Biography and filmography

Charles Reisner

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.

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Movies (66)

The Chaplin Revue

The Chaplin Revue

1959 · Various (archive footage)

The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

1950 · Director

In This Corner

In This Corner

1948 · Director

The Cobra Strikes

The Cobra Strikes

1948 · Director

Bury Me Dead

Bury Me Dead

1947 · Producer

Railroaded!

Railroaded!

1947 · Producer

Lost in a Harem

Lost in a Harem

1944 · Director

Meet the People

Meet the People

1944 · Director

Harrigan's Kid

Harrigan's Kid

1943 · Director

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942 · Story

This Time for Keeps

This Time for Keeps

1942 · Director

The Big Store

The Big Store

1941 · Director

Alex in Wonderland

Alex in Wonderland

1940 · Director

Winter Carnival

Winter Carnival

1939 · Director

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

1937 · Director

Sophie Lang Goes West

Sophie Lang Goes West

1937 · Director

Murder Goes to College

Murder Goes to College

1937 · Director

Everybody Dance

Everybody Dance

1936 · Director

It's in the Air

It's in the Air

1935 · Director

The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket

1935 · Producer, Director

Student Tour

Student Tour

1934 · Director

Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party

1934 · Director

The Show-Off

The Show-Off

1934 · Director

You Can't Buy Everything

You Can't Buy Everything

1934 · Director

The Chief

The Chief

1933 · Director

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

1933 · Co-Director

Divorce In The Family

Divorce In The Family

1932 · Director

The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party

1931 · Director

Flying High

Flying High

1931 · Director, Adaptation

Stepping Out

Stepping Out

1931 · Director

Politics

Politics

1931 · Director

Reducing

Reducing

1931 · Director

Love in the Rough

Love in the Rough

1930 · Director

The March of Time

The March of Time

1930 · Director

Caught Short

Caught Short

1930 · Director

Chasing Rainbows

Chasing Rainbows

1930 · Director, Dialogue

Manhattan Serenade

Manhattan Serenade

1929 · Songs

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

The Hollywood Revue of 1929

1929 · Director

China Bound

China Bound

1929 · Director

Noisy Neighbors

Noisy Neighbors

1929 · Director

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

1928 · Director

Fools for Luck

Fools for Luck

1928 · Director

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928 · Director

The Missing Link

The Missing Link

1927 · Story, Director

What Every Girl Should Know

What Every Girl Should Know

1927 · Director

The Fortune Hunter

The Fortune Hunter

1927 · Director

The Better 'Ole

The Better 'Ole

1926 · Director, Screenplay

Oh! What a Nurse!

Oh! What a Nurse!

1926 · Director

The Man on the Box

The Man on the Box

1925 · Badkoff, Director

Justice of the Far North

Justice of the Far North

1925 · Mike Burke

All's Swell on the Ocean

All's Swell on the Ocean

1924 · Opposition Manager

A Self-Made Failure

A Self-Made Failure

1924 · Spike Malone

Fight and Win

Fight and Win

1924 · Chuck - Opposition Manager

Her Temporary Husband

Her Temporary Husband

1923 · Hector

Breaking Into Society

Breaking Into Society

1923 · Pittsburgh Kid

Hollywood

Hollywood

1923 · Charles Reisner

The Pilgrim

The Pilgrim

1923 · Crook, Assistant Director

Pay Day

Pay Day

1922 · Assistant Director

The Idle Class

The Idle Class

1921 · Assistant Director

Sunless Sunday

Sunless Sunday

1921 · Director

Grief

Grief

1921 · Director

The Kid

The Kid

1921 · Bully (uncredited)

Happy Daze

Happy Daze

1921 · Director

Shoulder Arms

Shoulder Arms

1918 · Assistant Director

A Dog's Life

A Dog's Life

1918 · Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited), Assistant Director

His Lying Heart

His Lying Heart

1916 · The Barber

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