Edward L. Cahn

Birthday: 1899-02-12
Deathday: 1963-08-25
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male

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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.

Credits

Year Title
1962-05-16 Incident in an Alley
1962-03-01 Beauty and the Beast
1961-12-27 The Clown and the Kid
1961-11-05 Gun Street
1961-10-01 Boy Who Caught a Crook
1961-09-19 Secret of Deep Harbor
1961-07-01 You Have to Run Fast
1961-06-10 When the Clock Strikes
1961-05-04 The Gambler Wore a Gun
1961-04-30 Gun Fight
1961-04-07 Operation Bottleneck
1961-02-01 Frontier Uprising
1961-02-01 Police Dog Story
1961-01-07 Five Guns to Tombstone
1960-10-01 The Walking Target
1960-07-01 Cage of Evil
1960-06-01 The Music Box Kid
1960-05-01 Noose for a Gunman
1960-04-02 Twelve Hours to Kill
1960-03-01 Oklahoma Territory
1960-03-01 Three Came to Kill
1960-01-01 Gunfighters of Abilene
1959-12-20 A Dog's Best Friend
1959-12-01 Vice Raid
1959-11-13 The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
1959-10-09 Pier 5, Havana
1959-09-01 Inside the Mafia
1959-05-15 Invisible Invaders
1959-04-01 Riot in Juvenile Prison
1959-01-01 Guns, Girls and Gangsters
1958-10-01 Hong Kong Confidential
1958-08-14 Curse of the Faceless Man
1958-07-31 It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958-02-28 Suicide Battalion
1958-02-15 Jet Attack
1957-10-22 Motorcycle Gang
1957-06-01 Invasion of the Saucer-Men
1957-04-24 Dragstrip Girl
1957-04-11 Voodoo Woman
1957-03-01 Zombies of Mora Tau
1956-11-01 Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956-09-25 Flesh and the Spur
1956-08-01 The She-Creature
1956-07-01 Girls in Prison
1956-01-20 Runaway Daughters
1955-07-17 Betrayed Women
1955-07-01 Creature with the Atom Brain
1951-09-09 Two Dollar Bettor
1950-11-21 Experiment Alcatraz
1950-06-09 Destination Murder
1949-10-17 Prejudice
1949-03-04 I Cheated the Law
1949-01-29 Annie Was a Wonder
1948-11-19 Bungalow 13
1948-08-28 The Fabulous Fraud
1948-07-16 The Checkered Coat
1948-06-19 Souvenirs of Death
1948-01-24 Goodbye, Miss Turlock
1947-08-23 The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947-01-12 Born to Speed
1945-06-07 Dangerous Partners
1945-01-12 Main Street After Dark
1944-03-25 Main Street Today
1943-10-23 Three Smart Guys
1943-07-31 Ode to Victory
1943-07-03 Don't You Believe It
1943-07-03 Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
1943-06-12 That's Why I Left You
1943-05-15 For God and Country
1943-04-22 Plan for Destruction
1942-11-28 Madero of Mexico
1942-09-01 The Omaha Trail
1942-05-30 Surprised Parties
1942-04-04 Don't Lie
1942-03-07 Going to Press
1942-01-31 Flag of Mercy
1942-01-24 Melodies Old and New
1941-12-13 Wedding Worries
1941-12-09 Main Street on the March!
1941-10-24 Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941-09-29 Helping Hands
1941-07-12 Robot Wrecks
1941-05-21 Redhead
1941-04-26 1-2-3-Go!
1941-03-18 Ye Olde Minstrels
1941-02-25 Fightin' Fools
1941-02-15 Baby Blues
1940-11-23 Kiddie Kure
1940-10-26 Goin' Fishin'
1940-10-05 Waldo's Last Stand
1940-09-07 Good Bad Boys
1940-05-25 Bubbling Troubles
1940-04-27 The New Pupil
1940-03-30 All About Hash
1940-03-09 The Big Premiere
1940-01-20 Alfalfa's Double
1939-12-02 Time Out for Lessons
1939-10-20 Dad for a Day
1939-09-08 Captain Spanky's Show Boat
1939-07-22 Auto Antics
1939-06-24 The Giant of Norway
1939-06-24 Joy Scouts
1939-05-20 Angel of Mercy
1938-10-15 Grid Rules
1938-09-03 The Man on the Rock
1938-08-06 Bravest of the Brave
1937-08-27 Bad Guy
1937-03-20 Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States
1936-03-07 Foolproof
1936-02-01 The Perfect Set-Up
1935-12-28 Hit-and-Run Driver
1935-11-23 A Thrill for Thelma
1935-10-16 Confidential
1935-02-25 Death Drives Through
1933-06-24 Emergency Call
1933-01-12 Laughter in Hell
1932-11-17 Afraid to Talk
1932-06-02 Radio Patrol
1932-02-09 Law and Order
1931-08-01 Homicide Squad