Arthur Hilton

Arthur Hilton (April 5, 1897 – October 15, 1979) was a British-born film editor and director.

Biography Hilton was born in London and edited his first film in 1928. Shortly after, he immigrated to the US, where he worked on such films as the W. C. Fields classic comedies The Bank Dick (1940) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941), and Julien Duvivier's portmanteau film Flesh and Fantasy (1943). Hilton was nominated for an Academy Award in 1946 for Best Film Editing for Robert Siodmak's film noir The Killers.

Hilton later established himself as a director, with his film director credits including The Return of Jesse James (1950), The Big Chase (1954), and Cat-Women of the Moon (1953), the latter considered by The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction as "absurd [but] one of the most influential science-fiction films ever made.". Hilton's television director credits include Lassie, New Comedy Showcase, Mission: Impossible, Wanted Dead or Alive, and Police Story. Hilton was recognized by American Cinema Editors for his editing work on the 1977 mini-series Washington: Behind Closed Doors.

Selected filmography

1930: Captain Thunder 1931: The Virtuous Husband 1933: What Price Innocence? 1935: Swellhead 1936: In Paris, A.W.O.L. 1938: Breaking the Ice 1940: The Bank Dick 1941: Keep 'Em Flying 1941: Man Made Monster 1942: Who Done It? 1942: Pardon My Sarong 1943: Flesh and Fantasy 1943: Crazy House 1944: Phantom Lady 1944: The Suspect 1944: Bowery to Broadway 1944: Ghost Catchers 1945: Scarlet Street 1945: Here Come the Co-Eds 1945: The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry 1945: The Naughty Nineties 1946: The Killers 1948: Let's Live a Little 1948: Secret Beyond the Door 1950: The Baron of Arizona 1950: The Return of Jesse James 1950: House by the River 1953: Cat-Women of the Moon 1954: The Big Chase 1973: Harry in Your Pocket