Richard C. Kahn (January 26, 1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana - January 28, 1960 in Hollywood, California) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his B movies of the 1930s and early 1940s. He often worked with an all-black cast. His feature films include ''

Secret Menace ''Secret Menace'' is a 1931 American Western film written and directed by Richard C. Kahn. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Virginia Brown Faire, and Arthur Stone. Cast list *Glenn Tryon *Virginia Brown Faire *Arthur Stone *Margaret Mann *Ed Cecil ...

'' (1931), ''The Third Sex'' (1934), ''

Two-Gun Man from Harlem ''Two Gun Man from Harlem'' is a 1938 American contemporary Western film directed by Richard C. Kahn. It was produced by Merit Pictures, distributed by Sack Amusement Enterprises and featured an all-African-American cast. Plot summary A man wr ...

'' (1938), ''

The Bronze Buckaroo ''The Bronze Buckaroo'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Richard C. Kahn. It is one of the race films made by African-American directors and performers for African-American audiences. ''The Bronze Buckaroo'' stars black cowboy sing ...

'' (1939), ''

Harlem Rides the Range ''Harlem Rides the Range'' is a 1939 American Western race film directed by Richard C. Kahn. It followed the groundbreaking 1937 Western musical film '' Harlem on the Prairie''. Plot Bob Blake (Herb Jeffries) and his sidekick Dusty ( Lucius Br ...

'' (1939), ''

Son of Ingagi ''Son of Ingagi'' is a 1940 American monster movie directed by Richard C. Kahn. It was the first science fiction horror film to feature an all-black cast.Moon 1997, p. 370 It was written by Spencer Williams (actor), Spencer Williams based on his ...

'' (1940), ''

Buzzy Rides the Range ''Buzzy Rides the Range'' is a 1940 American western film directed by Richard C. Kahn and starring Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Dave O'Brien and Claire Rochelle.Pitts p.50 It was produced as a second feature with shooting take place in studios in Phoen ...

'' (1940), ''

Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto ''Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Richard C. Kahn and starring Robert 'Buzz' Henry, Dave O'Brien and Dorothy Short. It was the sequel to '' Buzzy Rides the Range'', intended to be the beginning of a s ...

'' (1941) and ''

Guns Don't Argue ''Guns Don't Argue'' is a 1957 low-budget feature film about the early achievements of the FBI in defeating the most notorious criminals of the 1930s. The film involves dramatizations of the crimes and eventual demise of various gangsters, along w ...

'' (1957) (with

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). In 1955 he directed an episode of ''

Grand Ole Opry The ''Grand Ole Opry'' is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM. Currently owned and operated by Opry Entertainment (a divis ...

'', and in 1958 he directed two episodes of ''

Sky King ''Sky King'' was an American radio and television series. Its lead character was Arizona rancher and aircraft pilot Schuyler "Sky" King. The series had strong Western elements. King usually captured criminals and spies and found lost hikers, ...

'', "Rodeo Decathlon" and "The Brain and the Brawn". He produced three Herbert Jeffrey films.

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1931) * ''

'' (1940) * ''

'' (1941)

References

American film directors American male screenwriters 1897 births 1960 deaths Writers from New Orleans Screenwriters from Louisiana 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-film-director-1890s-stub