- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 12, 1902
- Place of Birth
- Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK
- Died
- March 25, 1978
Leslie Fenton
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945. Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic. As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945. Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, ag…
Filmography
movieThe Redhead and the Cowboy
1951 · Director
movieStreets of Laredo
1949 · Director
movieWhispering Smith
1948 · Director
movieLulu Belle
1948 · Director
movieOn Our Merry Way
1948 · Director
movieSaigon
1947 · Director
moviePardon My Past
1945 · Director, Producer
movieTomorrow, the World!
1944 · Director
movieThe Saint's Vacation
1941 · Director
movieThe Golden Fleecing
1940 · Director
movieThe Man from Dakota
1940 · Director
movieStronger Than Desire
1939 · Director
movieTell No Tales
1939 · Director
movieBoys Town
1938 · Dan Farrow
movieA Criminal Is Born
1938 · Director
movieThe Forgotten Step
1938 · Director
movieMiracle Money
1938 · Director
movieCaptain Kidd's Treasure
1938 · Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Director
movieSoak the Poor
1937 · Nick Garvey
movieChina Passage
1937 · Anthony Durand
movieThe House of Secrets
1936 · Barry Wilding
movieThe Longest Night
1936 · Carl Briggs
movieSworn Enemy
1936 · Steve Sherman
movieMurder on a Bridle Path
1936 · Don Gregg
movieTwo in the Dark
1936 · Stuart Eldredge
movieWhite Lies
1935 · Dan Oliver
movieEast of Java
1935 · Captain Wong Bo
movieMen Without Names
1935 · Monk Gleason, gang boss
movieChinatown Squad
1935 · Su Quong
movieStolen Harmony
1935 · Joe Harris (uncredited)
movieStar of Midnight
1935 · Tim Winthrop
movieThe Casino Murder Case
1935 · Dr. Kane
movieStrange Wives
1934 · Svengaart
movieMarie Galante
1934 · General Saki Tenoki
movieFugitive Road
1934 · Frank Riker
movieTake the Stand
1934 · Hugh Halliburton
movieI Believed in You
1934 · Russell Storm
movieLady Killer
1933 · Duke
movieNight Flight
1933 · Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
movieF.P.1
1933 · Capt. B.E. Droste
movieAir Mail
1932 · Tony Dressel
movieThunder Below
1932 · Webb
movieThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932 · Nick 'Nicky' Grant
movieThe Famous Ferguson Case
1932 · Perrin
movieThe Hatchet Man
1932 · Harry En Hai
movieThe Guilty Generation
1931 · Joe Palmero
movieThe Pagan Lady
1931 · Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
movieMurder at Midnight
1931 · Walter Grayson
movieKick In
1931 · Charlie
movieThe Public Enemy
1931 · Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
movieThe Man Who Came Back
1931 · Baron le Duc
movieDynamite
1929 · Young 'Vulture'
movieThe Last Performance
1929 · Buffo
movieWoman Trap
1929 · Eddie Evans
movieParis Bound
1929 · Richard Parrish
movieBroadway
1929 · 'Scar' Edwards
movieThe Man I Love
1929 · Carlo Vesper
movieA Dangerous Woman
1929 · Peter Allerton
movieGirls Gone Wild
1929 · Boogs
movieThe Office Scandal
1929 · Andrew 'Andy' Corbin
movieThe First Kiss
1928 · Carol Talbot
movieThe Drag Net
1928 · Shakespeare
movieThe Showdown
1928 · Kilgore Shelton
movieThe Gateway of the Moon
1928 · Jim Mortlake
movieWhat Price Glory
1926 · Lt. Moore
movieBlack Paradise
1926 · James Callahan
movieThe Shamrock Handicap
1926 · Neil Ross
movieSandy
1926 · Douglas Keith
movieThe Road to Glory
1926 · David Hale
movieThe Ancient Mariner
1925 · Joe Barlow
movieEast Lynne
1925 · Richard Hare
movieLazybones
1925 · Dick Ritchie
movieThunder Mountain
1925 · Sam Martin
movieHavoc
1925 · Babe