Richard Carlton "Dick" CurrierCA Death Index entry
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known principally for his work at Hal Roach Studios.

Biography

Currier was born in

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. From 1920 to 1932 he was the head of the editing department at Hal Roach Studios. His contract ensured that his name appeared as editor on nearly every Hal Roach film released while he was head of the department, though the actual work was often done by other people. Most of the

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films released by the company during this period were actually edited by Bert Jordan. After his work at Roach, Currier worked at

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and

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. He worked at Hal Roach Studios again for a short while before starting his own editing company. He died in

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at age 92. Currier had been elected to membership in

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Selected filmography

* '' White Eagle'' (1922) * ''

The Timber Queen ''The Timber Queen'' is a 1922 American action film, action Silent film, silent film serial directed by Fred Jackman. The film serial stars Ruth Roland and Bruce Gordon (actor/director), Bruce Gordon. Produced by Pathé, Pathé Exchange, the ser ...

'' (1922) * '' Haunted Valley'' (1923) * ''

Ruth of the Range ''Ruth of the Range'' is a fifteen episode American adventure film serial starring Ruth Roland, in which a young woman attempts to rescue her father from a gang that has kidnapped him in order to find out his secret for making "Fuelite," a subst ...

'' (1923) * ''

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'' (1926) * ''

Raggedy Rose ''Raggedy Rose'' is a 1926 film American silent comedy film starring Mabel Normand. The film was co-written by Stan Laurel, and directed by Richard Wallace. Cast * Mabel Normand as Raggedy Rose * Carl Miller as Ted Tudor * Max Davidson as Mo ...

'' (1926) * ''

Along Came Auntie ''Along Came Auntie'' is a 1926 American silent film featuring Glenn Tryon and Oliver Hardy. Plot Mrs Remington Chow is concealing her second marriage from her aunt in order to receive a large inheritance. She is in financial difficulties and ...

'' (1926) * '' The Desert's Toll'' (1926) * '' The Valley of Hell'' (1927) * ''

Duck Soup (1927 film) ''Duck Soup'' is a silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951. Plot Fleeing a group of forest ...

(1927) * ''

Slipping Wives ''Slipping Wives'' is a silent comedy short film starring Priscilla Dean, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1951. Priscilla Dean ...

(1927) * ''

No Man's Law ''No Man's Law'' is a 1927 American silent Western film starring Rex the King of Wild Horses and featuring Oliver Hardy as a lustful villain. Plot Cast * Rex the King of Wild Horses as Nobody's Horse *Barbara Kent as Toby Belcher * James Fi ...

(1927) * ''

Love 'em and Weep ''Love 'em and Weep'' is a 1927 American silent comedy short film starring Mae Busch, Stan Laurel and James Finlayson. Opening Title ''Ancient Proverb—Every married man should have his fling—But be careful not to get flung too far.'' ...

(1927) * '' Why Girls Love Sailors'' (1927) * ''

With Love and Hisses ''With Love and Hisses'' is a silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. The team appeared in a total of 107 films between 1921 and 1950 Plot Slow-witted army ...

'' (1927) * ''

Sugar Daddies ''Sugar Daddies'' is a silent comedy short film starring Jimmy Finlayson, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1927) * ''

Leave 'Em Laughing ''Leave 'Em Laughing'' is a 1928 two-reel silent film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Produced by the Hal Roach Studios, it was shot in October 1927 and released January 28, 1928 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Opening title ''What's worse ...

'' (1928) * ''

You're Darn Tootin' ''You're Darn Tootin is a silent short subject directed by E. Livingston Kennedy starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. It was released on April 21, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be ...

'' (1928) * '' Rainy Days'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1929) * ''

Another Fine Mess ''Another Fine Mess'' is a 1930 short comedy film directed by James Parrott and starring Laurel and Hardy. It is based on the 1908 play ''Home from the Honeymoon'' by Arthur J. Jefferson, Stan Laurel's father, and is a remake of their earl ...

