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Edward L. Cahn

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1899 - 1963

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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.

Birthday: 1899-02-12

Born At: Hollywood, California, USA

Crewed In:

Robot Wrecks

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

Vice Raid

Experiment Alcatraz

Creature with the Atom Brain

Destination Murder

Zombies of Mora Tau

Voodoo Woman

Dragstrip Girl

The She-Creature

Invasion of the Saucer-Men

Invisible Invaders

Bikini Airways

Two Dollar Bettor

Cage of Evil

The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

Guns Girls and Gangsters

Curse of the Faceless Man

Riot in Juvenile Prison

The Music Box Kid

When the Clock Strikes

Plan for Destruction

Suicide Battalion

Jet Attack

Laughter in Hell

Emergency Call

Betrayed Women

Girls in Prison

Shake, Rattle and Rock!

The Walking Target

Inside the Mafia

Dangerous Partners

Incident in an Alley

Hong Kong Confidential

Main Street After Dark

Three Came to Kill

Oklahoma Territory

A Thrill for Thelma

Hit-and-Run Driver

The Perfect Setup

Fool Proof

Broadway

Gunfighters of Abilene

I Cheated the Law

The Fabulous Fraud

The Gambler Wore a Gun

Noose for a Gunman

Death Drives Through

Boy Who Caught a Crook

The Clown and The Kid

You Have to Run Fast

Beauty and the Beast

Motorcycle Gang

Flesh and the Spur

Five Guns to Tombstone

Police Dog Story

Main Street on the March!

Main Street Today

Goodbye, Miss Turlock

Annie Was a Wonder

The Checkered Coat

Frontier Uprising

Runaway Daughters

Secret of Deep Harbor

Operation Bottleneck

Bad Guy

A Dog's Best Friend

Surrender

That's Why I Left You

Twelve Hours to Kill

Come Back, Miss Pipps

Alfalfa's Double

Melodies Old and New

The Big Premiere

Waldo's Last Stand

Born to Speed

The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

Don't You Believe It

The Man on the Rock