Lewis Ransom Foster (August 5, 1898 – June 10, 1974) was an American screenwriter, director, and producer.
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Academy Awards
Best Story
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Story
It Happened Tomorrow
(1944)
Idea
Manhandled
(1949)
Screenplay
Full Filmography
Writing
Merry Widower
(1926)
Writer
Wrong Again
(1929)
Story
The All-American Kickback
(1931)
Writer
Taxi Troubles
(1931)
Writer
Blondes Prefer Bonds
(1931)
Writer
Dream House
(1932)
Writer
Billboard Girl
(1932)
Writer
Cheating Blondes
(1933)
Writer
Eight Girls in a Boat
(1934)
Writer
Let's Talk It Over
(1934)
Story
Stolen Harmony
(1935)
Writer
Love Letters of a Star
(1936)
Screenplay
The Magnificent Brute
(1936)
Adaptation
Two in a Crowd
(1936)
Story and Screenplay
Armored Car
(1937)
Writer
Sons of the Legion
(1938)
Screenplay and Story
Illegal Traffic
(1938)
Writer
Tom Sawyer, Detective
(1938)
Writer
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
(1939)
Story
Sudden Money
(1939)
Writer
Some Like It Hot
(1939)
Screenplay
Night Work
(1939)
Screenplay
Million Dollar Legs
(1939)
Screenplay and Story
The Farmer's Daughter
(1940)
Screenplay
Golden Gloves
(1940)
Screenplay
Adventure in Washington
(1941)
Screenplay
The Mayor of 44th Street
(1942)
Screenplay
I Live on Danger
(1942)
Screenplay and Story
Alaska Highway
(1943)
Screenplay
Hers to Hold
(1943)
Screenplay
The More the Merrier
(1943)
Screenplay
It Happened Tomorrow
(1944)
Idea
Can't Help Singing
(1944)
Screenplay
Never Say Goodbye
(1946)
Adaptation
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
(1947)
Screenplay
Special Agent
(1949)
Screenplay
El Paso
(1949)
Screenplay
Manhandled
(1949)
Screenplay
The Lucky Stiff
(1949)
Screenplay
The Eagle and the Hawk
(1950)
Writer
Captain China
(1950)
Writer
Crosswinds
(1951)
Writer
Passage West
(1951)
Screenplay
The Blazing Forest
(1952)
Screenplay
Hong Kong
(1952)
Story
Those Redheads from Seattle
(1953)
Screenplay
Tropic Zone
(1953)
Screenplay
Jamaica Run
(1953)
Writer
Crashout
(1955)
Writer
Tonka
(1958)
Screenplay
Acting
Directing
The Gaucho
(1927)
Assistant Director
Double Whoopee
(1929)
Director
Men O'War
(1929)
Director
Angora Love
(1929)
Director
Bacon Grabbers
(1929)
Director
Berth Marks
(1929)
Director
Unaccustomed as We Are
(1929)
Director
Hotter Than Hot
(1929)
Director
Movie Night
(1929)
Director
Wrong Again
(1929)
Assistant Director
Loud Soup
(1929)
Director
Boarding House Blues
(1930)
Director
Knights Before Christmas
(1930)
Director
Blondes Prefer Bonds
(1931)
Director
Second Hand Kisses
(1931)
Director
The Itching Hour
(1931)
Director
Dumbbells in Derbies
(1931)
Director
Lime Juice Nights
(1931)
Director
Love Letters of a Star
(1936)
Director
She's Dangerous
(1937)
Director
The Man Who Cried Wolf
(1937)
Director
Armored Car
(1937)
Director
Manhandled
(1949)
Director
The Lucky Stiff
(1949)
Director
El Paso
(1949)
Director
The Eagle and the Hawk
(1950)
Director
Captain China
(1950)
Director
Crosswinds
(1951)
Director
The Last Outpost
(1951)
Director
Passage West
(1951)
Director
Hong Kong
(1952)
Director
Those Redheads from Seattle
(1953)
Director
Tropic Zone
(1953)
Director
Jamaica Run
(1953)
Director
Crashout
(1955)
Director
Top Of The World
(1955)
Director
Dakota Incident
(1956)
Director
The Bold and the Brave
(1956)
Director
The Saga of Andy Burnett
(1957)
Director
Tonka
(1958)
Director
The Sign of Zorro
(1958)
Director