Leslie Fenton
Acting
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, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line 0008), aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906.
Known for
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movieBoys Town
1938
Dan Farrow
movieCaptain Kidd's Treasure
1938
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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
movieNight Flight
1933
Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
movieF.P.1
1933
Capt. B.E. Droste
movieAir Mail
1932
Tony Dressel
movieThe Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
Nick 'Nicky' Grant
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'
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
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
Directing17
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
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
movieA Criminal Is Born
1938
Director
movieThe Forgotten Step
1938
Director
movieMiracle Money
1938
Director
movieCaptain Kidd's Treasure
1938
Director
Production1
moviePardon My Past
1945
Producer