George Seaton

George Seaton

1911-04-17 South Bend, Indiana 45 Credits

Biography

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 titl...

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Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

Screenplay, Original Film Writer

6.8
Writing

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, ...

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Acting

A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1973

Writer

6.8
Writing

A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to pro...

Showdown

Showdown

1973

Director, Producer

6.1
Directing Producing

Two men who have been friends since childhood find themselves on opposite ends of the law.

Airport

Airport

1970

Director, Screenplay

6.4
Directing Writing

An airport manager tries to keep his terminals open during a snowstorm, while a suicide bomber plots to blow up a Boeing 707 airliner in flight.

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968

Screenstory, Director, Producer

6.6
Writing Directing Producing

A new infection that simply makes people feel happy is treated as a threat by the authorities while its "victims" work to spread it to others.

36 Hours

36 Hours

1964

Director, Screenplay

7.0
Directing Writing

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 o...

Twilight of Honor

Twilight of Honor

1963

Producer

6.8
Producing

A young lawyer defends a drifter accused of a murder that he has already confessed to. He asks his mentor, a retired, legendary lawyer for help.

The Hook

The Hook

1963

Director

6.1
Directing

Three soldiers in Korea go through inner torment when they're ordered to execute an enemy soldier.

The Counterfeit Traitor

The Counterfeit Traitor

1962

Director, Writer, Producer

6.5
Directing Writing Producing

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.

The Pleasure of His Company

The Pleasure of His Company

1961

Director

6.2
Directing

Biddeford "Pogo" Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jessica, but he pops up again as she prepares to marr...

The Rat Race

The Rat Race

1960

Producer

6.6
Producing

An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance ...

Miracle On 34th Street

Miracle On 34th Street

1959

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotio...

But Not for Me

But Not for Me

1959

Producer

6.0
Producing

Out of hit ideas and seemingly in the twilight of his career, Broadway producer Russ Ward decides to give up the game. But when Russ lays off his nubi...

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

1958

Director, Producer

6.8
Directing Producing

A rugged city editor poses as a journalism student and flirts with the professor.

The Tin Star

The Tin Star

1957

Producer

7.0
Producing

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

Williamsburg: The Story of a Patriot

1957

Director

Directing

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 Proud and Profane

The Proud and Profane

1956

Director, Screenplay, Story

6.0
Directing Writing

In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumst...

The Country Girl

The Country Girl

1954

Director, Screenplay, Producer

6.9
Directing Writing Producing

An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

Producer

6.0
Producing

A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the Korean War.

Little Boy Lost

Little Boy Lost

1953

Director, Screenplay

7.7
Directing Writing

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...

Somebody Loves Me

Somebody Loves Me

1952

Producer

8.5
Producing

Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with vaudeville singer Benny Fields.

Anything Can Happen

Anything Can Happen

1952

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

A quirky relationship unfolds between an immigrant and an all-American folk music fan.

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

1952

Producer

4.0
Producing

Shy farmboy loves his next-door neighbor, but she dreams of going to the big city. Then she gets mixed up with big-city gangsters.

Rhubarb

Rhubarb

1951

Producer

5.5
Producing

Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money ...

For Heaven's Sake

For Heaven's Sake

1950

Director, Writer

6.9
Directing Writing

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.

The Big Lift

The Big Lift

1950

Director, Writer

6.7
Directing Writing

The Berlin Air Lift from the point of view of two Air Force NCOs who navigate romance in a bombed out post WW2 Germany.

Chicken Every Sunday

Chicken Every Sunday

1949

Director, Writer

6.0
Directing Writing

A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.

Apartment for Peggy

Apartment for Peggy

1948

Director, Screenplay

7.8
Directing Writing

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 ...

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

Director, Screenplay

7.4
Directing Writing

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgivin...

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim

1947

Director, Writer

8.5
Directing Writing

In the late 1800s, Miss Pilgrim, a young stenographer, or typewriter, becomes the first female employee at a Boston shipping office. Although the men ...

Junior Miss

Junior Miss

1945

Director, Writer

7.5
Directing Writing

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 ...

Diamond Horseshoe

Diamond Horseshoe

1945

Director, Screenplay

4.0
Directing Writing

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 bet...

The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark

1944

Writer

5.8
Writing

Quizz West is conscripted into the United States Army in late 1940. Prior to being shipped out first to San Francisco, then the Philippines, Quizz and...

The Song of Bernadette

The Song of Bernadette

1943

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anythi...

Coney Island

Coney Island

1943

Screenplay

6.1
Writing

Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spo...

The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World

1943

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is unsuccessful until he takes a friend's advice and tr...

The Magnificent Dope

The Magnificent Dope

1942

Screenplay

7.2
Writing

Dwight Dawson, who runs an unsuccessful success school, stages a contest to find the biggest failure in the USA, for publicity value when the "dope" t...

Charley's Aunt

Charley's Aunt

1941

Screenplay

5.8
Writing

In 1890, two students at Oxford force their rascally friend and fellow student to pose as an aunt from Brazil--where the nuts come from.

Moon Over Miami

Moon Over Miami

1941

Adaptation

6.1

After losing nearly all of an inheritance to taxes, sisters Kay and Barbara Latimer, waitresses at a drive-in restaurant in Texas, scheme to find rich...

That Night in Rio

That Night in Rio

1941

Screenplay

6.2
Writing

An entertainer in Rio impersonates a wealthy aristocrat. When the aristocrat's wife asks him to carry the impersonation further, complications ensue.

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Screenplay

6.4
Writing

A best-selling author of women's issues and a medical academic find it is to their mutual advantage to falsely claim that they are married.

A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

1937

Screenplay, Story

7.1
Writing

Doctor Hugo Hackenbush, Tony, and Stuffy try and save Judy's farm by winning a big race with her horse. There are a few problems. Hackenbush runs a hi...

The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket

1935

Writer

3.5
Writing

A barber tries to find the winning lottery ticket he hid from his moralistic wife.

Student Tour

Student Tour

1934

Story

5.0
Writing

A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.