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Milton Carruth (March 23, 1899 – September 7, 1972) was an American film editor and, for a period in the 1930s, film director. Among the 129 films he edited are '' All Quiet on the Western Front'' (directed by Lewis Milestone, 1930 (silent version)), ''
Shadow of a Doubt ''Shadow of a Doubt'' is a 1943 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Ac ...
'' (directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1943), '' Pillow Talk'' (directed by Michael Gordon, 1959), and ''
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'' (directed by Douglas Sirk, 1959). His career as an editor spanned nearly four decades, from 1929 through 1966 ('' The Pad and How to Use It'' (directed by Brian G. Hutton, 1966). In 1937 and 1938, he directed seven films: ''
Love Letters of a Star ''Love Letters of a Star'' is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Milton Carruth and Lewis R. Foster and written by Milton Carruth, Lewis R. Foster, and James Mulhauser. The film stars Henry Hunter, Polly Rowles, C. Henry Gordon, Walter C ...
'', ''
She's Dangerous ''She's Dangerous'' is a 1937 American crime film directed by Milton Carruth and Lewis R. Foster and written by Lionel Houser and Albert R. Perkins. The film stars Tala Birell, Walter Pidgeon, Cesar Romero, Walter Brennan, Warren Hymer, and S ...
'', '' Breezing Home'', '' The Man in Blue'', '' Reported Missing!'', ''
The Lady Fights Back ''The Lady Fights Back'' is a 1937 American action film directed by Milton Carruth and written by Brown Holmes and Robert T. Shannon. It is based on the 1937 novel ''Heather of the High Hand'' by Arthur Stringer. The film stars Kent Taylor, Ir ...
'' and '' Some Blondes Are Dangerous''. Following these he returned to his "first love", which was film editing. Carruth spent his entire career working at
Universal Studios Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...
; he was "one of three editors who served as the core of Universal's editing department for a span of some forty years". He had been selected as a member of the
American Cinema Editors Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors (ACE) is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing. Members use the post-nominal ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carruth, Milton 1899 births 1972 deaths American film directors American film editors American Cinema Editors