Lloyd Leonard Nosler (March 13, 1901 – September 26, 1985) was an American film editor, director, and screenwriter who worked in Hollywood in from the 1910s through the 1950s.

Biography

Lloyd was born in

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, to Charles Nosler and Ida Belle Wright. He left school at the age of 14, and worked for a time as a paperboy for ''

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''. He later took on a job as an office boy at Universal Studios after his family relocated to Los Angeles. In 1918, he was given a promotion to the photography department, where he cut his teeth editing '' Kaiser, Beast of Berlin''. The next year, after editing '' Cassiday of the Air Lanes'', he became specifically renowned for cutting action films after catching the eye of

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. Work on films like '' Ben Hur'' followed at MGM; the studio kept him under contract for seven years. In 1937, he went back to school, compelled by a desire to change careers and pursue screenwriting. During World War II, however, he used his editing skills to cut more than 200 service films while serving as a briefing officer in the U.S. Air Force.

Selected filmography

As editor: * '' Pot o' Gold'' (1941) * '' The River'' (1938) * '' The Hurricane'' (1937) * ''

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Everybody's Old Man ''Everybody's Old Man'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by James Flood and written by Patterson McNutt and A.E. Thomas. The film stars Irvin S. Cobb, Rochelle Hudson, Johnny Downs, Norman Foster, Alan Dinehart, Sara Haden, Donald Meek and ...

'' (1936) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Reaching for the Moon'' (1930) * '' The Eyes of the World'' (1930) * '' Hell Harbor'' (1930) * ''

She Goes to War ''She Goes to War'' is a 1929 sound part-talkie directed by Henry King and starring Eleanor Boardman. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along w ...

'' (1929) * '' The Shakedown'' (1929) * ''

Flesh and the Devil ''Flesh and the Devil'' is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Clarence Brown and stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lars Hanson, and Barbara Kent. Based on the 1894 novel ''The Undying Past'' by German writer Hermann Suder ...

'' (1926) * ''

The Temptress The Temptress may refer to: * The Temptress (1926 film), an American silent romantic drama film * The Temptress (1920 film), a British silent romance film * The Temptress (1949 film), a British second feature drama film * The Temptress (1951 fi ...

'' (1926) * ''

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'' (1926) * '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' (1925) * ''

The Silent Accuser ''The Silent Accuser'' is a 1924 American silent crime drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin. The film stars dog star Peter the Great, Eleanor Boardman, and Raymond McKee. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, while waiting fo ...

'' (1924) * ''

The Red Lily ''The Red Lily'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Ramon Novarro, Enid Bennett, and Wallace Beery. According to the Library of Congress, a print of the film exists. Plot Outside the town of Vivonne ...

'' (1924) * ''

Thy Name Is Woman ''Thy Name Is Woman'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by Fred Niblo and starring Ramon Novarro and Barbara La Marr. A copy of the film survives in the Turner Archive. The film made an estimated profit of more than $100,000. Plot ...

'' (1924) * ''

Strangers of the Night ''Strangers of the Night'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo. It was produced by Louis B. Mayer and released through Metro Pictures. The film was adapted by C. Gardner Sullivan from the 1921 stage play, ''Captain A ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Famous Mrs. Fair ''The Famous Mrs. Fair'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film produced by Louis B. Mayer, distributed through Metro Pictures, and directed by Fred Niblo. The film is based on the Broadway play of the same name by James Forbes (scre ...

'' (1923) * ''

The Great Air Robbery ''The Great Air Robbery'' (aka ''Cassidy of the Air Lanes'') is a six-reel silent 1919 American drama film directed by Jacques Jaccard and produced by Universal Pictures. The film stars Ormer Locklear, Allan Forrest and Ray Ripley. ''The Great ...

'' (1919) As screenwriter: * ''

Western Trails ''Western Trails'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by George Waggner and written by Norton S. Parker. The film stars Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, John Ridgely, Carlyle Moore Jr., Forrest Taylor, Franco Corsaro and Bob Burns. The fi ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Dawn Rider ''The Dawn Rider'' is a 1935 American Western film starring John Wayne and directed by Robert N. Bradbury. The film was later released in a colorized version on home video/DVD under the title ''Cold Vengeance''. Plot John Mason arrives in to ...

'' (1935) As director: * ''

The Man from Death Valley ''The Man from Death Valley'' is a 1931 American Western film directed by Lloyd Nosler and written by Lloyd Nosler and George Arthur Durlam. The film stars Tom Tyler. The film was released on September 9, 1931, by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cas ...

'' (1931) * ''

Son of the Border ''Son of the Border'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Lloyd Nosler, written by Wellyn Totman, and starring Tom Keene, Julie Haydon, Edgar Kennedy, Lon Chaney Jr. and David Durand. It was released on May 5, 1933 by RKO P ...

'' (1933) * '' Single-Handed Sanders'' (1932)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nosler, Lloyd American film editors 1901 births 1985 deaths People from Oregon Film directors from Oregon 20th-century American screenwriters