Jack Kitchin (1901–1983) was a British
film editor
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The film edit ...
and
producer
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Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
. Kitchin worked as editor on over thirty films, and as producer on a further five. He worked in
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
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for much of his career before returning to Britain where he was employed by
Ealing Studios
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. At Ealing he headed a special unit which made
George Formby
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comedy films.
[Richards p.198]
Selected filmography
Editor
* ''
Captain Careless
''Captain Careless'' is a 1928 American adventure film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Randolph Bartlett, Frank Howard Clark and Perry Murdock. The film stars Bob Steele, Mary Mayberry, Jack Donovan, Barney Furey, Murdock and Wilfrid N ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Tropic Madness
''Tropic Madness'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola, written by Randolph Bartlett and Wyndham Gittens, and starring Leatrice Joy, Lena Malena, George Barraud, Henry Sedley, Albert Valentino and David Durand. It was rel ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Dog Justice
''Dog Justice'' is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Edward Hearn and Nita Martan.Munden p.193
Cast
* Ranger the Dog as Ranger
* Edward Hearn as Jimmie O'Neil
* Nita Martan as Babbette
* Jim Welch as ...
'' (1928)
*''
Law of Fear
''Law of Fear'' is a 1928 American silent western film directed by Jerome Storm and starring Sam Nelson and Albert J. Smith.Munden p.425
Cast
* Ranger the Dog as Ranger, a Dog
* Jane Reid as Marion
* Sam Nelson as Bud Hardy
* Albert J. Sm ...
'' (1928)
*''
Orphan of the Sage
''Orphan of the Sage'' is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Frank Rice and Thomas G. Lingham.Langman, p. 383
Cast
* Buzz Barton as David 'Red' Hepner
* Frank Rice as Hank Robbins
* Thomas ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Sporting Life'' (1929)
* ''
A Swift Lover'' (1929)
* ''
The Yellowback
''The Yellowback'' is a 1929 American drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Randolph Bartlett and John Twist. The film stars Tom Moore, Irma Harrison, Tom Santschi, William Martin and Lionel Belmore. The film was released on Januar ...
'' (1929)
* ''
Double Lives
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Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to:
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* Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character
* ' ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Vagabond Cub
''The Vagabond Cub'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Louis King and starring Buzz Barton, Frank Rice and Sam Nelson.Munden, p. 852
Cast
* Buzz Barton as David 'Red' Hepner
* Frank Rice as Hank Robbins
* Sam Nelson as Bob ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Woman I Love'' (1929)
* ''
The Pride of Pawnee
''The Pride of Pawnee'' is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Ethlyne Clair and Barney Furey.Darby p.399
Cast
* Tom Tyler as Kirk Stockton
* Ethlyne Clair as Madge Wilson
* Barney Furey as ...
'' (1929)
* ''
The Three Brothers'' (1929)
* ''
Framed'' (1930)
* ''
Escape
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** Escape sequence, a series of characters used to trigger some so ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Birds of Prey'' (1930)
* ''
The Lady Refuses
''The Lady Refuses'' is a 1931 American pre-Code melodrama film, directed by George Archainbaud, from a screenplay by Wallace Smith, based on an original story by Guy Bolton and Robert Milton. It stars Betty Compson as a destitute young woman ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Laugh and Get Rich
''Laugh and Get Rich'' is a 1931 pre-Code American comedy film, directed by Gregory La Cava, from a screenplay he also wrote with contributions from Douglas MacLean, who also was the associate producer, and Ralph Spence. The film stars Dorothy ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Three Who Loved
''Three Who Loved'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by George Archainbaud from a screenplay by Beulah Marie Dix based on a story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Martin Flavin. The film revolves around a love triangle (Betty Comps ...
'' (1931)
* ''
The Penguin Pool Murder
''The Penguin Pool Murder'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy/mystery film starring Edna May Oliver as Hildegarde Withers, a witness in a murder case at the New York Aquarium, with James Gleason as the police inspector in charge of the case, wh ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Flying Down to Rio'' (1933)
* ''
Little Women
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Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Melody Cruise
''Melody Cruise'' is Slipping Stitches' first full-length release. Michael Monroe of Hanoi Rocks fame appears on the bonus tracks as producer, lyricist, and vocalist.
Track listing
Personnel
Band
* Cashmire Starz – vocals, guitar, keyboard ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Lorna Doone
''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor'' is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly ar ...
'' (1934)
* ''
The Show Goes On The Show Goes On may refer to:
* ''The Show Goes On'' (film), a 1937 British musical comedy film
* ''The Show Goes On'' (1936 film), or ''Three Maxims'', a British drama directed by Herbert Wilcox
* ''The Show Goes On'' (TV series), a 1950–195 ...
'' (1937)
Producer
* ''
Keep Fit
''Keep Fit'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made.
Synopsis
George Formby again plays his work ...
'' (1937)
* ''
It's in the Air It's in the Air may refer to:
* It's in the Air (1938 film)
''It’s in the Air'' is a 1938 British comedy film written and directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Polly Ward and Jack Hobbs. The film was released in the United Sta ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Trouble Brewing'' (1939)
* ''
Come on George!'' (1939)
* ''
Mine Own Executioner
''Mine Own Executioner'' is a 1947 British psychological thriller drama film starring Burgess Meredith and directed by Anthony Kimmins, and based on the novel of the same name by Nigel Balchin. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival. ...
'' (1947)
References
Bibliography
* Richards, Jeffrey. ''The Age of the Dream Palace: Cinema and Society in 1930s Britain''. I.B. Tauris, 2010.
External links
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1901 births
1983 deaths
British film editors
British film producers
People from Burton Joyce
British expatriates in the United States
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