Robert E. Kent


Biography

Filmography

 

Writer (Feature Film)

The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)
Screenwriter
A Time To Sing (1968)
Screenwriter
Hot Rods to Hell (1967)
Screenwriter
The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967)
Writer
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
Screenwriter
The Quick Gun (1964)
Screenwriter
Blood on the Arrow (1964)
Screenwriter
Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
Story-Screenplay
Blood on the Arrow (1964)
Story
Twice Told Tales (1963)
Screenwriter
Diary of a Madman (1963)
Screenwriter
Mary Had a Little ... (1961)
Screenwriter
Guns, Girls and Gangsters (1958)
Screenwriter
Utah Blaine (1957)
Screenwriter
Don't Knock the Rock (1957)
Writer
Inside Detroit (1956)
Written for Screen by
Rock Around the Clock (1956)
Story and Screenplay
The Werewolf (1956)
Story and Screenplay
Seminole Uprising (1955)
Screenwriter
Drums of Tahiti (1954)
Screenwriter
Charge of the Lancers (1954)
Story and Screenplay
The Miami Story (1954)
Story and Screenplay
Jesse James vs. the Daltons (1954)
Screenwriter
Drums of Tahiti (1954)
Story
The Iron Glove (1954)
Story
Flame of Calcutta (1953)
Screenwriter
Serpent of the Nile (1953)
Story and Screenplay
Fort Ti (1953)
Story and Screenplay
The Pathfinder (1953)
Screenwriter
The Golden Hawk (1952)
Written for Screen by
Thief of Damascus (1952)
Written for Screen by
California Conquest (1952)
Written for Screen by
Brave Warrior (1952)
Written for Screen by
When the Redskins Rode (1951)
Written for Screen by
Last of the Buccaneers (1950)
Wrt for the Screenplay by
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Adaptation
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Adaptation
Assigned to Danger (1948)
Based on a Story by
Philo Vance Returns (1947)
Original Screenplay
The Red Stallion (1947)
Original Screenplay
Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
Screenwriter
The Gas House Kids "in Hollywood" (1947)
Original Screenplay
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
Story
Genius at Work (1946)
Original Screenplay
The Falcon's Adventure (1946)
Additional Dialogue
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946)
Screenwriter
Radio Stars on Parade (1945)
Screenwriter
Two O'Clock Courage (1945)
Screenwriter
Radio Stars on Parade (1945)
Original Story
Zombies on Broadway (1945)
Adaptation
Girl Rush (1944)
Screenwriter
Gildersleeve's Ghost (1944)
Screenwriter
Find the Blackmailer (1943)
Screenwriter
Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943)
Story and Screenplay
Murder on the Waterfront (1943)
Screenwriter
Truck Busters (1943)
Original Screenplay
Adventure in Iraq (1943)
Screenwriter
I Was Framed (1942)
Screenwriter
Spy Ship (1942)
Screenwriter
Bullet Scars (1942)
Original Screenplay
City of Silent Men (1942)
From an Original story by
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
Contr to trt
The Case of the Black Parrot (1941)
Screenwriter
Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
Story
Gambling on the High Seas (1940)
Screenwriter
Calling All Husbands (1940)
Screenwriter
Ladies Must Live (1940)
Screenwriter
Always a Bride (1940)
Screenwriter
Flowing Gold (1940)
Contr to trmt
King of the Lumberjacks (1940)
Story
Father Is a Prince (1939)
Screenwriter
Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
Screenwriter
Flying G-Men (1939)
Screenwriter
Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938)
Screenwriter
Highway Patrol (1938)
Screenwriter
Juvenile Court (1938)
Original Screenplay
The Spider's Web (1938)
Screenwriter
Paid to Dance (1937)
Screenwriter
All-American Sweetheart (1937)
Story

Producer (Feature Film)

The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)
Associate Producer
Beauty and the Beast (1963)
Producer
Diary of a Madman (1963)
Producer
Twice Told Tales (1963)
Producer
Saintly Sinners (1962)
Producer
Incident in an Alley (1962)
Producer
Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
Associate Producer
Deadly Duo (1962)
Producer
Gun Street (1961)
Producer
The Clown and the Kid (1961)
Producer
Secret of Deep Harbor (1961)
Producer
Gun Fight (1961)
Producer
Flight That Disappeared (1961)
Producer
You Have To Run Fast (1961)
Producer
Frontier Uprising (1961)
Producer
The Boy Who Caught a Crook (1961)
Producer
The Gambler Wore a Gun (1961)
Producer
When the Clock Strikes (1961)
Producer
Five Guns to Tombstone (1961)
Producer
The Police Dog Story (1961)
Producer
Operation Bottleneck (1961)
Producer
Oklahoma Territory (1960)
Producer
Cage of Evil (1960)
Producer
Vice Raid (1960)
Producer
The Music Box Kid (1960)
Producer
A Dog's Best Friend (1960)
Producer
Gunfighters of Abilene (1960)
Producer
Three Came to Kill (1960)
Producer
The Walking Target (1960)
Producer
Noose for a Gunman (1960)
Producer
Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959)
Producer
Invisible Invaders (1959)
Producer
Inside the Mafia (1959)
Producer
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (1959)
Producer
Pier 5, Havana (1959)
Producer
The Toughest Gun in Tombstone (1958)
Producer
Guns, Girls and Gangsters (1958)
Producer
Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
Producer
Hong Kong Confidential (1958)
Producer
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
Producer
Badman's Country (1958)
Producer
Gun Duel in Durango (1957)
Producer
Chicago Confidential (1957)
Producer
Monkey on My Back (1957)
Associate Producer

