Richard C. Kahn (January 26, 1897 in New Orleans, Louisiana - January 28, 1960 in Hollywood, California) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his B movies of the 1930s and early 1940s. Though white, he often worked with an all-black cast. His feature films include Secret Menace (1931), The Third Sex (1934), Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938), The Bronze Buckaroo (1939), Harlem Rides the Range (1939), Son of Ingagi (1940), Buzzy Rides the Range (1940), Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941) and Guns Don't Argue (1957) (with Bill Karn). In 1955 he directed an episode of Grand Ole Opry, and in 1958 he directed two episodes of Sky King, "Rodeo Decathlon" and "The Brain and the Brawn".

He produced three Herbert Jeffrey films.

Richard C. Kahn

Selected filmography

Secret Menace (1931) Son of Ingagi (1940) Buzzy Rides the Range (1940) Buzzy and the Phantom Pinto (1941)

Richard C. Kahn

References

American film directors

American male screenwriters

1897 births

1960 deaths

Writers from New Orleans

Screenwriters from Louisiana

20th-century American male writers

20th-century American screenwriters

Richard C. Kahn