Acting
Leslie Fenton
Born Mar 12, 1902 · Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK · Died Mar 25, 1978
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Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945.
Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic.
As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951.
He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945.
Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line 0008), aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906.
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Acting
Boys Town
1938
Drama
Captain Kidd's Treasure
1938
Drama · History
Soak the Poor
1937
Crime
China Passage
1937
Adventure · Crime · Mystery
The House of Secrets
1936
Thriller · Mystery
The Longest Night
1936
Mystery · Romance
Sworn Enemy
1936
Romance · Crime · Drama
Murder on a Bridle Path
1936
Comedy · Mystery
Two in the Dark
1936
Crime · Drama · Mystery
White Lies
1935
Drama · Crime
East of Java
1935
Drama
Men Without Names
1935
Action · Crime · Drama
Chinatown Squad
1935
Crime · Action
Stolen Harmony
1935
Crime
Star of Midnight
1935
Comedy · Mystery · Romance
The Casino Murder Case
1935
Action · Mystery · Comedy
Strange Wives
1934
Romance
Marie Galante
1934
Thriller · Drama · Romance
Fugitive Road
1934
Drama
Take the Stand
1934
Mystery
I Believed in You
1934
Drama
Lady Killer
1933
Comedy · Crime
Night Flight
1933
Drama
F.P.1
1933
Science Fiction · Fantasy · Crime
Air Mail
1932
Adventure · Drama · Action
Thunder Below
1932
Drama
The Strange Love of Molly Louvain
1932
Drama · Crime · Romance
The Famous Ferguson Case
1932
Crime · Drama
The Hatchet Man
1932
Crime · Drama
The Guilty Generation
1931
Drama · Crime
The Pagan Lady
1931
Adventure · Drama · Romance
Murder at Midnight
1931
Mystery
Kick In
1931
Crime · Drama
The Public Enemy
1931
Crime · Drama
The Man Who Came Back
1931
Drama
Dynamite
1929
Drama
The Last Performance
1929
Drama · Horror · Romance
Woman Trap
1929
Crime
Paris Bound
1929
Drama · Romance
Broadway
1929
Music · Crime
The Man I Love
1929
Drama · Romance · Action
A Dangerous Woman
1929
Drama · Crime
Girls Gone Wild
1929
Drama
The Office Scandal
1929
Drama
The First Kiss
1928
Drama
The Drag Net
1928
Crime · Drama
The Showdown
1928
Drama
The Gateway of the Moon
1928
Drama
What Price Glory
1926
Comedy · Drama · War
Black Paradise
1926
Adventure
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
Romance · Drama
Sandy
1926
Drama
The Road to Glory
1926
Drama
The Ancient Mariner
1925
Drama · Romance
East Lynne
1925
Drama
Lazybones
1925
War · Romance · Drama
Thunder Mountain
1925
Drama
Havoc
1925
War · Drama
