Edward Sedgwick

Known for: Directing
Born: November 7, 1891, Galveston, Texas, USA
Died: May 7, 1953
Movies: 89

Edward Sedgwick was an American director, actor, writer, and producer whose career spanned the silent era through early television. Born in Galveston, Texas, to stage-performer parents, he began in vaudeville and entered films as a comic actor in 1915, often playing energetic baseball characters.

He moved into directing in 1921, initially making serials and Westerns—including films with Tom Mix and Hoot Gibson—before becoming best known as a comedy specialist.

Best-Known Movies

7.8

The Cameraman

1928

6.6

Spite Marriage

1929

5.4

Parlor, Bedroom and Bath

1931

5.8

Speak Easily

1932

7.2

Air Raid Wardens

1943

6.1

Free and Easy

1930

4.8

Pick a Star

1937

6.7

Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm

1951

6.0

Doughboys

1930

5.7

What! No Beer?

1933

Filmography

1930	Doughboys	Guggleheimer the Camp Cook (uncredited)
1924	40-Horse Hawkins	Stage Manager
1923	The Thrill Chaser	Himself - Cameo
1920	Sink or Swim	Robert Gilette
1919	Checkers	Pete
1918	Why I Would Not Marry	Undetermined Role (as Ed Sedgwick)
1917	The Yankee Way	Robert Gillette
1917	The Varmint	Butsey White
1917	The Haunted Pajamas	Jack Billings
1916	Married a Year	The Husband
1916	A Lucky Leap	Fatty
1914	The Kid's Nap	Max Heimer (as Ed Sedgwick)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1953	I Love Lucy: The Movie	Director
1951	Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm	Director
1948	A Southern Yankee	Director
1943	Air Raid Wardens	Director
1940	So You Won't Talk?	Director
1939	Beware Spooks!	Director
1939	Burn 'Em Up O'Connor	Director
1938	The Gladiator	Director
1937	Fit for a King	Director
1937	Riding on Air	Director
1937	Pick a Star	Director
1936	Mister Cinderella	Director
1935	The Virginia Judge	Director
1935	Murder in the Fleet	Director
1934	Father Brown, Detective	Director
1934	Death on the Diamond	Director
1934	Here Comes the Groom	Director
1934	I'll Tell the World	Director
1934	The Poor Rich	Director
1933	Saturday's Millions	Director
1933	Horse Play	Writer, Director
1933	What! No Beer?	Director
1932	Plumber in Love	Director
1932	Speak Easily	Director
1932	The Passionate Plumber	Director
1931	The Big Shot	Director
1931	A Dangerous Affair	Director
1931	Maker of Men	Director
1931	Parlor, Bedroom and Bath	Director
1930	Forward, March!	Director
1930	Remote Control	Director, Producer
1930	Doughboys	Director
1930	Estrellados	Director
1930	Free and Easy	Director, Producer
1929	Spite Marriage	Director, Producer
1928	The Cameraman	Director, Producer
1928	Circus Rookies	Director
1928	West Point	Director, Producer
1927	Spring Fever	Director
1927	The Bugle Call	Director
1927	Slide, Kelly, Slide	Director
1926	Tin Hats	Director, Writer
1926	There You Are!	Director
1926	The Runaway Express	Director
1926	The Flaming Frontier	Director
1926	Under Western Skies	Director
1925	Two-Fisted Jones	Director
1925	Lorraine of the Lions	Director
1925	Let 'er Buck	Director, Screenplay
1925	The Saddle Hawk	Director, Screenplay
1925	The Hurricane Kid	Director
1924	The Ridin' Kid from Powder River	Director
1924	The Sawdust Trail	Director
1924	Hit and Run	Director
1924	Broadway or Bust	Director
1924	40-Horse Hawkins	Screenplay, Director
1924	Ride for Your Life	Director
1924	Hook and Ladder	Director
1923	The Thrill Chaser	Director
1923	The Ramblin' Kid	Director
1923	Blinky	Writer, Director
1923	Out of Luck	Director
1923	Shootin' for Love	Director
1923	Dead Game	Director
1923	Single Handed	Director
1923	The Gentleman from America	Director
1923	Romance Land	Director
1923	The First Degree	Director
1922	The Flaming Hour	Director
1922	Do and Dare	Director, Writer
1922	The Bear Cat	Director
1922	Chasing the Moon	Director
1921	The Rough Diamond	Director, Writer
1921	Bar Nothing	Director
1919	The Winning Stroke	Writer
1918	Rough and Ready	Writer
1918	Cheating the Public	Writer

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