Harold Young (filmmaker)

Harold Young
Born	(1897-11-13)November 13, 1897 Portland, Oregon
Died	March 3, 1972(1972-03-03) (aged 74) Beverly Hills, California
Occupation(s)	Film director and film editor

Harold Young (November 13, 1897 – March 3, 1972) was an American film director, editor, and occasional actor.

Born in Portland, Oregon, Young was active as a film editor from 1923-1934, working first on a series of George O'Hara short subjects under the director Malcolm St. Clair.

Young's best-known early directorial assignment is probably The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), starring Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon, one example of his occasional work in Britain. He died on March 3, 1972, in Beverly Hills, California.

Work

As editor:

• Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)
• The Strong Man (1926)
• Sin Cargo (1926)
• The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
• Yellow Lily (1928)
• The Painted Angel (1929)
• Her Private Life (1929)
• Bright Lights (1930)
• Top Speed (1930)
• The Lash (1930)
• Counsel's Opinion (1933)
• The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)

As director:

• The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
• Too Many Millions (1934)
• Leave It to Blanche (1934)
• Without Regret (1935)
• 52nd Street (1937)
• Let Them Live (1937)
• Newsboys' Home (1938)
• Little Tough Guy (1938)
• Sabotage (1939 film) (1939)
• Dreaming Out Loud (1940)
• Juke Box Jenny (1942)
• There's One Born Every Minute (1942)
• The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
• Rubber Racketeers (1942)
• Hi'ya, Chum (1943)
• Machine Gun Mama (1944)
• The Frozen Ghost (1945)
• Song of the Sarong (1945)
• The Jungle Captive (1945)
• Carib Gold (1956)

External links

• Harold Young at IMDb