Erle C. Kenton: Difference between revisions
Kenton's greatest claim to fame is a horror classic, & he also directed memorable comedies. This wasn't in his bio. |
Kenton's greatest claim to fame is one of the best horror movies ever made, & he also directed memorable W.C. Fields and Abbott & Costello comedies. This wasn't in his bio. |
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'''Erle C. Kenton''' (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American [[film director]]. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957. He was born in [[Norborne, Missouri]] and died in [[Glendale, California]] from [[Parkinson's disease]]. |
'''Erle C. Kenton''' (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American [[film director]]. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957. He was born in [[Norborne, Missouri]] and died in [[Glendale, California]] from [[Parkinson's disease]]. |
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Kenton, who started off as one of Mack Sennett's original Keystone Kops, directed "The Island of Lost Souls," a "twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday" (the Criterion Collection) <ref>https://www.criterion.com/films/27861-island-of-lost-souls<ref>. It was the first of three movie adaptations of H.G. Wells' novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Several horror films followed in Universal's Frankenstein, Wolf Man and Dracula series<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr<ref>. Kenton also directed W.C. Fields' comedy classic "You're Telling Me,"<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr<ref> and combined horror and comedy in "Who Done It?,"<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr<ref> which is considered one of Abbott and Costello's best films<ref>http://www.moviefanfare.com/?p=52207<ref>. Kenton and [[Edward Ludwig]] were the principal directors of the 1958-1960 [[CBS]] [[television series]], ''[[The Texan (TV series)|The Texan]]'', starring [[Rory Calhoun]] as Bill Longley, a "Robin Hood of the West", who drifts through the region helping persons in need.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", ''[[West Texas Historical Association|West Texas Historical Review]]'', Vol. 89 (2013), p. 111</ref> |
Kenton, who started off as one of Mack Sennett's original Keystone Kops, directed "The Island of Lost Souls," a "twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday" (the Criterion Collection) <ref>https://www.criterion.com/films/27861-island-of-lost-souls</ref>. It was the first of three movie adaptations of H.G. Wells' novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Several horror films followed in Universal's Frankenstein, Wolf Man and Dracula series<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr</ref>. Kenton also directed W.C. Fields' comedy classic "You're Telling Me,"<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr</ref> and combined horror and comedy in "Who Done It?,"<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr</ref> which is considered one of Abbott and Costello's best films<ref>http://www.moviefanfare.com/?p=52207</ref>. Kenton and [[Edward Ludwig]] were the principal directors of the 1958-1960 [[CBS]] [[television series]], ''[[The Texan (TV series)|The Texan]]'', starring [[Rory Calhoun]] as Bill Longley, a "Robin Hood of the West", who drifts through the region helping persons in need.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", ''[[West Texas Historical Association|West Texas Historical Review]]'', Vol. 89 (2013), p. 111</ref> |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
Revision as of 22:57, 12 October 2018
Erle C. Kenton | |
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Born | Norborne, Missouri, USA | August 1, 1896
Died | January 28, 1980 Glendale, California, USA | (aged 83)
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1916-1957 |
Erle C. Kenton (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American film director. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957. He was born in Norborne, Missouri and died in Glendale, California from Parkinson's disease.
Kenton, who started off as one of Mack Sennett's original Keystone Kops, directed "The Island of Lost Souls," a "twisted treasure from Hollywood’s pre-Code horror heyday" (the Criterion Collection) [1]. It was the first of three movie adaptations of H.G. Wells' novel "The Island of Dr. Moreau." Several horror films followed in Universal's Frankenstein, Wolf Man and Dracula series[2]. Kenton also directed W.C. Fields' comedy classic "You're Telling Me,"[3] and combined horror and comedy in "Who Done It?,"[4] which is considered one of Abbott and Costello's best films[5]. Kenton and Edward Ludwig were the principal directors of the 1958-1960 CBS television series, The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun as Bill Longley, a "Robin Hood of the West", who drifts through the region helping persons in need.[6]
Selected filmography
- Down on the Farm (1920)
- A Small Town Idol (1921)
- A Fool and His Money (1925)
- Red Hot Tires (1925)
- The Sap (1926)
- Other Women's Husbands (1926)
- The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927)
- Bare Knees (1928)
- Companionate Marriage (1928)
- Nothing to Wear (1928)
- The Street of Illusion (1928)
- Song of Love (1929)
- Mexicali Rose (1929)
- A Royal Romance (1930)
- X Marks the Spot (1931)
- Stranger in Town (1931)
- Island of Lost Souls (1932)
- From Hell to Heaven (1933)
- Search for Beauty (1934)
- You're Telling Me! (1934)
- Party Wire (1935)
- The Public Menace (1935)
- End of the Trail (1936)
- Racketeers in Exile (1937)
- The Devil's Playground (1937)
- The Lady Objects (1938)
- Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)
- Everything's on Ice (1939)
- Escape to Paradise (1939)
- Remedy for Riches (1940)
- Petticoat Politics (1941)
- Melody for Three (1941)
- They Meet Again (1941)
- North to the Klondike (1942)
- The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
- Pardon My Sarong (1942)
- Who Done It? (1942)
- It Ain't Hay (1943)
- Hit the Ice (1943) (uncredited)
- House of Frankenstein (1944)
- House of Dracula (1945)
- The Cat Creeps (1946)
- Bob and Sally (1948)
- One Too Many (1950)
References
- ^ https://www.criterion.com/films/27861-island-of-lost-souls
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0448915/?ref_=tt_ov_dr
- ^ http://www.moviefanfare.com/?p=52207
- ^ Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", West Texas Historical Review, Vol. 89 (2013), p. 111