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Otto Meyer

1901 – 1980

American film editor

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Lived 1901 – 1980 (aged 78). Otto Meyer was an American film editor.

Otto Meyer (1901–1980) was an American film editor.

Meyer was born in San Francisco, began working as a film editor in 1931, and edited about 80 films and television shows through the 1960s. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing twice, once for Theodora Goes Wild in 1936, and The Talk of the Town in 1942.

Filmography + Editor Year Film Director Notes Other notes 1931 BrandedD. Ross LedermanFirst collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Border LawLouis King The One Way TrailRay Taylor The Fighting MarshalD. Ross LedermanSecond collaboration with D. Ross Lederman 1932 The Fighting FoolLambert HillyerFirst collaboration with Lambert Hillyer Texas Cyclone D. Ross LedermanThird collaboration with D. Ross Lederman The Riding TornadoFourth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Two-Fisted LawFifth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Daring DangerSixth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman CorneredB. Reeves Eason Fighting for JusticeOtto BrowerFirst collaboration with Otto Brower The Western CodeJohn P. McCarthy End of the TrailD. Ross LedermanSeventh collaboration with D. Ross Lederman 1933 Man of ActionGeorge Melford TreasonGeorge B. Seitz Silent Men D. Ross LedermanEighth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman The WhirlwindNinth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Damaged LivesEdgar G. Ulmer Rusty Rides AloneD. Ross LedermanTenth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Police Car 17Lambert HillyerSecond collaboration with Lambert Hillyer Hold the PressPhil Rosen Before MidnightLambert HillyerThird collaboration with Lambert Hillyer StraightawayOtto BrowerSecond collaboration with Otto Brower 1934 The Crime of Helen Stanley D. Ross LedermanEleventh collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Hell Bent for LoveTwelfth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman A Man's GameThirteenth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Beyond the LawFourteenth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Girl in DangerFifteenth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Against the LawLambert HillyerFourth collaboration with Lambert Hillyer White LiesLeo BulgakovFirst collaboration with Leo Bulgakov 1935 The Best Man WinsErle C. KentonFirst collaboration with Erle C. Kenton In Spite of DangerLambert HillyerFifth collaboration with Lambert Hillyer After the DanceLeo BulgakovSecond collaboration with Leo Bulgakov Escape from Devil's IslandAlbert S. RogellFirst collaboration with Albert S. Rogell Super SpeedLambert HillyerSixth collaboration with Lambert Hillyer 1936 Hell-Ship MorganD. Ross LedermanSixteenth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Roaming LadyAlbert S. RogellSecond collaboration with Albert S. Rogell Meet Nero WolfeHerbert Biberman Adventure in ManhattanEdward Ludwig Theodora Goes WildRichard Boleslawski 1937 Women of GlamourGordon Wiles Racketeers in ExileErle C. KentonSecond collaboration with Erle C. Kenton The Frame-UpD. Ross LedermanSeventeenth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman It Happened in HollywoodHarry LachmanFirst collaboration with Harry Lachman Counsel for CrimeJohn BrahmFirst collaboration with John Brahm I'll Take RomanceEdward H. Griffith 1938 No Time to MarryHarry LachmanSecond collaboration with Harry Lachman The Lone Wolf in ParisAlbert S. RogellThird collaboration with Albert S. Rogell HolidayGeorge Cukor Girls' SchoolJohn BrahmSecond collaboration with John Brahm Adventure in SaharaD. Ross LedermanEighteenth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman 1939 The Lone Wolf Spy HuntPeter Godfrey The Lady and the MobBenjamin StoloffSecond collaboration with Benjamin Stoloff Blind AlleyCharles VidorFirst collaboration with Charles Vidor Golden BoyRouben Mamoulian The Taming of the WestNorman Deming Blondie Brings Up BabyFrank R. StrayerFirst collaboration with Frank R. Strayer 1940 Music in My HeartJoseph Santley Too Many Husbands Wesley RugglesFirst collaboration with Wesley Ruggles ArizonaSecond collaboration with Wesley Ruggles 1941 Penny SerenadeGeorge StevensFirst collaboration with George Stevens You'll Never Get RichSidney Lanfield 1942 Blondie Goes to CollegeFrank R. StrayerSecond collaboration with Frank R. Strayer The Talk of the TownGeorge StevensSecond collaboration with George Stevens 1943 Something to Shout AboutGregory RatoffFirst collaboration with Gregory Ratoff The More the MerrierGeorge StevensThird collaboration with George Stevens My Kingdom for a CookRichard Wallace The Heat's OnGregory RatoffSecond collaboration with Gregory Ratoff 1944 Nine GirlsLeigh Jason The Black ParachuteLew Landers Louisiana HayrideCharles Barton Ever Since VenusArthur Dreifuss Together AgainCharles VidorSecond collaboration with Charles Vidor 1945 A Guy, a Gal and a PalBudd Boetticher Over 21Charles VidorThird collaboration with Charles Vidor Song of the PrairieRay Nazarro 1952 And Now TomorrowWilliam Watson Face to FaceThird collaboration with John Brahm1956 The TahitianJames Knott

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1945 Lawless EmpireVernon KeaysEditorial supervisor 1947 Prairie RaidersDerwin AbrahamsSupervising film editor

+ Actor Year Film Director Role Notes Other notes1920 Sundown SlimVal PaulBud Shoop1925 The Gambling FoolJ. P. McGowanStringy Hawkins 1931 Not Exactly GentlemenBenjamin StoloffTeamsterFirst collaboration with Benjamin Stoloff Women of All NationsRaoul WalshBusher

Shorts

+ Editor Year Film Director1949 Hello Out ThereJames Whale

+ Actor Year Film Director Role Notes 1911 The Redemption of Rawhide William F. HaddockAlkali Ike The Immortal Alamo1912 A Four-Footed HeroBroncho Rider 1914 The Sheriff's Story The Fight in Lonely Gulch A Frontier Romance 1919 By Indian Post John FordSwede Gun LawGang Member

TV pilots

+ Editor Year Film Director1958 Cool and LamJacques Tourneur

TV series

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Otto Meyer?

American film editor

When was Otto Meyer born?

Otto Meyer was born on 12 July 1901 in California.

When did Otto Meyer die?

Otto Meyer died on 18 April 1980 in California.

What was Otto Meyer's occupation?

Otto Meyer was a film editor.

What nationality was Otto Meyer?

Otto Meyer was American.

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· Wikipedia: Otto Meyer

· Wikidata: Q2039974

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