Melville Shyer

Most Popular Melville Shyer Trailers

Total trailers found: 87

Sucker Money Trailer (1933)

28 February 1933

A phony spiritualist hypnotizes the daughter of a wealthy banker in a scheme to swindle the banker out of his money.

A Man of Sentiment Trailer (1933)

15 September 1933

A man and woman fall in love at first sight, but everyone in their universe tries to keep them apart except one old fool with a sentimental heart.

Happiness C.O.D. Trailer (1935)

14 October 1935

A young man, hard-pressed to pay off his mortgage and support his family, decides that he'll get money any way he can--honestly or otherwise.

City Park Trailer (1934)

01 May 1934

The old men meet a young girl, broke, hungry and discouraged, in the park. Colonel Henry Randolph Ransome (Henry B.

Notorious But Nice Trailer (1933)

04 August 1933

A lover selflessly steps aside to let her guy go so he can hook up with a rich dame. Sadly, the goodie good girl ends up marrying some scum bag gambler.

Gypsy Wildcat Trailer (1944)

02 August 1944

In an unspecified Renaissance kingdom, no sooner has Anube's gypsy tribe encamped near Baron Tovar's village when Count Orso is found murdered.

Green Eyes Trailer (1934)

15 June 1934

The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. However, the party turns sour when he is found stabbed to death in a closet.

Grief Street Trailer (1931)

01 October 1931

A reporter helps the police investigate the murder of a disagreeable and philandering actor who is found strangled to death in his theater dressing room with its door and window locked from the inside.

It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did) Trailer (1936)

01 August 1936

When a play's two producers are murdered, the playwright tries to solve the crime.

Cross-Examination Trailer (1932)

13 February 1932

Defense Atorney Gerald Waring uses great skill and ingenuity in his efforts to save the life of a young man charged with the murder of his father.

Women Won't Tell Trailer (1932)

16 November 1932

A homeless woman living at the city dump hears of the death of a wealthy industrialist and puts in a claim on his estate for her daughter, who is actually the rightful heir.

Arson, Inc. Trailer (1949)

24 June 1949

An arson investigator goes undercover to break up a ring that sets fires in order to collect the insurance.

The Bridge of Sighs Trailer (1936)

14 February 1936

Assistant District Attorney Jeffery Powell has just sent an innocent man to prison for the murder of a gambler.

Symphony of Living Trailer (1935)

19 January 1935

Just before Adolph Greig's solo violin performance at the Cosmopolitan Orchestra, his right hand is injured and his dream, shattered.

Jungle Woman Trailer (1944)

01 June 1944

Paula, the ape woman, has survived the ending of CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN and is running around a creepy old sanitarium run by the kindly Dr.

The King Murder Trailer (1932)

15 September 1932

A beautiful blonde makes a career out of seducing and then blackmailing wealthy married men. She is found murdered after demanding a $5000 payoff from her latest victim, and the detective investigating the case finds out that she was involved in a lot more than just blackmail.

Smart Woman Trailer (1948)

30 April 1948

A crusading DA falls for a defense attorney with a criminal past.

Port of Lost Dreams Trailer (1934)

14 October 1934

A gangster's girlfriend on the run from the police, who suspect her of helping her boyfriend commit a robbery, holes up in a waterfront bar.

Fugitive Road Trailer (1934)

22 August 1934

An Austrian officer must face up to the good and evil aspects of his own personality as he becomes involved in a war.

By Appointment Only Trailer (1933)

06 July 1933

When a mother dies of heart failure in a doctor's office, the physician--feeling somewhat guilty because he couldn't save her--takes an interest in the woman's young daughter, and makes her his ward, but his fiancé doesn't particularly like it.

Bombay Clipper Trailer (1942)

11 January 1942

Someone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a passenger on the Bombay Clipper.

Murder on the Campus Trailer (1933)

26 December 1933

A popular young student finds herself accused of a series of murders that have occurred on the college campus.

Slander House Trailer (1938)

04 October 1938

Owner of salon catering to fat society dames must deal with a dull fiance, a romantic stranger, the jealous blond who loves him, and the lecherous husband of a client.

A Shot in the Dark Trailer (1935)

31 January 1935

An amateur sleuth solves three murders at his son's New England college.

The Lady in Scarlet Trailer (1935)

20 October 1935

When a wealthy art dealer is murdered, the private investigator hired for the case discovers a web of blackmail, corruption and stolen bonds.

Probation Trailer (1932)

15 March 1932

Janet Holman is suspicious of her fiancé, Allen Wells, after he kisses her best friend Gwen when the lights are turned out during a party.

Son of Dracula Trailer (1943)

20 October 1943

Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the "virile" soil of the new world.

Death from a Distance Trailer (1935)

03 July 1935

While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead.

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Trailer (1943)

12 March 1943

Grave robbers open the grave of the wolf man and awaken him. He doesn't like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full so tries to find Dr.

Tango Trailer (1936)

13 February 1936

Believing his wife to be unfaithful, a husband deserts her and his child. Destitute, the woman is forced to take a job as a tango dancer.

In the Money Trailer (1933)

06 November 1933

When the chemical company owned by eccentric Professor Higginbottom files for bankruptcy, the formerly-affluent family loses its income.

False Pretenses Trailer (1935)

21 October 1935

A girl who's just lost her job meets a drunk millionaire on a bridge who's just lost his money. They go back to his house, and eventually come up with a plan to benefit them both: he'll scrounge enough money together to teach her how to be a lady, and then introduce her to his rich friends so she can snag a husband, after which she'll pay him a finder's fee.

