Portrait of William A. Seiter

Directing

William A. Seiter

Career

Active from 1913 to 1956, busiest in 1924 and 1931 with 7 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William A. Seiter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.8, average 4.1
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 6
  • Nostalgic Charm 6
  • Classic Hollywood 6
  • Feel-Good 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Situational Humor 3
  • Romantic Comedy 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Heartwarming 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

114
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

7 titles ยท average score 51
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)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Lady Wants Mink
The Lady Wants Mink (1953)

Associate Producer, Director

Champ for a Day
Champ for a Day (1953)

Producer, Director

Dear Brat
Dear Brat (1951)

Director

Borderline
Borderline (1950)
GoodWatch score 43

Director

1940s

18 titles ยท average score 61
One Touch of Venus
One Touch of Venus (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Little Giant
Little Giant (1946)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

The Affairs of Susan
The Affairs of Susan (1945)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

It's a Pleasure
It's a Pleasure (1945)
GoodWatch score 45

Director

Belle of the Yukon
Belle of the Yukon (1944)
GoodWatch score 42

Producer, Director

Four Jills in a Jeep
Four Jills in a Jeep (1944)
GoodWatch score 60

Director

Destroyer
Destroyer (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

A Lady Takes a Chance
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

You Were Never Lovelier
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

Nice Girl?
Nice Girl? (1941)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Appointment for Love
Appointment for Love (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

It's a Date
It's a Date (1940)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

1930s

46 titles ยท average score 60
Allegheny Uprising
Allegheny Uprising (1939)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Room Service
Room Service (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

In Person
In Person (1935)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Roberta
Roberta (1935)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Sons of the Desert
Sons of the Desert (1933)
GoodWatch score 88

Director, Writer

Professional Sweetheart
Professional Sweetheart (1933)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

Diplomaniacs
Diplomaniacs (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Chance at Heaven
Chance at Heaven (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

If I Had a Million
If I Had a Million (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

Director

Way Back Home
Way Back Home (1931)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Caught Plastered
Caught Plastered (1931)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

1920s

40 titles ยท average score 71
Why Be Good?
Why Be Good? (1929)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Footlights and Fools
Footlights and Fools (1929)

Director

Synthetic Sin
Synthetic Sin (1929)

Director

What Happened to Jones?
What Happened to Jones? (1926)

Director

Skinner's Dress Suit
Skinner's Dress Suit (1926)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Producer

The Cheerful Fraud
The Cheerful Fraud (1926)

Director

The Mad Whirl
The Mad Whirl (1925)

Director

Daddies
Daddies (1924)

Director

Helen's Babies
Helen's Babies (1924)

Director

The Family Secret
The Family Secret (1924)

Director

Little Church Around the Corner
Little Church Around the Corner (1923)

Director

Bell Boy 13
Bell Boy 13 (1923)

Director

1910s

3 titles
Camouflage
Camouflage (1918)

Director

Oh! What a Day
Oh! What a Day (1918)

Writer, Director

Pierre of the North
Pierre of the North (1913)

as The Mail Carrier