Edward L. Cahn

Edward L. Cahn

Known for
Directing
Born
February 12, 1899
Died
August 25, 1963 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

1962
Incident in an Alley poster

Incident in an Alley

Movie · Director

1962
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

Movie · Director

1961
When the Clock Strikes poster

When the Clock Strikes

Movie · Director

1961
Boy Who Caught a Crook poster

Boy Who Caught a Crook

Movie · Director

1961
Gun Street poster

Gun Street

Movie · Director

1961
The Clown and the Kid

The Clown and the Kid

Movie · Director

1961
You Have to Run Fast poster

You Have to Run Fast

Movie · Director

1961
The Gambler Wore a Gun poster

The Gambler Wore a Gun

Movie · Director

1961
Frontier Uprising poster

Frontier Uprising

Movie · Director

1961
Five Guns to Tombstone poster

Five Guns to Tombstone

Movie · Director

1961
Police Dog Story poster

Police Dog Story

Movie · Director

1961
Operation Bottleneck poster

Operation Bottleneck

Movie · Director

1961
Secret of Deep Harbor poster

Secret of Deep Harbor

Movie · Director

1961
Gun Fight poster

Gun Fight

Movie · Director

1960
Cage of Evil poster

Cage of Evil

Movie · Director

1960
The Music Box Kid poster

The Music Box Kid

Movie · Director

1960
The Walking Target poster

The Walking Target

Movie · Director

1960
Oklahoma Territory poster

Oklahoma Territory

Movie · Director

1960
Gunfighters of Abilene poster

Gunfighters of Abilene

Movie · Director

1960
Three Came to Kill poster

Three Came to Kill

Movie · Director

1960
Noose for a Gunman poster

Noose for a Gunman

Movie · Director

1960
Twelve Hours to Kill poster

Twelve Hours to Kill

Movie · Director

1959
Vice Raid poster

Vice Raid

Movie · Director

1959
Riot in Juvenile Prison poster

Riot in Juvenile Prison

Movie · Director

1959
Guns Girls and Gangsters poster

Guns Girls and Gangsters

Movie · Director

1959
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake poster

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

Movie · Director

1959
Invisible Invaders poster

Invisible Invaders

Movie · Director

1959
Inside the Mafia poster

Inside the Mafia

Movie · Director

1959
Pier 5, Havana poster

Pier 5, Havana

Movie · Director

1959
A Dog's Best Friend poster

A Dog's Best Friend

Movie · Director

1958
It! The Terror from Beyond Space poster

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

Movie · Director

1958
Curse of the Faceless Man poster

Curse of the Faceless Man

Movie · Director

1958
Suicide Battalion poster

Suicide Battalion

Movie · Director

1958
Jet Attack poster

Jet Attack

Movie · Director

1958
Hong Kong Confidential poster

Hong Kong Confidential

Movie · Director

1957
Dragstrip Girl poster

Dragstrip Girl

Movie · Director

1957
Zombies of Mora Tau poster

Zombies of Mora Tau

Movie · Director

1957
Voodoo Woman poster

Voodoo Woman

Movie · Director

1957
Invasion of the Saucer Men poster

Invasion of the Saucer Men

Movie · Director

1957
Motorcycle Gang poster

Motorcycle Gang

Movie · Director

1956
The She-Creature poster

The She-Creature

Movie · Director

1956
Girls in Prison poster

Girls in Prison

Movie · Director

1956
Shake, Rattle and Rock! poster

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Movie · Director

1956
Flesh and the Spur poster

Flesh and the Spur

Movie · Director

1956
Runaway Daughters poster

Runaway Daughters

Movie · Director

1956
Silent Fear poster

Silent Fear

Movie · Director

1955
Creature with the Atom Brain poster

Creature with the Atom Brain

Movie · Director

1955
Betrayed Women poster

Betrayed Women

Movie · Director

1951
Two Dollar Bettor poster

Two Dollar Bettor

Movie · Director

1950
Experiment Alcatraz poster

Experiment Alcatraz

Movie · Director

1950
Destination Murder poster

Destination Murder

Movie · Director

1950
The Great Plane Robbery

The Great Plane Robbery

Movie · Director

1949
I Cheated the Law poster

I Cheated the Law

Movie · Director

1949
Annie Was a Wonder poster

Annie Was a Wonder

Movie · Director

1949
Prejudice poster

Prejudice

Movie · Director

1948
The Fabulous Fraud poster

The Fabulous Fraud

Movie · Director

1948
The Checkered Coat poster

The Checkered Coat

Movie · Director

1948
Bungalow 13 poster

Bungalow 13

Movie · Director

1948
Goodbye, Miss Turlock poster

