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Charles E. Roberts

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 05/22/1894 († 57, 11/10/1951) | Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Charles E. Roberts (May 22, 1894 – November 10, 1951) was an American screenwriter and film director. He worked on over a hundred short films and feature films. As a writer he is particularly noted for his work on the Mexican Spitfire series for RKO Pictures. He had previously made a number of two-reel shorts featuring Leon Errol. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Western

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Young David Morton, heir to millions, has been over-zealously restrained from normal youthful activities by his two old-maid Aunts, Harriet and Agatha. In an outburst from his confinement, he meets lo ...

Roaring Roads

Certification unknown

1935 | 57min
Action, Crime, Romance / Love
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A young lawyer is elected mayor of the city and promises to rid it of the corruption it's famous for. The problem is that most of the corruption he's vowed to eliminate is caused by the crooked politi ...

Corruption

Certification unknown

1933 | 2.5/5 | 1h 7min
Crime, Action, Adventure
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The DVD for this film bears the title "The Lure of Hollywood". Marian Nixon plays a girl who doesn't want to settle for second best. She is offered chance to be a model and jumps at it. Her boyfriend ...

The Reckless Way

Certification unknown

1936 | 2.0/5 | 59min
Drama
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A pilot and his dog crash-land on an island run by a psycho who owns a motel--and most of the locals. ...

The Flaming Signal

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1933 | 2.8/5 | 1h 4min
Adventure, Thriller
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Movies with Charles E. Roberts as Crew(74)

Writing/Screenplay1952 Oklahoma Annie
Writing/Screenplay1952 The Fabulous Senorita
Writing/Screenplay1951 Havana Rose
Writing/Screenplay1951 Cuban Fireball
Writing/Story1951 Cuban Fireball
Writing/Writer1951 Honeychile
Writing/Writer1950 The Newlywed's Boarder
Directing/Director1948 Don't Fool Your Wife
Writing/Screenplay1946 Vacation in Reno
Writing/Screenplay1946 Partners in Time
Writing/Screenplay1946 Riverboat Rhythm
Writing/Screenplay1945 What a Blonde
Directing/Director1945 The Big Beef
Writing/Screenplay1945 Mama Loves Papa
Directing/Director1944 Radio Rampage
Writing/Writer1944 Goin' to Town
Writing/Screenplay1944 Prunes and Politics
Writing/Writer1943 Ladies' Day
Writing/Screenplay1943 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Writing/Story1943 Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Writing/Story1942 Sing Your Worries Away
Writing/Writer1942 Mexican Spitfire at Sea
Writing/Screenplay1942 Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost
Writing/Story1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Writing/Screenplay1942 Mexican Spitfire's Elephant
Writing/Writer1942 Rough on Rents
Directing/Director1942 Framing Father
Writing/Story1942 Framing Father
Directing/Director1941 Hurry, Charlie, Hurry
Directing/Director1941 A Panic in the Parlor
Writing/Story1941 A Panic in the Parlor
Writing/Writer1941 The Mexican Spitfire's Baby
Directing/Director1941 I'll Fix It
Writing/Screenplay1940 Mexican Spitfire
Directing/Director1940 Bested by a Beard
Writing/Screenplay1940 Millionaire Playboy
Writing/Screenplay1940 Mexican Spitfire Out West
Directing/Director1940 Pop Always Pays
Writing/Screenplay1940 Pop Always Pays
Directing/Director1939 Clock Wise
Directing/Director1939 Baby Daze
Directing/Director1939 Maid to Order
Directing/Director1939 Sagebrush Serenade
Writing/Writer1939 Sagebrush Serenade
Directing/Director1939 Kennedy the Great
Directing/Director1939 Dog-Gone
Directing/Director1938 A Clean Sweep
Writing/Story1938 The Jitters
Directing/Director1938 Beaux and Errors
Writing/Story1938 His Pest Friend
Writing/Story1938 Berth Quakes
Directing/Director1937 Rhythm Wranglers
Writing/Screenplay1937 Rhythm Wranglers
Writing/Original Story1937 Harris in the Spring
Writing/Screenplay1937 Harris in the Spring
Directing/Director1937 Many Unhappy Returns
Writing/Writer1937 A Rented Riot
Writing/Screenplay1936 Mummy's Boys
Writing/Original Story1936 Swing It
Writing/Story1936 So and Sew
Writing/Story1936 The Reckless Way
Writing/Screenplay1936 Dummy Ache
Writing/Screenplay1935 Social Error
Directing/Director1935 Adventurous Knights
Directing/Director1935 Roaring Roads
Writing/Story1935 Suicide Squad
Writing/Story1934 The Super Snooper
Directing/Director1933 The Flaming Signal
Writing/Screenplay1933 The Flaming Signal
Writing/Screenplay1933 Fighting Texans
Writing/Screenplay1933 What's to Do?
Directing/Director1933 Corruption
Writing/Screenplay1933 Corruption
Writing/Writer1932 Western Limited

Full Name: Charles Roberts
Born: Tuesday, 05/22 1894 (May) in Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 11/10 1951 (November) in Los Angeles County (aged: 57)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Other names for Charles E. Roberts (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Charles E. Roberts (writer)"
Charles E. Roberts frequently works together with these people:
Leslie Goodwins (25x, Crew)
Leon Errol (20x, Actor)
Edgar Kennedy (12x, Actor)
Jack Rice (10x, Actor)
Vivien Oakland (9x, Actress)
Renié (9x, Crew)
Jack Townley (9x, Crew)
Elisabeth Risdon (8x, Actress)
George Jeske (8x, Crew)
Lupe Vélez (8x, Actress)
Jack MacKenzie (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1020389, Added: 11/29/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024