Edward L. Cahn
🎬 Director

Edward L. Cahn

🎂 Born 12 February 1899 (age 64)✝ 25 August 1963📍 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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.

Directed Films(112)

Creature with the Atom Brain
★ 5.1
Creature with the Atom Brain
1955
Director
Invasion of the Saucer Men
★ 4.9
Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957
Director
Vice Raid
★ 6.2
Vice Raid
1959
Director
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
★ 5.8
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958
Director
Joy Scouts
★ 6.8
Joy Scouts
1939
Director
Bad Guy
★ 8.0
Bad Guy
1937
Director
Invisible Invaders
★ 5.0
Invisible Invaders
1959
Director
Hong Kong Confidential
★ 5.9
Hong Kong Confidential
1958
Director
Silent Fear
★ 6.0
Silent Fear
1956
Director
Runaway Daughters
★ 4.3
Runaway Daughters
1956
Director
Noose for a Gunman
★ 6.0
Noose for a Gunman
1960
Director
Gun Fight
★ 5.3
Gun Fight
1961
Director
Beauty and the Beast
★ 4.7
Beauty and the Beast
1962
Director
Redhead
★ 5.1
Redhead
1941
Director
The Omaha Trail
★ 7.0
The Omaha Trail
1942
Director
Law and Order
★ 5.0
Law and Order
1932
Director
Experiment Alcatraz
★ 6.9
Experiment Alcatraz
1950
Director
Jet Attack
★ 5.4
Jet Attack
1958
Director
Twelve Hours to Kill
★ 4.8
Twelve Hours to Kill
1960
Director
Laughter in Hell
★ 3.7
Laughter in Hell
1933
Director
Emergency Call
★ 6.3
Emergency Call
1933
Director
Zombies of Mora Tau
★ 5.5
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957
Director
The She-Creature
★ 4.1
The She-Creature
1956
Director
The Gambler Wore a Gun
★ 5.3
The Gambler Wore a Gun
1961
Director
Souvenirs of Death
★ 7.3
Souvenirs of Death
1948
Director
Dad for a Day
★ 6.7
Dad for a Day
1939
Director
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
★ 6.0
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake
1959
Director
Foolproof
★ 7.3
Foolproof
1936
Director
Bungalow 13
★ 3.0
Bungalow 13
1948
Director
Dragstrip Girl
★ 6.3
Dragstrip Girl
1957
Director
Frontier Uprising
★ 5.4
Frontier Uprising
1961
Director
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
★ 6.3
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
1943
Director
Curse of the Faceless Man
★ 5.7
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958
Director
Five Guns to Tombstone
★ 6.1
Five Guns to Tombstone
1961
Director
Incident in an Alley
★ 4.1
Incident in an Alley
1962
Director
Gunfighters of Abilene
★ 5.3
Gunfighters of Abilene
1960
Director
Guns Girls and Gangsters
★ 5.9
Guns Girls and Gangsters
1959
Director
Gun Street
★ 5.3
Gun Street
1961
Director
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
★ 8.0
The Gas House Kids in Hollywood
1947
Director
Girls in Prison
★ 4.5
Girls in Prison
1956
Director
Three Came to Kill
★ 6.0
Three Came to Kill
1960
Director
Baby Blues
★ 8.0
Baby Blues
1941
Director
1-2-3-Go!
★ 6.6
1-2-3-Go!
1941
Director
Motorcycle Gang
★ 5.7
Motorcycle Gang
1957
Director
The Checkered Coat
★ 8.3
The Checkered Coat
1948
Director
Inside the Mafia
★ 5.8
Inside the Mafia
1959
Director
Cage of Evil
★ 5.8
Cage of Evil
1960
Director
Flesh and the Spur
★ 4.9
Flesh and the Spur
1956
Director
Main Street Today
★ 6.3
Main Street Today
1944
Director
Destination Murder
★ 5.2
Destination Murder
1950
Director
Voodoo Woman
★ 4.8
Voodoo Woman
1957
Director
The Giant of Norway
★ 6.5
The Giant of Norway
1939
Director
Dangerous Partners
★ 6.8
Dangerous Partners
1945
Director
Ode to Victory
★ 4.8
Ode to Victory
1943
