Lewis R. Foster
Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer

Lewis R. Foster

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Screenwriter, director, producer, television composer
Gender:
Male
Birth:
5 August 1898(Brookfield)
Death:
10 June 1974(Tehachapi)
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Lewis R. Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) was an American screenwriter, film/television director, and film/television producer. He directed and wrote over one hundred films and television series between 1926 and 1960.

Selected filmography

Director

  • Double Whoopee (1929)
  • Dizzy Dates (1930)
  • Blondes Prefer Bonds (1931)
  • Love Letters of a Star (1936)
  • The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
  • El Paso (1949)
  • The Lucky Stiff (1949)
  • Manhandled (1949)
  • Captain China (1950)
  • Passage West (1951)
  • Hong Kong (1952)
  • Those Redheads From Seattle (1953) filmed in 3-D
  • Four Star Playhouse (1 episode, 1954)
  • Cavalcade of America (2 episodes, 1955–1956)
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (21 episodes, 1956–1957)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (8 episodes, 1957–1960)

Writer

  • The Merry Widower (1926)
  • Wrong Again (Story, 1929)
  • Broken Wedding Bells (1930)
  • The Great Pie Mystery (1931)
  • The Girl in the Tonneau (1932)
  • Cheating Blondes (1933)
  • Stolen Harmony (1935)
  • Two in a Crowd (1936)
  • She's Dangerous (1937)
  • Tom Sawyer, Detective (1938)
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Story, 1939)
  • Million Dollar Legs (1939)
  • Golden Gloves (1940)
  • The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
  • Adventure in Washington (1941)
  • I Live on Danger (1942)
  • Alaska Highway (1943)
  • The More The Merrier (1943)
  • Can't Help Singing (1944)
  • It's in the Bag! (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 (1955)
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (5 episodes, 1956)
  • Tales of Wells Fargo (2 episodes, 1957–1961)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (3 episodes, 1959–1960)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Result Category Film
1940 Academy Awards Won Best Writing, Original Story Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1944 Nominated Best Writing, Screenplay The More the Merrier (Shared with Richard Flournoy, Frank Ross and Robert Russell)