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David Swift (II) More at IMDbPro »

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"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 4: Episode 9 -- A woman commits murder while under hypnosis.

Overview

Date of Birth:
27 July 1919, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA more
Date of Death:
31 December 2001, Santa Monica, California, USA more
Trivia:
Original drummer for the Firehouse Five dixieland jazz band with Ward Kimball... more
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Down 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
"There's No Story In The Book!" - Six Films Adapted From Non-Narrative Nonfiction
 (From IFC. 5 February 2009, 7:22 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Bud Swift

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Writer, Director, Animation Department, Producer, Actor, Miscellaneous Crew, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Writer:
  1. The Parent Trap (1998) (screenplay)
    ... aka Disney's The Parent Trap (USA: complete title)

  2. Polly (1989) (TV) (scenario Pollyana)
  3. The Hugga Bunch (1985) (TV) (writer)
  4. Foolin' Around (1980) (writer)

  5. Candleshoe (1977) (screenplay)
  6. "Disneyland" (4 episodes, 1963-1976)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Parent Trap (1976) TV episode (writer)
        - Pollyanna: Part 3 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - Pollyanna: Part 2 (1963) TV episode (writer)
        - Pollyanna: Part 1 (1963) TV episode (writer)
  7. "Hot L Baltimore" (1 episode, 1975)
        - Suzy's New Job (1975) TV episode (written by)
  8. "Arnie" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Pilot (1970) TV episode (creator) (written by)

  9. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) (written by)
    ... aka How to Succeed in Business... (USA: short title)
  10. "Camp Runamuck" (11 episodes, 1965-1966)
        - Building (1966) TV episode (writer)
        - Spiffy Quits: Part 2 (1965) TV episode (writer)
        - Spiffy Quits: Part 1 (1965) TV episode (writer)
        - Today Is Parent's Day (1965) TV episode (writer)
        - Slaughter (1965) TV episode (writer)
          (6 more)
  11. "Vacation Playhouse" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Coogan's Reward (1965) TV episode (writer)
  12. Seker gibi kizlar (1965) (screenplay "The Parent Trap") (uncredited)
  13. Good Neighbor Sam (1964) (writer)
  14. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963) (writer)
  15. "Grindl" (2 episodes, 1963)
        - The Ghastly Honeymoon (1963) TV episode (written by)
        - The Gruesome Basement (1963) TV episode (written by)
  16. Love Is a Ball (1963) (writer)
    ... aka All This and Money Too (UK)
  17. The Interns (1962) (writer)
  18. Poor Mr. Campbell (1962) (TV) (writer)
  19. The Parent Trap (1961) (written by)
  20. Pollyanna (1960) (writer)

  21. "Wagon Train" (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Vincent Eaglewood Story (1959) TV episode (writer)
        - The Juan Ortega Story (1958) TV episode (writer)
  22. "General Electric Theater" (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Family Man (1959) TV episode (teleplay)
        - The Odd Ball (1958) TV episode (teleplay)
  23. "The Third Man" (2 episodes, 1959)
        - The Trouble at Drill Hill (1959) TV episode (writer)
        - Death of an Overlord (1959) TV episode (teleplay)
  24. "Rawhide" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Incident at Alabaster Plain (1959) TV episode (writer)
  25. "The Rifleman" (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Safe Guard (1958) TV episode (written by)
  26. "Goodyear Theatre" (2 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
        - The Spy (1958) TV episode (writer)
        - Lazarus Walks Again (1958) TV episode (writer)
  27. "Climax!" (2 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Volcano Seat, the #2 (1958) TV episode (writer)
        - Volcano Seat, the #1 (1958) TV episode (writer)
  28. "Playhouse 90" (2 episodes, 1958)
        - The Dungeon (1958) TV episode (writer)
        - No Time at All (1958) TV episode (screenplay)
  29. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" (1 episode, 1957)
        - The Story of a Crime (1957) TV episode (writer)
  30. "Playwrights '56" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Playwright Hour
        - This Business of Murder (1956) TV episode (writer)
  31. "Norby" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Promotion (1955) TV episode (creator)
  32. "Jamie" (1953) TV series (unknown episodes)
  33. "ABC Album" (1 episode, 1953)
    ... aka The Plymouth Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Jamie (1953) TV episode (writer)
  34. "Mister Peepers" (26 episodes, 1952-1953)
        - Episode #1.26 (1953) TV episode (creator)
        - Episode #1.25 (1953) TV episode (creator)
        - Episode #1.24 (1953) TV episode (creator)
        - Episode #1.23 (1953) TV episode (creator)
        - Episode #1.22 (1953) TV episode (creator)
          (21 more)
  35. "Fireside Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
        - A Christmas Carol (1951) TV episode (adaptation)
  36. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (3 episodes, 1951)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - I Was Stalin's Prisoner (1951) TV episode (writer)
        - The Copper (1951) TV episode (writer)
        - October Story (1951) TV episode (writer)
  37. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Requiem for a Model A (1951) TV episode (teleplay)