'' (1930) * ''

Pardon Us ''Pardon Us'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film. It was the duo's first starring feature-length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach and Stan Laurel, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1 ...

'' (1931) * ''

The Music Box ''The Music Box'' is a Laurel and Hardy short film comedy released in 1932. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, which depicts the pair attempting to move a piano up a long f ...

'' (1932) * '' Pack Up Your Troubles'' (1932) * ''

Too Much Harmony ''Too Much Harmony'' is a 1933 American black-and-white pre-Code musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Bing Crosby, Jack Oakie, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Harry Green, and Judith Allen. It was released by Paramount Picture ...

'' (1933) * ''

Melody in Spring ''Melody in Spring'' is a 1934 American pre-Code musical film directed by Norman Z. McLeod and written by Benn W. Levy, Frank Leon Smith, and Jane Storm. The film stars Lanny Ross, Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, Ann Sothern, George Meeker, and He ...

'' (1934) * '' Many Happy Returns'' (1934) * ''

Elmer and Elsie ''Elmer and Elsie'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Gilbert Pratt and written by Humphrey Pearson. The film stars George Bancroft, Frances Fuller, Roscoe Karns, George Barbier, Nella Walker and Charles Sellon. The film was released on ...

'' (1934) * ''

People Will Talk ''People Will Talk'' is a 1951 American romantic comedy/drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the German play by Curt Goetz, which was made into a movie in Germa ...

'' (1935) * ''

Man on the Flying Trapeze ''Man on the Flying Trapeze'' (UK title: ''The Memory Expert'') is a 1935 comedy film starring W. C. Fields as a henpecked husband who experiences a series of misadventures while taking a day off from work to attend a wrestling match. As with his ...

'' (1935) * ''

Here Comes Cookie ''Here Comes Cookie'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, written by Don Hartman, and starring George Burns, Gracie Allen, George Barbier, Betty Furness, Andrew Tombes and Rafael Storm. The picture was released on Augus ...

'' (1935) * '' The Virginia Judge'' (1935) * '' Woman Trap'' (1936) * '' Till We Meet Again'' (1936) * '' The Return of Sophie Lang (1936) * ''

Wives Never Know ''Wives Never Know'' is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Edwin Justus Mayer and Keene Thompson, the film stars Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, and Adolphe Menjou, and wa ...

(1936) * ''

A Doctor's Diary ''A Doctor's Diary'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Charles Vidor and written by David Boehm and Samuel Ornitz. The film stars George Bancroft, Helen Burgess, John Trent, Ruth Coleman, Ronald Sinclair and Molly Lamont. The film was ...

(1937) * ''

King of the Zombies ''King of the Zombies'' is a 1941 American zombie comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough and starring Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, and Mantan Moreland. The film was produced by Monogram Pictures, and was typical of its B films produced by the ...

(1941) * ''

Tanks a Million ''Tanks a Million'' is a 1941 American film directed by Fred Guiol. It was the first of Hal Roach's Streamliners, short films under an hour designed for the lower half of a double feature. The two leading characters, whiz-kid sergeant Doubleda ...

(1941) * ''

Miss Polly ''Miss Polly'' is a 1941 American comedy film produced as part of Hal Roach's Streamliners series. It was directed by Fred Guiol, written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook and stars ZaSu Pitts, Slim Summerville, Kathleen Howard, Brenda For ...

(1941) * '' Hay Foot'' (1942) * ''

Flying with Music ''Flying with Music'' is a 1942 American musical film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Louis S. Kaye and M. Coates Webster. The film stars Marjorie Woodworth, George Givot, William Marshall, Edward Gargan, Jerry Bergen and Norma Var ...

'' (1942) * ''

Fall In ''Fall In'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Eugene Conrad and Edward E. Seabrook. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Robert Barrat, Jean Porter and Arthur Hunnicutt. The film was released on November ...

