Sam Newfield

For other people named Peter Stewart, see Peter Stewart (disambiguation).

Sam Newfield
Born
Samuel Neufeld

(1899-12-06)December 6, 1899
New York City[1]
DiedNovember 10, 1964(1964-11-10) (aged 64)
Los Angeles, California[1]
NationalityAmerican
Other namesSherman Scott, Peter Stewart
OccupationDirector
Years active1923–1958[2]
Employermainly PRC
Known for"America's most prolific sound film director"
SpouseViolet Newfield [3]
Children2[4]

Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld (December 6, 1899 – November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with directing over 250 feature films in a career which began during the silent era and ended in 1958. In addition to his staggering feature output, he also directed one- and two-reel comedy shorts, training films, industrial films, TV episodes and pretty much anything anyone would pay him for.[5] Because of this massive output—he would sometimes direct more than 20 films in a single year—he has been called the most prolific director of the sound era.[2]

Many of Newfield's films were made for PRC Pictures. It was a film production company headed by his brother Sigmund Neufeld. The films PRC produced were low-budget productions, the majority being westerns, with occasional horror films or crime drama.

  1. ^ a b "B-Western - Sam Newfield". Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Wheeler Winston Dixon (November 2007). "Fast Worker: The Films of Sam Newfield". Senses of Cinema (45). Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ 1940 US Census
  4. ^ 1940 US Census
  5. ^ "The Films of Sam Newfield". Retrieved January 21, 2011.