John Berry

Jak Szold

Born September 6, 1917· The Bronx, New York, USA

† Died November 29, 1999

29Filmography★ 6.7Average rating

Emerging from a vaudeville childhood in the Bronx, he entered the Mercury Theatre where he performed and assisted Orson Welles on productions such as Native Son, then joined Paramount’s director-training program and helmed features including Miss Susie Slagle’s, From This Day Forward and the musical Casbah. After a period at MGM and refusing to direct a studio spy film, his career was halted by th…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

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Filmography

Features 27

Short films 2

Also in front of the camera

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Uncle Hyacynth

Uncle Hyacynth1956

Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity1944