James R. Sweeney (February 27, 1901 – March 11, 1957) was an American film editor.[2]
James Sweeney | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 27, 1901 Illinois, United States |
| Died | March 11, 1957 (aged 56)[1] Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film editor |
Sweeney was born in Illinois and started his Hollywood career in 1929. After starting as a film editor for Columbia, including a number of Three Stooges short subjects, Sweeney spent most of the rest of his career on Columbia features and programmers. He was active through 1957, and worked on about 100 films and some early television series.
On March 11, 1957, Sweeney died of a heart attack.[1]
Filmography edit
- Shadow Ranch, 1930
- The Dawn Trail (1930)
- The Lone Rider (1930)
- The Lightning Flyer (1931)
- Woman Haters, 1934 (the first Three Stooges short)
- Three Little Pigskins, 1934 (Three Stooges short)
- Horses' Collars, 1935 (Three Stooges short)
- Hoi Polloi, 1935 (Three Stooges short)
- Pop Goes the Easel, 1935 (Three Stooges short)
- Pardon My Scotch, 1935 (Three Stooges short)
- Killer at Large (1936)
- Trapped by Television, 1936
- Venus Makes Trouble, 1937
- Smashing the Spy Ring (1938)
- Parents on Trial (1939)
- Beware Spooks! (1939)
- So You Won't Talk, 1940
- Atlantic Convoy 1942
- Is Everybody Happy?, 1943
- The Return of Rusty (1946)
- Last of the Redmen (1947)
- Best Man Wins, 1948
- Rusty Leads the Way (1948)
- Mary Ryan, Detective, 1949
- Prison Warden (1949)
- The Blazing Sun, (1950)
- Flame of Stamboul (1951)
- The Hills of Utah (1951)
- The Old West (1952)
- Winning of the West, 1953
- Gun Fury, 1953
- The Incredible Petrified World, 1958
References edit
- ^ a b "James Sweeney Obituary". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. March 13, 1957. p. 26. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Fredrick Y., ed. (July 1961). "In Memoriam". ACE First Decade Anniversary Book. American Cinema Editors, Inc. p. 74.
James R. Sweeney [died on] March 11, 1957