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Charles Kerr (screenwriter)

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eras. While he never was the main individual behind the helm, Kerr was an assistant director on over fifty feature films, and a production manager on several more. He was also involved in the creation of five screenplays, co-authoring three of them.
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Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on April 6, 1892, he would break into the film industry as an assistant director on the 1925 film
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Charles Kerr (director)
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Los Angeles
California
silent
sound film
Three Wise Crooks
James Leo Meehan
FBO Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures
KAO theater
RCA
United Artists
Li'l Abner
Vacation in Reno
Gregory La Cava
Lew Landers
William Dieterle
AFI's
Three Wise Crooks
Laddie
The Timid Terror
The Harvester
The Magic Garden
Mother
Naughty Nanette
The Circus Kid
The Devil's Trademark
Gang War

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