Erle C. Kenton

Known for: Directing
Born: August 1, 1896, Norborne, Missouri, USA
Died: January 28, 1980
Movies: 95

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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.

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.

Best-Known Movies

6.9

Island of Lost Souls

1932

6.1

House of Frankenstein

1944

5.8

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942

5.5

House of Dracula

1945

7.0

Who Done It?

1942

6.5

Pardon My Sarong

1942

6.3

You're Telling Me!

1934

6.5

It Ain't Hay

1943

5.0

The Cat Creeps

1946

5.5

Search for Beauty

1934

Filmography

1936	End of the Trail	Theodore Roosevelt
1919	Hearts and Flowers	Violinist
1917	An International Sneak	The Powder King - the Sweetheart's Father
1917	Are Waitresses Safe?	The Restaurant Owner
1917	Two Crooks	The Banker

Directing, Writing & Producing

1957	Fight for the Title	Director
1952	Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics	Director
1951	Why Men Leave Home	Director
1950	One Too Many	Director
1948	Bob and Sally	Director
1946	The Cat Creeps	Director
1946	Little Miss Big	Director
1945	House of Dracula	Director
1945	She Gets Her Man	Director
1944	House of Frankenstein	Director
1944	Prices Unlimited	Director
1943	Crazy House	Producer
1943	Always a Bridesmaid	Director
1943	It Ain't Hay	Director
1943	How's About It	Director
1943	What We Are Fighting For	Director
1942	Who Done It?	Director
1942	Pardon My Sarong	Director
1942	The Ghost of Frankenstein	Director
1942	Frisco Lil	Director
1942	North to the Klondike	Director
1941	Flying Cadets	Director
1941	They Meet Again	Director
1941	Melody for Three	Director
1941	Naval Academy	Director
1941	Petticoat Politics	Director
1940	Remedy for Riches	Director
1939	Escape to Paradise	Director
1939	Everything's on Ice	Director
1939	A Small Town Idol	Director
1938	Little Tough Guys in Society	Director
1938	The Lady Objects	Director
1937	She Asked for It	Director
1937	Racketeers in Exile	Director
1937	Devil's Playground	Director
1936	End of the Trail	Director
1936	Counterfeit	Director
1936	Devil's Squadron	Director
1935	Grand Exit	Director
1935	The Public Menace	Director
1935	Party Wire	Director
1935	The Best Man Wins	Director
1934	You're Telling Me!	Director
1934	Search for Beauty	Director
1933	Big Executive	Director
1933	Disgraced!	Director
1933	From Hell to Heaven	Director
1932	Island of Lost Souls	Producer, Director
1932	Guilty as Hell	Director
1931	X Marks the Spot	Director
1931	Left Over Ladies	Director
1931	Stranger in Town	Director
1931	Lover Come Back	Director
1931	The Last Parade	Director
1930	A Royal Romance	Director
1929	Mexicali Rose	Director
1929	Song of Love	Director
1929	Father and Son	Director
1929	Trial Marriage	Director
1928	The Sideshow	Director
1928	Nothing to Wear	Director
1928	Companionate Marriage	Director
1928	The Street of Illusion	Director
1928	Name the Woman	Director
1928	Golf Widows	Director
1928	The Sporting Age	Director
1928	Bare Knees	Director
1927	The Girl in the Pullman	Director
1927	The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary	Director
1927	Wedding Bills	Director
1927	I'm the Sheriff	Director
1926	The Palm Beach Girl	Director
1926	The Sap	Director
1926	Other Women's Husbands	Director
1926	The Love Toy	Director
1926	The Danger Signal	Director
1925	Red Hot Tires	Director
1925	A Fool and His Money	Director
1924	All's Swell on the Ocean	Director
1924	Fight and Win	Director
1924	Flickering Youth	Director
1924	Picking Peaches	Director
1923	Inbad the Sailor	Director
1923	Tea- With a Kick!	Director
1921	Dodge Your Debts	Director
1921	She Sighed by the Seaside	Director
1921	A Small Town Idol	Director
1920	Love, Honor and Behave	Director
1920	Married Life	Director
1920	Down on the Farm	Director

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