Sherry Shourds

Sherry Shourds

Director · Producer

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
March 15, 1906

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter Sherborne "Sherry" Shourds Jr. (March 15, 1906 – February 13, 1991) was an American assistant director, director and production manager who was a write-in nomination during the 8th Academy Awards for the short lived Best Assistant Director category for A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was also the 2nd and last year the Academy Awards allowed write-in votes. He also helped on the television show Bonanza. Selected filmography The Iron Mask (1929) Captain Blood (1935) A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) Four Daughters (1938) All This, and Heaven Too (1940) The Letter (1940) The Sea Wolf (1941) Kings Row (1942) The Big Punch (1948) (director) I Confess (1953) (production manager)

Photo

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Representative Works

I Confess
I Confess
7.1
/ English
June Bride
June Bride
7.1
/ English
Possessed
Possessed
6.9
/ English
Dodge City
Dodge City
6.9
/ English
Bright Leaf
Bright Leaf
6.0
/ English
Chamber of Horrors
Chamber of Horrors
5.6
/ English
Front Page Woman
Front Page Woman
5.9
/ English
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point
7.1
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

I Confess
1953Nominee

Best Picture

I Confess

Angels with Dirty Faces
1938Winner

Best Director

Angels with Dirty Faces

June Bride
1948Nominee

Best Director

June Bride

Career Highlights

Possessed
1947Highlight

Best Director

Possessed

Dodge City
1939Highlight

Best Director

Dodge City