George Amy

George Amy

EditorProductionDirectingDirector Oct 15 (died age 83) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1925–1955 (30 year career)
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Biography

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 re…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (64)

Movies (64)

The Unlighted Road

The Unlighted Road

1955

Supervising Editor

4.3
She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1954

Editor

5.6
A Lion Is in the Streets

A Lion Is in the Streets

1953

Editor

5.1
Affair with a Stranger

Affair with a Stranger

1953

Editor

4.0
Clash by Night

Clash by Night

1952

Editor

6.7
The Lady Says No

The Lady Says No

1952

Editor

4.5
Queen for a Day

Queen for a Day

1951

Editor

6.0
The Blue Veil

The Blue Veil

1951

Editor

6.6
The Sound of Fury

The Sound of Fury

1950

Editor

6.4
My Dream Is Yours

My Dream Is Yours

1949

Associate Producer

6.4
Romance on the High Seas

Romance on the High Seas

1948

Associate Producer

6.6
The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected

1947

Associate Producer

6.6
The Unsuspected

The Unsuspected

1947

Second Unit Director

6.6
Life with Father

Life with Father

1947

Editor

6.7
Cinderella Jones

Cinderella Jones

1946

Editor

2.8
Three Strangers

Three Strangers

1946

Editor

6.4
Objective, Burma!

Objective, Burma!

1945

Editor

6.8
Uncertain Glory

Uncertain Glory

1944

Editor

6.8
Air Force

Air Force

1943

Editor

6.5
This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943

Editor

5.6
Action in the North Atlantic

Action in the North Atlantic

1943

Editor

7.1
Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

Editor

7.0
Captains of the Clouds

Captains of the Clouds

1942

Editor

6.4
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1941

Editor

7.2
Dive Bomber

Dive Bomber

1941

Editor

6.4
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

Editor

5.7
The Letter

The Letter

1940

Editor

7.3
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

Editor

7.2
Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

Editor

6.2
Granny Get Your Gun

Granny Get Your Gun

1940

Director

3.5
Gambling on the High Seas

Gambling on the High Seas

1940

Director

5.0
Matty Malneck And His Orchestra

Matty Malneck And His Orchestra

1940

Director

Matty Malneck And His Orchestra

Matty Malneck And His Orchestra

1940

Editor

Dodge City

Dodge City

1939

Editor

6.9
Ride, Cowboy, Ride

Ride, Cowboy, Ride

1939

Director

3.0
The Old Maid

The Old Maid

1939

Editor

7.0
Kid Nightingale

Kid Nightingale

1939

Director

5.5
Wings of the Navy

Wings of the Navy

1939

Editor

6.0
The Royal Rodeo

The Royal Rodeo

1939

Director

2.5
Gold Diggers in Paris

Gold Diggers in Paris

1938

Editor

5.7
Hollywood Hotel

Hollywood Hotel

1938

Editor

5.4
Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1937

Editor

7.0
The Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade

1936

Editor

6.5
Captain Blood

Captain Blood

1935

Editor

7.2
Broadway Gondolier

Broadway Gondolier

1935

Editor

5.4
Wonder Bar

Wonder Bar

1934

Editor

5.9
He Was Her Man

He Was Her Man

1934

Editor

6.2
Here Comes the Navy

Here Comes the Navy

1934

Editor

5.9
6 Day Bike Rider

6 Day Bike Rider

1934

Editor

5.5
Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade

1933

Editor

6.8
Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

Editor

7.2
Lady Killer

Lady Killer

1933

Editor

6.9
Mystery of the Wax Museum

Mystery of the Wax Museum

1933

Editor

6.4
She Had to Say Yes

She Had to Say Yes

1933

Director

5.2
She Had to Say Yes

She Had to Say Yes

1933

Editor

5.2
Doctor X

Doctor X

1932

Editor

6.0
20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

1932

Editor

6.3
The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece

1932

Editor

5.9
The Cabin in the Cotton

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932

Editor

6.3
The Ruling Voice

The Ruling Voice

1931

Editor

6.0
Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance

1930

Editor

6.0
The Wright Idea

The Wright Idea

1928

Editor

Rainbow Riley

Rainbow Riley

1926

Editor

The Live Wire

The Live Wire

1925

Editor