Gene Havlick
Eugene Charles Havlick (born March 16, 1894 in Enid , Oklahoma , † May 11, 1959 in Hollywood , Los Angeles ) was an American film editor .
Life
Gene Havlick began his career as an editor in 1928. Initially at Universal Studios , he moved to Columbia Pictures in 1929 , where he was under contract until 1955. During the 1930s he worked with director Frank Capra particularly often . For his film In the Fetters of Shangri-La Havlick won the Oscar in the category Best Editing in 1938 together with Gene Milford . 1939 and 1940 Havlick received for Capra movies survivor and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington two more Oscar nominations. At Columbia, Havlick was responsible for large-scale productions as well as numerous B-films , such as the popular Blondie series, which are based on the comic strip of the same name by Chic Young .
Filmography (selection)
- 1931: The Last Parade
- 1933: Lady for a Day
- 1934: It Happened One Night (It Happened One Night)
- 1934: Broadway Bill
- 1934: Napoleon on Broadway (Twentieth Century)
- 1935: If You Could Only Cook
- 1936: Mr. Deeds Goes To Town
- 1937: In the Shackles of Shangri-La (Lost Horizon)
- 1938: Lebenskünstler (You Can't Take It with You)
- 1938: Blondie
- 1939: Blondie Meets the Boss
- 1939: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- 1940: His Girl Friday (His Girl Friday)
- 1940: Blondie on a Budget
- 1940: Blondie Has Servant Trouble
- 1940: Angels Over Broadway
- 1941: Blondie Goes Latin
- 1943: Desperados - Riot of the Outlaws (The Desperadoes)
- 1944: Pinky and Curly (Once Upon a Time)
- 1945: 1001 Nights (A Thousand and One Nights)
- 1947: Late atonement (Dead Reckoning)
- 1948: Blood and Gold (Relentless)
- 1948: A horse named October (The Return of October)
- 1949: Unshakable Love (Shockproof)
- 1949: The Mountain of Terror (Lust for Gold)
- 1949: Hush money for love letters (The Reckless Moment)
- 1950: Love under Black Sails (Fortunes of Captain Blood)
- 1950: Robin Hood's Retribution (Rogues of Sherwood Forest)
- 1950: Between Midnight and Dawn
- 1951: Invisible Adversaries (Santa Fe)
- 1951: The Lady and the Bandit
- 1951: The second face of Dr. Jekyll (The Son of Dr. Jekyll)
- 1952: The Black Isabell (Captain Pirate)
- 1952: Gold heist in Texas (Hangman's Knot)
- 1953: The Serpent of the Nile
- 1953: The Last Posse
- 1953: Valley of Head Hunters prisoners
- 1953: The Stranger Wore a Gun
- 1954: The Kiss and the Sword (The Iron Glove)
- 1954: The rebels (The Saracen Blade)
- 1954: Jungle Man-Eaters
- 1954: Three Hours to Kill
- 1955: Avengers in Black (Ten Wanted Men)
- 1955: A Man Like The Devil (A Lawless Street)
- 1956: The 7th Cavalry
- 1957: One against five (Domino Kid)
- 1958: The blonde Venus (Screaming Mimi)
Awards
- 1938: Oscar in the Best Editing category for In the Fetters of Shangri-La with Gene Milford
- 1939: Nomination for an Oscar in the category Best Editing for Life Artists
- 1940: Oscar nomination for Best Editing for Mr. Smith goes to Washington with Al Clark
Web links
- Gene Havlick in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Havlick, Gene |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Havlick, Eugene Charles |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1894 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Enid , Oklahoma |
DATE OF DEATH | May 11, 1959 |
Place of death | Hollywood , Los Angeles |