Otho Lovering

Otho Lovering (December 1, 1892 – October 25, 1968) was an American filmmaker with about eighty editing credits on feature films and television programs.

Biography Born in 1892, he was the son of Frank Lovering, a stenographer, and Georgia Lovering. He worked for Vitagraph Studios as a film printing foreman, according to his 1917 World War I draft registration card.

A highlight of Lovering's career was his editing of director John Ford's classic Western film Stagecoach (1939). Lovering's co-editor was Dorothy Spencer, with whom Lovering had already edited several films starting in 1937. The pair were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film. Over 20 years later, Ford picked Lovering as his editor again following the 1961 death of Jack Murray, who had edited most of Ford's films in the 1940s and 1950s. Lovering edited four films, from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) through Ford's last feature film, 7 Women (1966).

Filmography This filmography is based on the listing at the Internet Movie Database; credits are for editing unless indicated.

+ Editor Year Film Director Notes Other notes 1928 Sporting GoodsMalcolm St. Clair Easy Come, Easy GoFrank TuttleFirst collaboration with Frank Tuttle Warming UpFred C. Newmeyer The Sawdust ParadiseLuther Reed Moran of the MarinesFrank R. Strayer Take Me HomeMarshall Neilan 1929 RedskinVictor SchertzingerFirst collaboration with Victor Schertzinger The Wild PartyDorothy Arzner The Wheel of LifeVictor SchertzingerSecond collaboration with Victor Schertzinger The Mighty John CromwellFirst collaboration with John Cromwell 1930 Street of ChanceSecond collaboration with John Cromwell The Social LionA. Edward Sutherland ManslaughterGeorge Abbott Anybody's WarRichard Wallace The Virtuous Sin1931 The Conquering HordeEdward Sloman 1932 Devil and the DeepMarion Gering A Farewell to ArmsFrank Borzage No Man of Her OwnWesley RugglesFirst collaboration with Wesley Ruggles 1933 A Bedtime StoryNorman Taurog I'm No AngelWesley RugglesSecond collaboration with Wesley Ruggles 1934 All of MeJames FloodFirst collaboration with James Flood You're Telling Me!Erle C. Kenton We Live AgainRouben Mamoulian 1935 The Gilded LilyWesley RugglesThird collaboration with Wesley Ruggles Stolen HarmonyAlfred L. Werker ShanghaiJames FloodSecond collaboration with James Flood Accent on Youth Wesley RugglesFourth collaboration with Wesley Ruggles1936 Valiant Is the Word for CarrieFifth collaboration with Wesley Ruggles 1937 I Met Him in ParisSixth collaboration with Wesley Ruggles Vogues of 1938Irving Cummings Stand-InTay GarnettFirst collaboration with Tay Garnett 1938 I Met My Love Again BlockadeWilliam Dieterle AlgiersJohn CromwellThird collaboration with John Cromwell Trade WindsTay GarnettSecond collaboration with Tay Garnett 1939 StagecoachJohn FordFirst collaboration with John Ford Winter CarnivalCharles Reisner Eternally YoursTay GarnettThird collaboration with Tay Garnett1942 JacaréCharles E. Ford1947 Joe Palooka in the KnockoutReginald LeBorgFirst collaboration with Reginald LeBorg 1948 The HuntedJack Bernhard I Wouldn't Be in Your ShoesWilliam Nigh Joe Palooka in Winner Take AllReginald LeBorgSecond collaboration with Reginald LeBorg Smugglers' CoveWilliam BeaudineEighth collaboration with William Beaudine 1949 Joe Palooka in the Big FightCy Endfield Fighting FoolsReginald LeBorgFourth collaboration with Reginald LeBorg Bomba, the Jungle BoyFord BeebeFirst collaboration with Ford Beebe Mississippi RhythmDerwin AbrahamsSecond collaboration with Derwin Abrahams Joe Palooka in the CounterpunchReginald LeBorgFifth collaboration with Reginald LeBorg Bomba on Panther IslandFord BeebeSecond collaboration with Ford Beebe 1950 Blue Grass of KentuckyWilliam BeaudineTenth collaboration with William Beaudine Joe Palooka Meets HumphreyJean YarbroughThird collaboration with Jean Yarbrough Young Daniel BooneReginald LeBorgSixth collaboration with Reginald LeBorg The Lost VolcanoFord BeebeThird collaboration with Ford Beebe Short GrassLesley SelanderSecond collaboration with Lesley Selander 1951 Navy BoundPaul LandresSecond collaboration with Paul Landres The Lion HuntersFord BeebeFourth collaboration with Ford Beebe Disc JockeyWill JasonSecond collaboration with Will Jason1952 Jack and the BeanstalkJean YarbroughThird collaboration with Jean Yarbrough1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance John FordSecond collaboration with John Ford 1963 Donovan's ReefThird collaboration with John Ford McLintock!Andrew V. McLaglenFirst collaboration with Andrew V. McLaglen 1964 Law of the LawlessWilliam F. Claxton Cheyenne AutumnJohn FordFourth collaboration with John Ford 1965 ShenandoahAndrew V. McLaglenSecond collaboration with Andrew V. McLaglen 7 WomenJohn FordFifth collaboration with John Ford 1966 Ride Beyond VengeanceBernard McEveety The Last of the Secret Agents?Norman Abbott 1967 The Way West Andrew V. McLaglenThird collaboration with Andrew V. McLaglen The Ballad of JosieFourth collaboration with Andrew V. McLaglen1968 The Green Berets 1969 Young Billy Young Burt KennedyFirst collaboration with Burt Kennedy The Good Guys and the Bad GuysSecond collaboration with Burt Kennedy

