Edward L. Cahn

Cahn was born in Brooklyn, New York. He went to work at Universal Pictures in 1917 while still a student at UCLA. == Career ==

He is best known for directing Our Gang comedies from 1939 to 1943, and a long line of other short subjects and B-movies afterward. He is also known for directing the 1958 film It! The Terror from Beyond Space, the film that inspired the 1979 film Alien. He made a number of films for American International Pictures. == Personal life ==

His brother was film editor Philip Cahn, who was the father of film editor Dann Cahn who, in turn, was the father of film editor Daniel T. Cahn. == Selected filmography as director==

Source: • The Homicide Squad (1931) • Radio Patrol (1932) • Law and Order (1932) • Afraid to Talk (1932) • Laughter in Hell (1933) • Emergency Call (1933) • Confidential (1935) • Death Drives Through (1935) • Hit and Run Driver (1935) • A Thrill for Thelma (1935) • Foolproof (1936) • The Perfect Set-up (1936) • Behind the Headlines (1936) • Servant of the People: The Story of the Constitution of the United States (1937) • Bad Guy (1937) • Grid Rules (1938) • Dad for a Day (1939) • The Giant of Norway (1939) • Angel of Mercy (1939) • ''Alfalfa's Double'' (1939) • Time Out for Lessons (1939) • Redhead (1941) • Main Street After Dark (1945) • Dangerous Partners (1945) • Gas House Kids in Hollywood (1947) • Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948) -- Oscar-winner for Best Short Subject (One-Reel) • Experiment Alcatraz (1950) (and producer) • Destination Murder (1950) • Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) • Girls in Prison (1956) • The She-Creature (1956) • Voodoo Woman (1957) • Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) • Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) • Curse of the Faceless Man (1958) • It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) • Pier 5, Havana (1958) • The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959) • Inside the Mafia (1959) • Invisible Invaders (1959) • ''A Dog's Best Friend'' (1959) • Guns, Girls and Gangsters (1959) • Vice Raid (1959) • Operation Bottleneck (1961) • Beauty and the Beast (1962) == Editor==

Source: • Surrender (1927) • The Man Who Laughs (1928) • Broadway (1929) (associate editor) • The White Hell of Pitz Palu (1929) • The Last Performance (1929) • All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) == References ==