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Joseph Kane

Joseph Kane

Known For Directing
Birthday Mar 19, 1894
Died Aug 25, 1975 (81)
Birthplace San Diego, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jasper Joseph Inman Kane (19 March 1894, San Diego – 25 August 1975, Santa Monica, California) was a prolific American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter. He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus on western films. Kane ... began his career as a professional cellist. In 1934 he took an interest in film directing and, starting in 1935, he co-directed serials for Mascot Pictures and Republic Pictures. He soon became Republic's top Western film director. Kane's first directorial credit was for The Fighting Marines (1935). When Mascot Pictures and several other small film companies amalgamated into Republic Pictures in 1935, Kane became staff director, remaining at the studio until it ceased production in 1958. He piloted many Gene Autry and Roy Rogers movies and directed John Wayne in films such as The Lawless Nineties (1936) and Flame of Barbary Coast (1944), and Joseph Schildkraut on The Cheaters (1945). Between 1935 and his death in 1975 he directed 119 films and numerous television series episodes. Unlike most Republic house directors, Kane was also credited as associate producer on many of his films. Between 1939-57 he was a major film producer, producing over 60 films. Kane was also a film editor and screenwriter responsible for the editing process of over 20 of his films, and he had a brief stint as an actor. During the 1950s Kane worked steadily in television, with emphasis on Westerns and action series. He spent the last decade of his life as a second-unit director on such productions as Universal Studios Beau Geste (1966) and In Enemy Country (1968). Kane died on August 25, 1975, in Santa Monica, California.

