confesses. Sam Newfield 7 reels 16mm B&W silent
1945 White Pongo. Sam Newfield 8 reels B&W