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William A. Seiter

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Nascita
10 giugno 1890 · New York City, New York, USA
Morte
26 luglio 1964

Biografia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William A. Seiter (June 10, 1890 - July 26, 1964) was an American film director. He was born in New York City. After attending Hudson River Military Academy, Seiter broke into films in 1915 as a bit player at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios, doubling a cowboy. He graduated to director in 1918. At Universal Studios in the mid-1920s, Seiter was principal director of the popular Reginald Denny vehicles, most of which co-starred Seiter's then wife Laura La Plante (his second wife was actress Marian Nixon). This period also included The Beautiful and Damned and The Family Secret. In the early talkie era, Seiter helped nurture the talents of RKO's comedy duo Wheeler & Woolsey in such rollicking features as Caught Plastered (1931) and Diplomaniacs (1933). He also directed the Laurel and Hardy feature Sons of the Desert (1933), their only film together. Other films include Sunny, Going Wild, Kiss Me Again, Hot Saturday, Way Back Home, Girl Crazy, Rafter Romance, Roberta, Room Service, Susannah of the Mounties, Allegheny Uprising, You Were Never Lovelier, Up in Central Park, and One Touch of Venus. Among the many stars directed by Seiter during his long career were Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan, Jack Haley, Deanna Durbin, Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Fred MacMurray, Lucille Ball, Rita Hayworth and the Marx Brothers. While many of his films were minor gems, Seiter was capable of turning out bad movies once in a while. For example, if he ran into friction from his star—as was the case with Lou Costello in 1946's Little Giant -- Seiter would get even by adhering religiously to the script, refusing to add any nuance or creativity to the project (this pettiness may have been the reason that one prominent actress of the 1930s referred to Seiter as the most unimaginative director she'd ever worked with). On his final four films, before he retired in 1954, Seiter functioned as both producer and director. These films included The Lady Wants Mink (1953), a gentle satire of the then topical "raise your own coat" craze. He died in Beverly Hills, California, of a heart attack, aged 74.

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Locandina di I figli del deserto
I figli del deserto
Film · 1933 · ★ 7,1
Locandina di Servizio in camera
Servizio in camera
Film · 1938 · ★ 6,5
Locandina di Non sei mai stata così bella
Non sei mai stata così bella
Film · 1942 · ★ 7,1
Locandina di Se avessi un milione
Se avessi un milione
Film · 1932 · ★ 6,5
Locandina di Roberta
Roberta
Film · 1935 · ★ 7,1
Locandina di Il bacio di Venere
Il bacio di Venere
Film · 1948 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di Il primo ribelle
Il primo ribelle
Film · 1939 · ★ 5,9
Locandina di Guerra di sessi
Guerra di sessi
Film · 1950 · ★ 5,6
Locandina di Cin cin
Cin cin
Film · 1936 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di La signorina e il cow-boy
La signorina e il cow-boy
Film · 1943 · ★ 5,9
Locandina di Hot Saturday
Hot Saturday
Film · 1932 · ★ 6,5
Locandina di Il piccolo gigante
Il piccolo gigante
Film · 1946 · ★ 5,3

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