Lewis R. Foster
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Lewis R. Foster was an American
United States
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 screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

, film
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

/television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...

, and film
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

/television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...

. He directed and wrote over one hundred films and television series between 1926 and 1960.

Director

  • Double Whoopee
    Double Whoopee
    Double Whoopee is a 1929 Hal Roach Studios silent short comedy starring Laurel and Hardy. It was shot during February 1929 and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on May 18 of that year.-Synopsis:...

    (1929)
  • Dizzy Dates (1930)
  • Blondes Prefer Bonds (1931)
  • Love Letters of a Star (1936)
  • The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
  • Manhandled
    Manhandled
    Manhandled is a 1949 film noir produced by Paramount Pictures and its B-unit Pine-Thomas. The film stars Dorothy Lamour, Dan Duryea, and Sterling Hayden and is based on the novel The Man Who Stole a Dream by L. S. Goldsmith.-Featured cast:...

    (1949)
  • Captain China (1950)
  • Passage West (1951)
  • Hong Kong (1952)
  • Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
  • Four Star Playhouse
    Four Star Playhouse
    Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer Company; Bristol-Myers became an alternate sponsor when it became a weekly series in the fall of 1953...

    (1 episode, 1954)
  • Cavalcade of America
    Cavalcade of America
    Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an adaptation of Show Boat, and condensed biographies of popular composers. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953, and later on...

    (2 episodes, 1955–1956)
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    In September of 1956 a TV series named "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" was aired on ABC. The show was only on the air for two years from 1956 to 1958. The series' music was unique in that is was primarily vocal, provided by Ken Darby and The King's Men .-Synopsis:The series stars Scott Forbes as the...

    (21 episodes, 1956–1957)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (8 episodes, 1957–1960)

Writer

  • The Merry Widower (1926)
  • Wrong Again
    Wrong Again
    Wrong Again is a 1929 two-reel comedy silent film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was shot in October and November 1928, and released February 23, 1929, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...

    (Story, 1929)
  • Broken Wedding Bells (1930)
  • The Great Pie Mystery (1931)
  • The Girl in the Tonneau (1932)
  • Cheating Blondes (1933)
  • Stolen Harmony
    Stolen Harmony
    Stolen Harmony is a 1935 film about a saxophone-player/dancer who joins a Big Band upon his release from jail. The movie climaxes with an exciting car chase and was directed by Alfred L...

    (1935)
  • Two in a Crowd
    Two in a Crowd
    Two in a Crowd is a 1936 romantic comedy film made by Universal Pictures, directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring by Joan Bennett and Joel McCrea. The screenplay was written by Lewis R. Foster, Doris Malloy and Earle Snell, based on story by Lewis R. Foster .- External links :* at Allmovie...

    (1936)
  • She's Dangerous (1937)
  • Tom Sawyer, Detective
    Tom Sawyer, Detective
    Tom Sawyer, Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , and Tom Sawyer Abroad . Tom Sawyer attempts to solve a mysterious murder in this burlesque of the immensely popular detective novels of the time...

    (1938)
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 American drama film starring Jean Arthur and James Stewart about one man's effect on American politics. It was directed by Frank Capra and written by Sidney Buchman, based on Lewis R. Foster's unpublished story. Mr...

    (Story, 1939)
  • Million Dollar Legs
    Million Dollar Legs (1939 film)
    Million Dollar Legs is a 1939 American comedy film starring Betty Grable, John Hartley, Donald O'Connor, and Jackie Coogan.-Cast:* Betty Grable as Carol Parker* John Hartley as Greg Melton Jr.* Donald O'Connor as Sticky Boone...

    (1939)
  • Golden Gloves
    Golden Gloves (1940 film)
    -Cast:* Richard Denning as Bill Crane* Jeanne Cagney as Mary Parker* J. Carrol Naish as Joe Taggerty* Robert Paige as Wally Matson* William Frawley as Emory Balzar* Edward Brophy as Potsy Brill* Robert Ryan as Pete Wells* George Ernest as Joey Parker...

    (1940)
  • The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
  • Adventure in Washington (1941)
  • I Live on Danger (1942)
  • Alaska Highway (1943)
  • The More The Merrier
    The More the Merrier
    The More the Merrier is a 1943 American comedy film made by Columbia Pictures which makes fun of the housing shortage during World War II, especially in Washington, D.C.. The picture stars Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Stanley Clements and Richard Gaines. The movie was directed by...

    (1943)
  • Can't Help Singing
    Can't Help Singing
    Can't Help Singing is a 1944 musical Western filmed in Technicolor starring Deanna Durbin. The film was produced by Felix Jackson and directed by Frank Ryan. The score was by Jerome Kern with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg.-Plot:...

    (1944)
  • It's in the Bag!
    It's in the Bag!
    It's in the Bag! is a 1945 comedy film featuring Fred Allen in his only starring film role. The film was released by United Artists at a time when Allen was at the peak of his fame as one of the most popular radio comedians.-Characters and story:...

    (1945)
  • I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)
  • The Lucky Stiff (1949)
  • The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
  • Crosswinds (1951)
  • The Blazing Forest (1952)
  • Crashout
    Crashout
    -Plot:Convict Van Duff is the leader of a large-scale prison break. The breakout works as the six survivors hide out in a forgotten mine working near the prison....

    (1955)
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (5 episodes, 1956)
  • Tales of Wells Fargo
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    Tales of Wells Fargo is an American Western television series that ran from March 18, 1957 to June 2, 1962 on NBC. Produced by Revue Productions, the series aired in a half-hour format until its final season when it expanded to an hour.-Synopsis:...

    (2 episodes, 1957–1961)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (3 episodes, 1959–1960)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Result Category Film
1940 Academy Awards
Academy Awards
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Won Best Writing, Original Story Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1944 Nominated Best Writing, Screenplay The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier
The More the Merrier is a 1943 American comedy film made by Columbia Pictures which makes fun of the housing shortage during World War II, especially in Washington, D.C.. The picture stars Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Stanley Clements and Richard Gaines. The movie was directed by...

(Shared with Richard Flournoy, Frank Ross and Robert Russell)

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