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William Austin
Born(1903-01-28)January 28, 1903
Nanaimo, Canada
Died(1993-12-28)December 28, 1993
Los Angeles, U.S.
Other namesBill Austin (in some film credits)
OccupationFilm editor
Years active1928–1968

William Nelson Austin ACE (1903–1993) was a Canadian-born American film editor. His prolific career spanned 45 years and over 150 productions. He mostly worked on B-movies of various genres, especially westerns. Another staple were comedies: He was the editor of more than thirty films featuring "The Bowery Boys". His editing skills were recognized with an Academy Award nomination in 1953, for the war drama Flat Top.

Life and Career[edit]

William Austin was born on January 28, 1903, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

He entered the film industry at age 17, starting out as a camera assistant.[2] From 1922 onwards, Austin worked as an editor for small production companies in Hollywood. Towards the end of the silent era he teamed up with director/producer Robert J. Horner to churn out a dozen westerns in just two years (1928–1929).

Starting with his first sound film, South of Sonora by Jacques Jaccard (1930), Austin diversified his collaborations, working with nearly 20 different directors in the course of the 1930s, including several productions by Harry S. Webb, David Selman, and Leon Barsha. Two of Barsha's films that were released in 1938, Special Inspector and Convicted, featured 19-year old Rita Hayworth as the female lead – a year before her breakthrough as an actress. Both films were crime dramas, which signaled that Austin was beginning to branch out to other genres. Westerns still dominated his works of the 1930's, but there was also a sports-themed romance called Deception (1932), the exploitation/horror film Maniac (1934), and contemporary dramas like Lucky Corrigan or Tugboat Princess (both released in 1936). Films like the last two, or the Rita Haworth launch pads from 1938, are sometimes called "quota quickies", since they were shot quickly and cheaply across the border in Canada, so as to meet the British quota requirements of the Cinematograph Films Act of 1927.

In 1943, William Austin was in charge of editing his first major studio production, the Sherlock Holmes film adaptation The Spider Woman, produced by Universal, with Basil Rathbone as Holmes. His next project was the comedy/crime movie Shadow of Suspicion (1944), which was directed by William Beaudine. It kicked off the most enduring and productive director/editor collaboration of Austin's career. He and Beaudine would go on to make over 40 films together.

After The Spider Woman, Austin had mostly returned to working for smaller production companies again, but nevertheless in 1953 received an Academy Award nomination in the Best Editing category for Flat Top.

Soon after the founding of the American Cinema Editors in 1950, William Austin was initiated as a member, as is signaled by the A.C.E. after his name in almost all film credits from Crazy Over Horses (1951) up to The Great Sioux Massacre (1965).

In 1953, Austin also began working for television productions, including several episodes of the TV series I'm the Law, as well as The Abbott and Costello Show, where he edited nine episodes of season two. He mostly returned to cinema after that, but did edit one episode each of The Barbara Stanwyck Show and the TV series Ben Casey in 1961.

The final film in Austin's filmography, Legend of the Northwest, was released in 1978, when Austin was already 75. But it had in fact been shot back in 1962, so it wasn't the last project Austin worked on. The film was directed by actor Rand Brooks, in his first and only excursion as a director and producer. According to Brooks' obituary in the Los Angeles Times, it was not released for many years, because it "became tied up in litigation when Brooks' business manager was charged with numerous counts of forgery and graft involving several clients."[3] So Austin's final works as an editor are actually four episodes of the TV series Tarzan, that were broadcast between December 1967 and March 1968.

On Dezember 28, 1993, William Austin died in Los Angeles at the age of 90.

Filmography[edit]

This filmography is sourced from the American Film Institute catalog,[4] IMDb,[1] and the British Film Institute.[5] Discrepancies between the sources are mentioned in the notes. Some running time durations vary considerably, perhaps due to different edit versions in circulation.

According to the American Cinema Editors Anniversary Book, Austin was already working as a film editor from 1922 onwards.[2] But his first entry in any of the databases is from 1928. Since it was not unusual during the silent era to leave out editors in film credits, there might be quite a few early projects missing from the list below.

