Biography
Albert Akst (August 31, 1899 β April 19, 1958) was an American musician turned film editor, played saxophone in Meyer Davis Orchestra and in vaudeville until 1930. He became a film cutter of short subjects and later became an editor on 53 feature films, including Forbidden Passage, Johnny Eager, Ziegfeld Follies, Summer Stock, Brigadoon and Meet Me in Las Vegas. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Somebody Up There Likes Me.Akst was born in New Jersey and died in Los Angeles, California.
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Filmography
all 51
Movies 51
Editor
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Movie
Editor
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Movie
Editor
Trial (1955)
Movie
Editor
Moonfleet (1955)
Movie
Editor
Brigadoon (1954)
Movie
Editor
Flame and the Flesh (1954)
Movie
Editor
Torch Song (1953)
Movie
Editor
The Band Wagon (1953)
Movie
4
Editor
Small Town Girl (1953)
Movie
Editor
Because You're Mine (1952)
Movie
Editor
The Belle of New York (1952)
Movie
Editor
The Strip (1951)
Movie
6
Editor
Royal Wedding (1951)
Movie
Editor
Summer Stock (1950)
Movie
Editor
Tension (1949)
Movie
Editor
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Movie
6.73
Editor
Easter Parade (1948)
Movie
Editor
Summer Holiday (1948)
Movie
Editor
Good News (1947)
Movie
Editor
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Movie
Editor
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Movie
Editor
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
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6
Editor
Broadway Rhythm (1944)
Movie
Editor
Girl Crazy (1943)
Movie
Editor
Heavenly Music (1943)
Movie
Editor
Presenting Lily Mars (1943)
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Editor
Sunday Punch (1942)
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Editor
Johnny Eager (1941)
Movie
Editor
The Feminine Touch (1941)
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Editor
Sucker List (1941)
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Editor
Your Last Act (1941)
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Editor
Willie and the Mouse (1941)
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Editor
Ye Olde Minstrels (1941)
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Editor
Forbidden Passage (1941)
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Editor
Waldo's Last Stand (1940)
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Editor
Soak the Old (1940)
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Editor
A Way in the Wilderness (1940)
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Editor
The Hidden Master (1940)
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Editor
Jack Pot (1940)
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Editor
Pound Foolish (1940)
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Editor
That Inferior Feeling (1940)
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Editor
Alfalfa's Double (1940)
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Editor
Drunk Driving (1939)
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Editor
One Against the World (1939)
Movie
Editor
The Story That Couldn't Be Printed (1939)
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Editor
Home Early (1939)
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Editor
The Raven (1935)
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5.83
Editor
Princess O'Hara (1935)
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Editor
A Notorious Gentleman (1935)
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Editor
The Rustler's Roundup (1933)
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Editor
Flaming Guns (1932)
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Ratings
Average 5.71
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Information
Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1899-08-31
Deathday1958-04-19 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceAtlantic City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAl Akst
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