Editing

Richard C. Currier

Born August 26, 1892 · Denver, Colorado, USA

Died December 14, 1984 · aged 92

CURRIER, RICHARD (Richard Carlton Currier), Currier began editing films in 1911 at the Selig studios in Edendale, California. He worked with writer-director Herbert Brenon, edited comedies starring Gale Henry, Milburn Morante, and Billy Franey, and also worked on serials starring Ruth Roland. He was at the Roach studios from about 1921, hired by the head of the editorial department, Thomas J. Criz…

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Our Wife

Our Wife · 1931

Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and run away to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.

Bacon Grabbers

Bacon Grabbers · 1929

Two debt collectors try to repossess a console radio.

Limousine Love

Limousine Love · 1928

On the way to his wedding the bride groom finds a nude, married woman in his car

Pardon Us

Pardon Us · 1931

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

Hay Foot

Hay Foot · 1942

MovieRomanceComedy

Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms during a class given by Sergeant Ames, embarrassing him. Through a series of misunderstandings, Colonel Barkley thinks the gun shy Doubleday is an expert marksman, and he sets him up in a shooting match against Ames and Sergeant Cobb.

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles · 1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.

Woman Trap

Woman Trap · 1936

MovieDramaCrime

A gangland murder is the motivating factor of this fast-moving crime drama. George Murphy stars as reporter Kent Shevlin, whose investigation of the murder leads to a tenure as a temporary FBI agent.

Tales of Robin Hood

Tales of Robin Hood · 1951

Tales of Robin Hood

MovieActionAdventure

The story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir Guy de Clairmont and his henchman. Compiled from the few filmed episodes of an unsold TV series.

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Our Wife

Our Wife · 1931

Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and run away to a Justice of the Peace. After typical Laurel and Hardy blundering, they manage to sneak the girl away from her father's house.

Editor

Bacon Grabbers

Bacon Grabbers · 1929

Two debt collectors try to repossess a console radio.

Editor

Limousine Love

Limousine Love · 1928

On the way to his wedding the bride groom finds a nude, married woman in his car

Editor

Pardon Us

Pardon Us · 1931

It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

Editor

Hay Foot

Hay Foot · 1942

MovieRomanceComedy

Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms during a class given by Sergeant Ames, embarrassing him. Through a series of misunderstandings, Colonel Barkley thinks the gun shy Doubleday is an expert marksman, and he sets him up in a shooting match against Ames and Sergeant Cobb.

Editor

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles · 1932

Pack Up Your Troubles

The story begins in 1917 with Stan and Ollie being drafted into the U.S. Army to fight in World War I. While in the Army, the pair befriend a man named Eddie Smith, who is killed by the enemy during a battle. After the war is over, Stan and Ollie venture to New York City, where they begin a quest to reunite Eddie's little daughter with her rightful family. The task proves both monumental and problematic as the boys discover just how many people in New York have the last name Smith.

Editor

Woman Trap

Woman Trap · 1936

MovieDramaCrime

A gangland murder is the motivating factor of this fast-moving crime drama. George Murphy stars as reporter Kent Shevlin, whose investigation of the murder leads to a tenure as a temporary FBI agent.

Editor

Tales of Robin Hood

Tales of Robin Hood · 1951

Tales of Robin Hood

MovieActionAdventure

The story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir Guy de Clairmont and his henchman. Compiled from the few filmed episodes of an unsold TV series.

Editor

The Music Box

The Music Box · 1932

The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen's house. Their task is complicated by a sassy nursemaid and, unbeknownst to them, the impatient Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen himself. But the biggest problem is the force of gravity, which repeatedly pulls the piano back down to the bottom of the stairs.

Editor

Putting Pants on Philip

Putting Pants on Philip · 1927

Putting Pants on Philip

Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.

Editor

Below Zero

Below Zero · 1930

Street musicians Stan and Ollie have no success earning money in the dead of winter in a bad neighborhood. Their instruments are destroyed in an argument with a woman, but their luck seems to turn when Stan finds a wallet.

Editor

Towed in a Hole

Towed in a Hole · 1932

Towed in a Hole

Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy isn't an easy task.

Editor

Come Clean

Come Clean · 1931

The Hardys wish to have a quiet evening in their apartment, but are interrupted when the Laurels pay a visit. Stan and Ollie go out for ice cream, and manage to prevent a shrewish woman from committing suicide on the way back home. The woman is ungrateful and makes threats against the them unless they look after her. They spend a chaotic evening trying to keep her hidden from their wives.

Editor

The Battle of the Century

The Battle of the Century · 1927

The Battle of the Century

Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.

Editor

Their First Mistake

Their First Mistake · 1932

Their First Mistake

Mrs Hardy is annoyed that her husband Oliver seems to spend more time with his friend Stanley than with her. After a furious argument, Mrs Hardy says that she is through if Ollie goes out with Stan again. Stan suggests that Ollie adopts a baby, which he does. Unfortunately, his wife has left their apartment on returning, and a process server delivers a paper informing Ollie that she is suing him for divorce, naming Stan as correspondent. The boys are now left to look after the infant on their own.

Editor

The Second 100 Years

The Second 100 Years · 1927

The Second 100 Years

Laurel and Hardy are convicts making an escape from prison.

Editor

Revenge of the Zombies

Revenge of the Zombies · 1943

Revenge of the Zombies

MovieHorrorComedy

When Dr. Von Altermann's wife Lila dies mysteriously at his spooky mansion her relations suspect murder. They also suspect the doctor is turning her into a zombie, to join the army of living dead he hopes to devote to the Nazi cause. However, Lila, though dead, has developed a will of her own.

Editor

Another Fine Mess

Another Fine Mess · 1930

Another Fine Mess

Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.

Editor

Hog Wild

Hog Wild · 1930

First, Ollie can't find his hat. Then he and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.

Editor

Call of the Cuckoo

Call of the Cuckoo · 1927

Call of the Cuckoo

Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.

Editor

Any Old Port!

Any Old Port! · 1932

Stan and Ollie check into a seedy hotel and help a young girl escape the clutches of the landlord. They are forced to flee the hotel with no money and Ollie arranges for Stan to fight at a local boxing hall for $50. Stan's opponent turns out to be Musgy who uses a loaded glove. During the fight the glove is swapped and Stan triumphs only to find that Ollie has bet their fee that he would lose.

Editor

Bromo and Juliet

Bromo and Juliet · 1926

Bromo and Juliet

A young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on his dad, who's had several drinks too many, and a pesky cab driver who's determined to collect his fare.

Editor

Brats

Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their recreation.

Editor

Scram!

Ordered out of town by angry Judge Beaumont, vagrants Stanley and Oliver meet a congenial drunk who invites them to stay at his luxurious mansion. The drunk can't find his key, but the boys find a way in, sending the surprised woman inside into a faint.

Editor

Biff Baker U.S.A.

Biff Baker U.S.A. · 1952

Biff Baker U.S.A.

SeriesDramaCrime

Biff Baker, U.S.A. is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from November 6, 1952, to March 26, 1953 starring Alan Hale, Jr. as Cold War spy Biff Baker.

Editorial Coordinator

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater · 1953

General Electric Theater

SeriesComedyDrama

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.

Supervising Editor