Directing

Charles Reisner

Born 1887-03-14 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Died 1962-09-24

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.

Credits

Newest first

The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
1959
The Traveling Saleswoman
Director
1950
In This Corner
Director
1948
The Cobra Strikes
Director
1948
Bury Me Dead
Producer
1947
Railroaded!
Producer
1947
Lost in a Harem
Director
1944
Meet the People
Director
1944
Harrigan's Kid
Director
1943
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Story
1942
This Time for Keeps
Director
1942
The Big Store
Director
1941
Alex in Wonderland
Director
1940
Winter Carnival
Director
1939
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Director
1937
Sophie Lang Goes West
Director
1937
Murder Goes to College
Director
1937
Everybody Dance
Director
1936
It's in the Air
Director
1935
The Winning Ticket
Producer
1935
The Winning Ticket
Director
1935
Student Tour
Director
1934
Hollywood Party
Director
1934
The Show-Off
Director
1934
You Can't Buy Everything
Director
1934
The Chief
Director
1933
Whistling in the Dark
Co-Director
1933
Divorce In The Family
Director
1932
The Christmas Party
Director
1931
Flying High
Director
1931
Flying High
Adaptation
1931
Stepping Out
Director
1931
Politics
Director
1931
Reducing
Director
1931
Love in the Rough
Director
1930
The March of Time
Director
1930
Caught Short
Director
1930
Chasing Rainbows
Director
1930
Chasing Rainbows
Dialogue
1930
Manhattan Serenade
Songs
1929
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Director
1929
China Bound
Director
1929
Noisy Neighbors
Director
1929
Brotherly Love
Director
1928
Fools for Luck
Director
1928
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Director
1928
The Missing Link
Director
1927
The Missing Link
Story
1927
What Every Girl Should Know
Director
1927
The Fortune Hunter
Director
1927
The Better 'Ole
Director
1926
The Better 'Ole
Screenplay
1926
Oh! What a Nurse!
Director
1926
The Man on the Box
as Badkoff
1925
The Man on the Box
Director
1925
Justice of the Far North
as Mike Burke
1925
All's Swell on the Ocean
as Opposition Manager
1924
A Self-Made Failure
as Spike Malone
1924
Fight and Win
as Chuck - Opposition Manager
1924
Her Temporary Husband
as Hector
1923
Hollywood
as Charles Reisner
1923
The Pilgrim
as Crook
1923
The Pilgrim
Assistant Director
1923
Pay Day
Assistant Director
1922
The Idle Class
Assistant Director
1921
Sunless Sunday
Director
1921
Grief
1921
Grief
Director
1921
The Kid
as Bully (uncredited)
1921
Happy Daze
Director
1921
Shoulder Arms
Assistant Director
1918
A Dog's Life
as Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
1918
A Dog's Life
Assistant Director
1918
His Lying Heart
as The Barber
1916