Erle C. Kenton
Appearance
Erle C. Kenton | |
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![]() Kenton in 1921 | |
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.
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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)
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