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Leslie Fenton

Leslie Fenton

Actor · Born 1902-03-12 · Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945. Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic. As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945. Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Public Enemy (1931) — Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
  2. Boys Town (1938) — Dan Farrow
  3. Lady Killer (1933) — Duke
  4. Star of Midnight (1935) — Tim Winthrop
  5. Night Flight (1933) — Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
  6. Lazybones (1925) — Dick Ritchie
  7. Broadway (1929) — 'Scar' Edwards
  8. Dynamite (1929) — Young 'Vulture'
  9. The House of Secrets (1936) — Barry Wilding
  10. The Hatchet Man (1932) — Harry En Hai
  11. The Last Performance (1929) — Buffo
  12. Murder at Midnight (1931) — Walter Grayson
  13. Marie Galante (1934) — General Saki Tenoki
  14. The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932) — Nick 'Nicky' Grant
  15. The Casino Murder Case (1935) — Dr. Kane
  16. Murder on a Bridle Path (1936) — Don Gregg
  17. What Price Glory (1926) — Lt. Moore
  18. Air Mail (1932) — Tony Dressel
  19. Two in the Dark (1936) — Stuart Eldredge
  20. F.P.1 (1933) — Capt. B.E. Droste
  21. The Guilty Generation (1931) — Joe Palmero
  22. Woman Trap (1929) — Eddie Evans
  23. The Famous Ferguson Case (1932) — Perrin
  24. Paris Bound (1929) — Richard Parrish
  25. The Shamrock Handicap (1926) — Neil Ross
  26. The Man Who Came Back (1931) — Baron le Duc
  27. Soak the Poor (1937) — Nick Garvey
  28. China Passage (1937) — Anthony Durand
  29. A Dangerous Woman (1929) — Peter Allerton
  30. Captain Kidd's Treasure (1938) — Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  31. The Man I Love (1929) — Carlo Vesper
  32. The Pagan Lady (1931) — Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
  33. The Longest Night (1936) — Carl Briggs
  34. Sworn Enemy (1936) — Steve Sherman
  35. Take the Stand (1934) — Hugh Halliburton
  36. Black Paradise (1926) — James Callahan
  37. Men Without Names (1935) — Monk Gleason, gang boss
  38. The Drag Net (1928) — Shakespeare
  39. Fugitive Road (1934) — Frank Riker
  40. Stolen Harmony (1935) — Joe Harris (uncredited)

Directed

  1. Whispering Smith (1948) — Director
  2. On Our Merry Way (1948) — Director
  3. Streets of Laredo (1949) — Director
  4. Saigon (1947) — Director
  5. The Saint's Vacation (1941) — Director
  6. The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) — Director
  7. Stronger Than Desire (1939) — Director
  8. Lulu Belle (1948) — Director
  9. Tomorrow, the World! (1944) — Director
  10. Tell No Tales (1939) — Director
  11. Miracle Money (1938) — Director
  12. The Golden Fleecing (1940) — Director
  13. Pardon My Past (1945) — Director
  14. A Criminal Is Born (1938) — Director
  15. Captain Kidd's Treasure (1938) — Director
  16. The Man from Dakota (1940) — Director
  17. The Forgotten Step (1938) — Director