Portrait of Lewis Seiler

Directing

Lewis Seiler

Career

Active from 1923 to 1958, busiest in 1939 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Tanks Are Coming
The Tanks Are Coming
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lewis Seiler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.3, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 6
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Historical Crime 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Action 2
  • Uplifting 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Courage and Sacrifice 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 62
The True Story of Lynn Stuart
The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Battle Stations
Battle Stations (1956)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Over-Exposed
Over-Exposed (1956)
GoodWatch score 50

Director

Women's Prison
Women's Prison (1955)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

The Bamboo Prison
The Bamboo Prison (1954)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The System
The System (1953)

Director

The Winning Team
The Winning Team (1952)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Operation Secret
Operation Secret (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Tanks Are Coming
The Tanks Are Coming (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Breakthrough
Breakthrough (1950)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1940s

19 titles ยท average score 55
Whiplash
Whiplash (1948)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

If I'm Lucky
If I'm Lucky (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Doll Face
Doll Face (1945)
GoodWatch score 42

Director

Something for the Boys
Something for the Boys (1944)
GoodWatch score 59

Director

Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Big Shot
The Big Shot (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

You're in the Army Now
You're in the Army Now (1941)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

The Smiling Ghost
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

It All Came True
It All Came True (1940)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

Murder in the Air
Murder in the Air (1940)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

South of Suez
South of Suez (1940)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

1930s

29 titles ยท average score 62
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Dust Be My Destiny
Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

King of the Underworld
King of the Underworld (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

Director

The Kid from Kokomo
The Kid from Kokomo (1939)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Crime School
Crime School (1938)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

He Couldn't Say No
He Couldn't Say No (1938)
GoodWatch score 61

Director

Heart of the North
Heart of the North (1938)

Director

Penrod's Double Trouble
Penrod's Double Trouble (1938)

Director

Here Comes Trouble
Here Comes Trouble (1936)

Director

Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan in Paris (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

1920s

17 titles ยท average score 60
Girls Gone Wild
Girls Gone Wild (1929)

Director, Producer

The Ghost Talks
The Ghost Talks (1929)

Director

The Air Circus
The Air Circus (1928)

Director

Outlaws of Red River
Outlaws of Red River (1927)

Director

The Last Trail
The Last Trail (1927)

Director

Tumbling River
Tumbling River (1927)

Director

Wolf Fangs
Wolf Fangs (1927)

Director

The Great K&A Train Robbery
The Great K&A Train Robbery (1926)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

No Man's Gold
No Man's Gold (1926)

Director

A Bankrupt Honeymoon
A Bankrupt Honeymoon (1926)

Director

Up on the Farm
Up on the Farm (1925)

Director

Darwin Was Right
Darwin Was Right (1924)

Director