William A. Seiter (1890–1964)
Director | Producer | Writer
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Filmography
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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
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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)
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![The Millionaire]( "The Millionaire")
The Millionaire (1955) -
![Screen Directors Playhouse]( "Screen Directors Playhouse")
Screen Directors Playhouse (1955) -
![Stage 7]( "Stage 7")
Stage 7 (1955) -
![TV Reader's Digest]( "TV Reader's Digest")
TV Reader's Digest (1955) -
![Make Haste to Live]( "Make Haste to Live")
Make Haste to Live (1954) -
![Champ for a Day]( "Champ for a Day")
Champ for a Day (1953) -
![The Lady Wants Mink]( "The Lady Wants Mink")
The Lady Wants Mink (1953) -
![Dear Brat]( "Dear Brat")
Dear Brat (1951) -
![Borderline]( "Borderline")
Borderline (1950) -
Gems of Song (1949)
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![One Touch of Venus]( "One Touch of Venus")
One Touch of Venus (1948) -
![Up in Central Park]( "Up in Central Park")
Up in Central Park (1948) -
![I'll Be Yours]( "I'll Be Yours")
I'll Be Yours (1947) -
![Lover Come Back]( "Lover Come Back")
Lover Come Back (1946) -
![Little Giant]( "Little Giant")
Little Giant (1946) -
![That Night with You]( "That Night with You")
That Night with You (1945) -
![It's a Pleasure]( "It's a Pleasure")
It's a Pleasure (1945) -
![The Affairs of Susan]( "The Affairs of Susan")
The Affairs of Susan (1945) -
![Belle of the Yukon]( "Belle of the Yukon")
Belle of the Yukon (1944) -
![Four Jills in a Jeep]( "Four Jills in a Jeep")
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944) -
![A Lady Takes a Chance]( "A Lady Takes a Chance")
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) -
![Destroyer]( "Destroyer")
Destroyer (1943) -
![You Were Never Lovelier]( "You Were Never Lovelier")
You Were Never Lovelier (1942) -
![Broadway]( "Broadway")
Broadway (1942) -
![Appointment for Love]( "Appointment for Love")
Appointment for Love (1941) -
![Nice Girl?]( "Nice Girl?")
Nice Girl? (1941) -
![Hired Wife]( "Hired Wife")
Hired Wife (1940) -
![It's a Date]( "It's a Date")
It's a Date (1940) -
![Allegheny Uprising]( "Allegheny Uprising")
Allegheny Uprising (1939) -
![Susannah of the Mounties]( "Susannah of the Mounties")
Susannah of the Mounties (1939) -
![The Little Princess]( "The Little Princess")
The Little Princess (1939) -
![Thanks for Everything]( "Thanks for Everything")
Thanks for Everything (1938) -
![Room Service]( "Room Service")
Room Service (1938) -
![Three Blind Mice]( "Three Blind Mice")
Three Blind Mice (1938) -
![Sally, Irene and Mary]( "Sally, Irene and Mary")
Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) -
![Life Begins in College]( "Life Begins in College")
Life Begins in College (1937) -
![The Life of the Party]( "The Life of the Party")
The Life of the Party (1937) -
![This Is My Affair]( "This Is My Affair")
This Is My Affair (1937) -
![Stowaway]( "Stowaway")
Stowaway (1936) -
![Dimples]( "Dimples")
Dimples (1936) -
![The Case Against Mrs. Ames]( "The Case Against Mrs. Ames")
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936) -
![The Moon's Our Home]( "The Moon's Our Home")
The Moon's Our Home (1936) -
![If You Could Only Cook]( "If You Could Only Cook")
If You Could Only Cook (1935) -
![In Person]( "In Person")
In Person (1935) -
![Orchids to You]( "Orchids to You")
Orchids to You (1935) -
![The Daring Young Man]( "The Daring Young Man")
The Daring Young Man (1935) -
![Roberta]( "Roberta")
Roberta (1935) -
![The Richest Girl in the World]( "The Richest Girl in the World")
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![We're Rich Again]( "We're Rich Again")
We're Rich Again (1934) -
![Sing and Like It]( "Sing and Like It")
Sing and Like It (1934) -
![Love Birds]( "Love Birds")
Love Birds (1934) -
![Sons of the Desert]( "Sons of the Desert")
Sons of the Desert (1933) -
![Chance at Heaven]( "Chance at Heaven")
Chance at Heaven (1933) -
![Rafter Romance]( "Rafter Romance")
Rafter Romance (1933) -
![Professional Sweetheart]( "Professional Sweetheart")
Professional Sweetheart (1933) -
![Diplomaniacs]( "Diplomaniacs")
Diplomaniacs (1933) -
![Hello, Everybody!]( "Hello, Everybody!")
