Lewis Seiler
Lewis Seiler (September 30, 1890 – January 8, 1964) was an American film director. He directed more than 80 films between 1923 and 1958. Seiler was born in New York City,[1] and died in UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, Los Angeles.[2]
Also recorded as Lou Seiler
Lewis Seiler
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- Born
- 1890 · New York City.
- Died
- 1964 · UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter · director
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Lewis Seiler (September 30, 1890 – January 8, 1964) was an American film director. He directed more than 80 films between 1923 and 1958. Seiler was born in New York City,[1] and died in UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, Los Angeles.[2]
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• Illustration — Carmen Miranda in Something for the Boys (1944) • A Bankrupt Honeymoon (1926) • The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) • No Man's Gold (1926) • Wolf Fangs (1927) • The Ghost Talks (1929) • Girls Gone Wild (1929) • Frontier Marshal (1934) • Charlie Chan in Paris (1935) • He Couldn't Say No (1938) • Crime School (1938) • Heart of the North (1938) • You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939) • Hell's Kitchen (1939) • Dust Be My Destiny (1939) • King of the Underworld (1939) • Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) • Flight Angels (1940) • It All Came True (1940) • South of Suez (1940) • The Big Shot (1942) • Beyond the Line of Duty (1942) • Pittsburgh (1942) • Guadalcanal Diary (1943) • Something for the Boys (1944) • Whiplash (1948) • The Winning Team (1952) • The System (1953) • Women's Prison (1955) • Battle Stations (1956) • Over-Exposed (1956) • The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)
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The authorities additionally record the heading Lou Seiler.
Suzanne Dalbert and Greg McClure in Breakthrough (1950) - publicity still (cropped)
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Advertisement for the American comedy film Darwin Was Right (1924), on page 31 of the October 29, 1924 Variety.
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1964
Lewis Seiler died at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center.
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- 1.David Quinlan. The Illustrated Guide to Film Directors. Barnes and Noble Books. 269. 1983. 0-389-20408-0.
- 2.Lewis Seiler, Pioneer Film Director, Dies. Los Angeles Times. 18. 1964-01-11.
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