'' (1942) * '' The McGuerins from Brooklyn'' (1942) * ''

Taxi, Mister ''Taxi, Mister'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Bendix, Grace Bradley, Joe Sawyer, Sheldon Leonard, Joe Devlin, Jack Norton, Frank Faylen, Mike Mazurk ...

'' (1943) * ''

Yanks Ahoy ''Yanks Ahoy'' is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann (director), Kurt Neumann and written by Earle Snell and Clarence Marks. The film stars William Tracy, Joe Sawyer, Marjorie Woodworth, Minor Watson and Frank Faylen. The film w ...

'' (1943) * ''

Revenge of the Zombies ''Revenge of the Zombies'' is a 1943 horror film directed by Steve Sekely, starring John Carradine and Gale Storm. Dr. Max Heinrich von Altermann (John Carradine), is a mad scientist working to create a race of living dead warriors for the Third ...

(1943) * ''

Mystery of the 13th Guest ''The Mystery of the 13th Guest'' is a 1943 American crime film, crime/mystery film directed by William Beaudine and released by Monogram Pictures. It is based on Armitage Trail's 1929 novel ''The 13th Guest'' and is an updated version of the 1932 ...

'' (1943) * '' Women in Bondage'' (1943) * '' Lady, Let's Dance'' (1944) * '' Hot Rhythm'' (1944) * ''

Detective Kitty O'Day ''Detective Kitty O'Day'' is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jean Parker, Peter Cookson and Tim Ryan. The film was intended as an attempt to create a new low-budget detective series, but only one se ...

'' (1944) * ''

Crazy Knights ''Crazy Knights'' (also known as ''Ghost Crazy'') is a 1944 American comedy horror film directed by William Beaudine and starring Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard and Max Rosenbloom.Rigby p.256 Plot Billy Gilbert, Shemp Howard and Dave Hammond (Berna ...

'' (1944) * '' Forever Yours'' (1945) * ''

The Jade Mask ''The Jade Mask'' is a 1945 film featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan and the only appearance of Number Four Son, Eddie Chan, played by Edwin Luke, the real-life younger brother of Keye Luke, who had depicted Number One Son throughout the 1930s ...

'' (1945) * ''

China's Little Devils ''China's Little Devils'' (aka ''Little Devils'') is a 1945 war film, directed by Monta Bell and starring Harry Carey, Paul Kelly and "Ducky" Louie. It is one of a number of Hollywood films dealing with the exploits of the Flying Tigers that bega ...

'' (1945) * ''

The Lawton Story ''The Lawton Story of "The Prince of Peace"'', originally released as ''The Lawton Story'' and later reissued as ''The Prince of Peace'', is a religious-themed film that later made the roadshow rounds presented by exploitation pioneer Kroger Ba ...

'' (1949) * ''

Cattle Queen ''Cattle Queen'' is a 1951 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Maria Hart, Drake Smith and William Fawcett.Pitts p.57 It was shot at the Iverson Ranch. Sets were designed by the art director Vin Taylor. It was ...

'' (1951) * '' Secret of Outlaw Flats'' (1953) * '' Border City Rustlers'' (1953) * ''

The Unearthly ''The Unearthly'' is a 1957 independently made American black-and-white science fiction horror film, produced and directed by Boris Petroff (as Brook L. Peters). It stars John Carradine, Myron Healey, Allison Hayes, Marilyn Buferd, Arthur Bat ...

'' (1957) * ''

Daddy-O ''Daddy-O'' is a 1958 B-movie starring Dick Contino, Sandra Giles and Bruno VeSota. It was directed by Lou Place and written by David Moessinger. The film is notable for its soundtrack as being the debut film score for John Williams. The fil ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Cosmic Man ''The Cosmic Man'' is a 1959 independently made black-and-white science fiction film, directed by Herbert S. Greene and produced by Robert A. Terry. The film stars John Carradine, Bruce Bennett and Angela Greene. The narrative concerns an extra ...

'' (1959)

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* American film editors People from Denver 1892 births 1984 deaths {{US-film-editor-stub