Leslie Fenton
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945. Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic. As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945. Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line 0008), aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906.
Known for
Credits
Boys Town (1938)
as Dan Farrow
The Public Enemy (1931)
as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
The Famous Ferguson Case (1932)
as Perrin
Two in the Dark (1936)
as Stuart Eldredge
Murder on a Bridle Path (1936)
as Don Gregg
The Casino Murder Case (1935)
as Dr. Kane
I Believed in You (1934)
as Russell Storm
The Man Who Came Back (1931)
as Baron le Duc
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain (1932)
as Nick 'Nicky' Grant
Sworn Enemy (1936)
as Steve Sherman
The Man I Love (1929)
as Carlo Vesper
The House of Secrets (1936)
as Barry Wilding
Captain Kidd's Treasure (1938)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Star of Midnight (1935)
as Tim Winthrop
Night Flight (1933)
as Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
The Gateway of the Moon (1928)
as Jim Mortlake
Air Mail (1932)
as Tony Dressel
The Road to Glory (1926)
as David Hale
Strange Wives (1934)
as Svengaart
The Pagan Lady (1931)
as Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
The Hatchet Man (1932)
as Harry En Hai
Lady Killer (1933)
as Duke
Dynamite (1929)
as Young 'Vulture'
Stolen Harmony (1935)
as Joe Harris (uncredited)
Marie Galante (1934)
as General Saki Tenoki
East of Java (1935)
as Captain Wong Bo
The Last Performance (1929)
as Buffo
A Dangerous Woman (1929)
as Peter Allerton
China Passage (1937)
as Anthony Durand
The First Kiss (1928)
as Carol Talbot
Broadway (1929)
as 'Scar' Edwards
The Drag Net (1928)
as Shakespeare
Men Without Names (1935)
as Monk Gleason, gang boss
Girls Gone Wild (1929)
as Boogs
Soak the Poor (1937)
as Nick Garvey
What Price Glory (1926)
as Lt. Moore
Woman Trap (1929)
as Eddie Evans
Black Paradise (1926)
as James Callahan
Thunder Below (1932)
as Webb
Lazybones (1925)
as Dick Ritchie
Murder at Midnight (1931)
as Walter Grayson
The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
as Neil Ross
Havoc (1925)
as Babe
Take the Stand (1934)
as Hugh Halliburton
The Longest Night (1936)
as Carl Briggs
The Guilty Generation (1931)
as Joe Palmero
Paris Bound (1929)
as Richard Parrish
Chinatown Squad (1935)
as Su Quong
The Ancient Mariner (1925)
as Joe Barlow
Fugitive Road (1934)
as Frank Riker
East Lynne (1925)
as Richard Hare
Kick In (1931)
as Charlie
The Showdown (1928)
as Kilgore Shelton
White Lies (1935)
as Dan Oliver
Sandy (1926)
as Douglas Keith
Thunder Mountain (1925)
as Sam Martin
F.P.1 (1933)
as Capt. B.E. Droste
The Office Scandal (1929)
as Andrew 'Andy' Corbin