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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 and died in Hollywood, California. Partial filmography Carmen Miranda in Something for the Boys, film directed by Seiler in 1944.
Lewis Seiler. Director: Girls Gone Wild. Lewis Seiler went to Hollywood in 1919 and worked as a gag man and assistant director before directing a number of two-reel comedies. He was closely associated with Tom Mix Westerns during the 1920s.
- Director, Writer, Producer
- September 30, 1890
- Lewis Seiler
- January 8, 1964
The Big Shot: Directed by Lewis Seiler. With Humphrey Bogart, Irene Manning, Richard Travis, Susan Peters. Fearing life in prison for a fourth offense, convict Duke Berne pulls out of an armored car robbery, planned by his crooked lawyer, but he is framed for the robbery anyway.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Lewis Seiler
- 1942-06-13
Lewis Seiler (September 30, 1890 – January 8, 1964) was an American film director. He directed 88 films between 1923 and 1958. He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California.
Find bio, credits and filmography information for Lewis Seiler on AllMovie - In his early twenties, Lewis Seiler trekked from the East Coast to the West to try his luck in the…
- January 1, 1891
- January 1, 1963
King of the Underworld (1939) Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Romance. 6.4. Rate this. After the killing of her husband by friendly fire during a police raid, Dr. Carole Nelson tries to find gangster Joe Gurney to clear her name with the medical board. Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Kay Francis, James Stephenson, John Eldredge.
Assistant director and gagman who made his directorial debut in the mid-1920s. Seiler soon established himself as a capable engineer of low budget actioners spanning a range of genres, from Tom Mix westerns to war films, with an occasional departure into comedy and straight drama.
