David Swift
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David "Dave" Swift (July 27, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an American screenwriter, animator, director, and producer. He is best known for writing the screenplay for the 1967 film How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Swift also worked as an animator and filmmaker at The Walt Disney Studios where he adapted the story of Pollyanna for the screen and wrote and directed The Parent Trap (1961).
Pollyanna
as Fireman (Uncredited)A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to...
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)A young but bright former window cleaner rises to the top of his company by following the advice...
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Good Neighbor Sam
as TV Director (uncredited)To help his divorced neighbor claim a substantial inheritance, a family man poses as her...
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Hamlet at Elsinore
as Player KingThe ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new...
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Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece
as Self - Director / WriterInterviews with cast and crew members detail the making of the Disney classic.
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Gossip from the Forest
as General GroenerThe events around the signing of The Armistice at the end of the First World War.
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Recreating Pollyanna's America
as SelfMembers of the cast and crew of Disney's Pollyanna, look back on location shooting in Santa Rosa.
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The Philco Television Playhouse
as uncreditedThe Philco Television Playhouse is an American anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC...
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War & Peace
as uncreditedThe classic BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop...
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Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Professor LindemannWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years is an 8-part 1981 drama serial based on the life of...
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