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Charles Reisner

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Charles Reisner

Born March 14, 1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USADied September 24, 196246 films

Charles "Chuck" Reisner (14 March 1887 – 24 September 1962) was an American film director and actor of the 1920s and 1930s.

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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.

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Steamboat Bill, Jr. posterFirst watchSteamboat Bill, Jr.19287.6The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Big Store poster6.3The Big Store1941

Filmography

46 films as director
  1. 1950The Traveling SaleswomanDirector
  2. 1948In This CornerDirector
  3. 1948The Cobra StrikesDirector
  4. 1944Lost in a HaremDirector
  5. 1944Meet the PeopleDirector
  6. 1943Harrigan's KidDirector
  7. 1942This Time for KeepsDirector
  8. 1941The Big StoreDirector
  9. 1940Alex in WonderlandDirector
  10. 1939Winter CarnivalDirector
  11. 1937Manhattan Merry-Go-RoundDirector
  12. 1937Sophie Lang Goes WestDirector
  13. 1937Murder Goes to CollegeDirector
  14. 1936Everybody DanceDirector
  15. 1935It's in the AirDirector
  16. 1935The Winning TicketDirector
  17. 1934Student TourDirector
  18. 1934Hollywood PartyDirector
  19. 1934The Show-OffDirector
  20. 1934You Can't Buy EverythingDirector
  21. 1933The ChiefDirector
  22. 1932Divorce In The FamilyDirector
  23. 1931The Christmas PartyDirector
  24. 1931Flying HighDirector
  25. 1931Stepping OutDirector
  26. 1931PoliticsDirector
  27. 1931ReducingDirector
  28. 1930Love in the RoughDirector
  29. 1930The March of TimeDirector
  30. 1930Caught ShortDirector
  31. 1930Chasing RainbowsDirector
  32. 1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929Director
  33. 1929China BoundDirector
  34. 1929Noisy NeighborsDirector
  35. 1928Brotherly LoveDirector
  36. 1928Fools for LuckDirector
  37. 1928Steamboat Bill, Jr.Director
  38. 1927The Missing LinkDirector
  39. 1927What Every Girl Should KnowDirector
  40. 1927The Fortune HunterDirector
  41. 1926The Better 'OleDirector
  42. 1926Oh! What a Nurse!Director
  43. 1925The Man on the BoxDirector
  44. 1921Sunless SundayDirector
  45. 1921GriefDirector
  46. 1921Happy DazeDirector