Erle C. Kenton
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Erle C. Kenton was an American film director
. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957.
He was born in Norboro, Montana and died in Glendale, California
from Parkinson's disease
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957.
He was born in Norboro, Montana and died in Glendale, California
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
from Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
.
Selected filmography
- The Rejuvenation of Aunt MaryThe Rejuvenation of Aunt MaryThe Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary is a 1927 silent comedy starring veteran actress May Robson and released by Cecil B. DeMille's Producers Distributing Corporation. Robson had first appeared in the Broadway play version of this story in 1907 when she was 49. In this film she returns to enact the same...
(1927) - Island of Lost SoulsIsland of Lost Souls (1933 film)Island of Lost Souls is an American science fiction horror film starring Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi and Kathleen Burke as The Panther Woman. Produced by Paramount Pictures in 1933 from a script co-written by science fiction legend Philip Wylie, the movie was the...
(1933) - Search for BeautySearch for BeautySearch for Beauty is a 1934 Pre-Code film directed by Erle C. Kenton and starring Buster Crabbe and Ida Lupino. They play a pair of champion Olympic swimmers who become the face of a health magazine, which over their objections is turned into a "skin" rag....
(1934) - Party WireParty WireParty Wire is a 1935 drama film starring Jean Arthur and Victor Jory. It was based on the novel of the same name by Bruce Manning. In a small town, an overhead conversation on a telephone party line results in gossip that causes a great deal of trouble for a young woman and a wealthy...
(1935) - The Public Menace (1935)
- The Devil's Playground (1937)
- Little Tough Guys in SocietyLittle Tough Guys in SocietyLittle Tough Guys in Society is a 1938 Universal Studios film that starred several of the Dead End Kids. It was the second film that Universal made in their series and the first of three that they made without any of the original Dead End Kids....
(1938) - The Ghost of FrankensteinThe Ghost of FrankensteinThe Ghost of Frankenstein, is an American monster horror film released in 1942. The movie is the fourth in a series of films produced by Universal Studios based upon characters in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein and features Lon Chaney, Jr...
(1942) - Pardon My SarongPardon My Sarong-Plot:Tommy Layton , a wealthy bachelor, rents a city bus and rides it from Chicago to Los Angeles. Once there he intends to participate in a yacht race to Hawaii. The drivers of the bus, Algy and Wellington , are then chased by a detective who was hired by the bus company. They escape capture by...
(1942) - Who Done It? (1942)
- It Ain't HayIt Ain't Hay-Plot:Wilbur Hoolihan accidentally kills a hack horse owned by King O'Hara and his daughter, Princess by feeding it candy. In the hopes of raising enough money to replace it, he and his friend Grover Mockridge visit a gambling establishment...
(1943) - House of FrankensteinHouse of Frankenstein (1944 film)House of Frankenstein is an American monster horror film produced in 1944 by Universal Studios as a sequel to Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man the previous year. This monster rally approach would continue in the following film, House of Dracula, as well as the 1948 comedy Abbott and Costello Meet...
(1944) - House of DraculaHouse of DraculaHouse of Dracula was an American horror film released by Universal Pictures Company in 1945. It was a direct sequel to House of Frankenstein and continued the theme of combining Universal's three most popular monsters: Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula and The Wolf Man...
(1945) - Bob and SallyBob and SallyBob and Sally is a movie produced in the United States. Running for approximately 71 minutes, the movie was produced by Universal Studios and directed by Erle C...
(1948) - One Too ManyOne Too ManyOne Too Many, also known as Killer With a Label, Mixed-Up Women, and The Important Story of Alcoholism, was an exploitation film produced by Kroger Babb in 1950...
(1950)