Samuel E. Beetley

Samuel Edwin Beetley (November 23, 1913 – September 15, 1988) was an American film editor. He received two Academy Award nominations for his works in The Longest Day and Doctor Dolittle (1967). Beetley also won two Primetime Emmy Awards from seven nominations.

Selected filmography

Samuel E. Beetley began his career as an editor.

Based on Beetley's filmography at the Internet Movie Database, the director and release date of each film are indicated in parentheses.

With more than 30 film credits dating from 1937, his film editing work includes:

+ Editor Year Film Director Notes1937 The Toast of New York Rowland V. LeeFirst collaboration with Rowland V. Lee 1942 Powder TownSecond collaboration with Rowland V. Lee Army Surgeon A. Edward SutherlandFirst collaboration with A. Edward Sutherland The Navy Comes ThroughSecond collaboration with A. Edward Sutherland 1946 Sunset PassWilliam Berke Child of DivorceRichard FleischerFirst collaboration with Richard Fleischer 1947 Beat the BandJohn H. Auer Out of the PastJacques Tourneur 1948 Race StreetEdwin L. Marin Return of the Bad MenRay Enright Mystery in Mexico Robert WiseFirst collaboration with Robert Wise Blood on the MoonSecond collaboration with Robert Wise 1949 Brothers in the SaddleLesley SelanderFirst collaboration with Lesley Selander The Clay PigeonRichard FleischerSecond collaboration with Richard Fleischer The Big StealDon Siegel The ThreatFelix E. Feist 1950 The White TowerTed Tetzlaff Hunt the Man DownGeorge Archainbaud1951 Overland TelegraphLesley SelanderSecond collaboration with Lesley Selander 1952 At Sword's PointLewis Allen Trail GuideLesley SelanderThird collaboration with Lesley Selander The Pace That ThrillsLeon Barsha MacaoJosef von Sternberg The Half-BreedStuart Gilmore1962 The Longest DayFirst collaboration with Bernhard Wicki1964 The VisitBernhard WickiSecond collaboration with Bernhard Wicki 1965 Up from the BeachRobert Parrish The Agony and the EcstasyCarol Reed1967 Doctor Dolittle Richard FleischerThird collaboration with Richard Fleischer1973 Soylent GreenFourth collaboration with Richard Fleischer1978 Five Days from HomeGeorge Peppard1982 Safari 3000Harry Hurwitz

Documentaries

+ Editor Year Film Director1969 D-Day RevisitedBernard Farrel

Shorts

+ Editor Year Film Director1948 Pal's ReturnLeslie Goodwins

TV movies

+ Production manager Year Film Director Role 1969 The Desperate MissionEarl Bellamy Post-production supervisor Daughter of the MindWalter Grauman Honeymoon with a StrangerJohn Peyser 1970 Along Came a SpiderLee H. Katzin The ChallengeGeorge McCowan TribesJoseph Sargent 1971 Paper ManWalter Grauman Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo JonesRobert Day Dead Men Tell No Tales Walter Grauman They Call It Murder1972 Fireball ForwardMarvin J. Chomsky1973 Incident on a Dark StreetBuzz Kulik

TV pilots

+ Editor Year Film Director1960 Full Speed for AnywhereDon Taylor

TV series