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James Seymour(1895-1976)

  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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James Seymour was born on 23 April 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer and director, known for 42nd Street (1933), Acquitted (1929) and Rhythm Racketeer (1937). He was married to Jocelyn Lee. He died on 29 January 1976 in London, England, UK.
BornApril 23, 1895
DiedJanuary 29, 1976(80)
BornApril 23, 1895
DiedJanuary 29, 1976(80)
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Known for

Ginger Rogers, Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Dick Powell, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)
42nd Street
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1933
Sam Hardy, Lloyd Hughes, and Margaret Livingston in Acquitted (1929)
Acquitted
  • Writer
  • 1929
Rhythm Racketeer (1937)
Rhythm Racketeer
4.4
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1937
Ethelreda Leopold, Helen Blizard, and Mary Rosetti in Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
Gold Diggers in Paris
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1938

Credits

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Writer

  • Felix Aylmer and Robert Morley in The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
    The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
    5.8
    • adapted for the screen by
    • 1947
  • Meet Me at Dawn (1947)
    Meet Me at Dawn
    5.6
    • screenplay
    • 1947
  • Adele Dixon in Woman to Woman (1947)
    Woman to Woman
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1947
  • Springtime (1946)
    Springtime
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1946
  • Meet the Navy (1946)
    Meet the Navy
    4.9
    • additional material
    • 1946
  • Up with the Lark (1943)
    Up with the Lark
    5.1
    • script written by
    • 1943
  • James Mason and Joyce Howard in They Met in the Dark (1943)
    They Met in the Dark
    6.2
    • scenario
    • 1943
  • Happidrome (1943)
    Happidrome
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1943
  • We'll Meet Again (1943)
    We'll Meet Again
    5.9
    • screen play
    • 1943
  • The Missing Million (1942)
    The Missing Million
    5.2
    • screen play
    • 1942
  • The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
    The Saint Meets the Tiger
    5.7
    • writer
    • 1941
  • Charlie McCarthy in You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)
    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
    6.9
    • contributor to screen play construction (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Ethelreda Leopold, Helen Blizard, and Mary Rosetti in Gold Diggers in Paris (1938)
    Gold Diggers in Paris
    5.8
    • from an idea by
    • 1938
  • Rhythm Racketeer (1937)
    Rhythm Racketeer
    4.4
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Hugh Herbert, Mischa Auer, Bert Jason, Doris Nolan, Ella Logan, George Murphy, Gregory Ratoff, Bob Robson, Gerald Oliver Smith, and Harry Blue in Top of the Town (1937)
    Top of the Town
    5.8
    • contributing writer (uncredited)
    • 1937

Additional Crew

  • George Brent and Josephine Hutchinson in The Right to Live (1935)
    The Right to Live
    6.2
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Guy Kibbee and Aline MacMahon in Big Hearted Herbert (1934)
    Big Hearted Herbert
    6.3
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Ricardo Cortez in A Lost Lady (1934)
    A Lost Lady
    6.0
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Joe E. Brown, Dorothy Burgess, and Patricia Ellis in The Circus Clown (1934)
    The Circus Clown
    6.1
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Hal Le Roy in Harold Teen (1934)
    Harold Teen
    6.2
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Ricardo Cortez and Kay Francis in The House on 56th Street (1933)
    The House on 56th Street
    6.5
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Barbara Stanwyck in Mexicali Rose (1929)
    Mexicali Rose
    5.5
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1929
  • Jack Egan and Marie Saxon in The Broadway Hoofer (1929)
    The Broadway Hoofer
    • dialogue director
    • 1929
  • Sam De Grasse and Aileen Pringle in Wall Street (1929)
    Wall Street
    6.7
    • dialogue director
    • 1929
  • Jack Egan and Sally O'Neil in Broadway Scandals (1929)
    Broadway Scandals
    5.3
    • dialogue director
    • 1929
  • Sam Hardy, Lloyd Hughes, and Margaret Livingston in Acquitted (1929)
    Acquitted
    • dialogue director
    • 1929
  • Betty Lawford and Gene Markey in Lucky in Love (1929)
    Lucky in Love
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1929
  • Eddie Clayton, William Collier Jr., John Holland, Maurice Murphy, Edward Peil Jr., and Ruth Taylor in The College Coquette (1929)
    The College Coquette
    5.1
    • dialogue director
    • 1929
  • Morton Downey and Beryl Mercer in Mother's Boy (1929)
    Mother's Boy
    5.6
    • dialogue supervisor
    • 1929
  • Dorothy Lee in Syncopation (1929)
    Syncopation
    6.8
    • dialogue director (uncredited)
    • 1929

Director

  • Safety or Slaughter
    Short
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Rhythm Racketeer (1937)
    Rhythm Racketeer
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1937
  • What a Widow! (1930)
    What a Widow!
    5.3
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • James E. Seymour
  • Born
    • April 23, 1895
    • Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • January 29, 1976
    • London, England, UK(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Jocelyn LeeJanuary 13, 1935 - ?
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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