Portrait of Erle C. Kenton

Directing

Erle C. Kenton

Career

Active from 1917 to 1958, busiest in 1928 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Who Done It?
Who Done It?
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Erle C. Kenton Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.6, average 5.4
  • Catharsis
    3.6, average 5.1
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Slapstick Humor 5
  • Mad Scientist 4
  • Historical Context 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Family Drama 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Gothic Atmosphere 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Mid-Century Americana 3
  • Nostalgic Americana 2
  • Classic Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

94
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1950s

4 titles
Fight for the Title
Fight for the Title (1957)

Director

Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics
Flight to the Future ...to the World of Plastics (1952)

Director

Why Men Leave Home
Why Men Leave Home (1951)

Director

One Too Many
One Too Many (1950)

Director

1940s

23 titles · average score 60
The Cat Creeps
The Cat Creeps (1946)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

House of Dracula
House of Dracula (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

She Gets Her Man
She Gets Her Man (1945)

Director

House of Frankenstein
House of Frankenstein (1944)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Prices Unlimited
Prices Unlimited (1944)

Director

It Ain't Hay
It Ain't Hay (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Always a Bridesmaid
Always a Bridesmaid (1943)

Director

The Ghost of Frankenstein
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Pardon My Sarong
Pardon My Sarong (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Who Done It?
Who Done It? (1942)
GoodWatch score 76

Director

North to the Klondike
North to the Klondike (1942)

Director

Petticoat Politics
Petticoat Politics (1941)

Director

1930s

28 titles · average score 64
A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol (1939)

Director

Little Tough Guys in Society
Little Tough Guys in Society (1938)

Director

The Lady Objects
The Lady Objects (1938)

Director

Devil's Playground
Devil's Playground (1937)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

End of the Trail
End of the Trail (1936)

as Theodore Roosevelt

Party Wire
Party Wire (1935)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Grand Exit
Grand Exit (1935)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

The Best Man Wins
The Best Man Wins (1935)

Director

The Public Menace
The Public Menace (1935)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

You're Telling Me!
You're Telling Me! (1934)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

From Hell to Heaven
From Hell to Heaven (1933)

Director

Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
GoodWatch score 71

Producer, Director

1920s

35 titles · average score 55
Mexicali Rose
Mexicali Rose (1929)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Song of Love
Song of Love (1929)

Director

The Sideshow
The Sideshow (1928)

Director

Bare Knees
Bare Knees (1928)

Director

I'm the Sheriff
I'm the Sheriff (1927)

Director

The Girl in the Pullman
The Girl in the Pullman (1927)

Director

The Palm Beach Girl
The Palm Beach Girl (1926)

Director

Picking Peaches
Picking Peaches (1924)

Director

A Small Town Idol
A Small Town Idol (1921)

Director

She Sighed by the Seaside
She Sighed by the Seaside (1921)

Director

Down on the Farm
Down on the Farm (1920)

Director

Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave (1920)

Director

1910s

4 titles
Hearts and Flowers
Hearts and Flowers (1919)

as Violinist

Are Waitresses Safe?
Are Waitresses Safe? (1917)

as The Restaurant Owner

An International Sneak
An International Sneak (1917)

as The Powder King - the Sweetheart's Father

Two Crooks
Two Crooks (1917)

as The Banker