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Charles Reisner

Charles Reisner

Directing1887Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

Charles "Chuck" Reisner (14 March 1887 – 24 September 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s.

He directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929. He starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in A Dog's Life in 1918 and The Kid in 1921.

In 1930 under MGM he directed the film Chasing Rainbows a musical which starred actors Bessie Love and Charles King.

He died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962.

Acting History

1959
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
1950
1948
1947
Bury Me Dead
Producer
Railroaded!
Producer
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939
1937
1936
1935
1934
Student Tour
Director
The Show-Off
Director
1933
The Chief
Director
1932
1931
Politics
Director
Stepping Out
Director
Reducing
Director
Flying High
Director
Flying High
Adaptation
1930
Caught Short
Director
1929
China Bound
Director
1928
1927
1926
The Better 'Ole
Screenplay
1925
The Gold Rush
Assistant Director
1924
All's Swell on the Ocean
as Opposition Manager
A Self-Made Failure
as Spike Malone
Fight and Win
as Chuck - Opposition Manager
1923
Hollywood
as Charles Reisner
The Pilgrim
as Crook
The Pilgrim
Assistant Director
1922
Pay Day
Assistant Director
1921
The Kid
as Bully (uncredited)
The Idle Class
Assistant Director
Grief
Director
1918
A Dog's Life
as Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
Shoulder Arms
Assistant Director
A Dog's Life
Assistant Director
1916
His Lying Heart
as The Barber

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Personal Info

Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/14/1887
Day of Death
9/24/1962
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA