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Edward L. Cahn
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Edward L. Cahn

Born February 12, 1899 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died August 25, 1963

7 films

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.

Filmography 7

It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) movie poster
It! The Terror from Beyond Space1958
Annie Was a Wonder (1949) movie poster
Annie Was a Wonder1949
Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948) movie poster
Goodbye, Miss Turlock1948
Main Street Today (1944) movie poster
Main Street Today1944
Plan for Destruction (1943) movie poster
Plan for Destruction1943
Main Street on the March! (1941) movie poster
Main Street on the March!1941
The Man Who Laughs (1928) movie poster
The Man Who Laughs1928