Joseph Kane
Joseph Kane | |
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Born | Jasper Joseph Inman Kane March 19, 1894 San Diego,California, USA |
Died | August 25, 1975 | (aged 81)
Nationality | American |
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Jasper Joseph Inman Kane(March 19, 1894,San Diego– August 25, 1975,Santa Monica, California) was an Americanfilm director,film producer,film editorandscreenwriter.He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus onWesternfilms.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kane began his career as a professional cellist. In 1934 he took an interest in film directing and, starting in 1935, he co-directed serials forMascot PicturesandRepublic Pictures.He soon became Republic's top Western film director.[1]
Kane's first directorial credit was forThe Fighting Marines(1935). When Mascot Pictures and several other small film companies amalgamated into Republic Pictures in 1935, Kane became staff director, remaining at the studio until it ceased production in 1958.[1]He piloted manyGene AutryandRoy Rogersmovies and directedJohn Waynein films such asThe Lawless Nineties(1936) andFlame of Barbary Coast(1944), andJoseph SchildkrautonThe Cheaters(1945). Between 1935 and his death in 1975 he directed 119 films and numerous television series episodes.[1][2]
Unlike most Republic house directors, Kane was also credited as associate producer on many of his films. During 1939-57 he was a major film producer, producing over 60 films. Kane was also a film editor and screenwriter responsible for the editing process of over 20 of his films, and he had a brief stint as an actor.[1]
During the 1950s Kane worked steadily intelevision,with emphasis on Westerns and action series. He spent the last decade of his life as a second-unit director on such productions asUniversal StudiosBeau Geste(1966) andIn Enemy Country(1968).[1]
Kane died on August 25, 1975, in Santa Monica, California.[1]
Partial filmography
[edit]- The Blind Trail(1926)
- The Cherokee Kid(1927)
- The Bronc Stomper(1928)
- Yellow Contraband(1928)
- The Boss of Rustler's Roost(1928)
- The Black Ace(1928)
- The Pride of Pawnee(1929)
- .45 Calibre War(1929)
- Big Money(1930)
- The Big Gamble(1931) withWilliam Boyd
- In Old Santa Fe(1934) withKen Maynard,George "Gabby" Hayes,andGene Autry
- Tumbling Tumblingweeds(1935) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- The Headline Woman(1935)
- Melody Trail(1935) with Gene Autry,Ann Rutherford,and Smiley Burnette
- The Lawless Nineties(1936) withJohn Wayne,Ann Rutherford and George "Gabby" Hayes
- Darkest AfricawithClyde Beatty
- King of the Pecos(1936) with John Wayne andMuriel Evans
- The Lonely Trail(1936) with John Wayne and Ann Rutherford
- Guns and Guitars(1936) withGene Autryand Smiley Burnette
- Oh, Susanna!(1936) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- Ride Ranger Ride(1936) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- The Old Corral(1936) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- Undersea Kingdom(1936)
- Git Along, Little Dogies(1937) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- Round-Up Time in Texas(1937) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge(1937) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- Public Cowboy No. 1(1937) with Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, andAnn Rutherford
- Boots and Saddles(1937) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- Springtime in the Rockies(1937) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- Heart of the Rockies(1937)
- The Old Barn Dance(1938) with Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, andRoy Rogers
- Under Western Stars(1938) with Roy Rogers (in his first lead role) and Smiley Burnette
- Gold Mine in the Sky(1938) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- Man from Music Mountain(1938) with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette
- Come On, Rangers(1938) with Roy Rogers
- Shine On, Harvest Moon(1938) with Roy Rogers
- Days of Jesse James(1939) with Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes
- Colorado(1940) with Roy Rogers
- Sheriff of Tombstone(1941) with Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes
- Robin Hood of the Pecos(1941) with Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes
- Man from Cheyenne(1942) with Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes
- Sons of the Pioneers(1942) with Roy Rogers
- Romance on the Range(1942) with Roy Rogers and George "Gabby" Hayes
- The Man from Music Mountain(1943) with Roy Rogers
- King of the Cowboys(1943) with Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette
- The Cowboy and the Senorita(1944) with Roy Rogers
- The Yellow Rose of Texas(1944) with Roy Rogers
- Flame of Barbary Coast(1945) withJohn WayneandWilliam Frawley
- Wyoming(1947)
- The Last Bandit(1949)
- Brimstone(1949)
- California Passage(1950)
- Ride the Man Down(1952) withBrian DonlevyandElla Raines
- Hoodlum Empire(1952) with Brian Donlevy andClaire Trevor
- Fair Wind to Java(1953) withFred MacMurray,Vera Ralston,andRobert Douglas
- Jubilee Trail(1954) withVera Ralston
- Timberjack(1955) withSterling HaydenandHoagy Carmichael
- The Road to Denver(1955) withJohn Payne,Mona Freeman,Lee J. Cobb,Ray Middleton,andSkip Homeier
- Accused of Murder(1956) withDavid Brian,Vera Ralston,andSidney Blackmer
- The Maverick Queen(1956) withBarbara Stanwyck
- The Crooked Circle(1957) withJohn SmithandFay Spain
- Track of Thunder(1967) withFaith Domergue
- Smoke in the Wind(1975) withWalter Brennan[2]
Notable actors directed by Kane
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- Film producers from California
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- American classical cellists
- Writers from San Diego
- 1894 births
- 1975 deaths
- Film directors from California
- 20th-century American musicians
- 20th-century classical musicians
- Screenwriters from California
- 20th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 20th-century cellists