Lewis Seiler (1890 – 1964) è stato l’emblema del regista-artigiano di Hollywood. Dopo una serie di collaborazioni con il divo del western muto Tom Mix negli anni Venti, si è dedicato a drammi sociali cruenti, thriller con gangster e film di guerra, accumulando una filmografia notevole in cui si trovano titoli celebri come Guadalcanal (1943) e Women’s Prison (1955).
Lewis Seiler (1890 – 1964) was a prime example of a Hollywood journeyman director. After a string of collaborations with silent Western star Tom Mix in the 1920s, he turned to gritty social dramas, gangster thrillers, and war films, racking up a sizeable filmography, which includes acclaimed titles like Guadalcanal Diary (1943) and Women’s Prison (1955).
Filmografia
1958 The True Story of Lynn Stuart
1956 Over-Exposed
1956 Battle Stations
1955 Women's Prison
1954 The Bamboo Prison
1953 The System
1952 Operation Secret
1952 The Winning Team
1951 The Tanks Are Coming
1950 Breakthrough
1948 Whiplash
1946 If I'm Lucky
1945 Doll Face
1945 Molly and Me
1944 Something for the Boys
1943 Guadalcanal Diary
1942 Pittsburgh
1942 The Big Shot
1941 You're in the Army Now
1941 The Smiling Ghost
1941 International Squadron
1941 Kisses for Breakfast
1940 South of Suez
1940 Tugboat Annie Sails Again
1940 Murder in the Air
1940 Flight Angels
1940 It All Came True
1939 Dust Be My Destiny
1939 Hell's Kitchen
1939 The Kid from Kokomo
1939 You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 King of the Underworld
1938 Heart of the North
1938 Penrod's Double Trouble
1938 Crime School
1938 He Couldn't Say No
1937 Turn Off the Moon
1936 Career Woman
1936 Star for a Night
1936 The First Baby
1936 Here Comes Trouble
1936 Paddy O'Day
1935 Ginger
1935 Asegure a su mujer
1935 Charlie Chan in Paris
1934 Frontier Marshal
1933 No dejes la puerta abierta
1932 Deception
1932 No Greater Love
1931 Mi último amor
1931 La ley del harem
1931 Hay que casar al príncipe
1931 El impostor
1931 Die große Fahrt
1929 A Song of Kentucky
1929 Girls Gone Wild
1929 The Ghost Talks
1928 The Air Circus
1928 Square Crooks
1927 Wolf Fangs
1927 Tumbling River
1927 Outlaws of Red River
1927 The Last Trail
1926 The Great K & A Train Robbery
1926 No Man's Gold
1924 Darwin Was Right
