Directing

Seymour Friedman

Born — Died

1917-08-17 — 2003-04-02

Place of birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

24 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Secret of Treasure Mountain poster
5.3

Three bank robbers escape into the western wilderness, where they hear of a fortune in gold supposedly hidden in Treasure Mountain. Is the treasure real, and will it be discovered before greed destroys them all?

Secret of Treasure Mountain

1956

Criminal Lawyer poster
7.4

A drunken attorney tries to sober up in order to defend a friend in murder case.

Criminal Lawyer

1951

The Son of Dr. Jekyll poster
4.9

The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his father's formula in order to prove that he was a brilliant scientist rather than a murderous monster.

The Son of Dr. Jekyll

1951

Customs Agent poster
10.0

An undercover agent tracks a medicine black market from China to California.

Customs Agent

1950

Trapped by Boston Blackie poster
6.9

Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it.

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

Flame of Calcutta poster
8.0

A British captain and a French official's daughter save the East India Company.

Flame of Calcutta

1953

The Saint's Return poster
5.8

A private detective goes after the people who murdered his girlfriend.

The Saint's Return

1953

Chinatown at Midnight poster
6.0

A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns violent.

Chinatown at Midnight

1949

The Crime Doctor's Diary poster
6.2

A criminal psychologist tries to clear his patient of arson charges.

The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture poster
6.1

Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

The Devil's Henchmen poster
7.5

Insurance agent Jesse Arno is posing as a sailor while on the trail of a gang of waterfront thieves, supposedly headed by Tip Banning. Arno is aware that a gang member has been murdered by Rhino, Banning's simple-minded right-hand man, but says nothing when he is questioned by the police, who are unaware of his real profession. Banning, knowing that Jesse knew who the killer was, admits him into the gang.

The Devil's Henchmen

1949

Loan Shark poster
5.7

A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factory suffer violence at the hands of the loan sharkers, a union leader and the factory owner try to recruit ex-con Joe Gargan to infiltrate to the gang. At first Joe does not want to get involved, but changes his mind when his brother-in-law dies at the hands of a savage loan shark hood. Joe works his way into the mob, but in order to keep his cover, Joe can't tell anyone what he is up to. This results in him being disowned by his sister and girl friend.

Loan Shark

1952

Rookie Fireman poster
7.5

Merchant seaman Joe Blake, in love with Peggy Walters, takes the job of a rookie fireman in a big city department. His commander is strict-disciplinarian Fire Captain Jess Henshaw.

Rookie Fireman

1950

Prison Warden poster
4.0

The new warden of a bad prison finds his biggest problem is his wife.

Prison Warden

1949

Rusty Saves a Life poster
7.0

Rusty, portrayed by a very busy canine thespian named Flame, does exactly what the film's title says he does. But before this prophecy can be fulfilled, the story spends a great deal of time with young Danny Mitchell (Ted Donaldson), who briefly turns to juvenile delinquency when he's denied an expected inheritance

Rusty Saves a Life

1949

African Manhunt poster
7.0

Kirby, Davis and Drover escort the wanted criminal Rene Carvel from central Africa to the coast, stopping every so often to watch wild animals attack one another.

African Manhunt

1955

Escape Route poster
5.7

When nuclear scientists are kidnapped and smuggled behind the Iron Curtain, an FBI man and a British agent are assigned to catch the kidnappers.

Escape Route

1952

Her First Romance poster
4.0

A teenager experiences her first crush while attending a summer camp. Director Seymour Friedman's 1951 film stars Margaret O'Brien, Allen Martin Jr., Sharyn Moffett, Jimmy Hunt, Elinor Donahue, Ann Doran, Lloyd Corrigan, Atthur Space and Maudie Prickett.

Her First Romance

1951

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard poster
6.2

A federal agent joins forces with a British lawman to foil a spy ring.

Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

1950

No artwork available
9.0

Shows how the money collected from the first Crusade for Freedom in 1950 led to the establishment of Radio Free Europe the following year. Scenes recreated by Hollywood actors portray a Cold War version of communist tyranny.

The Big Truth

1951

The Studebaker Story poster
NR

The history of the Studebaker family, their success at making wagons and the company's venture into automobiles.

The Studebaker Story

1953

Khyber Patrol poster
7.3

British officers of India is jeopardized when warlords Ahmed Shir and Prince Ishak Khan battle at the Khyber Pass. Enter Capt. Kyle Cameron of the British Lancers, whose renegade style may either save the day or doom the region to chaos. When Cameron learns that greater forces are pulling the strings, he attempts to destroy Shir's rebel faction from within.

Khyber Patrol

1954

Bodyhold poster
4.3

A plumber with a girlfriend turns pro wrestler for a crooked promoter.

Bodyhold

1949

No artwork available
7.0

A lost dog tries to find his way back to his beloved master in the final film of the Rusty series.

Rusty's Birthday

1949