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Edward F. Cline (1891–1961)

Director | Actor | Writer

Edward 'Eddie' Cline reputedly began his career in the film business as a Keystone Kop. The former vaudevillian continued to appear sporadically as an actor until 1922, but soon became increasingly active behind the camera as a gag and scenario writer for Mack Sennett. From 1916, he was extremely prolific... See full bio »

Born:

Edward Francis Cline
in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Died:

(age 69) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1951 Life with Buster Keaton (TV series)
 
1949 Fireball Fun-For-All (TV series)
 
1947 Jiggs and Maggie in Society (as Eddie Cline)
 
1946 Bringing Up Father (as Eddie Cline)
 
1945 Penthouse Rhythm (as Eddie Cline)
 
1945 See My Lawyer (as Eddie Cline)
 
1945 Night Club Girl
 
1944 Moonlight and Cactus
 
1944 Since You Went Away (uncredited)
 
1944 Ghost Catchers (as Eddie Cline)
 
1944 Slightly Terrific
 
1944 Hat Check Honey
 
1943 Swingtime Johnny
 
1943 Crazy House
 
1943 He's My Guy
 
1942 Behind the Eight Ball
 
1942 Give Out, Sisters
 
1942 Private Buckaroo
 
1942 What's Cookin'?
 
1942 Private Snuffy Smith (as Edward Cline)
 
1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (as Edward Cline)
 
1941 Cracked Nuts (as Edward Cline)
 
1941 Hello, Sucker
 
1941 Meet the Chump
 
1940 The Bank Dick
 
1940 The Villain Still Pursued Her (as Edward Cline)
 
1940 My Little Chickadee
 
1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (uncredited)
 
1938 Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus
 
1938 Breaking the Ice
 
1938 Go Chase Yourself
 
1938 Hawaii Calls
 
1937 High Flyers (as Edward Cline)
 
1937 Forty Naughty Girls (as Edward Cline)
 
1937 On Again-Off Again (as Edward Cline)
 
1936 F-Man
 
1936 Love in September (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1935 It's a Great Life
 
1935 The Cowboy Millionaire
 
1935 When a Man's a Man
 
1934 The Dude Ranger
 
1934 Peck's Bad Boy
 
1934 Fighting to Live (as Eddie Cline)
 
1934 Business Is a Pleasure (short)
 
1934 Morocco Nights (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1934 Girl Trouble (short)
 
1933 Uncle Jake (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1933 So This Is Africa
 
1933 Parole Girl (as Edward Cline)
 
1933 Not Tonight, Josephine (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1932 Million Dollar Legs (as Edward Cline)
 
1932 Shopping with Wifie (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1931 The Girl Habit
 
1931 In Conference (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1931 Cracked Nuts (as Edward Cline)
 
1931 The Naughty Flirt (as Edward Cline)
 
1931 No, No, Lady (short)
 
1930 Hook Line and Sinker (as Edward Cline)
 
1930 The Widow from Chicago (as Edward Cline)
 
1930 Don't Bite Your Dentist (short)
 
1930 Take Your Medicine (short)
 
1930 Leathernecking
 
1930 Sweet Mama
 
1930 In the Next Room
 
1929 The Forward Pass
 
1929 His Lucky Day
 
1929 Broadway Fever
 
1928 The Crash
 
1928 The Head Man
 
1928 Vamping Venus (as Eddie Cline)
 
1928 Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
 
1928 Love at First Flight (short)
 
1928 Man Crazy (short)
 
1927 The Girl from Everywhere (short)
 
1927 The Bull Fighter (short)
 
1927 Soft Cushions
 
1927 Broke in China (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1927 A Small Town Princess (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1927 The Jolly Jilter (short)
 
1927 Peaches and Plumbers (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1927 Let It Rain
 
1926 Flirty Four-Flushers (short)
 
1926 A Blonde's Revenge (short)
 
1926 Kitty from Killarney (short)
 
1926 Hesitating Horses (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1926 A Harem Knight (short)
 
1926 Should Husbands Marry? (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1926 Smith's Landlord (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1926 Her Actor Friend (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1926 Smith's Vacation (short)
 
1926 When a Man's a Prince (short)
 
1926 Alice Be Good (short)
 
1926 Smith's Baby (short)
 
1926 Puppy Lovetime (short)
 
1926 The Ghost of Folly (short)
 
1926 A Love Sundae (short)
 
1926 Spanking Breezes (short)
 
1926 Gooseland (short)
 
1926 The Gosh-Darn Mortgage (short)
 
1925 Hotsy-Totsy (short)
 
1925 Old Clothes
 
1925 Dangerous Curves Behind (short)
 
1925 Love and Kisses (short)
 
1925 Cold Turkey (short)
 
1925 Tee for Two (short)
 
1925 Bashful Jim (short)
 
1925 The Rag Man
 
1925 The Beloved Bozo (short)
 
1925 The Plumber (short)
 
1924 Off His Trolley (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1924 Along Came Ruth
 
1924 Galloping Bungalows (short)
 
1924 Little Robinson Crusoe
 
1924 Captain January
 
1924 Good Bad Boy
 
1924 When a Man's a Man
 
1923 The Meanest Man in the World
 
1923 Three Ages (as Eddie Cline)
 
1923 Circus Days
 
1923 The Love Nest (short) (uncredited)
 
1923 The Balloonatic (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1922 Day Dreams (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1922 The Electric House (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1922 The Frozen North (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1922 Cops (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1922 The Paleface (short) (uncredited)
 
1921 The Boat (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 The Singer Midgets' Side Show (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 The Play House (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 The Golfer (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 The Singer Midget's Scandal (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 His Meal Ticket (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 The 'High Sign' (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 Hard Luck (short)
 
1921 The Haunted House (short)
 
1920 Neighbors (short)
 
1920 The Scarecrow (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1920 Convict 13 (short)
 
1920 One Week (short)
 
1920 Mary's Little Lobster (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1920 Ten Nights Without a Barroom (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1920 Monkey Business (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1920 Training for Husbands (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1920 Sheriff Nell's Comeback (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1919 A Schoolhouse Scandal (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1919 Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (short)
 
1919 Hearts and Flowers (short)
 
1919 When Love Is Blind (short)
 
1919 East Lynne with Variations (short)
 
1919 Cupid's Day Off (short)
 
1918 Hide and Seek, Detectives (short)
 
1918 Whose Little Wife Are You? (short)
 
1918 The Summer Girls (short)
 
1918 Her Screen Idol (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1918 His Smothered Love (short)
 
1918 Those Athletic Girls (short)
 
1918 His Hidden Purpose (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1918 The Kitchen Lady (short)
 
1918 Whose Little Girl Are You? (short)
 
1917 That Night (short)
 
1917 A Bedroom Blunder (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1917 The Pawnbroker's Heart (short)
 
1917 A Dog Catcher's Love (short)
 
1917 Villa of the Movies (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1917 Catcher's Love (short)
 
1917 The Dog (short)
 
1916 His Busted Trust (short)
 
1916/II The Winning Punch (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1916 Her First Beau (short)
 
1916 Bubbles of Trouble (short)
 
1916 Sunshine (short)
 
1916 His Bread and Butter (short)
 
Show ShowActor (39 titles)
1951 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Laughing Cameraman
– The Spike Jones Show (1951) … Laughing Cameraman (uncredited)
 
1922 Day Dreams (short)
The Theater Director (uncredited)
 
1922 The Frozen North (short)
The Janitor
 
1922 Cops (short)
Hobo (uncredited)
 
1921 The Boat (short)
SOS Receiver (uncredited)
 
1921 The Play House (short)
Orangutan Trainer (uncredited)
 
1921 The Goat (short)
Cop by telephone pole (uncredited)
 
1921 The Haunted House (short)
Customer in Bank
 
1920 The Scarecrow (short)
Hit-and-Run Truck Driver (uncredited)
 
1920 Neighbors (short)
The Cop
 
1920 Convict 13 (short)
Hangman
 
1917 A Bedroom Blunder (short)
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
 
1917 A Dog Catcher's Love (short)
 
1916 His Auto Ruination (short) (as Edgar Cline)
 
1915 A Janitor's Wife's Temptation (short)
The Detective (as Eddie Cline)
 
1915 No One to Guide Him (short)
Cop (uncredited)
 
1915 Our Dare-Devil Chief (short)
Gang Leader
 
1915 Droppington's Devilish Deed (short)
Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1915 Gussle's Day of Rest (short)
The Cop (as Eddie Cline)
 
1915 Caught in the Act (short)
The Artist (as Eddie Cline)
 
1915 Fatty's Faithful Fido (short)
Gymnasium Man (uncredited)
 
1915 That Little Band of Gold (short)
Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1915 Ambrose's Sour Grapes (short)
Man In Lobby/Diner (uncredited)
 
1915 Ye Olden Grafter (short)
The Knight (as Eddie Cline)
 
1915 Hogan's Aristocratic Dream (short)
The Royal Escort (as Eddie Cline)
 
1915 Hogan, the Porter (short)
Guest Receiving Trunk (as Eddie Cline)
 
1915 Peanuts and Bullets (short)
The Cop
 
1915 Mabel, Fatty and the Law (short)
Cop at Station (uncredited)
 
1915 Hogan's Mussy Job (short)
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1915 Hash House Mashers (short)
Boarder in Black Shirt (uncredited)
 
1914 Gussle, the Golfer (short)
Card Player (as Eddie Cline)
 
1914/I His Second Childhood (short)
House Guest (uncredited)
 
1914 Fatty's Magic Pants (short)
Doorman (uncredited)
 
1914 The Noise of Bombs (short)
2nd Desperado
 
1914 His Talented Wife (short)
Show Spectator (uncredited)
 
1914 Mabel's Blunder (short)
The Boss's Business Associate (as Eddie Cline)
 
1914 The Rounders (short)
Hotel Guest in Lobby (uncredited)
 
1914 The Knockout (short)
Cop (uncredited)
 
1914 Chicken Chaser (short)
Cop (as Eddie Cline)
 
Show ShowWriter (26 titles)
1950 Jiggs and Maggie Out West (story / as Eddie Cline)
 
1949 Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot Jitters (story and screenplay / as Eddie Cline)
 
1948 Jiggs and Maggie in Court (original screenplay / as Eddie Cline)
 
1947 Jiggs and Maggie in Society (story and screenplay / as Eddie Cline)
 
1946 Bringing Up Father (original story / as Eddie Cline)
 
1944 Ghost Catchers (story "High Spirits")
 
1926 A Harem Knight (short)
 
1925 Hotsy-Totsy (short)
 
1924 Galloping Bungalows (short)
 
1923 Circus Days (adaptation)
 
1923 The Balloonatic (short) (written by / as Eddie Cline)
 
1922 Day Dreams (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1922 The Electric House (short) (written by / as Eddie Cline)
 
1922 The Frozen North (short) (written by / as Eddie Cline)
 
1922 My Wife's Relations (short) (uncredited)
 
1922 Cops (short) (written by / as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 The Boat (short) (written by / as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 The Play House (short) (written by / as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 The 'High Sign' (short) (as Eddie Cline)
 
1921 Hard Luck (short)
 
1921 The Haunted House (short) (written by / as Eddie Cline)
 
1920 Neighbors (short) (written by)
 
1920 The Scarecrow (short) (written by / as Eddie Cline)
 
1920 Convict 13 (short)
 
1920 One Week (short) (written by - uncredited)
 
1917 A Dog Catcher's Love (short) (scenario)
 
1954 The Spike Jones Show (TV series) (assistant director)
 
1949 Fireball Fun-For-All (TV series) (staging director - last five weeks)
 
1944 Since You Went Away (director: comedy sequences - uncredited)
 
1941 Hellzapoppin' (director: additional comedy and musical sequences - uncredited)
 
1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1916 Wife and Auto Trouble (short) (assistant director)
 
1916 His Auto Ruination (short) (assistant director)
 
1916 A Movie Star (short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1936 Murder with Pictures (associate producer)
 
1936 The Preview Murder Mystery (associate producer)
 
1936 Timothy's Quest (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1946 Bringing Up Father (writer: "Corned Beef and Cabbage" / as Eddie Cline)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1941 Hellzapoppin' (additional scenes)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Buster Keaton (1957) … Himself
 
1954 The Spike Jones Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.19 (1954) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1968 The Great Stone Face (documentary)
The Theater Director (uncredited)
 

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(1944). Stage Play: Laffing Room Only. Musical comedy/revue. Music by Burton Lane. Lyrics by Burton Lane. Book by Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson and Eugene Conrad. Arranger for Glee Club: Pam Davenport, Roy Ringwald and Robert Shaw. General Director for Olsen and Johnson David Murray. Production Supervised by Harry A... See more »

Alternate Names:

Eddie Cline | Edgar Cline | Edward Cline
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Personal Quote:

[asked what it was like directing W.C. Fields and Mae West in My Little Chickadee, regarding reports that they battled constantly] I wasn't directing. I was referee-ing. See more »

Trivia:

Casting director for Comique Film Corp., 1922. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio