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Richard C. Currier

Known for: Editing

Biography: 1892-08-26

Deathday: 1984-12-14 (92 years old)

Biography

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. Crizer. When Crizer left the Roach lot in 1925, Currier was promoted to his spot, and received credit for editing virtually every picture produced by the studio through mid-1933, although in later years he freely itted that he was more of a supervisor. He worked at Paramount in the ’30s, often on W.C. Fields and Burns and Allen films. Currier returned briefly to the Roach lot in the early ’40s and later worked for Monogram and edited TV shows, among them The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok and The Whistler. He ran his own editorial service in Hollywood before retiring. Died December 14, 1984, Lake Forest, California, age 92; after a series of strokes.

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Richard Carlton "Dick" Currier (August 26, 1892 – December 14, 1984) was an American film editor known principally for his work at Hal Roach Studios.

Currier was born in Denver, Colorado. From 1920 to 1932 he was the head of the editing department at Hal Roach Studios. His contract ensured that his name appeared as editor on nearly every Hal Roach film released while he was head of the department, though the actual work was often done by other people. Most of the Laurel and Hardy films released by the company during this period were actually edited by Bert Jordan.[citation needed] After his work at Roach, Currier worked at Paramount Pictures and Monogram Pictures. He worked at Hal Roach Studios again for a short while before starting his own editing company. He died in Lake Forest, California.

Currier had been elected to hip in American Cinema Editors.

Filmography

all 367

Movies 365

TV Shows 2

Editor

Richard C. Currier

Biography

Filmography

all 367

Movies 365

TV Shows 2

Peter & the Wolf on Nicktoons (2023)

Secret of Outlaw Flats (1953)

Two Gun Marshal (1953)

Border City Rustlers (1953)

General Electric Theater (1953)

Biff Baker U.S.A. (1952)

Tales of Robin Hood (1951)

Cattle Queen (1951)

Border Outlaws (1950)

There's a Girl in My Heart (1949)

Wild Weed (1949)

The Lawton Story (1949)

Wife Wanted (1946)

High School Hero (1946)

Spook Busters (1946)

Below the Deadline (1946)

Bowery Bombshell (1946)

Swing Parade of 1946 (1946)

Sunbonnet Sue (1945)

Divorce (1945)

China's Little Devils (1945)

The Scarlet Clue (1945)

Trouble Chasers (1945)

Forever Yours (1945)

Mom and Dad (1945)

Alaska (1944)

Leave It to the Irish (1944)

Call of the Jungle (1944)

A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)

Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)

Hot Rhythm (1944)

Lady, Let's Dance (1944)

The Sultan's Daughter (1943)

Women in Bondage (1943)

Campus Rhythm (1943)

Nearly Eighteen (1943)

The Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943)

Revenge of the Zombies (1943)

Melody Parade (1943)

Yanks Ahoy (1943)

Taxi, Mister (1943)

Silver Skates (1943)

The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)

Fall In (1942)

Criminal Investigator (1942)

Flying with Music (1942)

Hay Foot (1942)

Miss Polly (1941)

Tanks a Million (1941)

King of the Zombies (1941)

A Doctor's Diary (1937)

Wives Never Know (1936)

The Return of Sophie Lang (1936)

Till We Meet Again (1936)

Woman Trap (1936)

The Virginia Judge (1935)

People Will Talk (1935)

Elmer and Elsie (1934)

Many Happy Returns (1934)

Melody in Spring (1934)

Girl Without a Room (1933)

Too Much Harmony (1933)

Mama Loves Papa (1933)

Wreckety Wrecks (1933)

Fallen Arches (1933)

Fish Hooky (1933)

Bring 'Em Back a Wife (1933)

Towed in a Hole (1932)

Mr. Bride (1932)

A Lad an' a Lamp (1932)

Sneak Easily (1932)

Taxi for Two (1932)

Now We'll Tell One (1932)

Birthday Blues (1932)