Edward L. Cahn
Born: 1899-02-12 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1963-08-25
Known For: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward L. Cahn (February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963) was an American film director. He is best known for directing Our Gang comedies from 1939-1943, 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, that inspired the 1979 film Alien. He made a number of films for American International Pictures. His brother was film editor Philip Cahn.
Filmography
1962
- Incident in an Alley ... (Director)
- Beauty and the Beast ... (Director)
1961
- Five Guns to Tombstone ... (Director)
- The Gambler Wore a Gun ... (Director)
- You Have to Run Fast ... (Director)
- When the Clock Strikes ... (Director)
- Gun Fight ... (Director)
- Operation Bottleneck ... (Director)
- Gun Street ... (Director)
- Frontier Uprising ... (Director)
- Boy Who Caught a Crook ... (Director)
- Police Dog Story ... (Director)
- The Clown and the Kid ... (Director)
- Secret of Deep Harbor ... (Director)
1960
- Noose for a Gunman ... (Director)
- The Walking Target ... (Director)
- Gunfighters of Abilene ... (Director)
- The Music Box Kid ... (Director)
- Oklahoma Territory ... (Director)
- Twelve Hours to Kill ... (Director)
- Cage of Evil ... (Director)
- Three Came to Kill ... (Director)
1959
- Invisible Invaders ... (Director)
- Vice Raid ... (Director)
- Riot in Juvenile Prison ... (Director)
- Pier 5, Havana ... (Director)
- A Dog's Best Friend ... (Director)
- Guns Girls and Gangsters ... (Director)
- The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake ... (Director)
- Inside the Mafia ... (Director)
1958
- It! The Terror from Beyond Space ... (Director)
- Jet Attack ... (Director)
- Curse of the Faceless Man ... (Director)
- Suicide Battalion ... (Director)
- Hong Kong Confidential ... (Director)
1957
- Invasion of the Saucer Men ... (Director)
- Dragstrip Girl ... (Director)
- Motorcycle Gang ... (Director)
- Voodoo Woman ... (Director)
- Zombies of Mora Tau ... (Director)
1956
- The She-Creature ... (Director)
- Flesh and the Spur ... (Director)
- Runaway Daughters ... (Director)
- Girls in Prison ... (Director)
- Shake, Rattle and Rock! ... (Director)
- Silent Fear ... (Director)
1955
- Creature with the Atom Brain ... (Director)
- Betrayed Women ... (Director)
1951
- Two Dollar Bettor ... (Director)
1950
- Experiment Alcatraz ... (Director)
- Destination Murder ... (Director)
- The Great Plane Robbery ... (Director)
1949
- I Cheated the Law ... (Director)
- Prejudice ... (Director)
- Annie Was a Wonder ... (Director)
1948
- The Checkered Coat ... (Director)
- Bungalow 13 ... (Director)
- Souvenirs of Death ... (Director)
- The Fabulous Fraud ... (Director)
- Goodbye, Miss Turlock ... (Director)
1947
- The Gas House Kids in Hollywood ... (Director)
- Born to Speed ... (Director)
1945
- Main Street After Dark ... (Director)
- Dangerous Partners ... (Director)
1944
- Main Street Today ... (Director)
1943
- For God and Country ... (Director)
- That's Why I Left You ... (Director)
- Three Smart Guys ... (Director)
- Plan for Destruction ... (Director)
- Nursery Rhyme Mysteries ... (Director)
- Don't You Believe It ... (Director)
- Ode to Victory ... (Director)
1942
- The Omaha Trail ... (Director)
- Flag of Mercy ... (Director)
- Madero of Mexico ... (Director)
- Don't Lie ... (Director)
- Surprised Parties ... (Director)
- Going to Press ... (Director)
- Melodies Old and New ... (Director)
1941
- Come Back, Miss Pipps ... (Director)
- Wedding Worries ... (Director)
- Redhead ... (Director)
- Baby Blues ... (Director)
- Robot Wrecks ... (Director)
- Main Street on the March! ... (Director)
- 1-2-3-Go! ... (Director)
- Helping Hands ... (Director)
- Ye Olde Minstrels ... (Director)
- Fightin' Fools ... (Director)
1940
- Alfalfa's Double ... (Director)
- All About Hash ... (Director)
- Goin' Fishin' ... (Director)
- Waldo's Last Stand ... (Director)
- Kiddie Kure ... (Director)
- Good Bad Boys ... (Director)
- The New Pupil ... (Director)
- Bubbling Troubles ... (Director)
- The Big Premiere ... (Director)
1939
- Angel of Mercy ... (Director)
- Joy Scouts ... (Director)
- Time Out for Lessons ... (Director)
- Captain Spanky's Show Boat ... (Director)
- Dad for a Day ... (Director)
- Auto Antics ... (Director)
- The Giant of Norway ... (Director)
1938
- The Man on the Rock ... (Director)
- Bravest of the Brave ... (Director)
- Grid Rules ... (Director)
1937
- Bad Guy ... (Director)
- Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States ... (Director)
1936
- Foolproof ... (Director)
- The Perfect Set-Up ... (Director)
1935
- Confidential ... (Director)
- A Thrill for Thelma ... (Director)
- Hit-and-Run Driver ... (Director)
- Death Drives Through ... (Director)
1933
- Emergency Call ... (Director)
- Laughter in Hell ... (Director)
1932
- Law and Order ... (Director)
- Radio Patrol ... (Director)
- Afraid to Talk ... (Director)
1931
- Homicide Squad ... (Director)
1929
- The Last Performance ... (Editor)
- Broadway ... (Editor)
- The Girl on the Barge ... (Editor)
1928
- The Man Who Laughs ... (Editor)
1927
- Surrender ... (Editor)