The bulk of Sam Nelson's career was spent at Columbia Pictures as an assistant director. In this capacity, Nelson worked side by side with Frank Capra (Dirigible, 1931), Orson Welles (Lady from Shanghai, 1947), Robert Rossen (the Oscar-winning All the King's Men, 1949), John Ford (The Last Hurrah 1958) and Budd Boetticher (Comanche Station 1960). And when Billy Wilder rented space at Columbia in 1958 to film Some Like It Hot, Nelson was on hand once more. In addition, Sam Nelson dabbled in acting (Rio Rita, 1929), screenwriting (The Last Man, 1932) and producing (The Menace 1932); he also directed several Columbia "B" westerns from 1938 to 1941.
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Comanche Station
First Assistant Director |
1960 | |||
Some Like It Hot
First Assistant Director |
1959 | |||
Gunman's Walk
First Assistant Director |
1958 | |||
The Last Hurrah
First Assistant Director |
1958 | |||
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3:10 to Yuma
First Assistant Director |
1957 | |||
The Violent Men
First Assistant Director |
1954 | |||
Affair in Trinidad
First Assistant Director |
1952 | |||
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All the King's Men
First Assistant Director |
1949 | |||
The Lady from Shanghai
Actor, First Assistant Director |
1948 | |||
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It Had to Be You
First Assistant Director |
1947 | |||
Lady of Burlesque
First Assistant Director |
1943 | |||
Sagebrush Law
Director |
1943 | |||
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The Avenging Rider
Director |
1943 | |||
Bandit Ranger
First Assistant Director |
1942 | |||
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Outlaws of the Panhandle
Director |
1941 | |||
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Bullets for Rustlers
Director |
1940 | |||
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Pioneers of the Frontier
Director |
1940 | |||
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Prairie Schooners
Director |
1940 | |||
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The Stranger from Texas
Director |
1940 | |||
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Konga, the Wild Stallion
Director |
1939 | |||
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Mandrake the Magician [Serial]
Director |
1939 | |||
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North of the Yukon
Director |
1939 | |||
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Overland With Kit Carson
Director |
1939 | |||
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Parents on Trial
Director |
1939 | |||
Rio Grande
Director |
1939 | |||
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Texas Stampede
Director |
1939 | |||
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The Man from Sundown
Director |
1939 | |||
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The Thundering West
Director |
1939 | |||
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Western Caravans
Director |
1939 | |||
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Cattle Raiders
Director |
1938 | |||
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Colorado Trail
Director |
1938 | |||
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Law of the Plains
Director |
1938 | |||
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Outlaws of the Prairie
Director |
1938 | |||
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South of Arizona
Director |
1938 | |||
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West of Cheyenne
Director |
1938 | |||
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West of the Santa Fe
Director |
1938 | |||
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Wild Bill Hickok [Serial]
Director |
1938 | |||
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The Last Man
Screenwriter |
1932 | |||
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The Menace
Producer |
1932 | |||
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Virtue
First Assistant Director |
1932 | |||
Dirigible
First Assistant Director |
1931 | |||
The Miracle Woman
First Assistant Director |
1931 | |||
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Rain or Shine
First Assistant Director |
1930 | |||
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Soldiers and Women
Actor |
1930 | |||
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Mexicali Rose
First Assistant Director |
1929 | |||
Rio Rita
Actor |
1929 | |||
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The Little Savage
Actor |
1929 | |||
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The One Man Dog
Actor |
1929 | |||
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Vagabond Cub
Actor |
1929 | |||
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Crooks Can't Win
Actor |
1928 | |||
Fangs of the Wild
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Law of Fear
Actor |
1928 | |||
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The Bantam Cowboy
Actor |
1928 | |||
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The Circus Kid
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Tracked
Actor |
1928 | |||
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Breed of Courage
Actor |
1927 | |||
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Swift Shadow
Actor |
1927 | |||
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The Boy Rider
Actor |
1927 |