Hello, Everybody! (1933) -
![If I Had a Million]( "If I Had a Million")
If I Had a Million (1932) -
![Hot Saturday]( "Hot Saturday")
Hot Saturday (1932) -
![Is My Face Red?]( "Is My Face Red?")
Is My Face Red? (1932) -
![Young Bride]( "Young Bride")
Young Bride (1932) -
![Girl Crazy]( "Girl Crazy")
Girl Crazy (1932) -
![Peach O'Reno]( "Peach O'Reno")
Peach O'Reno (1931) -
![Way Back Home]( "Way Back Home")
Way Back Home (1931) -
![Caught Plastered]( "Caught Plastered")
Caught Plastered (1931) -
![Too Many Cooks]( "Too Many Cooks")
Too Many Cooks (1931) -
![Big Business Girl]( "Big Business Girl")
Big Business Girl (1931) -
L'aviateur (1931)
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![Kiss Me Again]( "Kiss Me Again")
Kiss Me Again (1931) -
![Going Wild]( "Going Wild")
Going Wild (1930) -
![Sunny]( "Sunny")
Sunny (1930) -
![The Truth About Youth]( "The Truth About Youth")
The Truth About Youth (1930) -
![Back Pay]( "Back Pay")
Back Pay (1930) -
![The Flirting Widow]( "The Flirting Widow")
The Flirting Widow (1930) -
![Strictly Modern]( "Strictly Modern")
Strictly Modern (1930) -
Synthetic Wife (1929)
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![The Love Racket]( "The Love Racket")
The Love Racket (1929) -
![Footlights and Fools]( "Footlights and Fools")
Footlights and Fools (1929) -
![Smiling Irish Eyes]( "Smiling Irish Eyes")
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929) -
![Prisoners]( "Prisoners")
Prisoners (1929) -
![Why Be Good?]( "Why Be Good?")
Why Be Good? (1929) -
![Synthetic Sin]( "Synthetic Sin")
Synthetic Sin (1929) -
![Outcast]( "Outcast")
Outcast (1928) -
![Waterfront]( "Waterfront")
Waterfront (1928) -
![Happiness Ahead]( "Happiness Ahead")
Happiness Ahead (1928) -
![Good Morning, Judge]( "Good Morning, Judge")
Good Morning, Judge (1928) -
![Thanks for the Buggy Ride]( "Thanks for the Buggy Ride")
Thanks for the Buggy Ride (1928) -
![The Small Bachelor]( "The Small Bachelor")
The Small Bachelor (1927) -
![Out All Night]( "Out All Night")
Out All Night (1927) -
![The Cheerful Fraud]( "The Cheerful Fraud")
The Cheerful Fraud (1926) -
![Take It from Me]( "Take It from Me")
Take It from Me (1926) -
![Rolling Home]( "Rolling Home")
Rolling Home (1926) -
![Skinner's Dress Suit]( "Skinner's Dress Suit")
Skinner's Dress Suit (1926) -
![What Happened to Jones?]( "What Happened to Jones?")
What Happened to Jones? (1926) -
![Where Was I?]( "Where Was I?")
Where Was I? (1925) -
![The Teaser]( "The Teaser")
The Teaser (1925) -
![Dangerous Innocence]( "Dangerous Innocence")
Dangerous Innocence (1925) -
![The Mad Whirl]( "The Mad Whirl")
The Mad Whirl (1925) -
![The Fast Worker]( "The Fast Worker")
The Fast Worker (1924) -
![Helen's Babies]( "Helen's Babies")
Helen's Babies (1924) -
![The Family Secret]( "The Family Secret")
The Family Secret (1924) -
![Listen Lester]( "Listen Lester")
Listen Lester (1924) -
![His Forgotten Wife]( "His Forgotten Wife")
His Forgotten Wife (1924) -
![The White Sin]( "The White Sin")
The White Sin (1924) -
![Daddies]( "Daddies")
Daddies (1924) -
![Little Church Around the Corner]( "Little Church Around the Corner")
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![Bell Boy 13]( "Bell Boy 13")
Bell Boy 13 (1923) -
![When Love Comes]( "When Love Comes")
When Love Comes (1922) -
![Up and at 'Em]( "Up and at 'Em")
Up and at 'Em (1922) -
The Understudy (1922)
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Gay and Devilish (1922)
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Boy Crazy (1922)
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Eden and Return (1921)
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The Foolish Age (1921)
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![Passing Through]( "Passing Through")
Passing Through (1921) -
![Hearts and Masks]( "Hearts and Masks")
Hearts and Masks (1921) -
![The Kentucky Colonel]( "The Kentucky Colonel")
The Kentucky Colonel (1920) -
A Sure Cure (1919)
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The Little Dears (1919)
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Moving Day (1919)
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![His Own Medicine]( "His Own Medicine")
His Own Medicine (1919) -
![Why Divorce?]( "Why Divorce?")
