Byron Robinson (1900–1957) was an American

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 ...

.Pitts p.238 He worked for a variety of studios including

Tiffany Pictures Tiffany Pictures, which also became Tiffany-Stahl Productions for a time, was a Hollywood motion picture studio in operation from 1921 until 1932. It is considered a Poverty Row studio, whose films had lower budgets, lesser-known stars, and overa ...

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Mayfair Pictures Mayfair Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active between 1931 and 1934 during the early sound era. It grew out of Action Pictures, another low-budget studio location on Poverty Row. It was established by producer R ...

and

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Filmography

* ''

The Devil's Partner ''The Devil's Partner'' is a 1923 American silent film directed by Caryl S. Fleming and starring Norma Shearer, Charles Delaney and Henry Sedley.Jacobs & Braum p.71 Cast * Norma Shearer as Jeanne * Charles Delaney as Pierre * Henry Sedle ...

'' (1926) * '' Alias the Deacon'' (1927) * ''

Uncle Tom's Cabin ''Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly'' is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two Volume (bibliography), volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans ...

'' (1927) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' Domestic Meddlers'' (1928) * '' The Power of Silence'' (1928) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' The Albany Night Boat'' (1928) * ''

Broadway Fever ''Broadway Fever'' is a 1929 American silent comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and starring Sally O'Neil, Roland Drew and Corliss Palmer.Pitts p.408 It is now considered a lost film. Cast * Sally O'Neil as Sally McAllister * Roland Drew ...

'' (1929) * ''

The Shannons of Broadway ''The Shannons of Broadway'' is a 1929 American comedy film directed by Emmett J. Flynn and starring James Gleason, Lucile Gleason and Mary Philbin. It was based on James Gleason's 1927 play of the same title, which was later remade as ''Goodbye ...

'' (1929) * '' The Medicine Man'' (1930) * ''

Borrowed Wives ''Borrowed Wives'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer. It stars silent performers Vera Reynolds, Rex Lease, and Sam Hardy (actor), Sam Hardy. It was distributed by Tiffany Pictures. Plot P ...

'' (1930) * ''

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'' (1930) * '' Chinatown After Dark'' (1931) * ''

Anybody's Blonde ''Anybody's Blonde'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original screenplay by Betty Burbridge. The film stars Dorothy Revier, Reed Howes, and Edna Murphy, and was released by Action Pictures on Novemb ...

'' (1931) * ''

Dragnet Patrol ''Dragnet Patrol'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code melodrama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from a script by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Glenn Tryon, Vera Reynolds, and Marjorie Beebe, and was released by Action Pictures on December 15, 19 ...

'' (1931) * '' Night Beat'' (1931) * '' Soul of the Slums'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

Dynamite Denny ''Dynamite Denny'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by Frank R. Strayer from an original screenplay by W. Scott Darling. The film stars Jay Wilsey, Blanche Mehaffey, and William V. Mong. Produced by Action Pictures, it was distributed t ...

'' (1932) * '' The Monster Walks'' (1932) * ''

The Midnight Warning ''The Midnight Warning'' is a 1932 American mystery film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring William "Stage" Boyd, Claudia Dell and Huntley Gordon. The film is also known as ''Eyes of Mystery'' (new American title). Plot A sister & br ...

'' (1932) * ''

Gorilla Ship ''Gorilla Ship'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Strayer from an original screenplay by George Waggner. Starring Ralph Ince, Vera Reynolds, and Reed Howes, the film was produced by Ralph M. Like, Ltd. and distributed by ...

'' (1932) * '' Tangled Destinies'' (1932) * '' Sally of the Subway'' (1932) * ''

Temptation's Workshop ''Temptation's Workshop'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Helen Foster, Tyrell Davis and Dorothy Granger. It was released by the independent Poverty Row studio Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.244 Plot ...

'' (1932) * ''

Docks of San Francisco ''Docks of San Francisco'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Mary Nolan, Jason Robards Sr. and Marjorie Beebe. It was originally released by Mayfair Pictures, and later re-released by Commonweal ...

'' (1932) * '' Passport to Paradise'' (1932) * ''

Love in High Gear ''Love in High Gear'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring silent veteran Harrison Ford in his final film role and only talkie, and co–starring Alberta Vaughn,Tyrell Davis and Arthur Hoyt. It was ...

'' (1932) * ''

The Widow in Scarlet ''The Widow in Scarlet'' (also known as ''Lady Raffles'') is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Dorothy Revier, Kenneth Harlan and Lloyd Whitlock . It was distributed by the independent Mayfair P ...

'' (1932) * ''

Sin's Pay Day ''Sin's Pay Day'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code crime film directed by George B. Seitz and starring Lloyd Whitlock, Dorothy Revier and Mickey Rooney. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature.Pitts p.242 It was later r ...

