Leslie Fenton
ActingFrom 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
The Public Enemy
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Boys Town
Dan Farrow
Lady Killer
Duke
Marie Galante
General Saki Tenoki
Paris Bound
Richard Parrish
Dynamite
Young 'Vulture'
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Nick 'Nicky' Grant
I Believed in You
Russell Storm
Night Flight
Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
Sworn Enemy
Steve Sherman
Filmography — Acting
The Public Enemy
Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
Boys Town
Dan Farrow
Lady Killer
Duke
Marie Galante
General Saki Tenoki
Paris Bound
Richard Parrish
Dynamite
Young 'Vulture'
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
Nick 'Nicky' Grant
I Believed in You
Russell Storm
Night Flight
Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
Sworn Enemy
Steve Sherman
The Casino Murder Case
Dr. Kane
The Gateway of the Moon
Jim Mortlake
Murder on a Bridle Path
Don Gregg
China Passage
Anthony Durand
Thunder Below
Webb
The Famous Ferguson Case
Perrin
The Drag Net
Shakespeare
Broadway
'Scar' Edwards
The First Kiss
Carol Talbot
Chinatown Squad
Su Quong
The Showdown
Kilgore Shelton
The Man I Love
Carlo Vesper
Star of Midnight
Tim Winthrop
The Man Who Came Back
Baron le Duc
Kick In
Charlie
Air Mail
Tony Dressel
Havoc
Babe
White Lies
Dan Oliver
Two in the Dark
Stuart Eldredge
The Hatchet Man
Harry En Hai
Strange Wives
Svengaart
Stolen Harmony
Joe Harris (uncredited)
Murder at Midnight
Walter Grayson
Thunder Mountain
Sam Martin
Woman Trap
Eddie Evans
The House of Secrets
Barry Wilding
Lazybones
Dick Ritchie
East of Java
Captain Wong Bo
The Last Performance
Buffo
The Shamrock Handicap
Neil Ross
East Lynne
Richard Hare
Sandy
Douglas Keith
The Pagan Lady
Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
The Guilty Generation
Joe Palmero
Black Paradise
James Callahan
Men Without Names
Monk Gleason, gang boss
Soak the Poor
Nick Garvey
The Road to Glory
David Hale
The Longest Night
Carl Briggs
The Ancient Mariner
Joe Barlow
Take the Stand
Hugh Halliburton
What Price Glory
Lt. Moore
F.P.1
Capt. B.E. Droste
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Office Scandal
Andrew 'Andy' Corbin
Girls Gone Wild
Boogs
Fugitive Road
Frank Riker
A Dangerous Woman
Peter Allerton
Filmography — Crew
On Our Merry Way
Director
Saigon
Director
Whispering Smith
Director
Streets of Laredo
Director
The Golden Fleecing
Director
The Saint's Vacation
Director
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Director
Tell No Tales
Director
A Criminal Is Born
Director
Stronger Than Desire
Director
Tomorrow, the World!
Director
Lulu Belle
Director
Miracle Money
Director
The Forgotten Step
Director
Pardon My Past
Director
The Man from Dakota
Director
Captain Kidd's Treasure
Director