Douglas Shearer


Douglas Shearer Profile Photo
Actor | Director | Camera Operator | Sound Director | Sound Designer

From Wikipedia Douglas G. Shearer (November 17, 1899 – January 5, 1971) was a Canadian American pioneer sound designer and recording director who played a key role in the advancement of sound technology for motion pictures. Shearer was born in Montreal, Quebec to a prominent upper-class family, but his family fell on hard times after his father's business failed, which ultimately led to his parents' separation. Douglas remained with his father in Montreal while his two younger sisters, MGM sta...

Place of Birth: Westmount, Québec, Canada

Date of Birth: Nov 17, 1899

Date of Death: Jan 5, 1971


Filmography

Actor (1 Known Credits)


The Miracle of Sound

Himself (Sound Engineer)

Himself (Sound Engineer)

Director (2 Known Credits)


Camera Operator (1 Known Credits)


Panama Hattie

Camera Operator

Panama Hattie (1942)
Camera Operator

Sound Director (117 Known Credits)


An American in Paris

Sound Director

Father of the Bride

Sound Director

On the Town

Sound Director

Easter Parade

Sound Director

Killer McCoy

Sound Director

The Canterville Ghost

Sound Director

Cabin in the Sky

Sound Director

Swing Fever

Sound Director

Nazi Agent

Sound Director

Northwest Passage

Sound Director

Waterloo Bridge

Sound Director

Strange Cargo

Sound Director

The Women

Sound Director

They All Come Out

Sound Director

Boys Town

Sound Director

Test Pilot

Sound Director

The Great Waltz

Sound Director

Three Comrades

Sound Director

They Gave Him a Gun

Sound Director

The Unguarded Hour

Sound Director

Mutiny on the Bounty

Sound Director

A Night at the Opera

Sound Director

David Copperfield

Sound Director

Times Square Lady

Sound Director

The Thin Man

Sound Director

Manhattan Melodrama

Sound Director

Queen Christina

Sound Director

Sadie McKee

Sound Director

Chained

Sound Director

The Cat and the Fiddle

Sound Director

Men in White

Sound Director

Operator 13

Sound Director

The Girl from Missouri

Sound Director

The Mystery of Mr. X

Sound Director

Riptide

Sound Director

Hollywood Party

Sound Director

Paris Interlude

Sound Director

Going Hollywood

Sound Director

Penthouse

Sound Director

Dinner at Eight

Sound Director

Dancing Lady

Sound Director

Bombshell

Sound Director

Midnight Mary

Sound Director

Another Language

Sound Director

Hold Your Man

Sound Director

The Women in His Life

Sound Director

Today We Live

Sound Director

The Barbarian

Sound Director

The Solitaire Man

Sound Director

The Stranger's Return

Sound Director

Turn Back the Clock

Sound Director

Should Ladies Behave

Sound Director

Peg o' My Heart

Sound Director

Made on Broadway

Sound Director

When Ladies Meet

Sound Director

Stage Mother

Sound Director

The White Sister

Sound Director

Men Must Fight

Sound Director

Beauty for Sale

Sound Director

Storm at Daybreak

Sound Director

Looking Forward

Sound Director

The Mask of Fu Manchu

Sound Director

Blondie of the Follies

Sound Director

Grand Hotel

Sound Director

Payment Deferred

Sound Director

Red Dust

Sound Director

Red-Headed Woman

Sound Director

Smilin' Through

Sound Director

Emma

Sound Director

Strange Interlude

Sound Director

As You Desire Me

Sound Director

The Wet Parade

Sound Director

Arsene Lupin

Sound Director

Letty Lynton

Sound Director

Lovers Courageous

Sound Director

But the Flesh Is Weak

Sound Director

Huddle

Sound Director

The Son-Daughter

Sound Director

Unashamed

Sound Director

Mata Hari

Sound Director

A Free Soul

Sound Director

Possessed

Sound Director

Five and Ten

Sound Director

The Guardsman

Sound Director

The Man in Possession

Sound Director

Laughing Sinners

Sound Director

Private Lives

Sound Director

Strangers May Kiss

Sound Director

Flying High

Sound Director

Dance, Fools, Dance

Sound Director

The Great Lover

Sound Director

This Modern Age

Sound Director

The Squaw Man

Sound Director

The Bachelor Father

Sound Director

Romance

Sound Director

The Divorcee

Sound Director

Our Blushing Brides

Sound Director

The Florodora Girl

Sound Director

Let Us Be Gay

Sound Director

War Nurse

Sound Director

Paid

Sound Director

The Lady of Scandal

Sound Director

A Lady's Morals

Sound Director

New Moon

Sound Director

Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
On the Town (1949)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Easter Parade (1948)
Sound Director
Killer McCoy (1947)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Swing Fever (1943)
Sound Director
Nazi Agent (1942)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Strange Cargo (1940)
Sound Director
The Women (1939)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Boys Town (1938)
Sound Director
Test Pilot (1938)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
The Thin Man (1934)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sadie McKee (1934)
Sound Director
Chained (1934)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Men in White (1934)
Sound Director
Operator 13 (1934)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Riptide (1934)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Penthouse (1933)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Dancing Lady (1933)
Sound Director
Bombshell (1933)
Sound Director
Midnight Mary (1933)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Hold Your Man (1933)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Today We Live (1933)
Sound Director
The Barbarian (1933)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Stage Mother (1933)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Grand Hotel (1932)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Red Dust (1932)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Emma (1932)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Arsene Lupin (1932)
