Edmond Seward (26 September 1906 – 12 February 1954) was a Hollywood screenwriter who had originally attended

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and worked as a journalist, before doing some writing for

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. During the mid-1930s he was brought out to Australia by director

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, to write movies and train Australian screenwriters for

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. "We hired him at one hundred pounds a week as a writer and he laughed at it, but he said he would like a trip to the South Seas, and he came for one hundred pounds a week and brought his wife", said Hall. "He didn't know all that much as it turned out." Seward ended up writing two films for Cinesound, ''

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'' (1936) and '' Orphan of the Wilderness'' (1936), as well as adapting ''Thoroughbred'' into a novel. He soon returned to Hollywood, with Hall claiming the writer "had not been a bell-ringing success". Hall thought Seward may have been responsible for plagiarising the end of ''Thoroughbred'' from the

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film, ''

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'' (1934).Ken G. Hall, ''Directed by Ken G. Hall'', Lansdowne Press, 1977 p 108 Seward later worked for

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and wrote a number of scripts for

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Selected filmography

*'' Walls of Gold'' (1933) *''

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'' (1934) (uncredited) *''

'' (1936) *'' Orphan of the Wilderness'' (1936) *'' The Devil Is Driving'' (1937) – uncredited *''

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'' (1937) *''

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'' (1939) *''There's Something About a Soldier'' (1943) – short *''The Disillusioned Bluebird'' (1944) – short *''Mutt 'n' Bones'' (1944) – short *''As the Fly Flies'' (1944) – short *'' In Fast Company'' (1946) *''

Bowery Bombshell ''Bowery Bombshell'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Phil Karlson and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the third film in the series and was distributed by Monogram Pictures. Plot Sweet Shop owner Louie needs to raise ...

'' (1946) *''

Spook Busters ''Spook Busters'' is a 1946 American comedy horror film, directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the fourth film in the series of forty eight. In the film, the Boys are working as pest control agents. ...

'' (1946) *''

Hard Boiled Mahoney ''Hard Boiled Mahoney'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of the Bowery Boys along with Teala Loring and Betty Compson. It is the sixth film in the series produced by Monogram Pictures. Plot ...

'' (1946) *'' News Hounds'' (1947) *''

Bowery Buckaroos ''Bowery Buckaroos'' is a 1947 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the eighth film in the series and the last Bowery Boys film that Bobby Jordan appeared in. Plot Louie is singi ...

'' (1947) *''

Angels' Alley ''Angels' Alley'' is a 1948 comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. It is the ninth film in the series and the first one without Bobby Jordan. Plot Slip's cousin Jimmy is released from prison for good behavior and ...

'' (1948) *''

Jinx Money ''Jinx Money'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring the comedy team of The Bowery Boys. It is the tenth film in the series and the first one to include Bennie Bartlett as part of the team. Plot Pollack, an und ...

'' (1948) *''

Smugglers' Cove ''Smuggler's Cove'' is a 1948 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring The Bowery Boys. The film was released on October 10, 1948 by Monogram Pictures and is the eleventh film in the series. Plot Young amateur sleuth Terenc ...

'' (1948) *'' Trouble Makers'' (1948) *'' Fighting Fools'' (1949) *''

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla ''Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla'' (also known as ''The Boys from Brooklyn'' and in England as ''Monster Meets the Gorilla'') is a 1952 American comedy horror science fiction film, directed by William Beaudine and starring horror veteran B ...

'' (1952) – additional dialogue

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seward, Edmond (writer) American male screenwriters 1906 births 1954 deaths People from Xenia, Ohio Screenwriters from Ohio Fleischer Studios people 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters American expatriates in Australia