Director
Main Street After Dark
★ 4.5
Main Street After Dark
1945
Director
Death Drives Through
★ 5.7
Death Drives Through
1935
Director
Robot Wrecks
★ 5.8
Robot Wrecks
1941
Director
Suicide Battalion
★ 6.3
Suicide Battalion
1958
Director
Afraid to Talk
★ 6.5
Afraid to Talk
1932
Director
Prejudice
★ 8.0
Prejudice
1949
Director
I Cheated the Law
★ 7.0
I Cheated the Law
1949
Director
For God and Country
★ 8.0
For God and Country
1943
Director
Radio Patrol
★ 10.0
Radio Patrol
1932
Director
Boy Who Caught a Crook
★ 5.5
Boy Who Caught a Crook
1961
Director
Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States
★ 6.5
Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States
1937
Director
All About Hash
★ 6.0
All About Hash
1940
Director
The Man on the Rock
★ 6.3
The Man on the Rock
1938
Director
Two Dollar Bettor
★ 5.4
Two Dollar Bettor
1951
Director
Oklahoma Territory
★ 7.0
Oklahoma Territory
1960
Director
Homicide Squad
★ 8.0
Homicide Squad
1931
Director
Melodies Old and New
★ 7.3
Melodies Old and New
1942
Director
Main Street on the March!
★ 6.1
Main Street on the March!
1941
Director
Riot in Juvenile Prison
★ 6.0
Riot in Juvenile Prison
1959
Director
Surprised Parties
★ 6.3
Surprised Parties
1942
Director
Bravest of the Brave
★ 6.5
Bravest of the Brave
1938
Director
A Dog's Best Friend
★ 6.3
A Dog's Best Friend
1959
Director
Goin' Fishin'
★ 6.3
Goin' Fishin'
1940
Director
Hit-and-Run Driver
★ 6.2
Hit-and-Run Driver
1935
Director
Angel of Mercy
★ 7.7
Angel of Mercy
1939
Director
Betrayed Women
★ 5.1
Betrayed Women
1955
Director
Police Dog Story
★ 8.0
Police Dog Story
1961
Director
Goodbye, Miss Turlock
★ 6.5
Goodbye, Miss Turlock
1948
Director
The Music Box Kid
★ 7.0
The Music Box Kid
1960
Director
Waldo's Last Stand
★ 7.0
Waldo's Last Stand
1940
Director
Confidential
★ 6.3
Confidential
1935
Director
Don't You Believe It
★ 6.3
Don't You Believe It
1943
Director
Pier 5, Havana
★ 5.1
Pier 5, Havana
1959
Director
When the Clock Strikes
★ 6.7
When the Clock Strikes
1961
Director
Wedding Worries
★ 6.3
Wedding Worries
1941
Director
The Big Premiere
★ 6.7
The Big Premiere
1940
Director
The Perfect Set-Up
★ 6.5
The Perfect Set-Up
1936
Director
Madero of Mexico
★ 7.0
Madero of Mexico
1942
Director
That's Why I Left You
★ 8.0
That's Why I Left You
1943
Director
A Thrill for Thelma
★ 6.1
A Thrill for Thelma
1935
Director
Good Bad Boys
★ 7.0
Good Bad Boys
1940
Director
Don't Lie
★ 6.5
Don't Lie
1942
Director
The Walking Target
★ 5.8
The Walking Target
1960
Director
You Have to Run Fast
★ 6.7
You Have to Run Fast
1961
Director
Born to Speed
★ 8.0
Born to Speed
1947
Director
Three Smart Guys
★ 8.0
Three Smart Guys
1943
Director
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
★ 7.0
Captain Spanky's Show Boat
1939
Director
Operation Bottleneck
★ 6.7
Operation Bottleneck
1961
Director
Come Back, Miss Pipps
★ 7.7
Come Back, Miss Pipps
1941
Director
Alfalfa's Double
★ 6.7
Alfalfa's Double
1940
Director
Flag of Mercy
★ 7.5
Flag of Mercy
1942
Director
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
★ 5.6
Shake, Rattle and Rock!
1956
Director
Annie Was a Wonder
★ 4.9
Annie Was a Wonder
1949
Director
Secret of Deep Harbor
★ 5.5
Secret of Deep Harbor
1961
Director
Plan for Destruction
★ 6.6
Plan for Destruction
1943
Director
The Fabulous Fraud
★ 6.3
The Fabulous Fraud
1948
Director
Going to Press
★ 7.5
Going to Press
1942
Director
Ye Olde Minstrels
★ 7.3
Ye Olde Minstrels
1941
Director
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