Edward L. Cahn

Biography

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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.

Known For

Vice Raid 1959 ★ 6.2

Foolproof 1936 ★ 7.3

Silent Fear 1956 ★ 6.0

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries 1943 ★ 6.3

Flesh and the Spur 1956 ★ 4.9

Fightin' Fools 1941 ★ 6.6

It! The Terror from Beyond Space 1958 ★ 5.9

Creature with the Atom Brain 1955 ★ 5.1

Gun Fight 1961 ★ 5.3

Invasion of the Saucer Men 1957 ★ 4.9

Joy Scouts 1939 ★ 6.8

Curse of the Faceless Man 1958 ★ 5.7

Beauty and the Beast 1962 ★ 4.7

Souvenirs of Death 1948 ★ 7.3

Hong Kong Confidential 1958 ★ 5.9

Destination Murder 1950 ★ 5.2

Main Street Today 1944 ★ 6.3

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake 1959 ★ 6.0

The Checkered Coat 1948 ★ 8.3

Girls in Prison 1956 ★ 4.5

All About Hash 1940 ★ 6.0

Boy Who Caught a Crook 1961 ★ 5.5

Law and Order 1932 ★ 5.0

The Perfect Set-Up 1936 ★ 6.5