Gene Fowler Jr.

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Gene Fowler Jr.

Editing May 27, 1917

Denver, Colorado, USA

Gene Fowler Jr. was an American film editor and director with a career spanning several decades. He edited notable films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and Hang 'E…

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Perry Mason

Perry Mason

7.7 1957 TV Show
Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High

6.9 1968 Movie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

7.0 1963 Movie
The Waltons

The Waltons

7.1 1972 TV Show
The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

7.4 1944 Movie
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.7 1955 TV Show
A Man Called Horse

A Man Called Horse

6.4 1970 Movie
Caveman

Caveman

6.7 1981 Movie
While the City Sleeps

While the City Sleeps

6.9 1956 Movie
Hangmen Also Die!

Hangmen Also Die!

6.9 1943 Movie
Forty Guns

Forty Guns

6.6 1957 Movie
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

6.8 1956 Movie

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Gene Fowler Jr. was an American film editor and director with a career spanning several decades. He edited notable films such as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and Hang 'Em High (1968). As a director, he is known for I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), both of which have become cult classics. Fowler's work significantly influenced the science fiction and horror genres during the mid-20th century.

Filmography

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  1. 1985
    Evergreen

    TV show Editor

  2. 1983
    Smorgasbord

    Movie Editor

  3. 1981
    Caveman

    Movie Editor

  4. 1979
    Skatetown, U.S.A.

    Movie Editor

  5. 1979
    The House on Garibaldi Street

    Movie Editor

  6. 1978
    The New Adventures of Heidi

    Movie Editor

  7. 1978
    The Astral Factor

    Movie Director

  8. 1977
    Bunco

    Movie Supervising Editor

  9. 1974
    The Stranger Within

    Movie Editorial Manager

  10. 1973
    A Dream for Christmas

    Movie Editor

  11. 1973
    The Blue Knight

    TV show Editor

  12. 1973
    The Blue Knight

    Movie Editor

  13. 1973
    The Girls of Huntington House

    Movie Editor

  14. 1972
    Pursuit

    Movie Editor

  15. 1972
    Molly and Lawless John

    Movie Editor

  16. 1972
    The Crooked Hearts

    Movie Editor

More credits
  1. 1972
    The Waltons

    TV show Editor

  2. 1971
    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    Movie Editor

  3. 1971
    Goodbye, Raggedy Ann

    Movie Editor

  4. 1971
    Walls of Fire

    Movie Editor

  5. 1970
    Monte Walsh

    Movie Editor

  6. 1970
    A Man Called Horse

    Movie Editor

  7. 1968
    Hang 'em High

    Movie Editor

  8. 1963
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    Movie Editor

  9. 1963
    A Child Is Waiting

    Movie Editor

  10. 1960
    Assignment: Underwater

    TV show Director

  11. 1959
    The Oregon Trail

    Movie Director

  12. 1959
    The Rebel Set

    Movie Director

  13. 1959
    Here Come the Jets

    Movie Director

  14. 1958
    Man with a Camera

    TV show Director

  15. 1958
    I Married a Monster from Outer Space

    Movie Producer

  16. 1958
    Gang War

    Movie Director

  17. 1958
    Showdown at Boot Hill

    Movie Director

  18. 1957
    Perry Mason

    TV show Director

  19. 1957
    Forty Guns

    Movie Editor

  20. 1957
    Run of the Arrow

    Movie Editor

  21. 1957
    I Was a Teenage Werewolf

    Movie Director

  22. 1957
    China Gate

    Movie Editor

  23. 1956
    Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    Movie Editor

  24. 1956
    The Naked Hills

    Movie Editor