About

Known credits:
130
Birthday:
1899-02-12
Place of birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Edward L. Cahn

Overview

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

Directing
1962 Incident in an Alley Directing Director 58
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1962 Beauty and the Beast Directing Director 58
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1961 The Clown and the Kid Directing Director 58
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1961 Gun Street Directing Director 58
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1961 Boy Who Caught a Crook Directing Director 58
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1961 Secret of Deep Harbor Directing Director 58
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1961 You Have to Run Fast Directing Director 59
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1961 When the Clock Strikes Directing Director 59
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1961 The Gambler Wore a Gun Directing Director 58
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1961 Gun Fight Directing Director 58
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1961 Operation Bottleneck Directing Director 58
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1961 Police Dog Story Directing Director N/A
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1961 Frontier Uprising Directing Director 58
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1961 Five Guns to Tombstone Directing Director 58
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1960 The Walking Target Directing Director 58
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1960 Cage of Evil Directing Director 58
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1960 The Music Box Kid Directing Director 59
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1960 Noose for a Gunman Directing Director 58
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1960 Twelve Hours to Kill Directing Director 58
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1960 Three Came to Kill Directing Director 59
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1960 Oklahoma Territory Directing Director 58
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1960 Gunfighters of Abilene Directing Director 58
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1959 A Dog's Best Friend Directing Director 59
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1959 Vice Raid Directing Director 58
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1959 The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake Directing Director 58
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1959 Pier 5, Havana Directing Director 58
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1959 Inside the Mafia Directing Director 58
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1959 Invisible Invaders Directing Director 58
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1959 Riot in Juvenile Prison Directing Director 59
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1959 Guns, Girls and Gangsters Directing Director 58
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1958 Hong Kong Confidential Directing Director 58
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1958 Curse of the Faceless Man Directing Director 58
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1958 It! The Terror from Beyond Space Directing Director 58
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1958 Suicide Battalion Directing Director 58
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1958 Jet Attack Directing Director 58
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1957 Motorcycle Gang Directing Director 58
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1957 Invasion of the Saucer-Men Directing Director 58
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1957 Dragstrip Girl Directing Director 59
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1957 Voodoo Woman Directing Director 58
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1957 Zombies of Mora Tau Directing Director 58
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1956 Shake, Rattle and Rock! Directing Director 58
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1956 Flesh and the Spur Directing Director 58
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1956 The She-Creature Directing Director 57
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1956 Girls in Prison Directing Director 58
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1956 Runaway Daughters Directing Director 58
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1955 Betrayed Women Directing Director 58
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1955 Creature with the Atom Brain Directing Director 58
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1951 Two Dollar Bettor Directing Director 58
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1950 Experiment Alcatraz Directing Director 58
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1950 Destination Murder Directing Director 58
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1949 Prejudice Directing Director N/A
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1949 I Cheated the Law Directing Director N/A
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1949 Annie Was a Wonder Directing Director 58
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1948 Bungalow 13 Directing Director 58
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1948 The Fabulous Fraud Directing Director N/A
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1948 The Checkered Coat Directing Director 59
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1948 Souvenirs of Death Directing Director 59
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1948 Goodbye, Miss Turlock Directing Director 59
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1947 The Gas House Kids in Hollywood Directing Director 59
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1947 Born to Speed Directing Director N/A
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1945 Dangerous Partners Directing Director 59
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1945 Main Street After Dark Directing Director 58
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1944 Main Street Today Directing Director 58
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1943 Three Smart Guys Directing Director 59
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1943 Ode to Victory Directing Director 58
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1943 Nursery Rhyme Mysteries Directing Director 59
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1943 Don't You Believe It Directing Director 58
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1943 That's Why I Left You Directing Director N/A
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1943 For God and Country Directing Director N/A
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1943 Plan for Destruction Directing Director 58
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1942 Madero of Mexico Directing Director N/A
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1942 The Omaha Trail Directing Director 59
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1942 Surprised Parties Directing Director 59
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1942 Don't Lie Directing Director 59
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1942 Going to Press Directing Director 59
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1942 Flag of Mercy Directing Director N/A
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1942 Melodies Old and New Directing Director 59
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1941 Wedding Worries Directing Director 58
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1941 Main Street on the March! Directing Director 58
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1941 Come Back, Miss Pipps Directing Director 59
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1941 Helping Hands Directing Director 58
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1941 Robot Wrecks Directing Director 59
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1941 Redhead Directing Director 58
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1941 1-2-3-Go! Directing Director 58
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1941 Ye Olde Minstrels Directing Director 59
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1941 Fightin' Fools Directing Director 58
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1941 Baby Blues Directing Director 58
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1940 Kiddie Kure Directing Director 58
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1940 Goin' Fishin' Directing Director 59
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1940 Waldo's Last Stand Directing Director 59
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1940 Good Bad Boys Directing Director 58
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1940 Bubbling Troubles Directing Director 59
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1940 The New Pupil Directing Director 59
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1940 All About Hash Directing Director 58
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1940 The Big Premiere Directing Director 58
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1940 Alfalfa's Double Directing Director 58
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1939 Time Out for Lessons Directing Director 58
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1939 Dad for a Day Directing Director 58
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1939 Captain Spanky's Show Boat Directing Director 58
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1939 Auto Antics Directing Director 58
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1939 Joy Scouts Directing Director 58
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1939 The Giant of Norway Directing Director N/A
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1939 Angel of Mercy Directing Director N/A
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1938 Grid Rules Directing Director N/A
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1938 The Man on the Rock Directing Director 59
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1938 Bravest of the Brave Directing Director N/A
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1937 Bad Guy Directing Director 59
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1937 Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States Directing Director 59
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1936 Foolproof Directing Director N/A
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1936 The Perfect Set-Up Directing Director N/A
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1935 Hit-and-Run Driver Directing Director 59
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1935 A Thrill for Thelma Directing Director 59
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1935 Confidential Directing Director 59
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1935 Death Drives Through Directing Director 58
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1933 Emergency Call Directing Director 59
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1933 Laughter in Hell Directing Director 58
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1932 Afraid to Talk Directing Director 59
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1932 Radio Patrol Directing Director N/A
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1932 Law and Order Directing Director 58
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1931 Homicide Squad Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1943 Ode to Victory Writing Writer 58
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Production
1950 Experiment Alcatraz Production Producer 58
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1950 Destination Murder Production Producer 58
Average
1941 Robot Wrecks Production Producer 59
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Crew
1956 Flesh and the Spur Crew Additional Dialogue 58
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Editing
1929 The Last Performance Editing Editor 58
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1929 Broadway Editing Editor 58
Average
1929 The Girl on the Barge Editing Editor N/A
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1928 The Man Who Laughs Editing Editor 62
Fair
1927 Surrender Editing Editor 58
Average