Erle C. Kenton

Erle C. Kenton
Kenton in 1921
Born	August 1, 1896 Norborne, Missouri, USA
Died	January 28, 1980 (aged 83) Glendale, California, USA
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1916-1957

Erle C. Kenton (August 1, 1896 – January 28, 1980) was an American film director. He directed 131 films between 1916 and 1957. He was born in Norborne, Missouri and died in Glendale, California from Parkinson's disease.

Kenton and Edward Ludwig were the principal directors of the 1958-1960 CBS television series, The Texan, starring Rory Calhoun as Bill Longley, a "Robin Hood of the West", who drifts through the region helping persons in need.^[1]

Selected filmography

• Down on the Farm (1920)
• A Small Town Idol (1921)
• A Fool and His Money (1925)
• Red Hot Tires (1925)
• The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1927)
• Bare Knees (1928)
• Companionate Marriage (1928)
• Song of Love (1929)
• Mexicali Rose (1929)
• X Marks the Spot (1931)
• Island of Lost Souls (1932)
• From Hell to Heaven (1933)
• Search for Beauty (1934)
• You're Telling Me! (1934)
• Party Wire (1935)
• The Public Menace (1935)
• Racketeers in Exile (1937)
• The Devil's Playground (1937)
• The Lady Objects (1938)
• Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)
• Everything's on Ice (1939)
• Escape to Paradise (1939)
• Remedy for Riches (1940)
• Petticoat Politics (1941)
• Melody for Three (1941)
• They Meet Again (1941)
• North to the Klondike (1942)
• The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
• Pardon My Sarong (1942)
• Who Done It? (1942)
• It Ain't Hay (1943)
• Hit the Ice (1943) (uncredited)
• House of Frankenstein (1944)
• House of Dracula (1945)
• The Cat Creeps (1946)
• Bob and Sally (1948)
• One Too Many (1950)

References

1. Billy Hathorn, "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", West Texas Historical Review, Vol. 89 (2013), p. 111

External links

• Erle C. Kenton at the Internet Movie Database
• Erle C. Kenton at Find a Grave