Music (Feature Film)

Don't Knock the Twist (1962)
Composer
Badman's Country (1958)
Composer
Don't Knock the Rock (1957)
Composer

Life Events

Videos

Movie Clip

Rock Around The Clock (1956) -- (Movie Clip) See You Later Alligator Disillusioned promoter Steve (Johnny Johnston) and ex big-band bass player Corny (Henry Slate) in fictional "Strawberry Springs" discover the genuine Bill Haley and His Comets, singing their hit tune by Robert C. Gurdy, in Rock Around The Clock, 1956.
Gildersleeve On Broadway (1943) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Studying Your Technique Throckmorton (Harold Peary, title character and star of the coincident NBC radio series), persuaded that he needs to woo the forthright New York gold-digger Francine (Claire Carleton) away from his niece’s boyfriend, encourages her mistaken belief that he’s rich, and impresses the window washer (Leonid Kinskey), in RKO’s third feature in the series, Gildersleeve On Broadway, 1943.
Gildersleeve On Broadway (1943) -- (Movie Clip) Take The Hand Of Your Beloved Opening (Frank Dawson as the preacher in idyllic Summerfield) with Uncle Throckmorton (Harold Peary, title character and also star of the NBC radio sitcom) with nephew Leroy (Freddie Mercer), ogling Ann Doran as Matlida, annoying teenage niece Marjie (Margaret Landry, replacing Nancy Gates), in the third feature in the RKO series, Gildersleeve On Broadway, 1943.
Fastest Guitar Alive, The (1967) -- (Movie Cilp) Whirlwind "Whirlwind," composed by Roy Orbison (performing as "Johnny") and partner Bill Dees, with showgirl-girlfriends Flo (Maggie Pierce), Sue (Joan Freeman) and sidekick Steve (Sammy Jackson) listening, far superior to their vehicle The Fastest Guitar Alive, 1967.
Diary Of A Madman (1963) -- (Movie Clip) And She Laughed French judge Cordier (Vincent Price), worried for his sanity after strange events following his having killed a condemned murderer in self defense, has been advised to resume old habits like sculpting, so he meets Odette (Nancy Kovack), in Diary Of A Madman, 1963, from stories by Guy De Maupassant.
Diary Of A Madman (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Death Is A Truth French judge Cordier (Vincent Price) now narrating, after he’s begun hearing voices, after he accidentally killed a condemned murderer, who claimed he’d been possessed by a mysterious force that put a green light in his eyes, evidence now supporting him, in Diary Of A Madman, 1963.
Two O'Clock Courage (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Improve Your Mind Upon hearing news of a murder, savvy cabbie Patty (Ann Rutherford) and her amnesiac fare (Tom Conway) decide to skip the police station, then visit a tailor and wife (Chester Clute, Almira Sessions), in the RKO programmer Two O'Clock Courage, 1945, directed by Anthony Mann.
Two O'Clock Courage (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Just A Close Friend Now dressed-up, cabbie Patty (Ann Rutherford) and amnesiac friend (Tom Conway) at last make progress, as they discover a restaurant where he's called "Step," and where Helen (Jane, billed as "Bettejane" Greer) pounces, in Two O'Clock Courage, 1945, directed by Anthony Mann.
Invisible Invaders (1959) -- (Movie Clip) This Is The Corpse Of An Earth Man In the opening with lots of narration we saw John Carradine as nuclear scientist Noymann blow himself up, now his peacenik colleague Penner (Philip Tonge) speaks at his funeral, his own daughter (Jean Byron) and friend (Robert Hutton) attending, when crazy begins, in Invisible Invaders, 1959.
Invisible Invaders (1959) -- (Movie Clip) The Walking Dead Were Everywhere Otherwise invisible spacemen are attacking Earth by taking over the bodies of the dead, so Major Jay (John Agar) is bringing scientist Penner (Philip Tonge) to help fight back (with daughter Jean Byron, friend Robert Hutton) when they meet a nervous farmer (Hal Torey), in Invisible Invaders, 1959.
Zombies On Broadway (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Are You A Zombie? We first meet Sheldon Leonard as gangster turned impresario Ace, then the stars, his press agents, Wally Brown and tubbier Alan Carney as Jerry and Mike, the RKO riposte to Abbott And Costello, in Gangsters On Broadway, 1945, with Bela Lugosi and Anne Jeffreys.
Zombies On Broadway (1945) -- (Movie Clip) Something Of The Devil Goon Joseph (Joseph Vitale) brings a vial to the jungle lab of his boss, Dr. Renault (Bela Lugosi, his first scene), who explains his science problem, then awakens Kalaga (Darby Jones, same guy from I Walked With A Zombie), in the comic knock-off Zombies On Broadway, 1945.

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