Charles Reisner
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Charles Reisner

Mar 14, 1887 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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

Cast

Media
Movie1923HollywoodCharles Reisner
Movie1916His Lying HeartThe Barber
Movie1921The KidBully (uncredited)
Movie1923The PilgrimCrook
Movie1959The Chaplin RevueVarious (archive footage)
Movie1918A Dog's LifeEmployment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)
Movie1921Grief
Movie1924All's Swell on the OceanOpposition Manager
Movie1924A Self-Made FailureSpike Malone

Crew

Media
Movie1929The Hollywood Revue of 1929DirectorDirecting
Movie1928Steamboat Bill, Jr.DirectorDirecting
Movie1941The Big StoreDirectorDirecting
Movie1947Bury Me DeadProducerProduction
Movie1947Railroaded!ProducerProduction
Movie1927The Missing LinkStoryWriting
Movie1927The Missing LinkDirectorDirecting
Movie1930The March of TimeDirectorDirecting
Movie1944Meet the PeopleDirectorDirecting
Movie1944Lost in a HaremDirectorDirecting
Movie1948In This CornerDirectorDirecting
Movie1942This Time for KeepsDirectorDirecting
Movie1932Divorce In The FamilyDirectorDirecting
Movie1931Flying HighDirectorDirecting
Movie1937Sophie Lang Goes WestDirectorDirecting
Movie1931The Christmas PartyDirectorDirecting
Movie1930Love in the RoughDirectorDirecting
Movie1934You Can't Buy EverythingDirectorDirecting
Movie1930Chasing RainbowsDirectorDirecting
Movie1931PoliticsDirectorDirecting
Movie1943Harrigan's KidDirectorDirecting
Movie1934Hollywood PartyDirectorDirecting
Movie1931Stepping OutDirectorDirecting
Movie1934The Show-OffDirectorDirecting
Movie1937Manhattan Merry-Go-RoundDirectorDirecting
Movie1926The Better 'OleDirectorDirecting
Movie1934Student TourDirectorDirecting
Movie1931ReducingDirectorDirecting
Movie1933The ChiefDirectorDirecting
Movie1937Murder Goes to CollegeDirectorDirecting
Movie1931Flying HighAdaptationWriting
Movie1935The Winning TicketProducerProduction
Movie1930Chasing RainbowsDialogueWriting
Movie1935The Winning TicketDirectorDirecting
Movie1930Caught ShortDirectorDirecting
Movie1928Brotherly LoveDirectorDirecting
Movie1935It's in the AirDirectorDirecting
Movie1928Fools for LuckDirectorDirecting
Movie1950The Traveling SaleswomanDirectorDirecting
Movie1922Pay DayAssistant DirectorDirecting
Movie1942Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to DieStoryWriting
Movie1926The Better 'OleScreenplayWriting
Movie1929China BoundDirectorDirecting
Movie1918A Dog's LifeAssistant DirectorDirecting
Movie1925The Man on the BoxDirectorDirecting
Movie1939Winter CarnivalDirectorDirecting
Movie1926Oh! What a Nurse!DirectorDirecting
Movie1923The PilgrimAssistant DirectorDirecting
Movie1927The Fortune HunterDirectorDirecting
Movie1948The Cobra StrikesDirectorDirecting
Movie1918Shoulder ArmsAssistant DirectorDirecting
Movie1936Everybody DanceDirectorDirecting
Movie1929Manhattan SerenadeSongsSound
Movie1940Alex in WonderlandDirectorDirecting
Movie1925The Gold RushAssistant DirectorDirecting
Movie1921Sunless SundayDirectorDirecting
Movie1933Whistling in the DarkCo-DirectorDirecting
Movie1921The Idle ClassAssistant DirectorDirecting
Movie1927What Every Girl Should KnowDirectorDirecting