Edward L. Cahn

Directing

Edward L. Cahn

Born February 12, 1899Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA122 credits

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

Incident in an Alley
3.1

Incident in an Alley

Movie

1962

Beauty and the Beast
4.2

Beauty and the Beast

Movie

1962

1.0

The Clown and the Kid

Movie

1961

Gun Street
3.7

Gun Street

Movie

1961

Boy Who Caught a Crook
5.0

Boy Who Caught a Crook

Movie

1961

Secret of Deep Harbor
1.0

Secret of Deep Harbor

Movie

1961

Filmography

Incident in an Alley
1962Incident in an AlleyDirectorMovie
Beauty and the Beast
1962Beauty and the BeastDirectorMovie
T
1961The Clown and the KidDirectorMovie
Gun Street
1961Gun StreetDirectorMovie
Boy Who Caught a Crook
1961Boy Who Caught a CrookDirectorMovie
Secret of Deep Harbor
1961Secret of Deep HarborDirectorMovie
You Have to Run Fast
1961You Have to Run FastDirectorMovie
When the Clock Strikes
1961When the Clock StrikesDirectorMovie
The Gambler Wore a Gun
1961The Gambler Wore a GunDirectorMovie
Gun Fight
1961Gun FightDirectorMovie
Operation Bottleneck
1961Operation BottleneckDirectorMovie
Frontier Uprising
1961Frontier UprisingDirectorMovie
Police Dog Story
1961Police Dog StoryDirectorMovie
Five Guns to Tombstone
1961Five Guns to TombstoneDirectorMovie
The Walking Target
1960The Walking TargetDirectorMovie
Cage of Evil
1960Cage of EvilDirectorMovie
The Music Box Kid
1960The Music Box KidDirectorMovie
Noose for a Gunman
1960Noose for a GunmanDirectorMovie
Twelve Hours to Kill
1960Twelve Hours to KillDirectorMovie
Oklahoma Territory
1960Oklahoma TerritoryDirectorMovie
Three Came to Kill
1960Three Came to KillDirectorMovie
Gunfighters of Abilene
1960Gunfighters of AbileneDirectorMovie
A Dog's Best Friend
1959A Dog's Best FriendDirectorMovie
Vice Raid
1959Vice RaidDirectorMovie
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
1959The Four Skulls of Jonathan DrakeDirectorMovie
Pier 5, Havana
1959Pier 5, HavanaDirectorMovie
Inside the Mafia
1959Inside the MafiaDirectorMovie
Invisible Invaders
1959Invisible InvadersDirectorMovie
Riot in Juvenile Prison
1959Riot in Juvenile PrisonDirectorMovie
Guns, Girls and Gangsters
1959Guns, Girls and GangstersDirectorMovie
Hong Kong Confidential
1958Hong Kong ConfidentialDirectorMovie
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958Curse of the Faceless ManDirectorMovie
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceDirectorMovie
Suicide Battalion
1958Suicide BattalionDirectorMovie
Jet Attack
1958Jet AttackDirectorMovie
Motorcycle Gang
1957Motorcycle GangDirectorMovie
Invasion of the Saucer-Men
1957Invasion of the Saucer-MenDirectorMovie
Dragstrip Girl
1957Dragstrip GirlDirectorMovie
Voodoo Woman
1957Voodoo WomanDirectorMovie
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957Zombies of Mora TauDirectorMovie
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956Shake, Rattle and Rock!DirectorMovie
Flesh and the Spur
1956Flesh and the SpurDirectorMovie
The She-Creature
1956The She-CreatureDirectorMovie
Girls in Prison
1956Girls in PrisonDirectorMovie
Silent Fear
1956Silent FearDirectorMovie
Runaway Daughters
1956Runaway DaughtersDirectorMovie
Betrayed Women
1955Betrayed WomenDirectorMovie
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955Creature with the Atom BrainDirectorMovie
Two Dollar Bettor
1951Two Dollar BettorDirectorMovie
Experiment Alcatraz
1950Experiment AlcatrazDirectorMovie
Destination Murder
1950Destination MurderDirectorMovie
T
1950The Great Plane RobberyDirectorMovie
Prejudice
1949PrejudiceDirectorMovie
I Cheated the Law
