Biografie und Filmografie

William A. Seiter

William A. Seiter (10. Juni 1890 – 26. Juli 1964) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmregisseur. Er wurde in New York City geboren. Nach seinem Besuch der Hudson River Military Academy begann Seiter 1915 seine Filmkarriere als Statist in Mack Sennetts Keystone Studios, wo er einen Cowboy doubelte. 1918 wurde er zum Regisseur befördert.

Mitte der 1920er-Jahre war Seiter bei den Universal Studios Hauptregisseur der beliebten Reginald-Denny-Filme, in denen meist seine damalige Ehefrau Laura La Plante (seine zweite Ehefrau war die Schauspielerin Marian Nixon) mitwirkte. In dieser Zeit entstanden auch „The Beautiful and Damned“ und „The Family Secret“.

In der Frühzeit des Tonfilms förderte Seiter das Talent des RKO-Komikerduos Wheeler & Woolsey in so turbulenten Filmen wie „Caught Plastered“ (1931) und „Diplomaniacs“ (1933). Er führte auch Regie bei dem Laurel-und-Hardy-Film „Sons of the Desert“ (1933), ihrem einzigen gemeinsamen Film. Zu seinen weiteren Filmen zählen „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“ und „One Touch of Venus“.

Zu den vielen Stars, die Seiter im Laufe seiner langen Karriere inszenierte, gehörten Shirley Temple, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan, Jack Haley, Deanna Durbin, Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Fred MacMurray, Lucille Ball, Rita Hayworth und die Marx Brothers.

Obwohl viele seiner Filme kleine Glanzstücke waren, produzierte Seiter hin und wieder auch weniger gelungene Filme. Wenn es beispielsweise zu Reibereien mit seinem Star kam – wie im Fall von Lou Costello bei „Little Giant“ (1946) –, rächte sich Seiter, indem er sich penibel an das Drehbuch hielt und jegliche Nuancen oder Kreativität verweigerte (diese Kleinlichkeit mag der Grund dafür gewesen sein, dass eine prominente Schauspielerin der 1930er-Jahre Seiter als den einfallslosesten Regisseur bezeichnete, mit dem sie je zusammengearbeitet hatte). Bei seinen letzten vier Filmen vor seinem Ruhestand 1954 fungierte Seiter sowohl als Produzent als auch als Regisseur. Zu diesen Filmen gehörte „The Lady Wants Nerz“ (1953), eine sanfte Satire auf die damals aktuelle Mode, sich den Mantel selbst zu verdienen.

Er starb im Alter von 74 Jahren in Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, an einem Herzinfarkt.

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Filme (114)

Want Ad Wedding

Want Ad Wedding

1955 · Director

The Wild Bunch

The Wild Bunch

1955 · Director

Make Haste to Live

Make Haste to Live

1954 · Director

Champ for a Day

Champ for a Day

1953 · Director, Producer

The Lady Wants Mink

The Lady Wants Mink

1953 · Director, Associate Producer

Dear Brat

Dear Brat

1951 · Director

Borderline

Borderline

1950 · Director

One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

1948 · Director

Up in Central Park

Up in Central Park

1948 · Director

I'll Be Yours

I'll Be Yours

1947 · Director

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

1946 · Director

Little Giant

Little Giant

1946 · Director

That Night with You

That Night with You

1945 · Director

The Affairs of Susan

The Affairs of Susan

1945 · Director

It's a Pleasure

It's a Pleasure

1945 · Director

Belle of the Yukon

Belle of the Yukon

1944 · Producer, Director

Four Jills in a Jeep

Four Jills in a Jeep

1944 · Director

A Lady Takes a Chance

A Lady Takes a Chance

1943 · Director

Destroyer

Destroyer

1943 · Director

You Were Never Lovelier

You Were Never Lovelier

1942 · Director

Broadway

Broadway

1942 · Director

Appointment for Love

Appointment for Love

1941 · Director

Nice Girl?

Nice Girl?