  38. "Studio One" (1948) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  39. So You Want to Be a Detective (1948) (story)
  40. So You Want to Be a Gambler (1948) (story)
Director:
  1. "Barney Miller" (3 episodes, 1977)
        - Tunnel (1977) TV episode
        - Thanksgiving Story (1977) TV episode
        - Bugs (1977) TV episode
  2. "Eight Is Enough" (2 episodes, 1977)
        - All's Fair in Love and War (1977) TV episode
        - I Quit (1977) TV episode
  3. "Disneyland" (4 episodes, 1963-1976)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Parent Trap (1976) TV episode
        - Pollyanna: Part 3 (1963) TV episode
        - Pollyanna: Part 2 (1963) TV episode
        - Pollyanna: Part 1 (1963) TV episode
  4. "Arnie" (2 episodes, 1970-1971)
        - Honey, I'm Sorry, But... (1971) TV episode
        - Pilot (1970) TV episode

  5. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
    ... aka How to Succeed in Business... (USA: short title)
  6. "Camp Runamuck" (7 episodes, 1965)
        - Spiffy Quits: Part 2 (1965) TV episode
        - Spiffy Quits: Part 1 (1965) TV episode
        - Today Is Parent's Day (1965) TV episode
        - Slaughter (1965) TV episode
        - I'm in Love with Your Beautiful Limpid Eyes, But I Can't Marry You Because You're a Cow (1965) TV episode
          (2 more)
  7. Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
  8. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
  9. "Grindl" (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Gruesome Basement (1963) TV episode
  10. Love Is a Ball (1963)
    ... aka All This and Money Too (UK)
  11. The Interns (1962)
  12. Poor Mr. Campbell (1962) (TV)
  13. The Parent Trap (1961)
  14. Pollyanna (1960)

  15. "The Rifleman" (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Angry Gun (1958) TV episode
  16. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Murder Me Twice (1958) TV episode
  17. "Wagon Train" (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master
        - The Juan Ortega Story (1958) TV episode
  18. "Climax!" (2 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Volcano Seat, the #2 (1958) TV episode
        - Volcano Seat, the #1 (1958) TV episode
  19. "Playhouse 90" (2 episodes, 1958)
        - The Dungeon (1958) TV episode
        - No Time at All (1958) TV episode
Animation Department:
  1. Peter Pan (1953) (animator) (uncredited)

  2. The Nifty Nineties (1941) (animator) (uncredited)
  3. The Reluctant Dragon (1941) (animator) (as Bud Swift)
    ... aka A Day at Disneys (USA: TV title)
    ... aka Behind the Scenes at Walt Disney Studio
  4. Fantasia (1940) (animator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Fantasia (USA: poster title)
  5. Pinocchio (1940) (animator) (uncredited)

  6. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (animator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Blancanieves y los siete enanos (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (USA: poster title)
Producer:
  1. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) (producer)
    ... aka How to Succeed in Business... (USA: short title)
  2. "Camp Runamuck" (1965) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  3. Good Neighbor Sam (1964) (producer)

  4. "Norby" (producer) (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Promotion (1955) TV episode (producer)
  5. "Mister Peepers" (1952) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
Actor:
  1. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) (uncredited) .... Elevator operator
    ... aka How to Succeed in Business... (USA: short title)
  2. Good Neighbor Sam (1964) (uncredited) .... TV Director
  3. Pollyanna (1960) (uncredited) .... Fireman

  4. "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Operation: Airlift (1951) TV episode
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) (voice director)
    ... aka Little Nemo (Japan: English title)
Thanks:
  1. Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  2. The Parent Trap: Caught in the Act (2002) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. Pollyanna: The Making of a Masterpiece (2002) (V) .... Himself - Director/Writer
  2. The Parent Trap: Caught in the Act (2002) (V) .... Himself - Director/Writer
Archive Footage:
  1. "Disneyland"
        - Pollyanna: Part 3 (1963) TV episode (uncredited) .... Fireman
        - Pollyanna: Part 2 (1963) TV episode (uncredited) .... Fireman
        - Pollyanna: Part 1 (1963) TV episode (uncredited) .... Fireman

Additional Details

Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Family | Animation more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Anthology | Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman more

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