Charles Reisner

Director

Born: March 14, 1887 (75 years old)

Died: September 24, 1962

Place of birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography (24)

• The Kid (1921, ★ 8.1)
• The Pilgrim (1923, ★ 6.9)
• The Chaplin Revue (1959, ★ 7.3)
• A Dog's Life (1918, ★ 7.3)
• Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928, ★ 7.6)
• The Gold Rush (1925, ★ 8)
• The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929, ★ 5.8)
• The Big Store (1941, ★ 6.2)
• Railroaded! (1947, ★ 6.7)
• Politics (1931, ★ 6.3)
• Pay Day (1922, ★ 7)
• Shoulder Arms (1918, ★ 6.8)
• Hollywood Party (1934, ★ 5.8)
• Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937, ★ 6)
• The Idle Class (1921, ★ 6.7)
• Bury Me Dead (1947, ★ 4.6)
• Meet the People (1944, ★ 5.4)
• Lost in a Harem (1944, ★ 5.5)
• The Christmas Party (1931, ★ 4.9)
• Love in the Rough (1930, ★ 5)
• The Better 'Ole (1926, ★ 5)
• Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942, ★ 5.4)
• Whistling in the Dark (1933, ★ 5.6)
• Reducing (1931, ★ 4.3)