Robert E. Kent

Biography

Career Overview

Robert E. Kent has 130 screen credits in a career dating back to 1937. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Rock Around the Clock Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Miami Exposé, Twice-Told Tales, Where the Sidewalk Ends. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

130

Birth Date

1911-08-31 00:00:00

Birth Place

Canal Zone, Panama

Known For

• 

  Miami Exposé
• 

  Twice-Told Tales
• 

  Where the Sidewalk Ends
• 

  Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
• 

  The Christine Jorgensen Story
• 

  Hot Rods to Hell

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• Rock Around the Clock Collection (2 titles)
• Dick Tracy Collection (2 titles)
• The Falcon Series (2 titles)
• The Great Gildersleeve Collection (2 titles)
• The Spider Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Dana Andrews (2 collaborations)
• Fred Aldrich (2 collaborations)
• Eddie Borden (2 collaborations)
• Harry Cheshire (2 collaborations)
• Lee J. Cobb (1 collaborations)
• Patricia Medina (1 collaborations)
• Edward Arnold (1 collaborations)
• Michael Granger (1 collaborations)
• Eleanore Tanin (1 collaborations)
• Alan Napier (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (40 credits)

  • The Christine Jorgensen Story

    associate producer

    production
    1970
  • Twice-Told Tales

    producer

    production
    1963
  • Diary of a Madman

    producer

    production
    1963
  • Jack the Giant Killer

    associate producer

    production
    1962
  • Incident in an Alley

    producer

    production
    1962
  • Beauty and the Beast

    producer

    production
    1962
  • Saintly Sinners

    producer

    production
    1962
  • Deadly Duo

    producer

    production
    1962
  • The Clown and the Kid

    producer

    production
    1961
  • Gun Street

    producer

    production
    1961
  • Boy Who Caught a Crook

    producer

    production
    1961
  • Secret of Deep Harbor

    producer

    production
    1961
  • The Flight That Disappeared

    producer

    production
    1961
  • You Have to Run Fast

    producer

    production
    1961
  • When the Clock Strikes

    producer

    production
    1961
  • The Gambler Wore a Gun

    producer

    production
    1961
  • Police Dog Story

    producer

    production
    1961
  • Five Guns to Tombstone

    producer

    production
    1961
  • The Walking Target

    producer

    production
    1960
  • Cage of Evil

    producer

    production
    1960
  • Noose for a Gunman

    producer

    production
    1960
  • Three Came to Kill

    producer

    production
    1960
  • Oklahoma Territory

    producer

    production
    1960
  • Gunfighters of Abilene

    producer

    production
    1960
  • A Dog's Best Friend

    producer

    production
    1959
  • Vice Raid

    producer

    production
    1959
  • The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake

    producer

    production
    1959
  • Pier 5, Havana

    producer

    production
    1959
  • Inside the Mafia

    producer

    production
    1959
  • Invisible Invaders

    producer

    production
    1959
  • Riot in Juvenile Prison

    producer

    production
    1959
  • Guns Girls and Gangsters

    producer

    production
    1959
  • Hong Kong Confidential

    producer

    production
    1958
  • Curse of the Faceless Man

    producer

    production
    1958
  • Badman's Country

    producer

    production
    1958
  • It! The Terror from Beyond Space

    producer

    production
    1958
  • The Toughest Gun in Tombstone

    producer

    production
    1958
  • Chicago Confidential

    producer

    production
    1957
  • Monkey on My Back

    associate producer

    production
    1957
  • Gun Duel in Durango

    producer

    production
    1957

• writing (87 credits)

  • The Christine Jorgensen Story

    writer

    writing
    1970
  • A Time to Sing

    writer

    writing
    1968
  • The Fastest Guitar Alive

    screenplay

    writing
    1967
  • Hot Rods to Hell

    screenplay

    writing
    1967
  • Hold On!

    writer

    writing
    1966
  • When the Boys Meet the Girls

    writer

    writing
    1965
  • The Wild Wild West

    - The Night of the Bleak Island (1969) ... writer writing

    - The Night of the Falcon (1967) ... writer writing
    1965
  • Get Yourself a College Girl

    writer

    writing
    1964
  • Blood on the Arrow

    story

    writing
    1964
  • The Quick Gun

    screenplay

    writing
    1964
  • Twice-Told Tales

    writer

    writing
    1963
  • Hootenanny Hoot!

    writer

    writing
    1963
  • Diary of a Madman

    screenplay

    writing
    1963
  • Tower of London

    writer

    writing
    1962
  • Don't Knock the Twist

    writer

    writing
    1962
  • Twist Around The Clock

    screenplay

    writing
    1961
  • Mary Had a Little...

