Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jasper Joseph Inman Kane (19 March 1894, San Diego – 25 August 1975, Santa Monica, California) was a prolific American film director, film producer, film editor and screenwriter. He is best known for his extensive directorship and focus on western films. Kane began his career as a professional cellist. In 1934 he took an interest in film directing and, starting in 1935, he co-directed serials for Mascot Pictures and Republic Pictures. He soon became Republic's top Western film director. Kane's first directorial credit was for The Fighting Marines (1935). When Mascot Pictures and several other small film companies amalgamated into Republic Pictures in 1935, Kane became staff director, remaining at the studio until it ceased production in 1958. He piloted many Gene Autry and Roy Rogers movies and directed John Wayne in films such as The Lawless Nineties (1936) and Flame of Barbary Coast (1944), and Joseph Schildkraut on The Cheaters (1945). Between 1935 and his death in 1975 he directed 119 films and numerous television series episodes. Unlike most Republic house directors, Kane was also credited as associate producer on many of his films. Between 1939-57 he was a major film producer, producing over 60 films. Kane was also a film editor and screenwriter responsible for the editing process of over 20 of his films, and he had a brief stint as an actor. During the 1950s Kane worked steadily in television, with emphasis on Westerns and action series. He spent the last decade of his life as a second-unit director on such productions as Universal Studios Beau Geste (1966) and In Enemy Country (1968). Kane died on August 25, 1975, in Santa Monica, California.
Directed 123
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
Smoke In The Wind
Director
1960s
- 1968
In Enemy Country
Second Unit Director
Track of Thunder
Director
- 1967
The Search for the Evil One
Director
- 1966
Bat Men of Africa
Director
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Notorious Mr. Monks
Director
- 1957
Gunfire at Indian Gap
Director
The Crooked Circle
Director
Last Stagecoach West
Director
The Lawless Eighties
Director
Spoilers of the Forest
Director
Duel at Apache Wells
Director
- 1956
Accused of Murder
Director
Thunder Over Arizona
Director
The Maverick Queen
Director
- 1955
The Vanishing American
Director
The Road to Denver
Director
Timberjack
Director
- 1954
Hell's Outpost
Director
Jubilee Trail
Director
- 1953
Sea of Lost Ships
Director
San Antone
Director
Fair Wind to Java
Director
- 1952
Ride the Man Down
Director
Woman of the North Country
Director
Hoodlum Empire
Director
- 1951
The Sea Hornet
Director
Fighting Coast Guard
Director
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
The Last Bandit
Director
- 1948
The Gallant Legion
Director
Old Los Angeles
Director
- 1947
Wyoming
Director
- 1946
The Plainsman and the Lady
Director
- 1945
Dakota
Director
- 1944
Song of Nevada
Director
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Director
Hands Across the Border
Director
- 1943
Silver Spurs
Director
Song of Texas
Director
Idaho
Director
- 1942
Ridin' Down the Canyon
Director
Heart of the Golden West
Director
Sunset Serenade
Director
Romance on the Range
Director
Sunset on the Desert
Director
Man from Cheyenne
Director
- 1941
Red River Valley
Director
Jesse James at Bay
Director
Bad Man of Deadwood
Director
Rags to Riches
Director
Nevada City
Director
Sheriff of Tombstone
Director
In Old Cheyenne
Director
The Great Train Robbery
Director
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Director
- 1940
The Border Legion
Director
Young Bill Hickok
Director
Colorado
Director
The Ranger and the Lady
Director
The Carson City Kid
Director
1930s
- 1939
Days of Jesse James
Director
Saga of Death Valley
Director
In Old Monterey
Director
Frontier Pony Express
Director
Southward Ho!
Director
Rough Riders' Round-up
Director
- 1938
Shine On Harvest Moon
Director
Come On, Rangers
Director
Gold Mine in the Sky
Director
Arson Racket Squad
Director
- 1937
Springtime in the Rockies
Director
Boots and Saddles
Director
Heart of the Rockies
Director
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Director
Public Cowboy No. 1
Director
Come on, Cowboys
Director
Gunsmoke Ranch
Director
Round-Up Time in Texas
Director
Paradise Express
Director
- 1936
The Old Corral
Director
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Director
Ghost Town Gold
Director
Oh, Susanna
Director
Guns and Guitars
Director
The Lonely Trail
Director
King of the Pecos
Director
The Lawless Nineties
Director
Darkest Africa
Director
- 1935
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Director
The Fighting Marines
Director
Melody Trail
Director
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Director
Produced 27
1950s
- 1957
Spoilers of the Forest
Producer
- 1956
Accused of Murder
Producer
- 1955
The Road to Denver
Associate Producer
- 1953
Sea of Lost Ships
Associate Producer
Fair Wind to Java
Associate Producer
- 1952
Ride the Man Down
Associate Producer
- 1951
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
- 1945
Dakota
Associate Producer
- 1942
Heart of the Golden West
Producer
Sunset on the Desert
Producer
Man from Cheyenne
Producer
- 1941
Red River Valley
Producer
Bad Man of Deadwood
Producer
In Old Cheyenne
Producer
The Great Train Robbery
Associate Producer
Robin Hood of the Pecos
Associate Producer
- 1940
The Border Legion
Producer
Young Bill Hickok
Associate Producer
The Ranger and the Lady
Producer
1930s
- 1939
Days of Jesse James
Associate Producer
Southward Ho!
Producer
Rough Riders' Round-up
Producer
Edited 9
1930s
- 1933
I Love That Man
Editor
Strictly Personal
Editor
- 1932
70,000 Witnesses
Editor
Young Bride
Editor
- 1931
Suicide Fleet
Editor
The Big Gamble
Editor
Lonely Wives
Editor
- 1930
Her Man
Editor
1920s
- 1928
The Bronc Stomper
Editor
Wrote 2
1940s
- 1940
The Carson City Kid
Story
1920s
- 1925
Riding for Life
Story