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Edward L. Cahn
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Born1899-02-12
BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits65 titles
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Edward L. Cahn

Director · Producer· Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Filmography

65 credits across 2 departments.

YearTitleRoleType
1962Beauty and the BeastDirectorFilm
1962Incident in an AlleyDirectorFilm
1961When the Clock StrikesDirectorFilm
1961Gun StreetDirectorFilm
1961The Gambler Wore a GunDirectorFilm
1961Gun FightDirectorFilm
1961Five Guns to TombstoneDirectorFilm
1961Boy Who Caught a CrookDirectorFilm
1961Frontier UprisingDirectorFilm
1961The Clown and the KidDirectorFilm
1961You Have to Run FastDirectorFilm
1960Noose for a GunmanDirectorFilm
1960Cage of EvilDirectorFilm
1960Three Came to KillDirectorFilm
1960Oklahoma TerritoryDirectorFilm
1960The Music Box KidDirectorFilm
1960The Walking TargetDirectorFilm
1960Gunfighters of AbileneDirectorFilm
1959Vice RaidDirectorFilm
1959The Four Skulls of Jonathan DrakeDirectorFilm
1959Guns Girls and GangstersDirectorFilm
1959Riot in Juvenile PrisonDirectorFilm
1959Pier 5, HavanaDirectorFilm
1959Inside the MafiaDirectorFilm
1959Invisible InvadersDirectorFilm
1958Hong Kong ConfidentialDirectorFilm
1958It! The Terror from Beyond SpaceDirectorFilm
1958Curse of the Faceless ManDirectorFilm
1958Suicide BattalionDirectorFilm
1958Jet AttackDirectorFilm
1957Invasion of the Saucer MenDirectorFilm
1957Voodoo WomanDirectorFilm
1957Dragstrip GirlDirectorFilm
1957Zombies of Mora TauDirectorFilm
1957Motorcycle GangDirectorFilm
1956The She-CreatureDirectorFilm
1956Shake, Rattle and Rock!DirectorFilm
1956Girls in PrisonDirectorFilm
1955Creature with the Atom BrainDirectorFilm
1955Betrayed WomenDirectorFilm
1951Two Dollar BettorDirectorFilm
1950Destination MurderDirectorFilm
1950Experiment AlcatrazDirectorFilm
1950Destination MurderProducerFilm
1950Experiment AlcatrazProducerFilm
1949I Cheated the LawDirectorFilm
1948The Fabulous FraudDirectorFilm
1945Main Street After DarkDirectorFilm
1945Dangerous PartnersDirectorFilm
1943Plan for DestructionDirectorFilm
1941Robot WrecksDirectorFilm
1941RedheadDirectorFilm
1941Robot WrecksProducerFilm
1936The Perfect Set-UpDirectorFilm
1936FoolproofDirectorFilm
1935Death Drives ThroughDirectorFilm
1935A Thrill for ThelmaDirectorFilm
1935Hit-and-Run DriverDirectorFilm
1935ConfidentialDirectorFilm
1933Laughter in HellDirectorFilm
1933Emergency CallDirectorFilm
1932Afraid to TalkDirectorFilm
1932Law and OrderDirectorFilm
1932Radio PatrolDirectorFilm
1931Homicide SquadDirectorFilm

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