    screenplay

    writing
    1961
  • Noose for a Gunman

    screenplay

    writing
    1960
  • Three Came to Kill

    writer

    writing
    1960
  • Pier 5, Havana

    screenplay

    writing
    1959
  • Guns Girls and Gangsters

    screenplay

    writing
    1959
  • Utah Blaine

    screenplay

    writing
    1957
  • Perry Mason

    - The Case of the Positive Negative (1966) ... story editor writing

    - The Case of the Positive Negative (1966) ... teleplay writing

    - The Case of the Midnight Howler (1966) ... writer writing
    1957
  • Don't Knock The Rock

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • Miami Exposé

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • The Werewolf

    screenplay

    writing
    1956
  • Rock Around the Clock

    screenplay

    writing
    1956
  • The Houston Story

    writer

    writing
    1956
  • Inside Detroit

    writer

    writing
    1955
  • The Gun That Won the West

    story

    writing
    1955
  • Seminole Uprising

    screenplay

    writing
    1955
  • The Miami Story

    screenplay

    writing
    1954
  • Drums of Tahiti

    story

    writing
    1954
  • Jesse James vs. the Daltons

    screenplay

    writing
    1954
  • The Iron Glove

    story

    writing
    1954
  • Charge of the Lancers

    screenplay

    writing
    1954
  • Flame of Calcutta

    screenplay

    writing
    1953
  • Siren of Bagdad

    writer

    writing
    1953
  • Serpent of the Nile

    writer

    writing
    1953
  • Fort Ti

    story

    writing
    1953
  • The Pathfinder

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • The Golden Hawk

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • California Conquest

    writer

    writing
    1952
  • Brave Warrior

    writer

    writing
    1952
  • Thief of Damascus

    screenplay

    writing
    1952
  • When the Redskins Rode

    writer

    writing
    1951
  • Last of the Buccaneers

    screenplay

    writing
    1950
  • Where the Sidewalk Ends

    adaptation

    writing
    1950
  • The Reckless Moment

    adaptation

    writing
    1949
  • Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

    story

    writing
    1947
  • The Gas House Kids in Hollywood

    screenplay

    writing
    1947
  • The Red Stallion

    screenplay

    writing
    1947
  • Gas House Kids Go West

    screenplay

    writing
    1947
  • Philo Vance Returns

    screenplay

    writing
    1947
  • It's a Joke, Son!

    screenplay

    writing
    1947
  • The Falcon's Adventure

    dialogue

    writing
    1946
  • Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

    screenplay

    writing
    1946
  • Genius at Work

    writer

    writing
    1946
  • Radio Stars on Parade

    screenplay

    writing
    1945
  • The Falcon in San Francisco

    screenplay

    writing
    1945
  • Two O'Clock Courage

    screenplay

    writing
    1945
  • Girl Rush

    screenplay

    writing
    1944
  • Gildersleeve's Ghost

    screenplay

    writing
    1944
  • Find the Blackmailer

    screenplay

    writing
    1943
  • Gildersleeve on Broadway

    screenplay

    writing
    1943
  • Murder on the Waterfront

    screenplay

    writing
    1943
  • Truck Busters

    writer

    writing
    1943
  • City of Silent Men

    story

    writing
    1942
  • Spy Ship

    screenplay

    writing
    1942
  • I Was Framed

    screenplay

    writing
    1942
  • Bullet Scars

    writer

    writing
    1942
  • Bad Men of Missouri

    story

    writing
    1941
  • The Case of the Black Parrot

    screenplay

    writing
    1941
  • Father Is A Prince

    screenplay

    writing
    1940
  • Always a Bride

    screenplay

    writing
    1940
  • Calling All Husbands

    screenplay

    writing
    1940
  • Ladies Must Live

    screenplay

    writing
    1940
  • Gambling on the High Seas

    screenplay

    writing
    1940
  • King of the Lumberjacks

    story

    writing
    1940
  • Flying G-Men

    screenplay

    writing
    1939
  • The Spider's Web

    screenplay

    writing
    1938
  • Juvenile Court

    screenplay

    writing
    1938
  • Highway Patrol

    screenplay

    writing
    1938
  • Who Killed Gail Preston?

    screenplay

    writing
    1938
  • All American Sweetheart

    story

    writing
    1937
  • Paid to Dance

    screenplay

    writing
    1937

• visual effects (1 credits)

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1959

• crew (2 credits)

  • Holiday for Lovers

    special effects

    crew
    1959
  • The Falcon's Adventure

    additional dialogue

    crew
    1946