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Seymour Friedman

Director · Died April 2, 2003, aged 85 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Born
August 17, 1917
Died
April 2, 2003 (aged 85)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Seymour Friedman's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
72%
Society
15%
Self
10%
Power
3%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
2
Thrilling
2
Melancholic
2
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Seymour Friedman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Seymour Friedman's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Mean Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Supervising Producer

  • Archie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Production Supervisor

  • The Silent Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Production Assistant

  • Alcoa Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · Production Supervisor

  • The Country Husband (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Production Assistant

  • Secret of Treasure Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Director

  • The Eddy Duchin Story(1956)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Three Stripes in the Sun(1955)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • African Manhunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director

  • Khyber Patrol(1954)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Saint's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Flame of Calcutta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • The Studebaker Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director

  • Escape Route (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Loan Shark(1952)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Son of Dr. Jekyll(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Criminal Lawyer(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Big Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Her First Romance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Counterspy Meets Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Rookie Fireman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Customs Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Bodyhold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Chinatown at Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Rusty's Birthday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Prison Warden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • The Devil's Henchmen(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Crime Doctor's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Rusty Saves a Life(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Trapped by Boston Blackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • All Gummed Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Assistant Director

  • Dead Reckoning(1946)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Atlantic Convoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Assistant Director

  • Submarine Raider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Assistant Director

  • The Amazing Mr. Williams(1939)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 36 titles from 1939 to 1971.

Highest rated

Loan Shark (1952)

Midcredits 54th

Most popular right now

The Devil's Henchmen (1949)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing24 of 36: 24 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing1 of 36: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew11 of 36: 11 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s1 · crew1940s13 · crew1950s20 · crew1960s1 · crew1970s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Seymour Friedman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

None of their 10 titles divides audiences: 6 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most loved · director

The Devil's Henchmen (1949)

Midcredits 69th · 67% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 55/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Seymour Friedman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Seymour Friedman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Henry Freulich shares the most, 3.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers