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Erle C. Kenton (1896–1980)

Director | Actor | Writer

Erle C. Kenton entered films as an actor with the Mack Sennett troupe. In addition to acting, he performed pretty much any kind of behind-the-scenes job he could get, and by 1919 Sennett gave him a job directing two-reel comedies. The next year he graduated to features. While specializing in comedies (he directed two of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's best films... See full bio »

Born:

Erle Cauthorn Kenton
in Norboro, Montana, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Glendale, California, USA
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1958-1960 The Texan (TV series)
– Badman (1960)
– Mission to Monterey (1960)
– The Accuser (1960)
– Showdown (1960)
– Captive Crew (1960)
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1957 Crossroads (TV series)
– 9:30 Action (1957)
– Call for Help (1957)
– Half Mile Down (1957)
 
1956-1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
– Fight for the Title (1957)
– The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1957)
– The Sergeant Boyd Story (1956)
– Hatfield, the Rainmaker (1956)
– Vicksburg, 5:35 PM (1956)
 
1957 Fight for the Title (short)
 
1956 Sneak Preview (TV series)
– The Way Back (1956)
 
1954-1956 Passport to Danger (TV series)
– Batavia (1956)
– Rome (1955)
– Tangiers (1954)
 
1954-1955 The Public Defender (TV series)
– Operation Cleat (1955)
– Eight Out of a Hundred (1955)
– Mama's Boy (1955)
– The Director (1955)
– Another World (1955)
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1954 The Joe Palooka Story (TV series)
– The Big Blow-Off (1954)
 
1952-1953 Racket Squad (TV series)
– Take a Little, Leave a Little (1953) (as Earl C. Kenton)
– The Case of the Dancing Lady (1953)
– The System (1953)
– The Christmas Caper (1952)
– Blessed Expense (1952)
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1951 Secrets of Beauty
 
1950 One Too Many
 
1948 Bob and Sally (as Earle C. Kenton)
 
1946 Little Miss Big
 
1946 The Cat Creeps
 
1945 House of Dracula
 
1945 She Gets Her Man
 
1944 House of Frankenstein
 
1944 In Society (uncredited)
 
1943 Always a Bridesmaid
 
1943 Hit the Ice ( - uncredited; fired, replaced by Charles Lamont)
 
1943 What We Are Fighting For (short)
 
1943 It Ain't Hay
 
1943 How's About It
 
1942 Who Done It?
 
1942 Pardon My Sarong
 
1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein
 
1942 Frisco Lil
 
1942 North to the Klondike
 
1941 Flying Cadets
 
1941 They Meet Again
 
1941 Melody for Three
 
1941 Naval Academy
 
1941 Petticoat Politics
 
1940 Remedy for Riches
 
1939 Escape to Paradise
 
1939 Everything's on Ice
 
1938 Little Tough Guys in Society
 
1938 The Lady Objects
 
1937 She Asked for It
 
1937 Racketeers in Exile
 
1937 The Devil's Playground
 
1936 End of the Trail
 
1936 Counterfeit
 
1936 Devil's Squadron
 
1935 Grand Exit
 
1935 The Public Menace
 
1935 Party Wire
 
1935 The Best Man Wins (as Erle Kenton)
 
1934 You're Telling Me!
 
1934 Search for Beauty
 
1933 Big Executive
 
1933 Disgraced!
 
1933 From Hell to Heaven
 
1932 Island of Lost Souls
 
1932 Guilty as Hell
 
1931 X Marks the Spot
 
1931 Leftover Ladies
 
1931 Stranger in Town
 
1931 Lover Come Back
 
1931 The Last Parade
 
1930 A Royal Romance
 
1929 Mexicali Rose
 
1929 Song of Love
 
1929 Father and Son
 
1929 Trial Marriage
 
1928 The Sideshow
 
1928 Nothing to Wear
 
1928 The Street of Illusion
 
1928 Name the Woman
 
1928 Golf Widows
 
1928 The Sporting Age
 
1928 Bare Knees
 
1928 Companionate Marriage
 
1927 The Girl in the Pullman
 
1927 The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
 
1927 Wedding Bill$ (as Earle Kenton)
 
1927 I'm the Sheriff (short)
 
1927 Broke Again (short)
 
1927 Youth and Beauty (short)
 
1927 Rooms for Rent (short)
 
1926 The Palm Beach Girl
 
1926 The Sap
 
1926 Other Women's Husbands
 
1926 The Love Toy
 
1925 Red Hot Tires
 
1925 The Danger Signal
 
1925 A Fool and His Money
 
1924 The Health Farm Wallop (short)
 
1924 The Town Hall To-Night (short)
 
1924 The Title Holder (short)
 
1924 Bring Him In (short)
 
1924 All's Swell on the Ocean (short)
 
1924 So This Is Paris (short)
 
1924/II Westbound (short)
 
1924 West of the Water Bucket (short)
 
1924 A Day of Rest (short)
 
1924 Winning His Way (short)
 
1924 Fight and Win
 
1924 Andy's Temptation (short)
 
1924 What's the Use? (short)
 
1924 Flickering Youth (short)
 
1924 Picking Peaches (short)
 
1923 Inbad the Sailor (short)
 
1923 The Income Tax Collector (short)
 
1923 The Roaring Lion (short)
 
1923 Dance or Die (short)
 
1923 Tea: With a Kick!
 
1923 The Three Gun-Man (short)
 
1923 Clothes and Oil (short)
 
1923 The Wise Cracker (short)
 
1922 A Poor Fish (short)
 
1922 The Haunted House (short)
 
1922 Splitting Hairs (short)
 
1922 The Landlord (short)
 
1922 The Piper (short)
 
1922 Laughing Gas (short)
 
1922 False Alarm (short)
 
1921 Business Is Business (short)
 
1921 A Rural Cinderella (short)
 
1921 A Perfect Villain (short)
 
1921 Dodge Your Debts (short)
 
1921 Country Chickens (short)
 
1921 A Zero Hero (short)
 
1921 The Lucky Number (short)
 
1921 The Love Egg (short)
 
1921 She Sighed by the Seaside (short)
 
1921 A Small Town Idol
 
1921 Dabbling in Art (short)
 
1920 Love, Honor and Behave! (as Erle Kenton)
 
1920 Fickle Fancy (short)
 
1920 Movie Fans (short)
 
1920 His Youthful Fancy (short)
 
1920 You Wouldn't Believe It (short)
 
1920 Married Life
 
1920/I Down on the Farm (as Erle Kenton)
 
1919 A Lady's Tailor (short)
 
1919 Salome vs. Shenandoah (short) (as Erle Kenton)
 
1919 No Mother to Guide Him (short)
 
1919 Among Those Present (short)
 
Show ShowActor (13 titles)
1942 The Gay Nineties (short)
Director in Skit
 
1936 End of the Trail
Theodore Roosevelt
 
1919 When Love Is Blind (short)
A Crook (as Earl Kenton)
 
1918 The Summer Girls (short)
 
1918 Her Blighted Love (short)
 
1918 His Smothered Love (short)
 
1918/II Friend Husband (short)
A Detective
 
1917 An International Sneak (short)
The Sweetheart's Father, The Powder King
 
1917 His Speedy Finish (short)
Professional killer
 
1917 When Hearts Collide (short)
 
1916 The Surf Girl (short) (as Earle Kenton)
 
1916 A Bath House Blunder (short)
 
1915 A Janitor's Wife's Temptation (short)
The Crook
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1960 The Texan (TV series)
– Badman (1960) (writer)
– Mission to Monterey (1960) (writer)
– The Accuser (1960) (teleplay)
– Lady Tenderfoot (1960) (writer)
– Captive Crew (1960) (teleplay)
 
1928 Name the Woman (story)
 
1924 Bring Him In (short) (story)
 
1919 Among Those Present (short) (writer)
 
1916 A Bath House Blunder (short) (assistant director)
 
1916 Black Eyes and Blue (short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1966 Doom of Dracula (short) (director: archive footage)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1943 Crazy House (associate producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 25 (documentary short)
Himself
 

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Started out as an actor at Mack Sennett Studios (as one of the Keystone Kops), worked as a gagman and assistant director and was eventually promoted by Sennett to the director's chair. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo