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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.
Known For
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Director
Island of Lost Souls
(1932)
Director
House of Frankenstein
(1944)
Director
House of Dracula
(1945)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Down on the Farm
(1920)
Director
Dodge Your Debts
(1921)
Director
She Sighed by the Seaside
(1921)
Director
A Small Town Idol
(1921)
Director
Tea- With a Kick!
(1923)
Director
Inbad the Sailor
(1923)
Director
Picking Peaches
(1924)
Director
Flickering Youth
(1924)
Director
Red Hot Tires
(1925)
Director
A Fool and His Money
(1925)
Director
The Palm Beach Girl
(1926)
Director
Other Women's Husbands
(1926)
Director
The Danger Signal
(1926)
Director
The Love Toy
(1926)
Director
I'm the Sheriff
(1927)
Director
The Girl in the Pullman
(1927)
Director
Bare Knees
(1928)
Director
The Sideshow
(1928)
Director
Companionate Marriage
(1928)
Director
The Sporting Age
(1928)
Director
Name the Woman
(1928)
Director
Nothing to Wear
(1928)
Director
Mexicali Rose
(1929)
Director
Trial Marriage
(1929)
Director
Song of Love
(1929)
Director
Father and Son
(1929)
Director
A Royal Romance
(1930)
Director
X Marks the Spot
(1931)
Director
Stranger in Town
(1931)
Director
The Last Parade
(1931)
Director
Left Over Ladies
(1931)
Director
Island of Lost Souls
(1932)
Director
Guilty as Hell
(1932)
Director
From Hell to Heaven
(1933)
Director
Disgraced!
(1933)
Director
Big Executive
(1933)
Director
You're Telling Me!
(1934)
Director
Search for Beauty
(1934)
Director
Grand Exit
(1935)
Director
Party Wire
(1935)
Director
The Public Menace
(1935)
Director
The Best Man Wins
(1935)
Director
Devil's Squadron
(1936)
Director
End of the Trail
(1936)
Director
Counterfeit
(1936)
Director
Racketeers in Exile
(1937)
Director
Devil's Playground
(1937)
Director
She Asked for It
(1937)
Director
The Lady Objects
(1938)
Director
Little Tough Guys in Society
(1938)
Director
Everything's on Ice
(1939)
Director
Escape to Paradise
(1939)
Director
A Small Town Idol
(1939)
Director
Remedy for Riches
(1940)
Director
They Meet Again
(1941)
Director
Melody for Three
(1941)
Director
Naval Academy
(1941)
Director
Flying Cadets
(1941)
Director
Petticoat Politics
(1941)
Director
The Ghost of Frankenstein
(1942)
Director
Pardon My Sarong
(1942)
Director
Who Done It?
(1942)
Director
Frisco Lil
(1942)
Director
North to the Klondike
(1942)
Director
It Ain't Hay
(1943)
Director
Always a Bridesmaid
(1943)
Director
How's About It
(1943)
Director
House of Frankenstein
(1944)
Director
Prices Unlimited
(1944)
Director
House of Dracula
(1945)
Director
She Gets Her Man
(1945)
Director
The Cat Creeps
(1946)
Director
Little Miss Big
(1946)
Director
Bob and Sally
(1948)
Director
One Too Many
(1950)
Director
Why Men Leave Home
(1951)
Director
Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics
(1952)
Director
Fight for the Title
(1957)
Director
Acting
An International Sneak
(1917)
The Powder King - the Sweetheart's Father
Are Waitresses Safe?
(1917)
The Restaurant Owner
Hearts and Flowers
(1919)
Violinist
End of the Trail
(1936)
Theodore Roosevelt
Production