Robert E. Kent

'''Robert E. Kent''' (August 31, 1911 in [[Panama Canal Zone|Canal Zone]], [[Panama]] – December 11, 1984 in Los Angeles) was an American [[film writer]] and [[film producer]].

==Career==

Kent began as a rapid screenwriter for [[Sam Katzman]] at Columbia.<ref>p.109 Weaver, Tom ''A Sci-fi Swarm and Horror Horde: Interviews with 62 Filmmakers'' McFarland</ref> For seven years he worked as a writer and story editor at Columbia.

He then became a producer for [[Edward Small]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Warners Buys No. 1 Seller, 'Nun's Story'; Satire Will Be Staged|author=Scheuer, Philip K.|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 1, 1956|page=C15}}</ref> He used the pseudonym James B. Gordon for some of his work,

According to ''Filmink'' Kent "wasn’t bad creating female characters for these sort of movies (at least compared to others made around this time)."<ref name="filmink">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/helena-carter-appreciation/|title=Helena Carter: An Appreciation|date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

He later formed his own production company, and Admiral Productions together with [[Grant Whytock]] and [[Edward Small]]. Admiral produced two horror films with [[Vincent Price]] and four Westerns with [[Audie Murphy]].

Robert E. Kent died in 1984.<ref>Richard F. Docter [https://books.google.com/books?id=baYoY-hAHQ8C&pg=PT241 ''Becoming a Woman: A Biography of Christine Jorgensen''], New York: Haworth Press (Taylor & Francis), 2013, p.241</ref>

==Selected filmography== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *''[[Paid to Dance]]'' (1937) *''[[Juvenile Court (film)|Juvenile Court]]'' (1938) *''[[Gambling on the High Seas]]'' (1940) *''[[Always a Bride (1940 film)|Always a Bride]]'' (1940) *''[[Father Is a Prince]]'' (1940) *''[[Calling All Husbands]]'' (1940) *''[[Ladies Must Live (1940 film)|Ladies Must Live]]'' (1940) *''[[The Case of the Black Parrot]]'' (1941) *''[[Bad Men of Missouri]]'' (1941) *''[[Spy Ship (film)|Spy Ship]]'' (1942) *''[[Bullet Scars]]'' (1942) *''[[I Was Framed]]'' (1942) *''[[Adventure in Iraq]]'' (1943) *''[[Truck Busters]]'' (1943) *''[[Murder on the Waterfront]]'' (1943) *''[[Gildersleeve on Broadway]]'' (1943) *''[[Find the Blackmailer]]'' (1943) *''[[Two O'Clock Courage]]'' (1945) *''[[The Falcon in San Francisco]]'' (1945) *''[[Dick Tracy vs. Cueball]]'' (1946) *''[[Philo Vance Returns]]'' (1947) *''[[Gas House Kids Go West]]'' (1947) *''[[Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome]]'' (1947) *''[[Gas House Kids in Hollywood]]'' (1947) *''[[The Reckless Moment]]'' (1949) *''[[Where the Sidewalk Ends (film)|Where the Sidewalk Ends]]'' (1950) *''[[Last of the Buccaneers]]'' (1950) *''[[Drums of Tahiti]]'' (1951) * ''[[When the Redskins Rode]]'' (1951) *''[[Thief of Damascus]]'' (1952) *''[[The Golden Hawk]]'' (1952) *''[[California Conquest]]'' (1952) *''[[Brave Warrior]]'' (1952) *''[[Flame of Calcutta]]'' (1953) *''[[The Pathfinder (1952 film)|The Pathfinder]]'' (1953) *''[[The Miami Story]]'' (1954) *''[[Charge of the Lancers]]'' (1954) *''[[Rock Around the Clock (film)|Rock Around the Clock]]'' (1956) *''[[The Werewolf (1956 film)|The Werewolf]]'' (1956) *''[[The Houston Story]]'' (1956) *''[[Miami Exposé]]'' (1956) *''[[Don't Knock the Rock]]'' (1956) *''[[Monkey on My Back (film)|Monkey on My Back]]'' (1957) *''[[Chicago Confidential]]'' (1957) *''[[Gun Duel in Durango]]'' (1957) *''[[Badman's Country]]'' (1958) *''[[Invisible Invaders]]'' (1959) *''[[Twist Around the Clock]]'' (1961) *''[[Don't Knock the Twist]]'' (1962) *''[[Diary of a Madman (film)|Diary of a Madman]]'' (1963) *''[[Twice-Told Tales (film)|Twice-Told Tales]]'' (1963) *''[[Get Yourself a College Girl]]'' (1964) *''[[The Quick Gun]]'' (1964) *''[[When the Boys Meet the Girls (film)|When the Boys Meet the Girls]]'' (1965) *''[[Hold On! (film)|Hold On!]]'' (1966) *''[[Hot Rods to Hell]]'' (1967) *''[[The Fastest Guitar Alive]]'' (1967) *''[[A Time to Sing (film)|A Time to Sing]]'' (1968) *''[[The Christine Jorgensen Story]]'' (1970) {{div col end}}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0448839|name=Robert E. Kent}}

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