'' (1932) * ''

Behind Stone Walls ''Behind Stone Walls'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code film directed by Frank R. Strayer and starring Edward J. Nugent, Priscilla Dean and Ann Christy.Pitts p.238 Plot Esther Clay, the wife of district attorney John Manson Clay, is carrying on a ...

'' (1932) * ''

No Living Witness ''No Living Witness'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by Norman Houston. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Barbara Kent, Carmel Myers, Otis Harlan, Dorothy Revier, J. Carrol Naish, F ...

'' (1932) * '' Sister to Judas'' (1932) * ''

Alias Mary Smith ''Alias Mary Smith'' is a 1932 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Blanche Mehaffey, John Darrow, and Raymond Hatton.Langman & Finn p. 6 It was released by the independent company Mayfair Pictures. Plot ...

'' (1932) * ''

Malay Nights ''Malay Nights'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Dorothy Burgess and Raymond Hatton. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature for release by Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p. 25 ...

'' (1932) * ''

Her Mad Night ''Her Mad Night'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Conway Tearle, Irene Rich and Mary Carlisle.Pitts p.248 It is also known by the title ''Held For Murder''. Plot Cast * Conway Tearle as Steven ...

'' (1932) * ''

Midnight Morals ''Midnight Morals'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason, and E. Mason Hopper and starring Alberta Vaughn, Rex Lease and Charles Delaney. It was distributed by the independent Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.246 Pl ...

'' (1932) * ''

Easy Millions ''Easy Millions'' is a 1933 American comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Dorothy Burgess and Merna Kennedy.Pitts p.161 Plot Cast * Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher * Dorothy Burgess * Merna Kennedy ...

'' (1933) * '' The Big Bluff'' (1933) * '' Justice Takes a Holiday'' (1933) * ''

Dance Hall Hostess ''Dance Hall Hostess'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Helen Chandler, Jason Robards Sr. and Alberta Vaughn.Fetrow p.135 Plot Cast * Helen Chandler as Nora Marsh * Jason Robards Sr. as Jerry Raymond * E ...

'' (1933) * ''

Three Kids and a Queen ''Three Kids and a Queen'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Edward Ludwig, written by Samuel Ornitz and Barry Trivers, and starring May Robson, Henry Armetta, Herman Bing, Frankie Darro, Bill Burrud and William "Billy" Benedict. It was r ...

'' (1935) * '' Come Closer, Folks'' (1936) * ''

Crash Donovan ''Crash Donovan'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by William Nigh and Jean Negulesco and starring Jack Holt, John 'Dusty' King and Nan Grey.Schlossheimer p.110 It marked the directorial debut of the Romanian-born Negulesco. Partial cast * ...

'' (1936) * ''

The Man Who Lived Twice ''The Man Who Lived Twice'' is a 1936 American crime film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Ralph Bellamy, Marian Marsh and Thurston Hall. It was remade as ''Man in the Dark ''Man in the Dark'' is a 1953 film noir drama 3-D film directed ...

'' (1936) * ''

Paid to Dance ''Paid to Dance'' (also known as ''Hard to Hold'') is a 1937 American drama film starring Don Terry, Jacqueline Wells and Rita Hayworth. Plot Government agents William Dennis and Joan Bradley are undercover, working to solve the disappearances ...

'' (1937) * ''

Motor Madness ''Motor Madness'' was a motorsports based television show on The Nashville Network debuted in 1997. It was originally formatted as a live, three-hour show with a studio segment and coverage of a live event. Racing events included USA Motorsport ...

'' (1937) * '' Girls Can Play'' (1937) * '' Woman in Distress'' (1937) * ''

The Shadow The Shadow is a fictional character created by American magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson. Originally created to be a mysterious radio show narrator and developed into a distinct literary character in 1931 by Gibs ...

'' (1937) * ''

Who Killed Gail Preston? ''Who Killed Gail Preston?'' is a 1938 American crime film directed by Leon Barsha and starring Don Terry, Rita Hayworth, and Robert Paige. Plot When singer Gail Preston is murdered at the Swing Swing Club, inspector Tom Kellogg takes the case a ...

'' (1938) * ''

Juvenile Court Juvenile court, also known as young offender's court or children's court, is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes committed by children who have not attained the age of majority. In most modern legal systems, chi ...

'' (1938) * '' Romance of the Redwoods'' (1939) * ''

A Woman Is the Judge ''A Woman Is the Judge'' is an American 1939 drama film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Frieda Inescort, Otto Kruger, Rochelle Hudson, Mayo Methot, Gordon Oliver, and Arthur Loft. The film tagline is ''Love bridges the gulf between a judge an ...

'' (1939)

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

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