George Amy

George Amy

Editing
Born 1903-10-15 Died 1986-12-18 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 62 credits
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Joseph Amy (October 15, 1903 – December 18, 1986) started his career aged 17 as an American film editor, finding his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. It was Amy's editing that was one of the main reasons Warners' films got their reputation for their fluid style and breakneck pace. He was a favorite of such top Warners directors as Michael Curtiz and Howard Hawks, and won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Hawks' Air Force (1943). He received Oscar nominations for Curtiz's Yankee Doodle Dandy in 1942 and Raoul Walsh's fanciful war film Objective, Burma! in 1945. Although Amy directed several shorts and a few features (including She Had to Say Yes) on his own for Warners, they didn't meet with much success. In the 1950s he turned to editing and directing for television.
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Captain Blood
Captain Blood
1935 · 80% · Editor
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk
1940 · 78% · Editor
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade
1933 · 76% · Editor
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 · 73% · Editor
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf
1941 · ★ 7.2 · Editor
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · ★ 5.8 · Editor
Action in the North Atlantic
Action in the North Atlantic
1943 · ★ 7.1 · Editor
The Letter
The Letter
1940 · 77% · Editor
Dodge City
Dodge City
1939 · 74% · Editor
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 · 79% · Editor
Virginia City
Virginia City
1940 · 65% · Editor
Clash by Night
Clash by Night
1952 · 68% · Editor
Doctor X
Doctor X
1932 · ★ 6.0 · Editor
Life with Father
Life with Father
1947 · ★ 6.7 · Editor
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936 · 66% · Editor
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber
1941 · Editor
Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad
1937 · ★ 7.1 · Editor
Objective, Burma!
Objective, Burma!
1945 · ★ 6.9 · Editor
Air Force
Air Force
1943 · ★ 6.5 · Editor
The Old Maid
The Old Maid
1939 · ★ 7.1 · Editor
Three Strangers
Three Strangers
1946 · 65% · Editor
Wonder Bar
Wonder Bar
1934 · Editor
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933 · 68% · Editor
Rainbow Riley
Rainbow Riley
1926 · Editor
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil
1951 · Editor
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
20,000 Years in Sing Sing
1932 · Editor
Lady Killer
Lady Killer
1933 · Editor
He Was Her Man
He Was Her Man
1934 · Editor
Affair with a Stranger
Affair with a Stranger
1953 · Editor
The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected
1947 · 70% · Associate Producer, Second Unit Director
A Lion Is in the Streets
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953 · Editor
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice
1937 · Editor
Cinderella Jones
Cinderella Jones
1946 · Editor
Gold Diggers in Paris
Gold Diggers in Paris
1938 · Editor
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 · Editor
This Is the Army
This Is the Army
1943 · Editor
Here Comes the Navy
Here Comes the Navy
1934 · Editor
She Had to Say Yes
She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Director, Editor
She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No
1954 · Editor
Queen for a Day
Queen for a Day
1951 · Editor
Uncertain Glory
Uncertain Glory
1944 · Editor
6 Day Bike Rider
6 Day Bike Rider
1934 · Editor
Broadway Gondolier
Broadway Gondolier
1935 · Editor
The Mouthpiece
The Mouthpiece
1932 · Editor
Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance
1930 · Editor
Hollywood Hotel
Hollywood Hotel
1938 · Editor
The Sound of Fury
The Sound of Fury
1950 · 71% · Editor
Captains of the Clouds
Captains of the Clouds
1942 · Editor
The Cabin in the Cotton
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932 · Editor
The Ruling Voice
The Ruling Voice
1931 · Editor
The Lady Says No
The Lady Says No
1952 · Editor
The Wright Idea
The Wright Idea
1928 · Editor
The Live Wire
The Live Wire
1925 · Editor
Directing 6 credits
Gambling on the High Seas
Gambling on the High Seas
1940 · Director
Granny Get Your Gun
Granny Get Your Gun
1940 · Director
She Had to Say Yes
She Had to Say Yes
1933 · Director, Editor
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
Ride, Cowboy, Ride
1939 · Director
Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale
1939 · Director
The Royal Rodeo
The Royal Rodeo
1939 · Director
Producing 3 credits
Romance on the High Seas
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · Associate Producer
My Dream Is Yours
My Dream Is Yours
1949 · Associate Producer
The Unsuspected
The Unsuspected
1947 · 70% · Associate Producer, Second Unit Director
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