Direction: Seymour Friedman

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Seymour Friedman. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Devil's Henchman

1949 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Warner Baxter · Mary Beth Hughes · Mike Mazurki · Peggy Converse

Synopsis 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,...

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Prison Warden

1949 · Movie · 62 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Warner Baxter · Anna Lee · Harlan Warde · James Flavin

Synopsis Warner Baxter plays the title role in Columbia's Prison Warden. A well-known reformer, Victor Burnell (Baxter) is put in charge of a prison in dire need of reforming. Meanwhile, Victor's faithless wife Elisa (played by future General Hospital star Anna...

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Secret of Treasure Mountain

1956 · Movie · 68 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Raymond Burr · Valerie French · William Prince · Lance Fuller

Synopsis Trivial tale of a hunt for buried gold in Apache territory; the catch is that the Indians have placed a curse on the treasure.

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The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949 · Movie · 61 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Warner Baxter · Stephen Dunne · Lois Maxwell · Adele Jergens

Synopsis Dr. Ordway tries to prove that his patient was framed for arson.

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Khyber Patrol

1954 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Richard Egan · Dawn Addams · Raymond Burr · Donald Randolph

Synopsis British officers battle bandits and guerrillas in India.

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The Son of Dr. Jekyll

1951 · Movie · 78 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Louis Hayward · Jody Lawrance · Alexander Knox · Lester Matthews

Synopsis Edward Jekyll, ignorant of how his father had brought forth death and destruction with his experiments, is pursuing a chemist career despite the fact that he has been discharged from school or his unorthodox experimentations. When the time comes for...

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Customs Agent

1950 · Movie · 71 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast William Eythe · Marjorie Reynolds · Griff Barnett · Howard St. John

Synopsis U. S. Customs is trying to stop the illegal export of a miracle drug to China. A Customs agent in Shanghai inadvertently gets his partner killed and is fired. The now ex-agent goes on a drinking spree, and is approached...

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Loan Shark

1952 · Movie · 79 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast George Raft · Dorothy Hart · Paul Stewart · John Hoyt

Synopsis 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...

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Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Chester Morris · June Vincent · Richard Lane · Patricia Barry

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

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Flame of Calcutta

1953 · Movie · 69 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Denise Darcel · Patric Knowles · Paul Cavanagh · George Keymas

Synopsis Story of girl's exploits in attempting to drive usurper from state throne in 18th Century India.

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Criminal Lawyer

1951 · Movie · 74 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Pat O'Brien · Jane Wyatt · Carl Benton Reid · Mary Castle

Synopsis James Ragan, a brilliant criminal lawyer is fed up with his lucrative practice and longs to retire to a quiet judgeship, but his reputation for legal, if not always ethical, courtroom tricks sidetracks his desire and he continues with his...

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The Saint's Return

1953 · Movie · 73 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Louis Hayward · Naomi Chance · Sydney Tafler · Charles Victor

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

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Escape Route

1952 · Movie · 78 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Graham Scott · Seymour Friedman

Cast George Raft · Sally Gray · Frederick Piper · Reginald Tate

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

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African Manhunt

1955 · Movie · 65 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Myron Healey · Karin Booth · John Kellogg · Lawrence Dobkin

Synopsis 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.

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Bodyhold

1949 · Movie · 63 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Willard Parker · Lola Albright · Hillary Brooke · Allen Jenkins

Synopsis Tommy Jones, a well-built plumber, is invited to join a troupe of professional wrestlers, but is surprised to learn that the sport of exhibition wrestling is not on the up-and-up.

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Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard

1950 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Howard St. John · Ron Randell · Amanda Blake · Lewis Martin

Synopsis A Scotland Yard inspector working in the United States helps the American authorities track down a leak at a missile base by enemy agents.

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Chinatown at Midnight

1949 · Movie · 67 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Hurd Hatfield · Jean Willes · Tom Powers · Ray Walker

Synopsis Clifford Ward is a thief working San Francisco's Chinatown district, and his stolen goods are fenced through an interior-decorators shop ran by Lisa Marcel. But when Ward murders two innocent victims during a hold-up, he has to hide out in...

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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949 · Movie · 59 min. · United States

Direction Seymour Friedman

Cast Chester Morris · Maylia · Richard Lane · Don McGuire

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

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