Aubrey H. Scotto (August 21, 1895 – June 24, 1953) was an American
film director
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,
writer
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and
film editor
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.
Born in Los Angeles and active in films from 1929, Scotto graduated from directing short subjects to
Republic Pictures
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features in 1933.
Personal life
In January 1941, Scotto was one of several men named in divorce proceedings, accused of "committing improper acts" with
Marion Talley. He had directed her in the 1936 film ''
Follow Your Heart''.
[ Scotto was married at the time to Florida socialite Natalie H. Scotto, but his relationship with Talley was cited in the divorce suit against him in March 1941. By October 1948, he had been married four times.
]
Selected films
* '' The Viking'', 1928 (editor)
* ''Rhapsody in Black and Blue'', 1932 short subject featuring Louis Armstrong
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(director)
* ''Uncle Moses
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'', 1932 (director)
* ''1,000 Dollars a Minute
''1,000 Dollars a Minute'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Aubrey Scotto and starring Roger Pryor and Leila Hyams. The film was released on October 22, 1935. The film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recordin ...
'', 1935 (director)
* '' Smart Girl'', 1935 (director)
* ''Private Worlds
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'', 1935 (editor)
* ''Hitch Hike Lady
''Hitch Hike Lady'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Gordon Rigby and Lester Cole. The film stars Alison Skipworth, Mae Clarke, Arthur Treacher, James Ellison, Warren Hymer and Beryl Mercer. The film was re ...
'', 1935 (director)
* '' Follow Your Heart'', 1936 (director)Blazing Barriers
''Blazing Barriers'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Edwin C. Parsons and Lee Freeman. The film stars Junior Coghlan, Edward Arnold Jr., Florine McKinney, Irene Franklin, Guy Bates Post and Milburn Stone. ...
'', 1937 (director)I Was a Convict
''I Was a Convict'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Robert Hardy Andrews and Ben Markson. The film stars Barton MacLane, Beverly Roberts, Clarence Kolb, Janet Beecher, Horace McMahon and Ben Welden. The fi ...
'', 1939 (director)
References
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1895 births
1953 deaths
Film directors from Los Angeles
American film editors
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