Alex Troffey (14 June 1895 – 11 September 1978) was a Polish-born
film editor
Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital ...
who immigrated to the United States in 1905.
[Hanke p.21]
Selected filmography
* ''
The Border Legion'' (1918)
* ''
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home may refer to:
Film
* ''Home, Sweet Home'' (1914 film), a film about the life of John Howard Payne
* ''Home Sweet Home'' (1917 film), a British silent film
* ''Home Sweet Home'' (1926 film), a silent film drama
* ''Home, Swe ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Fleetwing'' (1928)
* ''
Hot Pepper'' (1933)
* ''
Black Sheep
In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more comm ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Star for a Night'' (1936)
* ''
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
''Think Fast, Mr. Moto'' is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Norman Foster and featuring a mysterious Japanese detective named Mr. Moto. It is the first of eight films in the Mr. Moto series, all based on the character Mr. Moto create ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk'' (1940)
* ''
They Meet Again'' (1941)
* ''
Whispering Ghosts
''Whispering Ghosts'' is a 1942 American comedy horror film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Milton Berle, Brenda Joyce and John Shelton. The film concerns a group of people who try to solve a murder.
Plot
An unusual group of peopl ...
'' (1942)
References
Bibliography
* Hanke, Ken. ''Charlie Chan at the Movies: History, Filmography, and Criticism''. McFarland, 1990.
External links
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1895 births
1978 deaths
People from Ostrołęka
People from Łomża Governorate
Polish film editors
Emigrants from Congress Poland to the United States
American film editors
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