Biography
Clarence Kolster (September 6, 1895 β May 6, 1972) was an American film editor, active during the later years of the silent era, right through the 1950s. Born in Plattsburgh, New York, in 1895, Clarence began his film career editing the 1922 silent film Rags to Riches. During his 30-year career, he would edit almost 100 films, in addition to working as assistant director on the 1924 film The Lighthouse by the Sea. His career would include such classics as The Painted Desert, also in 1931, which featured Clark Gable's first speaking role; the 1946 remake of Of Human Bondage; Always Leave Them Laughing, starring Milton Berle and Virginia Mayo; and 1958's Our Miss Brooks starring Eve Arden.
But Kolster's crowning achievement was his first mega-hit, the 1931 version of Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff. Kolster's editing of when the monster is revealed has been called, "... possibly the most distinguished piece of cutting in all of horror movie history." In addition, the creation sequence, the monster finding the small child by the lake, and the confrontation between the monster and Frankenstein's bride, have all become iconic scenes in film history, often imitated and parodied in later pictures.In 1958, Kolster would make the switch from the big screen to the small screen, where he worked on several television series, including Maverick and 77 Sunset Strip. Kolster retired in 1962, and would die 10 years later.
Filmography
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Movies 82
Director 1
Fort Dobbs (1958)
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend (1957)
The Burning Hills (1956)
The Lone Ranger (1956)
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
Drum Beat (1954)
The Bounty Hunter (1954)
The System (1953)
Operation Secret (1952)
The Big Trees (1952)
Close to My Heart (1951)
Fort Worth (1951)
Sugarfoot (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)
Dallas (1950)
Barricade (1950)
Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
South of St. Louis (1949)
Smart Girls Don't Talk (1948)
The Woman in White (1948)
Escape Me Never (1947)
Of Human Bondage (1946)
Make Your Own Bed (1944)
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
Truck Busters (1943)
Men of Texas (1942)
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
River's End (1940)
An Angel from Texas (1940)
Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
Going Places (1938)
Four's a Crowd (1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Sh! The Octopus (1937)
Back in Circulation (1937)
Empty Holsters (1937)
Polo Joe (1936)
Hot Money (1936)
The Law in Her Hands (1936)
Brides Are Like That (1936)
Miss Pacific Fleet (1935)
Special Agent (1935)
Mary Jane's Pa (1935)
The White Cockatoo (1935)
The St. Louis Kid (1934)
I've Got Your Number (1934)
The Fighting Code (1933)
Havana Widows (1933)
King of the Wild Horses (1933)
Unknown Valley (1933)
The Old Dark House (1932)
The Doomed Battalion (1932)
The Impatient Maiden (1932)
Frankenstein (1931)
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
The Painted Desert (1931)
The Thoroughbred (1930)
Wings of Adventure (1930)
Hot Curves (1930)
Sunny Skies (1930)
Peacock Alley (1930)
Woman to Woman (1929)
Ginsberg the Great (1927)
A Dog of the Regiment (1927)
The Third Degree (1926)
Broken Hearts of Hollywood (1926)
The Sap (1926)
The Little Irish Girl (1926)
The Night Cry (1926)
His Jazz Bride (1926)
The Fighting Edge (1926)
Hogan's Alley (1925)
Three Weeks in Paris (1925)
Clash of the Wolves (1925)
On Thin Ice (1925)
The Lighthouse by the Sea (1924)
Conductor 1492 (1924)
The Country Kid (1923)
The Printer's Devil (1923)
Little Johnny Jones (1923)
Rags to Riches (1922)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1895-09-06
Deathday1972-05-06 (76 years old)
Birth PlacePlattsburgh, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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