Lewis Seiler

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Lewis Seiler

Born September 30, 1890 · New York City, New York, USA

Died January 8, 1964 · aged 73

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.

Known For

Dust Be My DestinyDust Be My Destiny · 1939
Dust Be My Destiny
★ 6.51939
MovieCrimeDrama
Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.
Guadalcanal DiaryGuadalcanal Diary · 1943
Guadalcanal Diary
★ 5.61943
MovieActionWar
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.
WhiplashWhiplash · 1948
Whiplash
★ 5.01948
MovieDrama
An artist follows a woman from California to New York, where he boxes for her mobster husband.
It All Came TrueIt All Came True · 1940
It All Came True
★ 5.81940
MovieComedyCrime
After crooked nightclub owner murders a police informant, he blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding house.
Girls Gone WildGirls Gone Wild · 1929
Girls Gone Wild
★ 9.01929
MovieDrama
In his last film, silent star William Russell plays the motorcycle policeman father of one of the restless and reckless new generation of late 1920s youth. The film was controversial as an early example of the rising tide of violence and disrespect for the law that would become key themes in the 1930s.
Murder in the AirMurder in the Air · 1940
Murder in the Air
★ 5.11940
MovieActionThriller
Enemy agents are everywhere and they are sabotaging all important war deliveries. The body of a hobo found in a train wreck had a money belt with $50,000 and a tattoo of a circle and arrow. This is a tattoo for saboteurs for hire and Brass must impersonate the dead man to find out what his orders are. As Steve Coe, he meets with the band of enemy agents in California and everything goes well until the wife of the dead 'Hobo' shows up. Luckily, Gabby is able to save Brass and Brass learns what is his assignment. He is to board the USN airship 'Mason', which is testing the super secret Inertia Projector, and destroy the airship.
The Big ShotThe Big Shot · 1942
The Big Shot
★ 6.21942
MovieCrimeDrama
Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunted by his past and goaded by his cohorts, he joins in planning an armoured car robbery.
The Winning TeamThe Winning Team · 1952
The Winning Team
★ 6.11952
MovieDramaRomance
Poor health and alcoholism force Grover Cleveland Alexander out of baseball, but through his wife's faithful efforts, he gets a chance for a comeback and redemption.

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