William A. Seiter (1890–1964)

Director | Producer | Writer

Originally a writer and artist, William A. Seiter entered films with Selig. He worked from 1915 as ...

Born: June 10, 1890
Died: July 26, 1964 (age 74)

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Filmography

Known For

The Cheerful Fraud Director (1926)
This Is My Affair Director (1937)
Up and at 'Em Director (1922)
Known For

One Touch of Venus Director (1948)
Director

The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1956-1960)
The Alaskans (1959)
Love That Jill (1958)
Cavalcade of America (1956-1957)
Have Camera Will Travel (1956)
Chevron Hall of Stars (1956)
The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1956)
Four Star Playhouse (1954-1956)
Schlitz Playhouse (1955)
My Favorite Husband (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
Stage 7 (1955)
TV Reader's Digest (1955)
Make Haste to Live (1954)
Champ for a Day (1953)
The Lady Wants Mink (1953)
Dear Brat (1951)
Borderline (1950)
Gems of Song (1949)
One Touch of Venus (1948)
Up in Central Park (1948)
I'll Be Yours (1947)
Lover Come Back (1946)
Little Giant (1946)
That Night with You (1945)
It's a Pleasure (1945)
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
Destroyer (1943)
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
Broadway (1942)
Appointment for Love (1941)
Nice Girl? (1941)
Hired Wife (1940)
It's a Date (1940)
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
The Little Princess (1939)
Thanks for Everything (1938)
Room Service (1938)
Three Blind Mice (1938)
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938)
Life Begins in College (1937)
The Life of the Party (1937)
This Is My Affair (1937)
Stowaway (1936)
Dimples (1936)
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
The Moon's Our Home (1936)
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
In Person (1935)
Orchids to You (1935)
The Daring Young Man (1935)
Roberta (1935)
The Richest Girl in the World (1934)
We're Rich Again (1934)
Sing and Like It (1934)
Love Birds (1934)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
Chance at Heaven (1933)
Rafter Romance (1933)
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
Diplomaniacs (1933)
Hello, Everybody! (1933)
If I Had a Million (1932)
Hot Saturday (1932)
Is My Face Red? (1932)
Young Bride (1932)
Girl Crazy (1932)
Peach O'Reno (1931)
Way Back Home (1931)
Caught Plastered (1931)
Too Many Cooks (1931)
Big Business Girl (1931)
L'aviateur (1931)
Kiss Me Again (1931)
Going Wild (1930)
Sunny (1930)
The Truth About Youth (1930)
Back Pay (1930)
The Flirting Widow (1930)
Strictly Modern (1930)
Synthetic Wife (1929)
The Love Racket (1929)
Footlights and Fools (1929)
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
Prisoners (1929)
Why Be Good? (1929)
Synthetic Sin (1929)
Outcast (1928)
Waterfront (1928)
Happiness Ahead (1928)
Good Morning, Judge (1928)
Thanks for the Buggy Ride (1928)
The Small Bachelor (1927)
Out All Night (1927)
The Cheerful Fraud (1926)
Take It from Me (1926)
Rolling Home (1926)
Skinner's Dress Suit (1926)
What Happened to Jones? (1926)
Where Was I? (1925)
The Teaser (1925)
Dangerous Innocence (1925)
The Mad Whirl (1925)
The Fast Worker (1924)
Helen's Babies (1924)
The Family Secret (1924)
Listen Lester (1924)
His Forgotten Wife (1924)
The White Sin (1924)
Daddies (1924)
Little Church Around the Corner (1923)
Bell Boy 13 (1923)
When Love Comes (1922)
Up and at 'Em (1922)
The Understudy (1922)
Gay and Devilish (1922)
Boy Crazy (1922)
Eden and Return (1921)
The Foolish Age (1921)
Passing Through (1921)
Hearts and Masks (1921)
The Kentucky Colonel (1920)
A Sure Cure (1919)
The Little Dears (1919)
Moving Day (1919)
His Own Medicine (1919)
Why Divorce? (1919)
Honeymooning (1919)
He Did and He Didn't (1919)
Close to Nature (1919)
After the Bawl (1919)
Their Day of Rest (1919)
In a Pinch (1919)
Beauties and Bombs (1918)
Beach Birds (1918)
Love and Lunch (1918)
In and Out (1918)
Some Baby! (1918)
Camouflage (1918)
Ain't It So? (1918)
The Fly Ball (1918)
Oh! What a Day (1918)
Gold-Bricking Cupid (1915)
Director

The Honeymoon Roll (1915)
Producer

Make Haste to Live (1954)
Champ for a Day (1953)
The Lady Wants Mink (1953)
Borderline (1950)
One Touch of Venus (1948)
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
Hired Wife (1940)
Big Business Girl (1931)
Back Pay (1930)
The Flirting Widow (1930)
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
The Cheerful Fraud (1926)
Producer

Skinner's Dress Suit (1926)
Writer

Sons of the Desert (1933)
The Cheerful Fraud (1926)
Listen Lester (1924)
Up and at 'Em (1922)
The Foolish Age (1921)
The Fatal Flower (1918)
Some Baby! (1918)
Ain't It So? (1918)
The Fly Ball (1918)
Oh! What a Day (1918)
All 'Fur' Her (1918)
Writer

The Recruit (1918)
Actor

Synthetic Sin Policeman (1929)
The City of Stars Director (1924)
The Honeymoon Roll (1915)
The Great Ruby Mystery Ingvar Brutt (1915)
When Their Wives Joined the Regiment (1914)
Cruel, Cruel World! (1914)
Pierre of the North The Mail Carrier (1913)
Actor

The Three Wise Men Joseph (1913)
Additional Crew

Borderline (1950)
On the Avenue (1937)

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations.

Did You Know

He is especially remembered for his handling of comedy. In his long career, he made films with Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, The Ritz Brothers, Shirley Temple, W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and Bud Abbott and Lou ...