Merrill G. White (December 13, 1901 – March 21, 1959) was an American film editor and screenwriter. He also co-directed the 1957 film ''
Ghost Diver
''Ghost Diver'' is a 1957 American adventure film written and directed by Richard Einfeld and Merrill G. White, who usually worked as editors. The film stars James Craig, Audrey Totter, Nico Minardos, Lowell Brown, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. and Pira ...
'' and was an associate producer on ''
Courage of Black Beauty
Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle.
Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, h ...
'' (1957). During the 1930s he worked in Britain, including on several films made by
Herbert Wilcox
Herbert Sydney Wilcox Order of the British Empire, CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and film director, director.
He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best know ...
29th Academy Awards
For the 29th Academy Awards, the Best International Feature Film was introduced as a competitive category, instead of only a Special Achievement Award. The first winner in this new category was Federico Fellini's ''La Strada'' with Anthony Qu ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Broken Gate
''The Broken Gate'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was distributed jointly by W. W. Hodkinson and Pathé Exchange.
Cast
*Bessie Barriscale as Aurora Lane
*Joseph Kilgour as ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is ...
Playboy of Paris
''Playboy of Paris'' is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Maurice Chevalier, Frances Dee (in her film debut), and O.P. Heggie. It was based on a 1911 play '' The Little Cafe'' by Tristan Bernard ...
'' (1930)
* ''
The Vagabond King
''The Vagabond King'' is a 1925 operetta by Rudolf Friml in four acts, with a book and lyrics by Brian Hooker and William H. Post, based upon Justin Huntly McCarthy's 1901 romantic novel and play ''If I Were King''. The story is a fictionaliz ...
'' (1930)
* ''
The Smiling Lieutenant
''The Smiling Lieutenant'' is a 1931 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier, Claudette Colbert and Miriam Hopkins, and released by Paramount Pictures.
It was written by Samson Raphaelson and ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Doctor's Secret The Doctors Secret may refer to:
* ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1909 film), a French silent short film
* ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1913 film), an American silent short film
* ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1929 film), an American drama film
* ''The Doctor' ...
'' (1931)
* ''
That's a Good Girl
''That's a Good Girl'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Buchanan and starring Buchanan, Elsie Randolph and Dorothy Hyson. The film was based on a musical show of the same title that opened at the Lewisham Hippodrome on 19 March 1928, ...
'' (1933)
* ''
The Queen's Affair
''The Queen's Affair'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Fernand Gravey, Muriel Aked and Edward Chapman. An Eastern European President falls in love with the Queen whom he had previously depose ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Brewster's Millions
''Brewster's Millions'' is a comedic novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves.
The plot concerns a young man whose grandfather leaves him $1 million in a will, but a competing will from an ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Peg of Old Drury
''Peg of Old Drury'' is a 1935 British historical film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Cedric Hardwicke and Margaretta Scott. The film is a biopic of eighteenth-century Irish actress Peg Woffington. It was based on the play ' ...
'' (1935)
* ''
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss
''The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss'' is a 1936 British romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Cary Grant. It is a remake of the 1920 film '' The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss'', based on ''The Curious Quest'', a 1919 n ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Talk of the Devil
''Talk of the Devil'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Carol Reed and starring Ricardo Cortez, Sally Eilers and Basil Sydney.
Reed had previously been working for Ealing Studios, but he made the film for the independent producer Herber ...
Nurse Edith Cavell
''Nurse Edith Cavell'' is a 1939 American film directed by British director Herbert Wilcox about Edith Cavell.
The film was nominated at the 1939 Oscars for Best Original Score.
Plot
The story follows the broadly true story of Edith Cavell w ...
The Boy from Indiana
''The Boy from Indiana'' is a 1950 American sports film, sports drama film directed by John Rawlins (director), John Rawlins and starring Lon McCallister, Billie Burke and George Cleveland.Davis p.52 The film's sets were designed by the art direct ...
Strange Fascination
''Strange Fascination'' is a 1952 American film noir directed by Hugo Haas, starring Cleo Moore, himself and Mona Barrie.. This was the first of six films pairing Haas and Moore.
Plot
The life of Paul Marvan (Haas), a world-famous concert piani ...
Ghost Diver
''Ghost Diver'' is a 1957 American adventure film written and directed by Richard Einfeld and Merrill G. White, who usually worked as editors. The film stars James Craig, Audrey Totter, Nico Minardos, Lowell Brown, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. and Pira ...