Edward L. Cahn (February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963)[1] was an American film director and editor.
Edward Linol Cahn | |
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| Born | February 12, 1899 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Died | August 25, 1963 (aged 64) Hollywood, California, USA |
| Occupation | Film director |
Early life and education
Cahn was born in Brooklyn, New York. He went to work at Universal Pictures in 1917 while still a student at UCLA.[2]
Career
He is best known for directing Our Gang comedies from 1939 to 1943, and a long line of other short subjects and B-movies afterward. He is also known for directing the 1958 film It! The Terror from Beyond Space, the film that inspired the 1979 film Alien. He made a number of films for American International Pictures.[3]
Personal life
His brother was film editor Philip Cahn,[2] who was the uncle of film editor Dann Cahn, who, in turn, was the father of film editor Daniel T. Cahn.
Selected filmography as director
Source:[1]
- The Homicide Squad (1931)
- Radio Patrol (1932)
- Law and Order (1932)
- Afraid to Talk (1932)
- Laughter in Hell (1933)
- Emergency Call (1933)
- Confidential (1935)
- Death Drives Through (1935)
- Hit and Run Driver (1935)
- A Thrill for Thelma (1935)
- Foolproof (1936)
- The Perfect Set-up (1936)
- Behind the Headlines (1936)
- Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States (1937)
- Bad Guy (1937)
- Grid Rules (1938)
- Dad for a Day (1939)
- The Giant of Norway (1939)
- Angel of Mercy (1939)
- Alfalfa's Double (1939)
- Time Out for Lessons (1939)
- Redhead (1941)
- Main Street After Dark (1945)
- Dangerous Partners (1945)
- Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947)
- Experiment Alcatraz (1950) (and producer)
- Destination Murder (1950)
- Creature with the Atom Brain (1955)
- Girls in Prison (1956) The She-Creature (1956) Voodoo Woman (1957)
- Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)
- Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
- Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
- It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
- Pier 5, Havana (1958)
- The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
- Inside the Mafia (1959)
- Invisible Invaders (1959)
- A Dog's Best Friend (1959)
- Guns, Girls and Gangsters (1959)
- Vice Raid (1959)
- Operation Bottleneck (1961)
- Beauty and the Beast (1962)
Editor
Source:[1]
- Surrender (1927)
- The Man Who Laughs (1928)
- Broadway (1929) (associate editor)
- The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929)
- The Last Performance (1929)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)