1941 · Director

Hired Wife

Hired Wife

1940 · Director, Producer

It's a Date

It's a Date

1940 · Director

Allegheny Uprising

Allegheny Uprising

1939 · Director

Susannah of the Mounties

Susannah of the Mounties

1939 · Director

Thanks for Everything

Thanks for Everything

1938 · Director

Room Service

Room Service

1938 · Director

Three Blind Mice

Three Blind Mice

1938 · Director

Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938 · Director

Life Begins in College

Life Begins in College

1937 · Director

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party

1937 · Director

This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937 · Director

Stowaway

Stowaway

1936 · Director

Dimples

Dimples

1936 · Director

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

The Case Against Mrs. Ames

1936 · Director

The Moon's Our Home

The Moon's Our Home

1936 · Director

If You Could Only Cook

If You Could Only Cook

1935 · Director

In Person

In Person

1935 · Director

Orchids to You

Orchids to You

1935 · Director

The Daring Young Man

The Daring Young Man

1935 · Director

Roberta

Roberta

1935 · Director

The Richest Girl in the World

The Richest Girl in the World

1934 · Director

We're Rich Again

We're Rich Again

1934 · Director

Love Birds

Love Birds

1934 · Director

Sing and Like It

Sing and Like It

1934 · Director

Sons of the Desert

Sons of the Desert

1933 · Director, Writer

Chance at Heaven

Chance at Heaven

1933 · Director

Rafter Romance

Rafter Romance

1933 · Director

Professional Sweetheart

Professional Sweetheart

1933 · Director

Diplomaniacs

Diplomaniacs

1933 · Director

Hello, Everybody!

Hello, Everybody!

1933 · Director

If I Had a Million

If I Had a Million

1932 · Director

Hot Saturday

Hot Saturday

1932 · Director

Is My Face Red?

Is My Face Red?

1932 · Director

Young Bride

Young Bride

1932 · Director

Girl Crazy

Girl Crazy

1932 · Director

Peach-o-Reno

Peach-o-Reno

1931 · Director

Way Back Home

Way Back Home

1931 · Director

Caught Plastered

Caught Plastered

1931 · Director

Too Many Cooks

Too Many Cooks

1931 · Director

Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl

1931 · Director, Producer

The Aviator

The Aviator

1931 · Director

Kiss Me Again

Kiss Me Again

1931 · Director

Going Wild

Going Wild

1930 · Director

Sunny

Sunny

1930 · Director

The Truth About Youth

The Truth About Youth

1930 · Director

Back Pay

Back Pay

1930 · Director

The Flirting Widow

The Flirting Widow

1930 · Director, Producer

Strictly Modern

Strictly Modern

1930 · Director

The Love Racket

The Love Racket

1929 · Producer

Footlights and Fools

Footlights and Fools

1929 · Director

Smiling Irish Eyes

Smiling Irish Eyes

1929 · Director

Prisoners

Prisoners

1929 · Director

Why Be Good?

Why Be Good?

1929 · Director

Synthetic Sin

Synthetic Sin

1929 · Director

Outcast

Outcast

1928 · Director

Waterfront

Waterfront

1928 · Director

Happiness Ahead

Happiness Ahead

1928 · Director

Good Morning, Judge

Good Morning, Judge

1928 · Director

Thanks for the Buggy Ride

Thanks for the Buggy Ride

1928 · Director

The Small Bachelor

The Small Bachelor

1927 · Director

Out All Night

Out All Night

1927 · Director

The Cheerful Fraud

The Cheerful Fraud

1926 · Director

Take It from Me

Take It from Me

1926 · Director

Rolling Home

Rolling Home

1926 · Director

Skinner's Dress Suit

Skinner's Dress Suit

1926 · Director, Producer

What Happened to Jones?

What Happened to Jones?

1926 · Director

The Teaser

The Teaser

1925 · Director

Where Was I?

Where Was I?

1925 · Director

Dangerous Innocence

Dangerous Innocence

1925 · Director

The Mad Whirl

The Mad Whirl

1925 · Director

The Fast Worker

The Fast Worker

1924 · Director

Helen's Babies

Helen's Babies

1924 · Director

The Family Secret

The Family Secret

1924 · Director

Listen Lester

Listen Lester

1924 · Director, Adaptation

His Forgotten Wife

His Forgotten Wife

1924 · Director

The White Sin

The White Sin

1924 · Director

Daddies

Daddies

1924 · Director

Little Church Around the Corner

Little Church Around the Corner

1923 · Director

Bell Boy 13

Bell Boy 13

1923 · Director

When Love Comes

When Love Comes

1922 · Director

Up and at 'Em

Up and at 'Em

1922 · Director, Story

The Understudy

The Understudy

1922 · Director

Gay and Devilish

Gay and Devilish

1922 · Director

Boy Crazy

Boy Crazy

1922 · Director

Eden and Return

Eden and Return

1921 · Director

The Foolish Age

The Foolish Age

1921 · Director, Writer

Passing Through

Passing Through

1921 · Director

The Kentucky Colonel

The Kentucky Colonel

1920 · Director

Camouflage

Camouflage

1918 · Director

Oh! What a Day

Oh! What a Day

1918 · Director, Writer

Pierre of the North

Pierre of the North

1913 · The Mail Carrier

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