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