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Movie · Director

1948
Souvenirs of Death poster

Souvenirs of Death

Movie · Director

1947
Born to Speed poster

Born to Speed

Movie · Director

1947
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood poster

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

Movie · Director

1945
Main Street After Dark poster

Main Street After Dark

Movie · Director

1945
Dangerous Partners poster

Dangerous Partners

Movie · Director

1944
Main Street Today poster

Main Street Today

Movie · Director

1943
Plan for Destruction poster

Plan for Destruction

Movie · Director

1943
That's Why I Left You poster

That's Why I Left You

Movie · Director

1943
Don't You Believe It poster

Don't You Believe It

Movie · Director

1943
For God and Country poster

For God and Country

Movie · Director

1943
Ode to Victory poster

Ode to Victory

Movie · Director

1943
Three Smart Guys poster

Three Smart Guys

Movie · Director

1943
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries poster

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries

Movie · Director

1942
Melodies Old and New poster

Melodies Old and New

Movie · Director

1942
Don't Lie poster

Don't Lie

Movie · Director

1942
The Omaha Trail poster

The Omaha Trail

Movie · Director

1942
Surprised Parties poster

Surprised Parties

Movie · Director

1942
Going to Press poster

Going to Press

Movie · Director

1942
Flag of Mercy poster

Flag of Mercy

Movie · Director

1942
Madero of Mexico poster

Madero of Mexico

Movie · Director

1941
Robot Wrecks poster

Robot Wrecks

Movie · Director

1941
Redhead poster

Redhead

Movie · Director

1941
Come Back, Miss Pipps poster

Come Back, Miss Pipps

Movie · Director

1941
Helping Hands

Helping Hands

Movie · Director

1941
Fightin' Fools poster

Fightin' Fools

Movie · Director

1941
Main Street on the March! poster

Main Street on the March!

Movie · Director

1941
Wedding Worries poster

Wedding Worries

Movie · Director

1941
1-2-3-Go! poster

1-2-3-Go!

Movie · Director

1941
Baby Blues poster

Baby Blues

Movie · Director

1941
Ye Olde Minstrels poster

Ye Olde Minstrels

Movie · Director

1940
Alfalfa's Double poster

Alfalfa's Double

Movie · Director

1940
The Big Premiere poster

The Big Premiere

Movie · Director

1940
Waldo's Last Stand poster

Waldo's Last Stand

Movie · Director

1940
Bubbling Troubles

Bubbling Troubles

Movie · Director

1940
Kiddie Kure

Kiddie Kure

Movie · Director

1940
The New Pupil

The New Pupil

Movie · Director

1940
All About Hash poster

All About Hash

Movie · Director

1940
Good Bad Boys poster

Good Bad Boys

Movie · Director

1940
Goin' Fishin' poster

Goin' Fishin'

Movie · Director

1939
Captain Spanky's Show Boat poster

Captain Spanky's Show Boat

Movie · Director

1939
Auto Antics

Auto Antics

Movie · Director

1939
Angel of Mercy poster

Angel of Mercy

Movie · Director

1939
The Giant of Norway poster

The Giant of Norway

Movie · Director

1939
Joy Scouts poster

Joy Scouts

Movie · Director

1939
Time Out for Lessons

Time Out for Lessons

Movie · Director

1939
Dad for a Day poster

Dad for a Day

Movie · Director

1938
The Man on the Rock poster

The Man on the Rock

Movie · Director

1938
Bravest of the Brave poster

Bravest of the Brave

Movie · Director

1938
Grid Rules

Grid Rules

Movie · Director

1937
Bad Guy poster

Bad Guy

Movie · Director

1937
Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States poster

Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States

Movie · Director

1936
The Perfect Set-Up poster

The Perfect Set-Up

Movie · Director

1936
Foolproof poster

Foolproof

Movie · Director

1935
Confidential poster

Confidential

Movie · Director

1935
A Thrill for Thelma poster

A Thrill for Thelma

Movie · Director

1935
Hit-and-Run Driver poster

Hit-and-Run Driver

Movie · Director

1935
Death Drives Through poster

Death Drives Through

Movie · Director

1933
Laughter in Hell poster

Laughter in Hell

Movie · Director

1933
Emergency Call poster

Emergency Call

Movie · Director

1932
Afraid to Talk poster

Afraid to Talk

Movie · Director

1932
Law and Order poster

Law and Order

Movie · Director

1932
Radio Patrol poster

Radio Patrol

Movie · Director

1931
Homicide Squad poster

Homicide Squad

Movie · Director