George Seaton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. George Seaton (April 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979) was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theatre director. Born George Stenius in South Bend, Indiana, Seaton moved to Detroit after graduating from college to work as an actor on radio station WXYZ. John L. Barrett played The Lone Ranger on test broadcasts of the series in early January 1933, but when the program became part of the regular schedule Seaton was cast in the title role. In later years he claimed to have devised the cry "Hi-yo, Silver" because he couldn't whistle for his horse as the script required. Seaton joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a contract writer in 1933. His first major screen credit was the Marx Brothers comedy A Day at the Races in 1937. In the early 1940s he joined 20th Century Fox, where he remained for the rest of the decade, writing scripts for Moon Over Miami, Coney Island, Charley's Aunt, The Song of Bernadette, and others before making his directorial debut with Diamond Horseshoe in 1945. From this point on he was credited as both screenwriter and director for most of his films, including The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Miracle on 34th Street, Apartment for Peggy, Chicken Every Sunday, The Big Lift, For Heaven's Sake, Little Boy Lost, The Country Girl, and The Proud and Profane. But Not Goodbye, Seaton's 1944 Broadway debut as a playwright, closed after only 23 performances, although it later was adapted for the 1946 film ...
Miracle on 34th Street
(1947)
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others ... (more)
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others ... (more)
36 Hours (1964)
Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him. (more)
Germans kidnap an American major and try to convince him that World War II is over, so that they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him. (more)
Airport (1970)
Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. (more)
Melodrama about a bomber on board an airplane, an airport almost closed by snow, and various personal problems of the people involved. (more)
Teacher's Pet (1958)
A rugged city editor poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor. (more)
A rugged city editor poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor. (more)
Little Boy Lost (1953)
A war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during WW II married a French girl who was murdered by the Nazis. After the war he returns to to try to find his son, whom he lost during a bombing raid but has been told is living in an orphanage in Paris. (more)
A war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during WW II married a French girl who was murdered by the Nazis. After the war he returns to to try to find his son, whom he lost during a bombing raid but has been told is living in an orphanage in Paris. (more)
The Country Girl
(1954)
An ex-theater actor is given one more chance to star in a musical yet his alcoholism may prevent it from happening. (more)
An ex-theater actor is given one more chance to star in a musical yet his alcoholism may prevent it from happening. (more)
Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie ... (more)
Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie ... (more)
The Hook (1963)
Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier. (more)
Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier. (more)
Anything Can Happen (1952)
A quirky relationship unfolds between an immigrant and an all-American folk music fan. (more)
A quirky relationship unfolds between an immigrant and an all-American folk music fan. (more)
Chicken Every Sunday (1949)
A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes. (more)
A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes. (more)
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men object to her at first, she soon charms them all, especially the handsome young head of the company. Their romance ... (more)
In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men object to her at first, she soon charms them all, especially the handsome young head of the company. Their romance ... (more)
Junior Miss (1945)
A Manhattan family's Christmas season turns topsy-turvy when 13-year-old Judy Graves mistakenly thinks her newly-arrived visiting uncle has just been released from prison. (more)
A Manhattan family's Christmas season turns topsy-turvy when 13-year-old Judy Graves mistakenly thinks her newly-arrived visiting uncle has just been released from prison. (more)
Showdown (1973)
Two men who have been friends since childhood find themselves on opposite ends of the law. (more)
Two men who have been friends since childhood find themselves on opposite ends of the law. (more)
Apartment for Peggy (1948)
Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is changed by Peggy Taylor, a chipper young mother-to-be who charms him into renting out his attic as an apartment for her and her husband Jason, a former GI struggling to ... (more)
Professor Henry Barnes decides he's lived long enough and contemplates suicide. His attitude is changed by Peggy Taylor, a chipper young mother-to-be who charms him into renting out his attic as an apartment for her and her husband Jason, a former GI struggling to ... (more)
For Heaven's Sake (1950)
An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born. (more)
An angel takes on human form in order to persuade a theatrical couple to finally consummate their child that has been waiting to be born. (more)
Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot (1957)
Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot tells the story of Virginia's role in American Independence (up to the point of voting to propose independence at the Second Continental Congress), from the point of view of John Fry (played by a young Jack Lord), a fictional ... (more)
Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot tells the story of Virginia's role in American Independence (up to the point of voting to propose independence at the Second Continental Congress), from the point of view of John Fry (played by a young Jack Lord), a fictional ... (more)
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany. (more)
Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany. (more)
The Pleasure of His Company (1961)
Just as San Francisco debutante, Jessica Poole, is set to get married, her absentee father arrives, disrupting the household of his ex-wife. Is he there to break up the wedding? Or to steal back his ex-wife? Or is he finally ready to be a father after all these years? (more)
Just as San Francisco debutante, Jessica Poole, is set to get married, her absentee father arrives, disrupting the household of his ex-wife. Is he there to break up the wedding? Or to steal back his ex-wife? Or is he finally ready to be a father after all these years? (more)
Hollywood Without Make-Up
(1963)
A collection of behind the scenes and home movies from the golden age of Hollywood. (more)
A collection of behind the scenes and home movies from the golden age of Hollywood. (more)
The Big Lift
(1950)
The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two NCOs. (more)
The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two NCOs. (more)