Edward L. Cahn

Deceased · Born: Feb 12, 1899 · Died: Aug 25, 1963

Personal Details

BornFeb 12, 1899 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Relatives

Melissa J. Cahn (Grandchild)
Thomas F. Kennedy (Great Grandchild)

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Career

directing

1962

Incident in an Alley

Incident in an Alley as Director

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast as Director

1961

Five Guns to Tombstone

Five Guns to Tombstone as Director

The Clown and the Kid

The Clown and the Kid as Director

Gun Street as Director

Frontier Uprising

Frontier Uprising as Director

Secret of Deep Harbor

Secret of Deep Harbor as Director

Police Dog Story

Police Dog Story as Director

Boy Who Caught a Crook

Boy Who Caught a Crook as Director

You Have to Run Fast

You Have to Run Fast as Director

Gun Fight as Director

The Gambler Wore a Gun

The Gambler Wore a Gun as Director

Operation Bottleneck

Operation Bottleneck as Director

When the Clock Strikes

When the Clock Strikes as Director

1960

Gunfighters of Abilene

Gunfighters of Abilene as Director

Oklahoma Territory

Oklahoma Territory as Director

Cage of Evil as Director

The Walking Target

The Walking Target as Director

Noose for a Gunman

Noose for a Gunman as Director

The Music Box Kid

The Music Box Kid as Director

Twelve Hours to Kill

Twelve Hours to Kill as Director

Three Came to Kill

Three Came to Kill as Director

1959

Riot in Juvenile Prison

Riot in Juvenile Prison as Director

Pier 5, Havana as Director

Guns Girls and Gangsters

Guns Girls and Gangsters as Director

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake as Director

A Dog's Best Friend

A Dog's Best Friend as Director

Invisible Invaders

Invisible Invaders as Director

Vice Raid as Director

Inside the Mafia

Inside the Mafia as Director

1958

Jet Attack as Director

Curse of the Faceless Man

Curse of the Faceless Man as Director

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

It! The Terror from Beyond Space as Director

Suicide Battalion

Suicide Battalion as Director

Hong Kong Confidential

Hong Kong Confidential as Director

1957

Invasion of the Saucer Men

Invasion of the Saucer Men as Director

Dragstrip Girl as Director

Zombies of Mora Tau

Zombies of Mora Tau as Director

Motorcycle Gang

Motorcycle Gang as Director

Voodoo Woman as Director

1956

The She-Creature

The She-Creature as Director

Flesh and the Spur

Flesh and the Spur as Director

Runaway Daughters

Runaway Daughters as Director

Girls in Prison

Girls in Prison as Director

Shake, Rattle & Rock!

Shake, Rattle & Rock! as Director

1955

Betrayed Women as Director

Creature with the Atom Brain

Creature with the Atom Brain as Director

1951

Two Dollar Bettor

Two Dollar Bettor as Director

1950

Destination Murder

Destination Murder as Director

Experiment Alcatraz

Experiment Alcatraz as Director

1949

Prejudice as Director

I Cheated the Law

I Cheated the Law as Director

1948

The Checkered Coat

The Checkered Coat as Director

1947

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood as Director

Born to Speed as Director

1945

Dangerous Partners

Dangerous Partners as Director

Main Street After Dark

Main Street After Dark as Director

1942

The Omaha Trail

The Omaha Trail as Director

1941

Redhead as Director

1937

Bad Guy as Director

1935

Confidential as Director

Death Drives Through

Death Drives Through as Director

1934

Redhead as Director

1933

Emergency Call as Director

Laughter in Hell

Laughter in Hell as Director

1932

Afraid to Talk as Director

Radio Patrol as Director

Law and Order as Director

1931

Homicide Squad as Director