Erle C. Kenton(1896-1980)
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Erle C. Kenton entered films as an actor with the
Mack Sennett troupe (he was one of the
original Keystone Kops). In addition to
acting, he performed pretty much any kind of behind-the-scenes job he
could get, and by 1919 Sennett gave him a job directing two-reel
comedies. The next year he graduated to features. While specializing in
comedies (he directed two of Bud Abbott and
Lou Costello's best films,
Pardon My Sarong (1942) and
Who Done It? (1942)), Kenton also
branched out into the horror field, turning out a few somewhat
interesting efforts
(House of Dracula (1945),
House of Frankenstein (1944))
and one genuine classic:
Island of Lost Souls (1932).
In the 1950s, like many of his B-picture colleagues, he turned to
television and finished his career there.
