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Director
Charles Reisner
- Born March 14, 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Died September 24, 1962
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 Kid1921
Steamboat Bill, Jr.1928
A Dog's Life1918
Shoulder Arms1918
Pay Day1922
The Pilgrim1923
The Idle Class1921
The Big Store1941
Filmography
- 1959The Chaplin RevueFilmVarious (archive footage)
- 1950The Traveling SaleswomanFilmDirector
- 1948The Cobra StrikesFilmDirector
- 1948In This CornerFilmDirector
- 1947Railroaded!FilmProducer
- 1947Bury Me DeadFilmProducer
- 1944Lost in a HaremFilmDirector
- 1944Meet the PeopleFilmDirector
- 1943Harrigan's KidFilmDirector
- 1942Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to DieFilmStory
- 1942This Time for KeepsFilmDirector
- 1941The Big StoreFilmDirector
- 1940Alex in WonderlandFilmDirector
- 1939Winter CarnivalFilmDirector
- 1937Manhattan Merry-Go-RoundFilmDirector
- 1937Murder Goes to CollegeFilmDirector
- 1937Sophie Lang Goes WestFilmDirector
- 1936Everybody DanceFilmDirector
- 1935The Winning TicketFilmProducer, Director
- 1935It's in the AirFilmDirector
- 1934Hollywood PartyFilmDirector
- 1934The Show-OffFilmDirector
- 1934Student TourFilmDirector
- 1934You Can't Buy EverythingFilmDirector
- 1933Whistling in the DarkFilmCo-Director
- 1933The ChiefFilmDirector
- 1932Divorce In The FamilyFilmDirector
- 1931The Christmas PartyFilmDirector
- 1931ReducingFilmDirector
- 1931PoliticsFilmDirector
- 1931Flying HighFilmDirector, Adaptation
- 1931Stepping OutFilmDirector
- 1930Love in the RoughFilmDirector
- 1930Chasing RainbowsFilmDirector, Dialogue
- 1930The March of TimeFilmDirector
- 1930Caught ShortFilmDirector
- 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929FilmDirector
- 1929China BoundFilmDirector
- 1929Manhattan SerenadeFilmSongs
- 1929Noisy NeighborsFilmDirector
- 1928Steamboat Bill, Jr.FilmDirector
- 1928Brotherly LoveFilmDirector
- 1928Fools for LuckFilmDirector
- 1927The Missing LinkFilmDirector, Story
- 1927The Fortune HunterFilmDirector
- 1927What Every Girl Should KnowFilmDirector
- 1926The Better 'OleFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1926Oh! What a Nurse!FilmDirector
- 1925The Man on the BoxFilmBadkoff, Director
- 1925Justice of the Far NorthFilmMike Burke
- 1924All's Swell on the OceanFilmOpposition Manager
- 1924A Self-Made FailureFilmSpike Malone
- 1924Fight and WinFilmChuck - Opposition Manager
- 1923The PilgrimFilmCrook, Assistant Director
- 1923HollywoodFilmCharles Reisner
- 1923Her Temporary HusbandFilmHector
- 1923Breaking Into SocietyFilmPittsburgh Kid
- 1922Pay DayFilmAssistant Director
- 1921The KidFilmBully (uncredited)
- 1921The Idle ClassFilmAssistant Director
- 1921Happy DazeFilmDirector
- 1921GriefFilmDirector
- 1921Sunless SundayFilmDirector
- 1918A Dog's LifeFilmEmployment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited), Assistant Director
- 1918Shoulder ArmsFilmAssistant Director
- 1916His Lying HeartFilmThe Barber