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Charles Reisner
Born
14 March 1887
Died
24 September 1962
Place
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Directing

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.

As director

The Traveling Saleswoman

The Traveling Saleswoman

1950 · Director
In This Corner

In This Corner

1948 · Director
The Cobra Strikes

The Cobra Strikes

1948 · Director
Meet the People

Meet the People

1944 · Director
Lost in a Harem

Lost in a Harem

1944 · Director
Harrigan's Kid

Harrigan's Kid

1943 · Director
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
Sophie Lang Goes West

Sophie Lang Goes West

1937 · Director
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

1937 · Director
Murder Goes to College

Murder Goes to College

1937 · Director
Everybody Dance

Everybody Dance

1936 · Director
The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket

1935 · Director
It's in the Air

It's in the Air

1935 · Director
You Can't Buy Everything

You Can't Buy Everything

1934 · Director
Hollywood Party

Hollywood Party

1934 · Director
The Show-Off

The Show-Off

1934 · Director
Student Tour

Student Tour

1934 · Director
The Chief

The Chief

1933 · Director
Divorce In The Family

Divorce In The Family

1932 · Director
Flying High

Flying High

1931 · Director
The Christmas Party

The Christmas Party

1931 · Director
Politics

Politics

1931 · Director
Stepping Out

Stepping Out

1931 · Director
Reducing

Reducing

1931 · Director
The March of Time

The March of Time

1930 · Director
Love in the Rough

Love in the Rough

1930 · Director
Chasing Rainbows

Chasing Rainbows

1930 · Director

As actor

The Chaplin Revue

The Chaplin Revue

1959 · Various (archive footage)
The Man on the Box

The Man on the Box

1925 · Badkoff
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

1924 · Spike Malone
Fight and Win

Fight and Win

1924 · Chuck - Opposition Manager
Hollywood

Hollywood

1923 · Charles Reisner
The Pilgrim

The Pilgrim

1923 · Crook
Her Temporary Husband

Her Temporary Husband

1923 · Hector
The Kid

The Kid

1921 · Bully (uncredited)
Grief

Grief

1921
A Dog's Life

A Dog's Life

1918 · Employment Agency Clerk / Drummer (uncredited)

His Lying Heart

1916 · The Barber