Seymour Friedman (August 17, 1917 – April 2, 2003) was an American

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. He later worked as a

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. Friedman began his career as an

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, before enlisting for military service following America's entry into

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. He directed his first film, ''

Trapped by Boston Blackie ''Trapped by Boston Blackie'' is a 1948 American crime drama directed by Seymour Friedman. It is the thirteenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie, and the final film with George E. Stone ...

'', in 1948.Blottner p.66-67 Like many of the other films he directed, it was a low-budget series film. In the early 1950s, Friedman went to Britain to make a couple of films, before returning to

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. He directed his last film in 1956, and switched to working entirely in television.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1948) * ''

Rusty Saves a Life ''Rusty Saves a Life'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Ted Donaldson, Gloria Henry and Ann Doran.Blottner p.285 It was part of the Rusty series of films produced by Columbia Pictures. Cast * Ted Donaldso ...

'' (1949) * ''

Bodyhold ''Bodyhold'' is a 1949 American crime film noir sport film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Willard Parker, Lola Albright, and Hillary Brooke. Premise Tommy Jones, a well-built plumber, is invited to join a troupe of wrestlers, but is su ...

'' (1949) *''

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'' (1949) * ''

Chinatown at Midnight ''Chinatown at Midnight'' is a 1949 film noir crime film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Hurd Hatfield. Plot After a jade vase is mentioned to him by Lisa Marcel, an interior designer, Clifford Ward steals it from a Chinatown shop. He ...

'' (1949) * '' The Crime Doctor's Diary'' (1949) * ''

'' (1949) *''

Customs Agent ''Customs Agent'' is a 1950 American thriller film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring William Eythe, Marjorie Reynolds and Griff Barnett.Blottner p.263 Synopsis In Shanghai an American customs agent tries to track down a drug-smuggling o ...

'' (1950) * ''

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard ''Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard'' is a 1950 American film noir B movie directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Howard St. John, Ron Randell and Amanda Blake. Plot When enemy agents obtain leaked secrets about a guided missile system, an Ameri ...

'' (1950) * ''

The Son of Dr. Jekyll ''The Son of Dr. Jekyll'' is a 1951 American horror film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance and Alexander Knox. The film is a continuation of Robert Louis Stevenson's original classic 1886 novella ''Strange ...

'' (1951) * '' Her First Romance'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

Escape Route ''Escape Route'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop artist Joe Budden. It released in digital format exclusively on Amalgam Digital on August 11, 2009 and physical copies were released on October 6, 2009 through E1 Music. Two bonus tr ...

'' (1952) * ''

Flame of Calcutta ''Flame of Calcutta'' is a 1953 American historical film directed by Seymour Friedman and starring Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles and Paul Cavanagh. It was one of a number of historical films made by Sam Katzman's production unit for Columbia Pic ...

'' (1953) * ''

The Saint's Return ''The Saint's Return'' (released in the US as ''The Saint's Girl Friday'') is a British crime thriller film from 1953, produced by Hammer Film Productions in London. It premiered in London under the original title on 12 October 1953

'' (1953) * '' Khyber Patrol'' (1954) * '' African Manhunt'' (1955) * ''

Secret of Treasure Mountain ''Secret of Treasure Mountain'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Seymour Friedman and written by David Lang. The film stars Valerie French, Raymond Burr, William Prince, Lance Fuller, Susan Cummings and Pat Hogan. The film was rel ...

'' (1956)

References

Bibliography

* Blottner, Gene. ''Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1917 births 2003 deaths Artists from Detroit Film directors from Michigan {{US-film-director-1910s-stub