Edward L. Cahn
Directing1899Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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Acting History
1962
Incident in an Alley
Director
Beauty and the Beast
Director
1961
When the Clock Strikes
Director
Gun Street
Director
You Have to Run Fast
Director
Operation Bottleneck
Director
Gun Fight
Director
The Gambler Wore a Gun
Director
1960
Oklahoma Territory
Director
Cage of Evil
Director
The Music Box Kid
Director
The Walking Target
Director
Three Came to Kill
Director
Gunfighters of Abilene
Director
Noose for a Gunman
Director
1959
Vice Raid
Director
Invisible Invaders
Director
Guns, Girls and Gangsters
Director
Riot in Juvenile Prison
Director
Inside the Mafia
Director
Pier 5, Havana
Director
1958
Suicide Battalion
Director
Curse of the Faceless Man
Director
Jet Attack
Director
Hong Kong Confidential
Director
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Director
1957
Voodoo Woman
Director
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
Director
Motorcycle Gang
Director
Dragstrip Girl
Director
Zombies of Mora Tau
Director
1956
Runaway Daughters
Director
The She-Creature
Director
Girls in Prison
Director
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Director
1955
Betrayed Women
Director
1951
Two Dollar Bettor
Director
1950
Destination Murder
Producer
Destination Murder
Director
Experiment Alcatraz
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Experiment Alcatraz
Producer
1949
1948
The Fabulous Fraud
Director
1945
Dangerous Partners
Director
Main Street After Dark
Director
1943
Plan for Destruction
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Three Smart Guys
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1942
1941
Come Back, Miss Pipps
Director
Helping Hands
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Fightin' Fools
Director
Main Street on the March!
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Wedding Worries
Director
1-2-3-Go!
Director
Ye Olde Minstrels
Director
Baby Blues
Director
Robot Wrecks
Director
Robot Wrecks
Producer
1940
Alfalfa's Double
Director
Waldo's Last Stand
Director
The Big Premiere
Director
Bubbling Troubles
Director
Kiddie Kure
Director
Goin' Fishin'
Director
The New Pupil
Director
All About Hash
Director
Good Bad Boys
Director
1939
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
Director
Auto Antics
Director
The Giant of Norway
Director
Joy Scouts
Director
Time Out for Lessons
Director
Dad for a Day
Director
1938
The Man on the Rock
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Grid Rules
Director
1937
Bad Guy
Director
1936
The Perfect Set-Up
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Foolproof
Director
1935
Confidential
Director
A Thrill for Thelma
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Hit-and-Run Driver
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Death Drives Through
Director
1933
Emergency Call
Director
Laughter in Hell
Director
1932
1931
Homicide Squad
Director
1929
The Last Performance
Editor
Broadway
Editor
1928
The Man Who Laughs
Editor