Biography
Milton Carruth (March 23, 1899 β September 7, 1972) was an American film editor and, for a period in the 1930s, film director. Among the 129 films he edited are All Quiet on the Western Front (directed by Lewis Milestone, 1930, silent version), Shadow of a Doubt (directed by Alfred Hitchcock, 1943), Pillow Talk (directed by Michael Gordon, 1959), and Imitation of Life (directed by Douglas Sirk, 1959). His career as an editor spanned from 1929 through 1966 (The Pad and How to Use It (directed by Brian G. Hutton, 1966).
In 1937 and 1938, he directed seven films: Love Letters of a Star, She's Dangerous, Breezing Home, The Man in Blue, Reported Missing!, The Lady Fights Back and Some Blondes Are Dangerous. Following these films, he returned to his "first love", which was film editing.Carruth spent his entire career working at Universal Studios; he was "one of three editors who served as the core of Universal's editing department for a span of some forty years". He had been selected as a member of the American Cinema Editors.
Filmography
all 128
Movies 127
Director 6
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
The Pad and How to Use It (1966)
Madame X (1966)
The Art of Love (1965)
I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
Bedtime Story (1964)
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
If a Man Answers (1962)
Flower Drum Song (1961)
Back Street (1961)
Portrait in Black (1960)
The Leech Woman (1960)
Hell Bent for Leather (1960)
Pillow Talk (1959)
Imitation of Life (1959)
One Step Beyond (1959)
The Perfect Furlough (1958)
Once Upon a Horse... (1958)
This Happy Feeling (1958)
The Female Animal (1958)
My Man Godfrey (1957)
Joe Butterfly (1957)
Pillars of the Sky (1956)
I've Lived Before (1956)
Francis in the Haunted House (1956)
Toy Tiger (1956)
World in My Corner (1956)
Francis in the Navy (1955)
One Desire (1955)
The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
Smoke Signal (1955)
Sign of the Pagan (1954)
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Back to God's Country (1953)
All I Desire (1953)
Take Me to Town (1953)
Francis Covers the Big Town (1953)
Column South (1953)
The Redhead from Wyoming (1953)
It Grows on Trees (1952)
Francis Goes to West Point (1952)
The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
Finders Keepers (1952)
Bright Victory (1951)
Francis Goes to the Races (1951)
Apache Drums (1951)
Up Front (1951)
Kansas Raiders (1950)
Shakedown (1950)
Louisa (1950)
One Way Street (1950)
Francis (1950)
Woman in Hiding (1950)
The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
The Lady Gambles (1949)
The Life of Riley (1949)
Family Honeymoon (1948)
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Tap Roots (1948)
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
The Lost Moment (1947)
Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman (1947)
Canyon Passage (1946)
Night in Paradise (1946)
Sudan (1945)
Dead Man's Eyes (1944)
Trigger Trail (1944)
Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)
Weird Woman (1944)
Gung Ho! (1943)
The Mad Ghoul (1943)
The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
So's Your Uncle (1943)
Two Tickets to London (1943)
Captive Wild Woman (1943)
Follow the Band (1943)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)
Night Monster (1942)
Top Sergeant (1942)
Private Buckaroo (1942)
The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942)
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Cracked Nuts (1941)
San Antonio Rose (1941)
Men of the Timberland (1941)
The Man Who Lost Himself (1941)
Meet the Chump (1941)
One Night in the Tropics (1940)
Hired Wife (1940)
The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
Alias the Deacon (1940)
Zanzibar (1940)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
Some Blondes Are Dangerous (1937)
The Lady Fights Back (1937)
Reported Missing (1937)
Breezing Home (1937)
She's Dangerous (1937)
Love Letters of a Star (1936)
Two in a Crowd (1936)
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Magnificent Obsession (1935)
Werewolf of London (1935)
One Exciting Adventure (1934)
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
I Like it That Way (1934)
Only Yesterday (1933)
Destination Unknown (1933)
Afraid to Talk (1932)
Back Street (1932)
Stowaway (1932)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
The Mummy (1932)
Heaven on Earth (1931)
Iron Man (1931)
Three Rogues (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Outside the Law (1930)
New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Captain of the Guard (1930)
Shanghai Lady (1929)
One Hysterical Night (1929)
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Known ForEditing
GenderMale
Birthday1899-03-23
Deathday1972-09-07 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceCoronado, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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