Known For

Filmography

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In Enemy Country

In Enemy Country

1968

Second Unit Director

The Carson City Kid

The Carson City Kid

1940

Story

Strictly Personal

Strictly Personal

1933

Editor

I Love That Man

I Love That Man

1933

Editor

Young Bride

Young Bride

1932

Editor

70,000 Witnesses

70,000 Witnesses

1932

Editor

Suicide Fleet

Suicide Fleet

1931

Editor

Lonely Wives

Lonely Wives

1931

Editor

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

1931

Editor

Her Man

Her Man

1930

Editor

Riding for Life

Riding for Life

1925

Story

Smoke In The Wind

Smoke In The Wind

1975

Director

Track Of Thunder

Track Of Thunder

1968

Director

Country Boy

Country Boy

1966

Director

The Man Who Died Twice

The Man Who Died Twice

1958

Director

The Notorious Mr. Monks

The Notorious Mr. Monks

1958

Director

Last Stagecoach West

Last Stagecoach West

1957

Director

Duel at Apache Wells

Duel at Apache Wells

1957

Director

Spoilers of the Forest

Spoilers of the Forest

1957

Director

Gunfire at Indian Gap

Gunfire at Indian Gap

1957

Director

The Lawless Eighties

The Lawless Eighties

1957

Director

The Crooked Circle

The Crooked Circle

1957

Director

Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder

1956

Director

The Maverick Queen

The Maverick Queen

1956

Director

Thunder Over Arizona

Thunder Over Arizona

1956

Director

The Road to Denver

The Road to Denver

1955

Director

Timberjack

Timberjack

1955

Director

The Vanishing American

The Vanishing American

1955

Director

Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail

1954

Director

Hell's Outpost

Hell's Outpost

1954

Director

San Antone

San Antone

1953

Director

Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java

1953

Director

Sea of Lost Ships

Sea of Lost Ships

1953

Director

Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire

1952

Director

Ride the Man Down

Ride the Man Down

1952

Director

Oh! Susanna

Oh! Susanna

1951

Director

Fighting Coast Guard

Fighting Coast Guard

1951

Director

The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet

1951

Director

Rock Island Trail

Rock Island Trail

1950

Director

California Passage

California Passage

1950

Director

The Savage Horde

The Savage Horde

1950

Director

Brimstone

Brimstone

1949

Director

The Last Bandit

The Last Bandit

1949

Director

The Plunderers

The Plunderers

1948

Director

Old Los Angeles

Old Los Angeles

1948

Director

The Gallant Legion

The Gallant Legion

1948

Director

Wyoming

Wyoming

1947

Director

In Old Sacramento

In Old Sacramento

1946

Director

Dakota

Dakota

1945

Director

Flame of Barbary Coast

Flame of Barbary Coast

1945

Director

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

1945

Director

Cowboy and the Senorita

Cowboy and the Senorita

1944

Director

Song of Nevada

Song of Nevada

1944

Director

The Yellow Rose of Texas

The Yellow Rose of Texas

1944

Director

Hands Across the Border

Hands Across the Border

1944

Director

Idaho

Idaho

1943

Director

Silver Spurs

Silver Spurs

1943

Director

Man from Music Mountain

Man from Music Mountain

1943

Director

King of the Cowboys

King of the Cowboys

1943

Director

Song of Texas

Song of Texas

1943

Director

Sunset Serenade

Sunset Serenade

1942

Director

Romance on the Range

Romance on the Range

1942

Director

Sunset on the Desert

Sunset on the Desert

1942

Director

Sons of the Pioneers

Sons of the Pioneers

1942

Director

Man from Cheyenne

Man from Cheyenne

1942

Director

In Old Cheyenne

In Old Cheyenne

1941

Director

Nevada City

Nevada City

1941

Director

Robin Hood of the Pecos

Robin Hood of the Pecos

1941

Director

Jesse James at Bay

Jesse James at Bay

1941

Director

Bad Man of Deadwood

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

Director

Sheriff of Tombstone

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

Director

Red River Valley

Red River Valley

1941

Director

The Great Train Robbery

The Great Train Robbery

1941

Director

Rags to Riches

Rags to Riches

1941

Director

Colorado

Colorado

1940

Director

Young Bill Hickok

Young Bill Hickok

1940

Director

The Carson City Kid

The Carson City Kid

1940

Director

The Border Legion

The Border Legion

1940

Director

Young Buffalo Bill

Young Buffalo Bill

1940

Director

Saga of Death Valley

Saga of Death Valley

1939

Director

Days of Jesse James

Days of Jesse James

1939

Director

Southward Ho!

Southward Ho!

1939

Director

Rough Riders' Round-up

Rough Riders' Round-up

1939

Director

Wall Street Cowboy

Wall Street Cowboy

1939

Director

The Arizona Kid

The Arizona Kid

1939

Director

Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express

1939

Director

In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey

1939

Director

In Old Caliente

In Old Caliente

1939

Director

Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

1938

Director

Billy The Kid Returns

Billy The Kid Returns

1938

Director

Man from Music Mountain

Man from Music Mountain

1938

Director

Under Western Stars

Under Western Stars

1938

Director

The Old Barn Dance

The Old Barn Dance

1938

Director

Gold Mine in the Sky

Gold Mine in the Sky

1938

Director

Arson Racket Squad

Arson Racket Squad

1938

Director

Paradise Express

Paradise Express

1937

Director

Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

Director

Public Cowboy No. 1

Public Cowboy No. 1

1937

Director

Boots and Saddles

Boots and Saddles

1937

Director

Heart of the Rockies

Heart of the Rockies

1937

Director

Git Along Little Dogies

Git Along Little Dogies

1937

Director

Round-Up Time in Texas

Round-Up Time in Texas

1937

Director

Come on, Cowboys

Come on, Cowboys

1937

Director

Sharad of Atlantis

Sharad of Atlantis

1936

Director

Oh, Susanna

Oh, Susanna

1936

Director

Darkest Africa

Darkest Africa

1936

Director

The Lawless Nineties

The Lawless Nineties

1936

Director

The Lonely Trail

The Lonely Trail

1936

Director

Ghost-Town Gold

Ghost-Town Gold

1936

Director

Guns and Guitars

Guns and Guitars

1936

Director

The Old Corral

The Old Corral

1936

Director

King of the Pecos

King of the Pecos

1936

Director

Ride, Ranger, Ride

Ride, Ranger, Ride

1936

Director

Melody Trail

Melody Trail

1935

Director

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

1935

Director

The Fighting Marines

The Fighting Marines

1935

Director

The Sagebrush Troubadour

The Sagebrush Troubadour

1935

Director

Spoilers of the Forest

Spoilers of the Forest

1957

Producer

Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder

1956

Producer

The Road to Denver

The Road to Denver

1955

Associate Producer

Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java

1953

Associate Producer

Sea of Lost Ships

Sea of Lost Ships

1953

Associate Producer

Ride the Man Down

Ride the Man Down

1952

Associate Producer

The Plunderers

The Plunderers

1948

Associate Producer

Dakota

Dakota

1945

Associate Producer

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

1945

Associate Producer

Sunset on the Desert

Sunset on the Desert

1942

Producer

Man from Cheyenne

Man from Cheyenne

1942

Producer

In Old Cheyenne

In Old Cheyenne

1941

Producer

Robin Hood of the Pecos

Robin Hood of the Pecos

1941

Associate Producer

Bad Man of Deadwood

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941

Producer

Red River Valley

Red River Valley

1941

Producer

Young Bill Hickok

Young Bill Hickok

1940

Associate Producer

The Border Legion

The Border Legion

1940

Producer

Days of Jesse James

Days of Jesse James

1939

Associate Producer

Southward Ho!

Southward Ho!

1939

Producer

Rough Riders' Round-up

Rough Riders' Round-up

1939

Producer

The Arizona Kid

The Arizona Kid

1939

Producer

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