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A one-time artist and writer, New Your-born William A. Seiter entered movies in comedy as a member of Mack Sennett's Keystone Cops, before moving into a job as assistant director and writer. He moved into directing in 1918, and into feature films two years later. Seemingly comfortable in a multitude of genres, Seiter has surprisingly few highlights until fairly late, such as Room Service (1938) with the Marx Brothers, the John Wayne action vehicle Allegheny Uprising (1939), and the Fred Astaire/Rita Hayworth song-and-dance fest You Were Never Lovelier (1942).