page_title: Charles M. Seay
hierarchical_section_title: Charles M. Seay
caption_attribution_description: English: Still from the American short film The Stuff That Americans Are Made Of (1910) with Edna May Weick (in bed), Charles M. Seay (raised hands), William West (on knees), Charles Martin (father of Vivian Martin), Nellie Grant, child actor Yale Boss, and policemen extras (unknown actors). The Edison Co. trademark is above the raised hands. The plot involves a boy, told to care for his sister, holding two robbers at bay until his parents return home. The caption says that Charles Seay wrote it and Ashley Miller directed it. On page 95 of the December 25, 1920 Exhibitors Herald.
context_page_description: Charles M. Seay was an American film director, scriptwriter, and actor. He was employed by the Edison Manufacturing Company, and directed over 80 short films.
  He was cast along with a couple of other film directors in the Broadway musical comedy about the film industry The Squab Farm.
context_section_description: Charles M. Seay (1867 – 1944) was an American film director, scriptwriter, and actor. He was employed by the Edison Manufacturing Company, and directed over 80 short films.
  He was cast along with a couple of other film directors in the Broadway musical comedy about the film industry The Squab Farm.
caption: Charles M. Seay with raised hands in The Stuff That Americans Are Made Of (1910)
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