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Harold Shumate is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Supervisor of Production Resources American born on 7 september 1893 at Austin (USA)

Harold Shumate

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Nationality USA
Birth 7 september 1893 at Austin (USA)
Death 5 august 1983 (at 89 years) at Ventura County (USA)

Harold Shumate (7 September 1893 – 5 August 1983) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 100 films between 1917 and 1954. He was born in Austin, Texas and died in Ventura County, California.

Usually with

D. Ross Lederman
D. Ross Lederman
(9 films)
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
(6 films)
Zane Grey
Zane Grey
(4 films)
Joseph Henabery
Joseph Henabery
(4 films)
Russel Gausman
Russel Gausman
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Harold Shumate (52 films)

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Director

When the Daltons Rode
When the Daltons Rode (1940)
, 1h21
Directed by George Marshall, Harold Shumate
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Kay Francis, Brian Donlevy, George Bancroft, Broderick Crawford, Stuart Erwin
Rating63% 3.1940853.1940853.1940853.1940853.194085
Law-abiding farmers, the Dalton brothers move to Kansas to begin a new life. Bob Dalton meets lawyer Tod Jackson and persuades him to defend his kin Ben Dalton in a court case against a corrupt land development company.
Heritage of the Desert
Heritage of the Desert (1932)
, 1h
Directed by Henry Hathaway, Harold Shumate, Zane Grey
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Sally Blane, David Landau, J. Farrell MacDonald, Gordon Westcott, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Rating58% 2.907222.907222.907222.907222.90722
Based on the novel Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey, the film is about a rancher whose spread includes the only way out of the valley where an outlaw is hiding a huge herd of stolen cattle. When the outlaw decides to challenge the rancher's claim to the land, the rancher stays one step ahead of him and hires a surveyor to remap and confirm the property lines.

Scriptwriter

The Half-Breed
The Half-Breed (1952)
, 1h21
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Robert Young, Janis Carter, Jack Buetel, Barton MacLane, Reed Hadley, Porter Hall
Rating52% 2.6172352.6172352.6172352.6172352.617235
This script must be run from the command line
Buccaneer's Girl
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
, 1h17
Directed by Frederick de Cordova
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, Philip Friend, Robert Douglas, Elsa Lanchester, Andrea King, Norman Lloyd
Roles Ecrivain
Rating60% 3.046333.046333.046333.046333.04633
A New Orleans singer becomes involved with a Pirate Lord.
Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp (1950)

Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Joel McCrea, Wanda Hendrix, John Russell, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan, Russell Simpson
Roles Histoire
Rating68% 3.438893.438893.438893.438893.43889
Carefree Chuck Connor est sur son chemin vers l'Ouest et arrête de voir un vieil ami et ses quatre garçons. Lorsque son hôte est tué dans un accident de cheval Chuck se rend compte qu'il doit prendre soin de la famille. Ils ont frappé la route et il prend un emploi dans un ranch, mais il doit garder les enfants cachés comme son patron déteste les enfants. Il y a également des tensions avec le ranch voisin, et quand une fille sur la course de son oncle méchant rejoint la famille se demande sans préavis Chuck ce qu'il a fait pour mériter tout cela.
Blood on the Moon
Blood on the Moon (1948)
, 1h28
Directed by Robert Wise, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston, Walter Brennan, Phyllis Thaxter, Frank Faylen
Roles Adaptation
Rating68% 3.4423753.4423753.4423753.4423753.442375
Cowboy drifter Jim Garry is summoned by his friend, smooth-talking Tate Riling. Garry rides into an Indian reservation and finds himself in the middle of a conflict between a cattle owner and some homesteaders. He meets cattle owner John Lufton, and eventually his daughters Amy and Carol. The Luftons suspect that Garry is on Riling's side and are initially hostile, especially Amy. Garry readily admits that he is going to work for his friend.
Abilene Town
Abilene Town (1946)
, 1h29
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Randolph Scott, Ann Dvorak, Edgar Buchanan, Rhonda Fleming, Lloyd Bridges, Helen Boyce
Rating61% 3.0936753.0936753.0936753.0936753.093675
In the years following the Civil War, Kansas is in the middle of a difficult time. Homesteaders are moving into the west, trying to start new lives, and are going head to head against cattlemen who have been settled in that territory for years. In Abilene, one of the biggest cattle towns of the west, the town is on the brink of a confrontation between the cattlemen and the homesteaders.
Renegades
Renegades (1946)
, 1h27
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Evelyn Keyes, Willard Parker, Larry Parks, Edgar Buchanan, Jim Bannon, Forrest Tucker
Roles Story
Rating58% 2.908182.908182.908182.908182.90818
La bande des Denbrow fait des ravages dans l'ouest. Alors qu'ils font un raid sur la ville de Prairie City, Ben le fils du meneur Kirk Denbrow, se porte au secours d'Hannah Brockway. Cette dernière tombe aussitôt amoureuse de lui. Elle décide de le suivre et vivre avec les criminels mais Ben est bien décidé à changer de vie et devenir honnête ...
The Kansan
The Kansan (1943)
, 1h19
Directed by George Archainbaud
Origin USA
Genres Action, Romance, Western
Actors Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, Albert Dekker, Eugene Pallette, Victor Jory, Robert Armstrong
Roles Writer
Rating56% 2.8065552.8065552.8065552.8065552.806555
S'arrêtant dans une petite ville du Kansas, John Bonniwell accepte le poste de shérif après avoir mis en fuite des hors-la-loi. Tombé amoureux d'Eleanor Sager, la patronne du saloon-hôtel, il est confronté au banquier Jeff Barat qui tente frauduleusement d’accaparer la ville…
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
, 1h26
Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Themes Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, John Mack Brown, Samuel S. Hinds
Roles Adaptation
Rating64% 3.244913.244913.244913.244913.24491
Though the author of best-selling western novels, 'Bronco Bob' Mitchell (Dick Foran), has never set foot in the west. When a newspaper article has exposed this fact to his fans, he decides to make an appearance at a Long Island charity rodeo. When a steer escapes the enclosure, he is thrown from his horse, and a cowgirl, Anne Shaw (Anne Gwynne), comes to his rescue by bulldogging the steer. During the rescue, she is injured and loses her chance to obtain the $10,000 prize, and returns to her father's dude ranch in Arizona. Bob follows her to make amends.
The Roundup
The Roundup (1941)
, 1h30
Directed by Lesley Selander
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Richard Dix, Patricia Morison, Preston Foster, Ruth Donnelly, Douglass Dumbrille, Jerome Cowan
Rating61% 3.089833.089833.089833.089833.08983
Quand Steve Payson se marie avec Janet Allen,Greg Lane que tous le monde croyais mort, refait son apparition et tente de séduire Janet.Greg reste indiffèrent au fait que Janet est maintenant mariée,mais un soulèvement indiens non loin des terres de Payson fait que les deux hommes devenue rivaux vont s'associer pour lutter contre les indiens.