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes Other notes 1939 StagecoachJohn Ford Supervising editor Slightly HonorableTay GarnettFourth collaboration with Tay Garnett1940 Foreign CorrespondentAlfred Hitchcock1943 The OutlawHoward Hughes 1945 The Story of G.I. JoeWilliam A. WellmanSupervising film editor Pardon My PastLeslie Fenton Supervising editor 1946 Abilene TownEdwin L. Marin SuspenseFrank TuttleSecond collaboration with Frank Tuttle 1947 Hard Boiled Mahoney William Beaudine Supervising film editorFirst collaboration with William Beaudine News HoundsSecond collaboration with William Beaudine Black GoldPhil KarlsonSupervising editor Bowery BuckaroosWilliam BeaudineSupervising film editorThird collaboration with William Beaudine 1948 Song of My HeartBenjamin GlazerSupervising editor PanhandleLesley SelanderSupervising film editorFirst collaboration with Lesley Selander Angels' AlleyWilliam Beaudine Supervising editorFourth collaboration with William Beaudine Docks of New OrleansDerwin AbrahamsFirst collaboration with Derwin Abrahams Campus SleuthWill JasonFirst collaboration with Will Jason French LeaveFrank McDonald Smart WomanEdward A. Blatt Jinx Money William BeaudineSupervising film editorFifth collaboration with William Beaudine Shanghai Chest Supervising editorSixth collaboration with William Beaudine Back TrailChristy Cabanne The Golden EyeWilliam BeaudineSeventh collaboration with William Beaudine Music ManWill JasonSecond collaboration with Will Jason Trouble MakersReginald LeBorgSupervising film editorThird collaboration with Reginald LeBorg Jiggs and Maggie in Court William Beaudine Supervising editorNinth collaboration with William Beaudine The Feathered SerpentTenth collaboration with William Beaudine 1949 Bad BoyKurt Neumann Sky Dragon Lesley SelanderSecond collaboration with Lesley Selander StampedeThird collaboration with Lesley Selander Across the Rio GrandeOliver Drake Hold That Baby!Reginald LeBorgSupervising film editorFifth collaboration with Reginald LeBorg Jiggs and Maggie in Jackpot JittersWilliam BeaudineSupervising editorEleventh collaboration with William Beaudine Angels in Disguise Jean Yarbrough Supervising film editorFirst collaboration with Jean Yarbrough Master MindsSecond collaboration with Jean Yarbrough 1950 Blonde Dynamite William BeaudineTwelfth collaboration with William Beaudine Lucky LosersThirteenth collaboration with William Beaudine Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a ChanceJean YarbroughSupervising editorFourth collaboration with Jean Yarbrough A Modern MarriagePaul LandresEditorial supervisorSecond collaboration with Paul Landres Triple TroubleJean Yarbrough Supervising film editorFourth collaboration with Jean Yarbrough Bomba and the Hidden CityFord BeebeFourth collaboration with Ford Beebe

+ Director Year Film1935 Wanderer of the Wasteland 1936 Drift Fence The Sky Parade Border Flight

+ Second unit or assistant director Year Film Director Role1946 Gallant JourneyWilliam A. WellmanSecond unit director

+ Writer Year Film Director1942 Lady in a JamGregory La Cava

Short documentaries

+ Director Year Film Notes1944 Fighter Combat Formation: Attacks and Escorts

TV movies

+ Editor Year Film Director Notes 1958 Jack the RipperDavid MacDonald Destination NightmarePaul Landres The VeilHerbert L. Strock

TV pilots

TV series