# 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 (1962) 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 | Notes |
| 1937 | The Toast of New York | Rowland V. Lee | First collaboration with Rowland V. Lee |
| 1942 | Powder Town | Rowland V. Lee | Second collaboration with Rowland V. Lee |
| 1942 | Army Surgeon | A. Edward Sutherland | First collaboration with A. Edward Sutherland |
| 1942 | The Navy Comes Through | A. Edward Sutherland | Second collaboration with A. Edward Sutherland |
| 1946 | Sunset Pass | William Berke | |
| 1946 | Child of Divorce | Richard Fleischer | First collaboration with Richard Fleischer |
| 1947 | Beat the Band | John H. Auer | |
| 1947 | Out of the Past | Jacques Tourneur | |
| 1948 | Race Street | Edwin L. Marin | |
| 1948 | Return of the Bad Men | Ray Enright | |
| 1948 | Mystery in Mexico | Robert Wise | First collaboration with Robert Wise |
| 1948 | Blood on the Moon | Robert Wise | Second collaboration with Robert Wise |
| 1949 | Brothers in the Saddle | Lesley Selander | First collaboration with Lesley Selander |
| 1949 | The Clay Pigeon | Richard Fleischer | Second collaboration with Richard Fleischer |
| 1949 | The Big Steal | Don Siegel | |
| 1949 | The Threat | Felix E. Feist | |
| 1950 | The White Tower | Ted Tetzlaff | |
| 1950 | Hunt the Man Down | George Archainbaud | |
| 1951 | Overland Telegraph | Lesley Selander | Second collaboration with Lesley Selander |
| 1952 | At Sword's Point | Lewis Allen | |
| 1952 | Trail Guide | Lesley Selander | Third collaboration with Lesley Selander |
| 1952 | The Pace That Thrills | Leon Barsha | |
| 1952 | Macao | Josef von Sternberg | |
| 1952 | The Half-Breed | Stuart Gilmore | |
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Ken AnnakinAndrew MartonBernhard Wicki | First collaboration with Bernhard Wicki |
| 1964 | The Visit | Bernhard Wicki | Second collaboration with Bernhard Wicki |
| 1965 | Up from the Beach | Robert Parrish | |
| 1965 | The Agony and the Ecstasy | Carol Reed | |
| 1967 | Doctor Dolittle | Richard Fleischer | Third collaboration with Richard Fleischer |
| 1973 | Soylent Green | Richard Fleischer | Fourth collaboration with Richard Fleischer |
| 1978 | Five Days from Home | George Peppard | |
| 1982 | Safari 3000 | Harry Hurwitz | |

### Documentaries

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1969 | D-Day Revisited | Bernard Farrel |

### Shorts

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1948 | Pal's Return | Leslie Goodwins |

### TV movies

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1973 | The Blue Knight | Robert Butler |
| 1974 | The Stranger Within | Lee Philips |
| 1974 | Bad Ronald | Buzz Kulik |
| 1976 | Wanted: The Sundance Woman | Lee Philips |
| 1976 | Sherlock Holmes in New York | Boris Sagal |
| 1978 | Lassie: A New Beginning | Don Chaffey |
| 1978 | A Guide for the Married Woman | Hy Averback |
| 1979 | Jennifer: A Woman's Story | Guy Green |
| 1980 | Jimmy B. & André | Guy Green |
| 1982 | Mother's Day on Walton's Mountain | Gwen Arner |
Production manager :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1969 | The Desperate Mission | Earl Bellamy | Post-production supervisor |
| 1969 | Daughter of the Mind | Walter Grauman | Post-production supervisor |
| 1969 | Honeymoon with a Stranger | John Peyser | Post-production supervisor |
| 1970 | Along Came a Spider | Lee H. Katzin | Post-production supervisor |
| 1970 | The Challenge | George McCowan | Post-production supervisor |
| 1970 | Tribes | Joseph Sargent | Post-production supervisor |
| 1971 | Paper Man | Walter Grauman | Post-production supervisor |
| 1971 | Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones | Robert Day | Post-production supervisor |
| 1971 | Dead Men Tell No Tales | Walter Grauman | Post-production supervisor |
| 1971 | They Call It Murder | Walter Grauman | Post-production supervisor |
| 1972 | Fireball Forward | Marvin J. Chomsky | Post-production supervisor |
| 1973 | Incident on a Dark Street | Buzz Kulik | Post-production supervisor |

### TV pilots

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1960 | Full Speed for Anywhere | Don Taylor |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1952 | The Unexpected | 2 episodes |
| 1953 | Boston Blackie | 2 episodes |
| 1953 | The Cisco Kid | 1 episode |
| 1953 | My Hero | 4 episodes |
| 1955 | Stage 7 | 1 episode |
| 1955−56 | The Star and the Story | 8 episodes |
| 1952−56 | Four Star Playhouse | 94 episodes |
| 1954−56 | Cavalcade of America | 6 episodes |
| 1956 | Chevron Hall of Stars | 5 episodes |
| 1957 | Mr. Adams and Eve | 2 episodes |
| 1957−58 | Goodyear Theatre | 4 episodes |
| 1957−58 | Alcoa Theatre | 6 episodes |
| 1958 | Colgate Theatre | 1 episode |
| 1958 | Trackdown | 1 episode |
| 1956−58 | Hey, Jeannie! | 7 episodes |
| 1956−59 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | 3 episodes |
| 1956−59 | Zane Grey Theatre | 22 episodes |
| 1959 | Black Saddle | 2 episodes |
| 1959 | The David Niven Show | 6 episodes |
| 1959 | Wichita Town | 1 episode |
| 1959−60 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | 3 episodes |
| 1960 | The Detectives | 1 episode |
| 1960 | Johnny Ringo | 1 episode |
| 1958−60 | Wanted Dead or Alive | 3 episodes |
| 1958−60 | The Rifleman | 11 episodes |
| 1961 | The Law and Mr. Jones | 1 episode |
| 1961−63 | The Dick Powell Show | 7 episodes |
| 1962−63 | The Lloyd Bridges Show | 2 episodes |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | 1 episode |
| 1974 | Doc Elliot | 2 episodes |
| 1974−75 | The Waltons | 5 episodes |
| 1975 | The Blue Knight | 1 episode |
| 1975−76 | Medical Story | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | M*A*S*H | 5 episodes |
| 1983 | At Ease | 1 episode |
| 1982−85 | Matt Houston | 11 episodes |
| 2017 | The Forsaken Westerns | 1 episode |
Editorial department :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1960−61 | Wanted Dead or Alive | Editorial supervisor | 22 episodes |
| 1973 | Mannix | Post-production coordinator | 1 episode |
Production manager :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1968−69 | The Felony Squad | Post-production supervisor | 17 episodes |
| 1968−69 | Judd, for the Defense | Post-production supervisor | 24 episodes |
| 1968−70 | The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | Post-production supervisor | 48 episodes |
| 1968−70 | Daniel Boone | Post-production supervisor | 52 episodes |
| 1968−70 | Lancer | Post-production supervisor | 15 episodes |
| 1969−70 | Bracken's World | Post-production supervisor | 41 episodes |
| 1968−71 | Julia | Post-production supervisor | 85 episodes |
| 1970−71 | Arnie | Post-production supervisor | 25 episodes |
| 1970−71 | Nanny and the Professor | Post-production supervisor | 54 episodes |
| 1969−72 | Room 222 | Post-production supervisor | 75 episodes |
| 1971−72 | Cade's County | Post-production supervisor | 24 episodes |