Seton I. Miller was one of Hollywood's most accomplished writers of action and adventure films in the 1930's and 40's. A graduate of Yale University, he initially entered the film industry with MGM as an actor and 'technical advisor' on Brown of Harvard (1926), a collegiate romance first filmed at Essanay in 1917. Miller did not see himself as an ...
Graduated from Everett High School in Everett, WA, in 1919. Among the other graduates that year was Max Miller, who would later write the novel "I Cover the Waterfront", which was made in a film (I Cover the Waterfront (1933)).
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pete's Dragon
2016
based on a story by
Pete's Dragon
1977
story
A Knife for the Ladies
1974
screenplay / story
Rogue for Hire
1960
TV Series creator / writer: pilot
The Last Mile
1959
screenplay
Istanbul
1957
screenplay / story
Lux Video Theatre
1956
TV Series original screenplay - 1 episode
Bengal Brigade
1954
adaptation
The Shanghai Story
1954
screenplay
The Mississippi Gambler
1953
writer
Queen for a Day
1951
screenplay
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950
screenplay / story
Convicted
1950
screenplay
Fighter Squadron
1948
written by
Singapore
1947
screenplay / story
Calcutta
1947
written for the screen by
California
1947
uncredited
Two Years Before the Mast
1946
screenplay
Ministry of Fear
1944
screenplay
Trial by Trigger
1944
Short screenplay - uncredited
The Black Swan
1942
adaptation - as Seton I.Miller / screenplay - as Seton I.Miller
Secret Enemies
1942
story "Mr. Farrell" - uncredited
My Gal Sal
1942
screenplay
This Woman Is Mine
1941
screenplay
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
screen play
The Sea Hawk
1940
screen play
Castle on the Hudson
1940
screen play
Dust Be My Destiny
1939
uncredited
The Dawn Patrol
1938
screen play
Valley of the Giants
1938
screenplay
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
original screenplay: based upon ancient Robin Hood legends
Penitentiary
1938
writer
Back in Circulation
1937
additional dialogue - uncredited
Kid Galahad
1937
screen play
San Quentin
1937
contributor to screenplay construction - uncredited