Clarence Kolster

Clarence Kolster (September 6, 1895 – May 6, 1972) was an American film editor, active during the later years of the silent era, right through the 1950s.

Biography 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 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 (as per AFI's database) Year Title Role Notes 1922 Rags to Riches Editor 1923 Editor 1923 Little Johnny Jones Editor 1923 Editor 1924 Conductor 1492 Editor 1924 Assistant director 1925 Three Weeks in Paris Editor 1925 Hogan's Alley Editor 1925 The Clash of the Wolves Editor 1925 On Thin Ice Editor 1926 The Fighting Edge Editor 1926 Editor 1926 Broken Hearts of Hollywood Editor 1926 His Jazz Bride Editor 1926 The Night Cry Editor 1926 The Sap Editor 1926 Editor 1927 Editor 1927 A Dog of the Regiment Editor 1927 Ginsberg the Great Editor 1927 Husbands for Rent Editor 1930 Sunny Skies Editor 1930 Hot Curves Editor 1930 Peacock Alley Editor 1930 The Thoroughbred Editor 1930 Troopers Three Editor 1930 Wings of Adventure Editor 1931 Frankenstein Editor 1931 Editor 1931 Waterloo Bridge Editor 1932 Editor 1932 The Impatient Maiden Editor 1932 Doomed Battalion Editor 1933 King of the Wild Horses Editor 1933 Havana Widows Editor 1933 The Fighting Code Editor 1933 Unknown Valley Editor 1934 Twenty Million Sweethearts Editor 1934 Circus Clown Editor 1934 Editor 1934 I've Got Your Number Editor 1935 The White Cockatoo Editor 1935 Special Agent Editor 1935 Mary Jane's Pa Editor 1935 Miss Pacific Fleet Editor 1936 Brides Are Like That Editor 1936 Polo Joe Editor 1936 Hot Money Editor 1936 The Law in Her Hands Editor 1937 Her Husband's Secretary Editor 1937 Back in Circulation Editor 1937 Empty Holsters Editor 1937 Once a Doctor Editor 1937 Sh! The Octopus Editor 1938 Gold Is Where You Find It Editor 1938 Four's a Crowd Editor 1938 Going Places Editor 1939 Hell's Kitchen Editor 1939 On Your Toes Editor 1940 River's End Editor 1940 South of Suez Editor 1940 Editor 1940 Brother Rat and a Baby Editor 1941 Bad Men of Missouri Editor 1941 Thieves Fall Out Editor 1942 Men of Texas Editor 1942 Editor 1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides Editor 1943 The Mysterious Doctor Editor 1943 Truck Busters Editor 1943 Adventure in Iraq Editor 1944 Make Your Own Bed Editor 1946 Of Human Bondage Editor 1947 Escape Me Never Editor 1948 Smart Girls Don't Talk Editor 1948 Editor 1949 Always Leave Them Laughing Editor 1949 South of St. Louis Editor 1950 Barricade Editor 1950 Dallas Editor 1951 Close to My Heart Editor 1951 Fort Worth Editor 1951 Sugarfoot Editor 1951 Storm Warning Editor 1952 Editor 1952 Operation Secret Editor 1952 She's Working Her Way Through College Editor 1953 South Sea Woman Editor 1953 Editor 1954 Editor 1954 Drum Beat Editor 1955 I Died a Thousand Times Editor 1955 Target Zero Editor 1956 Our Miss Brooks Editor 1956 Zarak Editor 1956 Editor 1956 Editor 1957 Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend Editor 1958 Fort Dobbs Editor