Sam Newfield

Sam Newfield (born Samuel Neufeld; December 6, 1899 – November 10, 1964), 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.

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

As Sam Newfield Big Time or Bust (1933) Reform Girl (1933) Under Secret Orders (1933) The Important Witness (1933) Beggar's Holiday (1934) Undercover Men (1934) Marrying Widows (1934) Bulldog Courage (1935) Racing Luck (1935) Timber War (1935) The Traitor (1936) The Lion's Den (1936) The Fighting Deputy (1937) The Gambling Terror (1937) Trail of Vengeance (1937) The Feud Maker (1938) The Terror of Tiny Town (1938) Six-Gun Trail (1938) The Invisible Killer (1939) The Fighting Renegade (1939) Frontier Crusader (1940) Marked Men (1940) Secrets of a Model (1940) Texas Renegades (1940) The Mad Monster (1942) Tiger Fangs (1943) The Black Raven (1943) I Accuse My Parents (1944) Swing Hostess (1944) The Monster Maker (1944) His Brother's Ghost (1945) Shadows of Death (1945) The Lady Confesses (1945) Rustlers' Hideout (1945) Apology for Murder (1945) White Pongo (1945) Gas House Kids (1946) Fight That Ghost (1946) House-Rent Party (film) (1946) Outlaws of the Plains (1946) Jungle Flight (1947) Money Madness (1948) Western Pacific Agent (1950) Skipalong Rosenbloom (1951) Lost Continent (1951) Lady in the Fog (aka Scotland Yard Inspector) (1952) The Gambler and the Lady (1952) Outlaw Women (1952) Thunder over Sangoland (1955) The Wild Dakotas (1956) The Three Outlaws (1956) Frontier Gambler (1956) Last of the Desperadoes (1956) Wolf Dog (1958) Flaming Frontier (1958)

As Sherman Scott Hitler, Beast of Berlin (1939) I Take This Oath (1940) Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940) Billy the Kid's Fighting Pals (1941) Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942) The Flying Serpent (1946) Lady at Midnight (1948) The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948) The Wild Weed (1949)

As Peter Stewart Gun Code (1940) Black Mountain Stage (1940) Adventure Island (1947) The Counterfeiters (1948) State Department: File 649 (1949)

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. 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 3 4 7 14 17 15 13 14 13 19 18 12 12 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 15 3 5 2 4 8 3 0 1 1 3 1 1