Charles Reisner
Charles Francis Reisner (March 14, 1887 – September 24, 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. The German-American directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929. He starred with Charlie Chaplin in A Dog's Life in 1918 and The Kid in 1921.
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Charles Reisner
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- Name
- Charles Reisner
- Birth Name
- Charles Francis Reisner
- Born
- 14 March 1887
- Birthplace
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
- Died
- 24 September 1962
- Place of death
- La Jolla, California, U.S.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- actor · screenwriter · director · film producer
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
He directed Buster Keaton (Keaton also co-directed it with him) in Steamboat Bill, Jr. During the late 1920s, through the 1940s, Reisner was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1930, he directed Chasing Rainbows, a musical which starred Bessie Love and Charles King. He directed The Big Store (1941), the Marx Brothers' last film for MGM. Reisner died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962 at the age of 75.
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Charles Reisner died on 24 September 1962 in La Jolla, California.
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• Name — Charles Reisner • Birth Name — Charles Francis Reisner • Born — 14 March 1887 • Birthplace — Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. • Died — 24 September 1962 • Place of death — La Jolla, California, U.S. • Other Names — Charles Riesner • Years Active — 1916–1950 • Children — Dean Riesner
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Charles Reisner lived from 14 March 1887 to 24 September 1962 and was an actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. Charles Reisner was born on 14 March 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
As actor
As actor
• A Dog's Life (1918) • The Kid (1921) • The Pilgrim (1923) • Hollywood (1923) • Her Temporary Husband (1923) • Breaking Into Society (1923) • Fight and Win (1924) • A Self-Made Failure (1924) • Justice of the Far North (1925)
As director
As director
• The Man on the Box (1925) • Oh! What a Nurse! (1926) • The Better 'Ole (1926) • What Every Girl Should Know (1927) • The Missing Link (1927) • The Fortune Hunter (1927) • Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) • Fools for Luck (1928) • Brotherly Love (1928) • China Bound (1929) • Noisy Neighbors (1929) • The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) • Chasing Rainbows (1930) • Caught Short (1930) • Love in the Rough (1930) • The March of Time (1930) • Reducing (1931) • Stepping Out (1931) • Politics (1931) • Flying High (1931) • Divorce in the Family (1932) • The Chief (1933) • Whistling in the Dark (1933) • You Can't Buy Everything (1934) • The Show-Off (1934) • Student Tour (1934) • The Winning Ticket (1935) • It's in the Air (1935) • Everybody Dance (1936) • Murder Goes to College (1937) • Sophie Lang Goes West (1937) • Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) • Winter Carnival (1939) • The Big Store (1941) • This Time for Keeps (1942) • Harrigan's Kid (1943) • Meet the People (1943) • Lost in a Harem (1944) • In This Corner (1948) • The Cobra Strikes (1948) • The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)
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Charles Reisner died on 24 September 1962.
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