George Amy

1903–1986·Deceased·Active 1921–2017

Starting as a film editor at age 17, George Amy found 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

Career stats
66Films
609Posters
96Years active
1940Peak year
Eras & genres
Eras
Genres

Selected work

65 posters
Captain Blood
Captain Blood · 1935
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Yankee Doodle Dandy · 1942
Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 · 1933
Clash by Night
Clash by Night · 1952
The Letter
The Letter · 1940
Footlight Parade
Footlight Parade · 1933
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade · 1936
Doctor X
Doctor X · 1932
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk · 1940
Dive Bomber
Dive Bomber · 1941
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf · 1941
Mystery of the Wax Museum
Mystery of the Wax Museum · 1933

Frequent collaborators

30 repeat partners
Leo F. Forbstein
Actor · 45 films together
Perc Westmore
Perc Westmore
Actor · 30 films together
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Produced by · 28 films together
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz
Directed by · 22 films together
Ray Heindorf
Ray Heindorf
Actor · 20 films together
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Actor · 14 films together
Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley
Series Additional Crew · 12 films together
Leo White
Leo White
Actor · 11 films together