Why Divorce? (1919) -
![Honeymooning]( "Honeymooning")
Honeymooning (1919) -
![He Did and He Didn't]( "He Did and He Didn't")
He Did and He Didn't (1919) -
![Close to Nature]( "Close to Nature")
Close to Nature (1919) -
![After the Bawl]( "After the Bawl")
After the Bawl (1919) -
![Their Day of Rest]( "Their Day of Rest")
Their Day of Rest (1919) -
![In a Pinch]( "In a Pinch")
In a Pinch (1919) -
![Beauties and Bombs]( "Beauties and Bombs")
Beauties and Bombs (1918) -
![Beach Birds]( "Beach Birds")
Beach Birds (1918) -
![Love and Lunch]( "Love and Lunch")
Love and Lunch (1918) -
![In and Out]( "In and Out")
In and Out (1918) -
Some Baby! (1918)
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![Camouflage]( "Camouflage")
Camouflage (1918) -
Ain't It So? (1918)
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![The Fly Ball]( "The Fly Ball")
The Fly Ball (1918) -
![Oh! What a Day]( "Oh! What a Day")
Oh! What a Day (1918) -
Gold-Bricking Cupid (1915)
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Director
![The Honeymoon Roll]( "The Honeymoon Roll")
The Honeymoon Roll (1915) -
Producer
![Make Haste to Live]( "Make Haste to Live")
Make Haste to Live (1954) -
![Champ for a Day]( "Champ for a Day")
Champ for a Day (1953) -
![The Lady Wants Mink]( "The Lady Wants Mink")
The Lady Wants Mink (1953) -
![Borderline]( "Borderline")
Borderline (1950) -
![One Touch of Venus]( "One Touch of Venus")
One Touch of Venus (1948) -
![Belle of the Yukon]( "Belle of the Yukon")
Belle of the Yukon (1944) -
![Hired Wife]( "Hired Wife")
Hired Wife (1940) -
![Big Business Girl]( "Big Business Girl")
Big Business Girl (1931) -
![Back Pay]( "Back Pay")
Back Pay (1930) -
![The Flirting Widow]( "The Flirting Widow")
The Flirting Widow (1930) -
![Smiling Irish Eyes]( "Smiling Irish Eyes")
Smiling Irish Eyes (1929) -
![The Cheerful Fraud]( "The Cheerful Fraud")
The Cheerful Fraud (1926) -
Producer
![Skinner's Dress Suit]( "Skinner's Dress Suit")
Skinner's Dress Suit (1926) -
Writer
![Sons of the Desert]( "Sons of the Desert")
Sons of the Desert (1933) -
![The Cheerful Fraud]( "The Cheerful Fraud")
The Cheerful Fraud (1926) -
![Listen Lester]( "Listen Lester")
Listen Lester (1924) -
![Up and at 'Em]( "Up and at 'Em")
Up and at 'Em (1922) -
The Foolish Age (1921)
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The Fatal Flower (1918)
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Some Baby! (1918)
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Ain't It So? (1918)
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![The Fly Ball]( "The Fly Ball")
The Fly Ball (1918) -
![Oh! What a Day]( "Oh! What a Day")
Oh! What a Day (1918) -
![All 'Fur' Her]( "All 'Fur' Her")
All 'Fur' Her (1918) -
Writer
![The Recruit]( "The Recruit")
The Recruit (1918) -
Actor
![Synthetic Sin]( "Synthetic Sin")
Synthetic Sin Policeman (1929) -
The City of Stars Director (1924)
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![The Honeymoon Roll]( "The Honeymoon Roll")
The Honeymoon Roll (1915) -
![The Great Ruby Mystery]( "The Great Ruby Mystery")
The Great Ruby Mystery Ingvar Brutt (1915) -
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![Cruel, Cruel World!]( "Cruel, Cruel World!")
Cruel, Cruel World! (1914) -
Pierre of the North The Mail Carrier (1913)
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ActorThe Three Wise Men Joseph (1913)
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Additional Crew
![Borderline]( "Borderline")
Borderline (1950) -
![On the Avenue]( "On the Avenue")
On the Avenue (1937)
All Filmography
Awards
1 win & 3 nominations.Did You Know
Trivia
Grandfather of Ted Griffin
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
William Alfred Seiter
New York City, New York, USA
Died
(age 74)
Beverly Hills, California, USA
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