Edward L. Cahn

Edward L. Cahn (February 12, 1899 – August 25, 1963)[1] was an American film director and editor.

Edward Linol Cahn
Born(1899-02-12)February 12, 1899
Brooklyn, New York, USA
DiedAugust 25, 1963(1963-08-25) (aged 64)
Hollywood, California, USA
OccupationFilm 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)
  • Operation Bottleneck (1961)
  • Beauty and the Beast (1962)

Editor

Source:[1]

References
  1. "Edward L. Cahn". BFI. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  2. "The Road to Hell: Three Early Films of Edward L. Cahn (Law and Order, Afraid to Talk, Laughter in Hell)". Bright Lights Film Journal. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. Mark McGee, Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures, McFarland, 1996 p52


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