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Edward L. Cahn

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Edward L. Cahn

Born
Died
(aged 64)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
127 titles

Biography

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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.

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Crew credits 127

YearTitleJob
1962 Incident in an Alley Film Director
1962 Beauty and the Beast Film Director
1961 The Clown and the Kid Film Director
1961 Gun Street Film Director
1961 Boy Who Caught a Crook Film Director
1961 Secret of Deep Harbor Film Director
1961 You Have to Run Fast Film Director
1961 When the Clock Strikes Film Director
1961 The Gambler Wore a Gun Film Director
1961 Gun Fight Film Director
1961 Operation Bottleneck Film Director
1961 Frontier Uprising Film Director
1961 Police Dog Story Film Director
1961 Five Guns to Tombstone Film Director
1960 The Walking Target Film Director
1960 Cage of Evil Film Director
1960 The Music Box Kid Film Director
1960 Noose for a Gunman Film Director
1960 Twelve Hours to Kill Film Director
1960 Oklahoma Territory Film Director
1960 Three Came to Kill Film Director
1960 Gunfighters of Abilene Film Director
1959 A Dog's Best Friend Film Director
1959 Vice Raid Film Director
1959 The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake Film Director
1959 Pier 5, Havana Film Director
1959 Inside the Mafia Film Director
1959 Invisible Invaders Film Director
1959 Riot in Juvenile Prison Film Director
1959 Guns Girls and Gangsters Film Director
1958 Hong Kong Confidential Film Director
1958 Curse of the Faceless Man Film Director
1958 It! The Terror from Beyond Space Film Director
1958 Suicide Battalion Film Director
1958 Jet Attack Film Director
1957 Motorcycle Gang Film Director
1957 Invasion of the Saucer Men Film Director
1957 Dragstrip Girl Film Director
1957 Voodoo Woman Film Director
1957 Zombies of Mora Tau Film Director
1956 Shake, Rattle and Rock! Film Director
1956 Flesh and the Spur Film Director, Additional Dialogue
1956 The She-Creature Film Director
1956 Girls in Prison Film Director
1956 Silent Fear Film Director
1956 Runaway Daughters Film Director
1955 Betrayed Women Film Director
1955 Creature with the Atom Brain Film Director
1951 Two Dollar Bettor Film Director
1950 Experiment Alcatraz Film Director, Producer
1950 Destination Murder Film Director, Producer
1950 The Great Plane Robbery Film Director
1949 Prejudice Film Director
1949 I Cheated the Law Film Director
1949 Annie Was a Wonder Film Director
1948 Bungalow 13 Film Director
1948 The Fabulous Fraud Film Director
1948 The Checkered Coat Film Director
1948 Souvenirs of Death Film Director
1948 Goodbye, Miss Turlock Film Director
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