Charles Barton

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Barton (May 25, 1902 – December 5, 1981) was a film and vaudeville actor and film director. He won an Oscar for best assistant director in 1933. His first film as a director was the Zane Grey feature Wagon Wheels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Barton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Career Overview

Charles Barton has 84 screen credits in a career dating back to 1920. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Five Little Peppers with 2 titles. Signature works include Spellbound, Darby O'Gill and the Little People, The Shaggy Dog. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

84

Birth Date

1902-05-25 00:00:00

Birth Place

San Francisco, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Spellbound
• 

  Darby O'Gill and the Little People
• 

  The Shaggy Dog
• 

  Africa Screams
• 

  Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
• 

  The Time of Their Lives

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 4 universes

• Five Little Peppers (2 titles)
• The Shaggy Dog Collection (1 titles)
• Ma and Pa Kettle Collection (1 titles)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Monsters (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Emile Kuri (3 collaborations)
• Harry Brown (3 collaborations)
• Charles Van Enger (3 collaborations)
• Bud Abbott (3 collaborations)
• Lou Costello (3 collaborations)
• Alfred Hitchcock (2 collaborations)
• Clarence Straight (2 collaborations)
• Carroll Clark (2 collaborations)
• Fred M. MacLean (2 collaborations)
• Pat McNalley (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (5 credits)

  • The Shaggy Dog Kids

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Beau Geste

    Buddy McMonigal

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Wings

    Soldier Flirting with Mary (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1927
  • Triple Action

    Deputy Ranger

    actor

    actors
    1925
  • The County Fair

    Tim Vail

    actor

    actors
    1920

• directing (78 credits)

  • Petticoat Junction

    - A House Divided (1967) ... director directing

    - Kate's Cousin Mae (1967) ... director directing

    - The Eternal Rectangle (1967) ... director directing

    - That Was the Night That Was (1967) ... director directing

    - Steve's Ol' Buddy (1967) ... director directing
    1963
  • Swingin' Along

    director

    directing
    1961
  • Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks with a Circus

    director

    directing
    1960
  • Zorro, the Avenger

    director

    directing
    1959
  • Darby O'Gill and the Little People

    second assistant director

    directing
    1959
  • The Shaggy Dog

    director

    directing
    1959
  • The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

    director

    directing
    1959
  • Zorro

    - The Eagle's Flight (1958) ... director directing

    - Bernardo Faces Death (1958) ... director directing

    - The Eagle Leaves the Nest (1958) ... director directing

    - The Sergeant Regrets (1958) ... director directing

    - The Tightening Noose (1958) ... director directing
    1957
  • Dance with Me, Henry

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Meet the O'Briens

    director

    directing
    1954
  • Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

    director

    directing
    1952
  • Double Crossbones

    director

    directing
    1951
  • The Milkman

    director

    directing
    1950
  • Free For All

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Africa Screams

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Mexican Hayride

    director

    directing
    1948
  • 10,000 Kids and a Cop

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein

    director

    directing
    1948
  • The Noose Hangs High

    director

    directing
    1948
  • The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

    director

    directing
    1947
  • White Tie and Tails

    director

    directing
    1946
  • The Time of Their Lives

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Smooth as Silk

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Spellbound

    second unit director

    directing
    1945
  • Men in Her Diary

    director

    directing
    1945
  • The Beautiful Cheat

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Louisiana Hayride

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Jam Session

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Hey, Rookie

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Beautiful But Broke

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Is Everybody Happy?

    director

    directing
    1943
  • What's Buzzin', Cousin?

    director

    directing
    1943
  • She Has What It Takes

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Let's Have Fun

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Reveille with Beverly

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Laugh Your Blues Away

    director

    directing
    1942
  • The Spirit of Stanford

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Lucky Legs

    director

    directing
    1942
  • A Man's World

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Parachute Nurse

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Sweetheart of the Fleet

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Hello, Annapolis

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Shut My Big Mouth

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Honolulu Lu

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Sing for Your Supper

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Two Latins from Manhattan

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Harmon of Michigan

    director

    directing
    1941
  • The Richest Man in Town

    director

    directing
    1941
  • The Big Boss

    director

    directing
    1941
  • The Phantom Submarine

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Nobody's Children

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Five Little Peppers in Trouble

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Out West with the Peppers

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Babies for Sale

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Island of Doomed Men

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Five Little Peppers at Home

    director

    directing
    1940
  • My Son Is Guilty

    director

    directing
    1939
  • Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

    director

    directing
    1939
  • Behind Prison Gates

    director

    directing
    1939
  • Born to the West

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Hell Town

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Thunder Trail

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Forlorn River

    director

    directing
    1937
  • The Crime Nobody Saw

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Rose Bowl

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Murder with Pictures

    director

    directing
    1936
  • And Sudden Death

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Timothy's Quest

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Nevada

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Last Outpost

    director

    directing
    1935
  • Car 99

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Fighting Westerner

    director

    directing
    1935
  • Wagon Wheels

    director

    directing
    1934
  • The Trumpet Blows

    assistant director

    directing
    1934
  • Merrily We Go to Hell

    assistant director

    directing
    1932
  • Dangerous Paradise

    assistant director

    directing
    1930

• production (1 credits)

  • The Noose Hangs High

    producer

    production
    1948