Sound Director
Letty Lynton (1932)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Huddle (1932)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Unashamed (1932)
Sound Director
Mata Hari (1931)
Sound Director
A Free Soul (1931)
Sound Director
Possessed (1931)
Sound Director
Five and Ten (1931)
Sound Director
Sound Director
The Guardsman (1931)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Private Lives (1931)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Flying High (1931)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
The Squaw Man (1931)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Romance (1930)
Sound Director
The Divorcee (1930)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Let Us Be Gay (1930)
Sound Director
War Nurse (1930)
Sound Director
Paid (1930)
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
Sound Director
New Moon (1930)
Sound Director

Sound Designer (3 Known Credits)


The Outriders

Sound Designer

Adam's Rib

Sound Designer

Gaslight

Sound Designer

The Outriders (1950)
Sound Designer
Adam's Rib (1949)
Sound Designer
Gaslight (1944)
Sound Designer

Sound (23 Known Credits)


Sound Recordist (36 Known Credits)


M-G-M Jubilee Overture

Sound Recordist

Three Little Words

Sound Recordist

Broadway Serenade

Sound Recordist

Miracles For Sale

Sound Recordist

Night Must Fall

Sound Recordist

Fury

Sound Recordist

Libeled Lady

Sound Recordist

Wife vs. Secretary

Sound Recordist

Rose Marie

Sound Recordist

Robin Hood of El Dorado

Sound Recordist

Riffraff

Sound Recordist

The Garden Murder Case

Sound Recordist

Petticoat Fever

Sound Recordist

Moonlight Murder

Sound Recordist

Tough Guy

Sound Recordist

The Voice of Bugle Ann

Sound Recordist

Three Live Ghosts

Sound Recordist

Rendezvous

Sound Recordist

Whipsaw

Sound Recordist

The Night Is Young

Sound Recordist

Age of Indiscretion

Sound Recordist

Woman Wanted

Sound Recordist

Baby Face Harrington

Sound Recordist

Last of the Pagans

Sound Recordist

Sporting Blood

Sound Recordist

La fruta amarga

Sound Recordist

Anna Christie

Sound Recordist

Madam Satan

Sound Recordist

Lord Byron of Broadway

Sound Recordist

Not So Dumb

Sound Recordist

Their Own Desire

Sound Recordist

The Thirteenth Chair

Sound Recordist

Dynamite

Sound Recordist

The Unholy Night

Sound Recordist

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Fury (1936)
Sound Recordist
Libeled Lady (1936)
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Rose Marie (1936)
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Riffraff (1936)
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Tough Guy (1936)
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Rendezvous (1935)
Sound Recordist
Whipsaw (1935)
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Woman Wanted (1935)
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Anna Christie (1930)
Sound Recordist
Madam Satan (1930)
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Not So Dumb (1930)
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Dynamite (1929)
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist

Music Supervisor (1 Known Credits)


Sound Engineer (5 Known Credits)


Anna Christie

Sound Engineer

The Ship from Shanghai

Sound Engineer

This Mad World

Sound Engineer

The Idle Rich

Sound Engineer

The Voice of the City

Sound Engineer

Anna Christie (1930)
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer
The Idle Rich (1929)
Sound Engineer
Sound Engineer

Recording Supervision (37 Known Credits)


Executive Suite

Recording Supervision

The Naked Spur

Recording Supervision

Shadow in the Sky

Recording Supervision

The Asphalt Jungle

Recording Supervision

Stars in My Crown

Recording Supervision

Tension

Recording Supervision

Madame Bovary

Recording Supervision

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Recording Supervision

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Recording Supervision

The Hidden Eye

Recording Supervision

Week-End at the Waldorf

Recording Supervision

An American Romance

Recording Supervision

The Human Comedy

Recording Supervision

The Man from Down Under

Recording Supervision

The Philadelphia Story

Recording Supervision

The Earl of Chicago

Recording Supervision

Sporting Blood

Recording Supervision

On Borrowed Time

Recording Supervision

Stronger Than Desire

Recording Supervision

The Kid From Texas

Recording Supervision

6,000 Enemies

Recording Supervision

Too Hot to Handle

Recording Supervision

Love Is a Headache

Recording Supervision

The First Hundred Years

Recording Supervision

Night Must Fall

Recording Supervision

Navy Blue and Gold

Recording Supervision

After the Thin Man

Recording Supervision

Trouble for Two

Recording Supervision

The Winning Ticket

Recording Supervision

Kind Lady

Recording Supervision

The Gay Bride

Recording Supervision

The Nuisance

Recording Supervision

Freaks

Recording Supervision

New Morals for Old

Recording Supervision

The Cuban Love Song

Recording Supervision

Politics

Recording Supervision

Reducing

Recording Supervision

Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Tension (1949)
Recording Supervision
Madame Bovary (1949)
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
6,000 Enemies (1939)
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Kind Lady (1935)
Recording Supervision
The Gay Bride (1934)
Recording Supervision
The Nuisance (1933)
Recording Supervision
Freaks (1932)
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Recording Supervision
Politics (1931)
Recording Supervision
Reducing (1931)
Recording Supervision

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