Person
Charles Reisner
Directing · 1887–1962 · 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
The Kid
Bully (uncredited)
Caught Short
Director
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Director
China Bound
Director
Brotherly Love
Director
Grief
1921
Shoulder Arms
Assistant Director
Everybody Dance
Director
Bury Me Dead
Producer
Noisy Neighbors
Director
Filmography
- 1959The Chaplin RevueVarious (archive footage)
- 1950The Traveling SaleswomanDirector
- 1948In This CornerDirector
- 1948The Cobra StrikesDirector
- 1947Bury Me DeadProducer
- 1947Railroaded!Producer
- 1944Lost in a HaremDirector
- 1944Meet the PeopleDirector
- 1943Harrigan's KidDirector
- 1942Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to DieStory
- 1942This Time for KeepsDirector
- 1941The Big StoreDirector
- 1940Alex in WonderlandDirector
- 1939Winter CarnivalDirector
- 1937Manhattan Merry-Go-RoundDirector
- 1937Sophie Lang Goes WestDirector
- 1937Murder Goes to CollegeDirector
- 1936Everybody DanceDirector
- 1935It's in the AirDirector
- 1935The Winning TicketProducer
- 1934Student TourDirector
- 1934Hollywood PartyDirector
- 1934The Show-OffDirector
- 1934You Can't Buy EverythingDirector
- 1933The ChiefDirector
- 1933Whistling in the DarkCo-Director
- 1932Divorce In The FamilyDirector
- 1931The Christmas PartyDirector
- 1931Flying HighDirector
- 1931Stepping OutDirector
- 1931PoliticsDirector
- 1931ReducingDirector
- 1930Love in the RoughDirector
- 1930The March of TimeDirector
- 1930Caught ShortDirector
- 1930Chasing RainbowsDirector
- 1929Manhattan SerenadeSongs
- 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929Director
- 1929China BoundDirector
- 1929Noisy NeighborsDirector
- 1928Brotherly LoveDirector
- 1928Fools for LuckDirector
- 1928Steamboat Bill, Jr.Director
- 1927The Missing LinkDirector
- 1927What Every Girl Should KnowDirector
- 1927The Fortune HunterDirector
- 1926The Better 'OleDirector
- 1926Oh! What a Nurse!Director
- 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
- 1923Her Temporary HusbandHector
- 1923HollywoodCharles Reisner
- 1923The PilgrimCrook
- 1922Pay DayAssistant Director
- 1921The Idle ClassAssistant Director
- 1921Sunless SundayDirector
- 1921Grief
- 1921The KidBully (uncredited)
- 1921Happy DazeDirector
- 1918Shoulder ArmsAssistant Director
- 1918A Dog's LifeEmployment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
- 1916His Lying HeartThe Barber
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