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Melville De Lay(1899-1947)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Producer
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Melville De Lay was born on 20 July 1899 in Opelika, Alabama, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Chick Carter, Detective (1946), Air Police (1931) and The Mystic Hour (1934). He died on 3 May 1947 in Saugas, California, USA.
BornJuly 20, 1899
DiedMay 3, 1947(47)
BornJuly 20, 1899
DiedMay 3, 1947(47)
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Known for

Julie Gibson and Lyle Talbot in Chick Carter, Detective (1946)
Chick Carter, Detective
6.1
  • Producer
  • 1946
Air Police
3.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1931
Montagu Love in The Mystic Hour (1934)
The Mystic Hour
4.7
  • Director(as Melville Delay, directed by)
  • 1934
Reed Howes, Molly O'Day, Wheeler Oakman, and Constantine Romanoff in Devil on Deck (1932)
Devil on Deck
5.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1932

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Rex Downing, Teala Loring, Billy Halop, Rocco Lanzo, Robert Lowery, David Reed, and Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in Gas House Kids (1946)
    Gas House Kids
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1946
  • Charlie Barnet, June Preisser, Chuy Reyes, Freddie Stewart, and Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra in Freddie Steps Out (1946)
    Freddie Steps Out
    4.3
    • assistant director (as Mel DeLay)
    • 1946
  • Eddie Heywood, Abe Lyman, June Preisser, Freddie Stewart, Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson, and Abe Lyman Orchestra in Junior Prom (1946)
    Junior Prom
    4.2
    • assistant director (as Mel DeLay)
    • 1946
  • William 'Billy' Benedict, June Carlson, Gabriel Dell, Johnny Duncan, Leo Gorcey, Buddy Gorman, and Huntz Hall in Come Out Fighting (1945)
    Come Out Fighting
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1945
  • William 'Billy' Benedict, Nancy Brinckman, Johnny Duncan, Leo Gorcey, Buddy Gorman, Huntz Hall, Mende Koenig, and Betty Sinclair in Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945)
    Mr. Muggs Rides Again
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1945
  • Buster Crabbe and Al St. John in Shadows of Death (1945)
    Shadows of Death
    6.0
    • assistant director (as Melville P. DeLay)
    • 1945
  • William 'Billy' Benedict, Leo Gorcey, and Huntz Hall in Docks of New York (1945)
    Docks of New York
    6.6
    • assistant director (as Mel Delay)
    • 1945
  • Judy Clark, Roger Pryor, Ruth Robinson, and Constance Worth in The Kid Sister (1945)
    The Kid Sister
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1945
  • Kane Richmond and Joan Woodbury in Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
    Brenda Starr, Reporter
    6.7
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • The Big Show-Off (1945)
    The Big Show-Off
    5.7
    • assistant director (as Mel De Lay)
    • 1945
  • Buster Crabbe and Al St. John in Oath of Vengeance (1944)
    Oath of Vengeance
    5.6
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Edward Earle, Mary Beth Hughes, Robert Lowell, John Miljan, and Vivienne Osborne in I Accuse My Parents (1944)
    I Accuse My Parents
    2.6
    • assistant director
    • 1944
  • Youth Aflame (1944)
    Youth Aflame
    4.2
    • assistant director (as Mel DeLay)
    • 1944
  • Iris Adrian, Charles Collins, and Martha Tilton in Swing Hostess (1944)
    Swing Hostess
    5.9
    • assistant director
    • 1944
  • Buster Crabbe and Al St. John in Rustlers' Hideout (1944)
    Rustlers' Hideout
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1944

Production Manager

  • Last of the Redmen (1947)
    Last of the Redmen
    5.2
    • production manager
    • 1947
  • Warren Mills, Noel Neill, June Preisser, Freddie Stewart, and Jerry Wald in Vacation Days (1947)
    Vacation Days
    4.1
    • production manager (as Mel DeLay)
    • 1947
  • Lita Baron, June Preisser, Freddie Slack, Freddie Stewart, and Freddie Slack and His Orchestra in High School Hero (1946)
    High School Hero
    4.2
    • production manager (as Mel De Lay)
    • 1946
  • Eddie Heywood, Abe Lyman, June Preisser, Freddie Stewart, Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson, and Abe Lyman Orchestra in Junior Prom (1946)
    Junior Prom
    4.2
    • production manager (as Mel DeLay)
    • 1946
  • Jayne Hazard, Robert Kent, Tim Ryan, Minerva Urecal, and Amelita Ward in Who's Guilty? (1945)
    Who's Guilty?
    6.5
    • production manager
    • 1945
  • William 'Billy' Benedict, June Carlson, Gabriel Dell, Johnny Duncan, Leo Gorcey, Buddy Gorman, and Huntz Hall in Come Out Fighting (1945)
    Come Out Fighting
    6.3
    • production manager (as Melville DeLay)
    • 1945
  • Veda Ann Borg, Eddie Quillan, and Kane Richmond in Jungle Raiders (1945)
    Jungle Raiders
    6.6
    • production manager (as Mel Delay)
    • 1945
  • William 'Billy' Benedict, Nancy Brinckman, Johnny Duncan, Leo Gorcey, Buddy Gorman, Huntz Hall, Mende Koenig, and Betty Sinclair in Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945)
    Mr. Muggs Rides Again
    6.1
    • production manager
    • 1945
  • William 'Billy' Benedict, Leo Gorcey, and Huntz Hall in Docks of New York (1945)
    Docks of New York
    6.6
    • production manager
    • 1945
  • Bela Lugosi and Suzanne Kaaren in The Devil Bat (1940)
    The Devil Bat
    5.4
    • production manager
    • 1940
  • Cheryl Walker in Secrets of a Model (1940)
    Secrets of a Model
    5.9
    • production manager (as Melville P. DeLay)
    • 1940
  • Betty Burgess, Matty Kemp, and Jack La Rue in I Demand Payment (1938)
    I Demand Payment
    5.2
    • production manager
    • 1938
  • Rich Relations (1937)
    Rich Relations
    4.3
    • production manager (as Mal DeLay)
    • 1937
  • Murder by Television (1935)
    Murder by Television
    4.1
    • production manager (as Melville Delay)
    • 1935

Producer

  • Jean Porter, John Shelton, Jerry Wald, and Jerry Wald and His Orchestra in Little Miss Broadway (1947)
    Little Miss Broadway
    6.5
    • assistant producer (as Mel De Lay)
    • 1947
  • John Hart and Rosemary La Planche in Jack Armstrong (1947)
    Jack Armstrong
    6.2
    • associate producer (as Mel DeLay)
    • 1947
  • Robert Shaw and Daun Kennedy in Son of the Guardsman (1946)
    Son of the Guardsman
    5.7
    • associate producer (as Mel Delay)
    • 1946
  • Julie Gibson and Lyle Talbot in Chick Carter, Detective (1946)
    Chick Carter, Detective
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Melville P. De Lay
  • Born
    • July 20, 1899
    • Opelika, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • May 3, 1947
    • Saugas, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Nicknames
    • Mel
    • Mell DeLay
    • Mel DeLay
    • Melville DeLay
  • Salary
    • Secrets of a Model
      (1940)
      $160 .00

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