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Charles Reisner

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Charles Reisner

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Mar 14, 1887 (139 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

Charles "Chuck" Reisner (14 March 1887 – 24 September 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed over 60 films between 1920 and 1950 and acted in over 20 films between 1916 and 1929. He starred alongside Charlie Chaplin in A Dog's Life in 1918 and The Kid in 1921. In 1930 under MGM he directed the film Chasing Rainbows a musical which starred actors Bessie Love and Charles King. He died of a heart attack in La Jolla, California in 1962.

Known For

Acting
1959The Chaplin RevueVarious (archive footage)
1925The Man on the BoxBadkoff
1925Justice of the Far NorthMike Burke
1924All's Swell on the OceanOpposition Manager
1924A Self-Made FailureSpike Malone
1924Fight and WinChuck - Opposition Manager
1923HollywoodCharles Reisner
1923The PilgrimCrook
1923Her Temporary HusbandHector
1921The KidBully (uncredited)
1921Grief
1918A Dog's LifeEmployment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
1916His Lying HeartThe Barber
Production
1947Bury Me DeadProducer
1947Railroaded!Producer
1935The Winning TicketProducer
Directing
1950The Traveling SaleswomanDirector
1948In This CornerDirector
1948The Cobra StrikesDirector
1944Meet the PeopleDirector
1944Lost in a HaremDirector
1943Harrigan's KidDirector
1942This Time for KeepsDirector
1941The Big StoreDirector
1940Alex in WonderlandDirector
1939Winter CarnivalDirector
1937Sophie Lang Goes WestDirector
1937Manhattan Merry-Go-RoundDirector
1937Murder Goes to CollegeDirector
1936Everybody DanceDirector
1935The Winning TicketDirector
1935It's in the AirDirector
1934You Can't Buy EverythingDirector
1934Hollywood PartyDirector
1934The Show-OffDirector
1934Student TourDirector
1933The ChiefDirector
1933Whistling in the DarkCo-Director
1932Divorce In The FamilyDirector
1931Flying HighDirector
1931The Christmas PartyDirector
1931PoliticsDirector
1931Stepping OutDirector
1931ReducingDirector
1930The March of TimeDirector
1930Love in the RoughDirector
1930Chasing RainbowsDirector
1930Caught ShortDirector
1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929Director
1929China BoundDirector
1929Noisy NeighborsDirector
1928Steamboat Bill, Jr.Director
1928Brotherly LoveDirector
1928Fools for LuckDirector
1927The Missing LinkDirector
1927The Fortune HunterDirector
1927What Every Girl Should KnowDirector
1926The Better 'OleDirector
1926Oh! What a Nurse!Director
1925The Man on the BoxDirector
1925The Gold RushAssistant Director
1923The PilgrimAssistant Director
1922Pay DayAssistant Director
1921Sunless SundayDirector
1921The Idle ClassAssistant Director
1921GriefDirector
1918A Dog's LifeAssistant Director
1918Shoulder ArmsAssistant Director
Writing
1942Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to DieStory
1931Flying HighAdaptation
1930Chasing RainbowsDialogue
1927The Missing LinkStory
1926The Better 'OleScreenplay