Dwight Caldwell (1902–1981) 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.237] He worked on more than a hundred productions, including several
serials, mainly at
Majestic Pictures
Majestic Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active during the 1930s. Under the control of Larry Darmour, the company specialized in low-budget productions and was one of the more stable Poverty Row outfits during the ...
and
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
Sea Devils'' (1931)
* ''
The Mystery Train'' (1931)
* ''
Defenders of the Law '' (1931)
* ''
Air Eagles
''Air Eagles'' is a 1931 American pre-Code action film directed by Phil Whitman and starring Lloyd Hughes, Norman Kerry, and Shirley Grey.Pitts, p. 134
Plot
Cast
* Lloyd Hughes as Bill Ramsey
* Norman Kerry as Otto Schumann
* Shirley Grey ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Cheating Blondes'' (1933)
* ''
Night Alarm
''Night Alarm'' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Bruce Cabot as a down-on-his-luck reporter, Hal Ashby, who tries to make a name for himself by investigating a series of bizarre arson attacks. The film, ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Shadows of the Orient'' (1935)
* ''
Motive for Revenge'' (1935)
* ''
The Perfect Clue'' (1935)
* ''
Mutiny Ahead'' (1935)
* ''
Reckless Roads
''Reckless Roads'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Burt P. Lynwood and starring Judith Allen, Regis Toomey and Lloyd Hughes.Palmer p.462
Plot
Cast
* Judith Allen as Edith Adams
* Regis Toomey as Speed Demming
* Lloyd Hughes as ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Western Courage'' (1935)
* ''
The Cattle Thief'' (1936)
* ''
North of Nome'' (1936)
* ''
Rio Grande Ranger'' (1936)
* ''
Heroes of the Range'' (1936)
* ''
Ranger Courage
''Ranger Courage'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, the film stars Robert Allen, Martha Tibbetts, and Walter Miller.
Plot
Cast
* Robert Allen as himself
* Martha Tibbetts as Alice
* Walter Miller as Bull ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Unknown Ranger
''The Unknown Ranger'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Bob Allen, Martha Tibbetts, and Walter Miller. It was released on October 30, 1936.
Plot
Cast
* Bob Allen as himself
* Martha Tibbetts ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Fugitive Sheriff'' (1936)
* ''
Roaring Timber'' (1937)
* ''
Under Suspicion'' (1937)
* ''
Reformatory
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'' (1938)
* ''
Phantom Gold'' (1938)
* ''
Pioneer Trail'' (1938)
* ''
Hidden Power'' (1939)
* ''
Frontiers of '49
''Frontiers of '49'' is a 1939 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Joseph Levering and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Luana Alcañiz and Charles King (character actor), Charles King.Blottner p.53
Plot
Cast
* Wild Bill Elliott as M ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Fugitive at Large
''Fugitive at Large'' is a 1939 American crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Patricia Ellis and Stanley Fields.Slide p.121
Cast
* Jack Holt as Tom Farrow / George Storm
* Patricia Ellis as Patricia Farrow
* Stan ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Fugitive from a Prison Camp
''Fugitive from a Prison Camp'' is a 1940 American thriller film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Marian Marsh and Robert Barrat.
Plot
After an innocent man is picked up following a police raid, a sheriff tries to demonstrat ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Passport to Alcatraz
''Passport to Alcatraz'' is a 1940 American thriller film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jack Holt, Noah Beery and Cecilia Callejo.
Cast
* Jack Holt as George Hollister
*Noah Beery as Ray Nolan
*Cecilia Callejo as Karol Roy
*Maxie ...
'' (1940)
* ''
The Great Swindle'' (1941)
* ''
The Crime Doctor's Strangest Case'' (1943)
* ''
Shadows in the Night'' (1944)
* ''
The Crime Doctor's Courage
''The Crime Doctor's Courage'' is a 1945 American mystery film directed by George Sherman and starring Warner Baxter, Hillary Brooke and Jerome Cowan.Erickson p.203 It is part of the Crime Doctor series of films made by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
...
'' (1945)
* ''
Crime Doctor's Warning'' (1945)
* ''
Voice of the Whistler
''Voice of the Whistler'' is a 1945 American mystery film noir directed by William Castle and starring Richard Dix, Lynn Merrick, and Rhys Williams. It was the fourth of Columbia Pictures' eight " Whistler" films produced in the 1940s, all based ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Just Before Dawn'' (1946)
* ''
Mysterious Intruder
''Mysterious Intruder'' is a 1946 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama '' The Whistler''. Directed by William Castle, the production features Richard Dix, Barton MacLane and Nina Vale. It is the fifth of Columbia Pictures' eight ...
'' (1946)
* ''
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt'' (1946)
* ''
The Secret of the Whistler
''The Secret of the Whistler'' is a 1946 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama '' The Whistler''. Directed by George Sherman, the production features Richard Dix, Leslie Brooks and Michael Duane. It is the sixth of Columbia Pictur ...
'' (1946)
* ''
The Crime Doctor's Gamble'' (1947)
* ''
The Millerson Case'' (1947)
* ''
The Thirteenth Hour'' (1947)
* ''
Key Witness'' (1947)
* ''
The Return of the Whistler'' (1948)
* ''
Trapped by Boston Blackie
''Trapped by Boston Blackie'' is a 1948 American crime drama directed by Seymour Friedman. It is the thirteenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as reformed crook Boston Blackie, and the final film with George E. Stone ...
'' (1948)
* ''
Top Gun
''Top Gun'' is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr., and was inspired ...
'' (1955)
* ''
The Three Outlaws
''The Three Outlaws'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Neville Brand as Butch Cassidy, Alan Hale Jr. as the Sundance Kid, and Bruce Bennett.Pitts p.353
Plot
Cast
* Neville Brand as Butch Cassidy
* Alan Hal ...
'' (1956)
* ''
Frontier Gambler
''Frontier Gambler'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Orville H. Hampton. The film stars John Bromfield, Coleen Gray, Kent Taylor, Jim Davis, Margia Dean and Veda Ann Borg. The film was released on J ...
'' (1956)
References
Bibliography
* Michael R. Pitts. ''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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1902 births
1981 deaths
American film editors
Mass media people from Columbus, Ohio
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