Arizona Territory Trailer (1950)

02 July 1950

Prospector Jeff Malloy rescues Doris Devlin, owner of a trading post, from an ambush planned by her uncle, Kilburn, who is trying to scare her out of the territory so that he can continue his counterfeiting operations.

Mad Youth Trailer (1940)

05 May 1940

A rich society mother hires a male escort, but he falls for her daughter instead. The mother-daughter conflict forces the daughter to run off to stay with a friend who is enslaved by a prostitution ring.

The Road to Ruin Trailer (1934)

14 May 1934

A young girl gets involved with a crowd that smokes marijuana, drinks and has sex. She winds up an alcoholic, pregnant drug addict and is forced to get an abortion.

Dance, Girl, Dance Trailer (1933)

01 September 1933

Vaudevillian Joe Pitt sweeps young Sally Patter off of her feet and steals the lovestruck girl away from her small-town family to join his act.

The Drifter Trailer (1932)

10 January 1932

A man known as The Drifter returns home to his cabin in the woods and winds up getting involved with an escaped convict, a gunfighter, lumber company rivals, mysterious family ties and murder.

The Killers Trailer (1946)

30 August 1946

Two hit men walk into a diner asking for a man called "the Swede". When the killers find the Swede, he's expecting them and doesn't put up a fight.

Scarlet Street Trailer (1945)

25 December 1945

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March.

The Girl Who Came Back Trailer (1935)

20 September 1935

A counterfeiter gives up her life of crime and goes straight. She gets a job in a bank, but the members of her former gang hear about it and try to blackmail her into helping them rob the bank.

Confessions of a Vice Baron Trailer (1943)

30 June 1943

On the eve of his execution, a vice-rackets bigshot recalls his various exploits in crimes such as abortion and white slavery, in which he frequently operated under an alias.

It Comes Up Love Trailer (1943)

09 April 1943

This modest bit of comedy and romance in the adolescent vein is about a couple of spirited juveniles, Donald O'Connor and Gloria Jean, who carry on a flirtation parallel with that of their elders, Louise Allbritton and Ian Hunter.

The Midnight Lady Trailer (1932)

15 May 1932

The hard-boiled owner of a big-city speakeasy is reunited with her daughter, who has been raised to believe that her mother is dead, then finds herself accused of murdering her daughter's no-good boyfriend.

The Man from Hell Trailer (1934)

28 August 1934

A cowboy recently released from prison is determined to go straight, but he winds up in a tough western town where he finds trouble everywhere.

Fifteen Wives Trailer (1934)

15 July 1934

Shortly after his arrival from South America to New York, Steven Humbolt is found dead in his apartment at the Savoia Hotel.

The Woman in Green Trailer (1945)

15 June 1945

Sherlock Holmes investigates when young women around London turn up murdered, each with a finger severed.

The Dark Hour Trailer (1936)

17 February 1936

A pair of detectives investigates the murder of an elderly millionaire who was the target of blackmail and death threats and find that there is no shortage of suspects, many of them in the victim's own family.

Ladies in Love Trailer (1930)

04 May 1930

A small town Vermont fellow falls in love with a New York City radio singing star, but she is about to be married to the radio station owner.

Condemned to Live Trailer (1935)

15 September 1935

After a series of murders, a man finds out that his mother was bitten by a vampire bat during her pregnancy, and he believes that he may be the vampire committing the murders.

Murder at Glen Athol Trailer (1936)

27 February 1936

A famous detective is invited to a swanky party at an elegant mansion, but before the night is over e

Souls in Pawn Trailer (1940)

19 December 1940

Although she is secretly married to a student, a young girl is forced to give up her baby rather than be thought of as an "unwed mother".

Man from Sonora Trailer (1951)

11 March 1951

Someone stole Johnny Mack Brown's horse. If he can locate his missing horse, then he can prove they are also robbing the stagecoach.

Today Trailer (1930)

01 November 1930

A wealthy young society couple loses their fortune. When the husband is forced to take a job like everyone else, the wife cannot deal with the sudden downward plunge of her once-privileged life and drifts into prostitution.

South of Panama Trailer (1941)

02 May 1941

Secret agent Roger Pryor is dispatched below the border to protect an important scientific formula. Believe it or don't, this mixture has the ability to render things invisible.

The Hurricane Horseman Trailer (1931)

10 October 1931

Gomex has kidnapped Don Roberto and is holding him for ransom. Hoping to rescue Roberto and his daughter, Smith gets a job in Gomez's camp supposedly to repair their guns, instead he fixes them so they will misfire.

Jungle Goddess Trailer (1948)

13 August 1948

When a plane carrying the daughter of a millionaire crashes in an African jungle, two pilots set out to collect the reward.

The Night Holds Terror Trailer (1955)

13 July 1955

A group of escaped convicts holds a household prisoner as the police close in.

Smashing the Vice Trust Trailer (1937)

01 January 1937

In a meeting with the leaders of his vice syndicate, gangster boss James "Lucky" Lombardo complains that his profits are down.

Below the Deadline Trailer (1936)

07 June 1936

After a good-natured Irish cop is framed for a diamond robbery and murder and presumed dead in a train wreck, he gets plastic surgery and returns to expose the real killers.

Beginning of the End Trailer (1957)

28 June 1957

An attractive reporter investigating the mysterious destruction of an Illinois town stumbles upon a secret government laboratory conducting radiation experiments on vegetables.