Sam Newfield

American film director (1899–1964)

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

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.

Many of Newfield's films were made for PRC Pictures, 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.

Newfield died from liver cancer on November 10, 1964.

^ "B-Western - Sam Newfield". Retrieved January 21, 2011.

^ Wheeler Winston Dixon (November 2007). "Fast Worker: The Films of Sam Newfield". Senses of Cinema (45). Retrieved January 19, 2019.

^ 1940 US census

^ "The Films of Sam Newfield". Retrieved January 21, 2011.