One of the more prolific American directors, Charles Lamont entered films as an actor in 1919 and became a director in 1922. He churned out numerous one- and two-reel comedies for various producers, including Mack Sennett and Al Christie, and began directing features in the mid-'30s. Lamont was a staple of such independent studios as Chesterfield ...
September 12, 1993, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
St. Petersburg, Russia
Height
5' 5" (1.65 m)
Profession
Director, Writer, Producer
Spouse
Estelle Bradley (m. 1925–1990)
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
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Lamont is generally credited with starting Shirley Temple's career. He discovered her while visiting a dance studio in search of children for a one-reel comedy short he was directing. He was so impressed with her talent (she was about five years old) that instead of putting her in the background with the rest of the children, he featured her in her own dance number and gave her a few lines. Her career took off from there.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Lucky Rube
1923
Short
Don't Play Hookey
1923
Short
The Big Game
1923
Short
The World of Abbott and Costello
1965
archive footage, uncredited
Zorro
1958-1959
TV Series 9 episodes
Annette
1958
TV Series 19 episodes
Francis in the Haunted House
1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
Lay That Rifle Down
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955
Carolina Cannonball
1955
Ricochet Romance
1954
Untamed Heiress
1954
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1953
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
1953
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
1953
Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
1952
Flame of Araby
1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
1951
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion
1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek
1950
I Was a Shoplifter
1950
Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town
1950
Bagdad
1949
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949
Snowtime Jubilee
1949
Short
The Untamed Breed
1948
Slave Girl
1947
The Runaround
1946
She Wrote the Book
1946
Frontier Gal
1945
That's the Spirit
1945
Salome Where She Danced
1945
Bowery to Broadway
1944
The Merry Monahans
1944
Her Primitive Man
1944
Chip Off the Old Block
1944
Top Man
1943
Fired Wife
1943
Hit the Ice
1943
Mister Big
1943
It Comes Up Love
1943
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1942
Get Hep to Love
1942
Hi, Neighbor
1942
Almost Married
1942
You're Telling Me
1942
Don't Get Personal
1942
Road Agent
1941
Melody Lane
1941
Moonlight in Hawaii
1941
Sing Another Chorus
1941
San Antonio Rose
1941
Give Us Wings
1940
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
1940
Sandy Is a Lady
1940
Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love!
1940
Little Accident
1939
Unexpected Father
1939
Inside Information
1939
Panama Patrol
1939
Pride of the Navy
1939
Long Shot
1939
Verbena trágica
1938
Cipher Bureau
1938
Shadows Over Shanghai
1938
Slander House
1938
International Crime
1938
A Doggone Mixup
1938
Short
Fiddling Around
1938
Short
Wallaby Jim of the Islands
1937
He Done His Duty
1937
Short
Community Sing: Series 2, No. 5
1937
Short
Community Sing: Series 2, No. 4
1937
Short
Playing the Ponies
1937
Short
Community Sing: Series 2, No. 3 - College Football Songs