The papers of George Seaton reflect his work in the motion picture industry as a writer, director, and producer, and also illustrate his long-time partnership with William Perlberg. The collection consists of extensive production files for Seaton's films, including research notes, correspondence, variant drafts of scripts, budgets, cast and crew lists, call sheets, continuity breakdowns, production reports, shooting schedules, and reviews. The most extensive files pertain to Airport, The Bridges at Toko-Ri, The Counterfeit Traitor, The Country Girl, Little Boy Lost, The Pleasure of His Company, The Proud and the Profane, Showdown, 36 Hours, The Tin Star, and What's So Bad About Feeling Good?.
All of the films in the collection were produced with the exception of “Sitting Pretty.” The files are arranged alphabetically by film title, with the records of each film also arranged alphabetically by type.
