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Charles Barton

Beau Geste

Abbott & Costello: Africa Screams

Born: 05/25/1902 San Francisco, CA (near)

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Biography: Charles T. Barton spent his first two decades as an actor in stock, vaudeville and movies. He learned the production end of the business under the exacting guidance of director James Cruze, finally graduating to director himself with the 1934 "Zane Grey" feature Wagon Wheels. Barton became indispensable to the various "B" units operating in Hollywood, guiding several inexpensive, tight-scheduled productions with breezy efficiency. He also proved a superb comedy director, bringing the best out of such performers as Joe E. Brown, Jackie Gleason and Lupe Velez. From 1946 on, Barton was a principal director of the Abbott and Costello comedies, establishing an excellent working relationship with Lou Costello -- who, like Barton, was short in stature but long on volatility. Barton entered television in the early 1950s, helming several episodes of the classic sitcom Amos N Andy. Barton's last theatrical features included a pair of delightful Disney films, The Shaggy Dog (1959) and Toby Tyler (1960). Charles Barton was married to actress/singer Julie Gibson. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

DVDs that Charles Barton appeared in...

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07/07/2009 - Beau Geste
07/07/2009 - Beau Geste

DVDs that Charles Barton worked on "behind the scenes"...

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09/19/2006 - The Zane Grey Collection: Fighting Westerner - Director
06/06/2006 - Desert Gold - Director
03/07/2006 - The Shaggy Dog [The Wild & Woolly Edition] - Director
03/01/2006 - Abbott and Costello in Africa Screams - Director
12/06/2005 - The Fighting Westerner - Director
09/06/2005 - Wagon Wheels - Director
08/02/2005 - Toby Tyler - Director
05/17/2005 - The Noose Hangs High - Director
05/17/2005 - Dance with Me, Henry - Director
08/03/2004 - The Shaggy Dog - Director