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Charles Reisner

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
13

Gender
Male

Birthday
March 14, 1887 (139 years old)

Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Charles Reisner

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

Directing

1950The Traveling Saleswoman...Director
1948In This Corner...Director
1948The Cobra Strikes...Director
1944Lost in a Harem...Director
1944Meet the People...Director
1943Harrigan's Kid...Director
1942This Time for Keeps...Director
1941The Big Store...Director
1940Alex in Wonderland...Director
1939Winter Carnival...Director
1937Manhattan Merry-Go-Round...Director
1937Sophie Lang Goes West...Director
1937Murder Goes to College...Director
1936Everybody Dance...Director
1935It's in the Air...Director
1935The Winning Ticket...Director
1934Student Tour...Director
1934Hollywood Party...Director
1934The Show-Off...Director
1934You Can't Buy Everything...Director
1933The Chief...Director
1933Whistling in the Dark...Co-Director
1932Divorce In The Family...Director
1931The Christmas Party...Director
1931Flying High...Director
1931Stepping Out...Director
1931Politics...Director
1931Reducing...Director
1930Love in the Rough...Director
1930The March of Time...Director
1930Caught Short...Director
1930Chasing Rainbows...Director
1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929...Director
1929China Bound...Director
1929Noisy Neighbors...Director
1928Brotherly Love...Director
1928Fools for Luck...Director
1928Steamboat Bill, Jr....Director
1927The Missing Link...Director
1927What Every Girl Should Know...Director
1927The Fortune Hunter...Director
1926The Better 'Ole...Director
1926Oh! What a Nurse!...Director
1925The Man on the Box...Director
1923The Pilgrim...Assistant Director
1922Pay Day...Assistant Director
1921The Idle Class...Assistant Director
1921Sunless Sunday...Director
1921Grief...Director
1921Happy Daze...Director
1918Shoulder Arms...Assistant Director
1918A Dog's Life...Assistant Director

Production

1947Bury Me Dead...Producer
1947Railroaded!...Producer
1935The Winning Ticket...Producer

Writing

1942Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die...Story
1931Flying High...Adaptation
1930Chasing Rainbows...Dialogue
1927The Missing Link...Story
1926The Better 'Ole...Screenplay

Sound

1929Manhattan Serenade...Songs

Acting

1959The Chaplin Revueas Various (archive footage)
1925The Man on the Boxas Badkoff
1925Justice of the Far Northas Mike Burke
1924All's Swell on the Oceanas Opposition Manager
1924A Self-Made Failureas Spike Malone
1924Fight and Winas Chuck - Opposition Manager
1923Her Temporary Husbandas Hector
1923Hollywoodas Charles Reisner
1923The Pilgrimas Crook
1921Griefas
1921The Kidas Bully (uncredited)
1918A Dog's Lifeas Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
1916His Lying Heartas The Barber