1949I Cheated the LawDirectorMovie
Annie Was a Wonder
1949Annie Was a WonderDirectorMovie
Bungalow 13
1948Bungalow 13DirectorMovie
The Fabulous Fraud
1948The Fabulous FraudDirectorMovie
The Checkered Coat
1948The Checkered CoatDirectorMovie
Souvenirs of Death
1948Souvenirs of DeathDirectorMovie
Goodbye, Miss Turlock
1948Goodbye, Miss TurlockDirectorMovie
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947The Gas House Kids in HollywoodDirectorMovie
Born to Speed
1947Born to SpeedDirectorMovie
Dangerous Partners
1945Dangerous PartnersDirectorMovie
Main Street After Dark
1945Main Street After DarkDirectorMovie
Main Street Today
1944Main Street TodayDirectorMovie
Three Smart Guys
1943Three Smart GuysDirectorMovie
Ode to Victory
1943Ode to VictoryDirectorMovie
Don't You Believe It
1943Don't You Believe ItDirectorMovie
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
1943Nursery Rhyme MysteriesDirectorMovie
That's Why I Left You
1943That's Why I Left YouDirectorMovie
For God and Country
1943For God and CountryDirectorMovie
Plan for Destruction
1943Plan for DestructionDirectorMovie
Madero of Mexico
1942Madero of MexicoDirectorMovie
The Omaha Trail
1942The Omaha TrailDirectorMovie
Surprised Parties
1942Surprised PartiesDirectorMovie
Don't Lie
1942Don't LieDirectorMovie
Going to Press
1942Going to PressDirectorMovie
Flag of Mercy
1942Flag of MercyDirectorMovie
Melodies Old and New
1942Melodies Old and NewDirectorMovie
Wedding Worries
1941Wedding WorriesDirectorMovie
Main Street on the March!
1941Main Street on the March!DirectorMovie
Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941Come Back, Miss PippsDirectorMovie
H
1941Helping HandsDirectorMovie
Robot Wrecks
1941Robot WrecksDirectorMovie
Redhead
1941RedheadDirectorMovie
1-2-3-Go!
19411-2-3-Go!DirectorMovie
Ye Olde Minstrels
1941Ye Olde MinstrelsDirectorMovie
F
1941Fightin' FoolsDirectorMovie
Baby Blues
1941Baby BluesDirectorMovie
K
1940Kiddie KureDirectorMovie
Goin' Fishin'
1940Goin' Fishin'DirectorMovie
Waldo's Last Stand
1940Waldo's Last StandDirectorMovie
Good Bad Boys
1940Good Bad BoysDirectorMovie
B
1940Bubbling TroublesDirectorMovie
T
1940The New PupilDirectorMovie
All About Hash
1940All About HashDirectorMovie
The Big Premiere
1940The Big PremiereDirectorMovie
Alfalfa's Double
1940Alfalfa's DoubleDirectorMovie
T
1939Time Out for LessonsDirectorMovie
Dad for a Day
1939Dad for a DayDirectorMovie
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
1939Captain Spanky's Show BoatDirectorMovie
A
1939Auto AnticsDirectorMovie
The Giant of Norway
1939The Giant of NorwayDirectorMovie
Joy Scouts
1939Joy ScoutsDirectorMovie
Angel of Mercy
1939Angel of MercyDirectorMovie
G
1938Grid RulesDirectorMovie
The Man on the Rock
1938The Man on the RockDirectorMovie
Bravest of the Brave
1938Bravest of the BraveDirectorMovie
Bad Guy
1937Bad GuyDirectorMovie
Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States
1937Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United StatesDirectorMovie
Foolproof
1936FoolproofDirectorMovie
The Perfect Set-Up
1936The Perfect Set-UpDirectorMovie
Hit-and-Run Driver
1935Hit-and-Run DriverDirectorMovie
A Thrill for Thelma
1935A Thrill for ThelmaDirectorMovie
Confidential
1935ConfidentialDirectorMovie
Death Drives Through
1935Death Drives ThroughDirectorMovie
Emergency Call
1933Emergency CallDirectorMovie
Laughter in Hell
1933Laughter in HellDirectorMovie
Afraid to Talk
1932Afraid to TalkDirectorMovie
Radio Patrol
1932Radio PatrolDirectorMovie
Law and Order
1932Law and OrderDirectorMovie
Homicide Squad
1931Homicide SquadDirectorMovie