Silents 1928–1929[edit]

Silent cinema films edited by William Austin
Year Title Director Min. Notes
1928 Texas Flash Robert J. Horner 49 (est.) Duration estimate based on: 4450 feet of 35mm film,[6] projected at 24 FPS.[note 1]
1928 The Thrill Chaser Robert J. Horner 48 (est.) Length: 5 reels, 4280 feet.[8]
1928 Cheyenne Trails Robert J. Horner 48 (est.) Length: 4275 feet.[9]
1928 Fangs of Fate Noel M. Smith 50 (est.) Length: 4476 feet.[10]
1928 Across the Plains Robert J. Horner 48 (est.) Length: 4350 feet.[11]
1928 Where the West Begins Robert J. Horner 53 (est.) Length: 4800 feet.[12]
1928 Forbidden Trails Robert J. Horner ? Length: 5 reels, feet unknown[13]
1928 Ranger's Oath Robert J. Horner 48 (est.) Length: 4300 feet.[14]
1928 Rip Roaring Logan Robert J. Horner 46 (est.) Length: 4160 feet.[15]
1928 Throwing Lead Robert J. Horner 48 (est.) Length: 4350 feet.[16]
1929 The White Outlaw Robert J. Horner 50 (est.) Credited as "Bill Austin".
AFI length: 4478 feet."[17] IMDb says 56 min.[18]
1929 Midnight on the Barbary Coast Robert J. Horner 47 (est.) Length: 4250 feet."[19]
1929 Far Western Trails Robert J. Horner 48 (est.) Length: 4315 feet.[20]
1929 Fighters of the Saddle Robert J. Horner 46 (est.) Alternative title: Fighters in the Saddle
AFI length: 4156 feet.[21] IMDb says 62 min.[22]


Cinema 1930–1939[edit]

Cinema films edited by William Austin in the 1930s
Year Title Director Min. Notes
1930 South of Sonora Jacques Jaccard 50 AFI length: 4500 feet = 50 min.[23] IMDb says 55 min.[24]
1930 The Apache Kid's Escape Robert J. Horner 51
1931 Trails of the Golden West Leander de Cordova 58 = IMDb duration.[25] AFI has a spectrum ranging from 4600 feet (= 51min.) to 58 min.[26]
1931 Pueblo Terror Alan James 60 AFI title: The Pueblo Terror.[27]
1932 Riders of the Golden Gulch Clifford Smith 52 AFI credits Austin.[28] IMDb considers Henry Adams to be the editor.[29]
1932 45 Calibre Echo Bruce M. Mitchell 60
1932 Deception Lewis Seiler 67 Alternative title: Cauliflower Alley
= AFI duration.[30] IMDb says 65 min.[31]
1934 Border Guns Jack Nelson 55
1934 A Demon for Trouble Robert F. Hill 61 = AFI duration.[32] IMDb says 58 min.[33]
1934 Maniac Dwain Esper 51 Alternative title: Sex Maniac
1935 North of Arizona Harry S. Webb 60
1935 Secrets of Chinatown Fred C. Newmeyer 63 No entry in AFI database.
1935 Rio Rattler Bernard B. Ray 59 Credited as "Bill Austin".
AFI length: 5334 feet = 59 min.[34] IMDb says 55 min.[35]
1935 Trails End Albert Herman 57 = IMDb duration.[36] AFI says "57 or 61" min.[37]
1935 Trigger Tom Harry S. Webb 57
1936 El crimen de media noche Bernard B. Ray,
Jesús Topete 		63 Spanish-language version of Midnight Phantom.[38]
1936 Secret Patrol David Selman 60 Shot during a break in the filming of Stampede.[39]
1936 Stampede Ford Beebe 57 = IMDb duration.[40] AFI says "58 or 65" min.[39]
1936 Lucky Corrigan Lewis D. Collins 66 Alternative title: Fury and the Woman
1936 Tugboat Princess David Selman 69 = AFI duration.[41] IMDb says 66 min.[42]
1937 Woman Against the World David Selman 66
1937 What Price Vengeance Del Lord 61 Alternative title: Vengeance
= IMDb duration.[43] AFI says "57 or 60" min.[44] Public source video: 56 min.[45]
1937 Manhattan Shakedown Leon Barsha 57
1937 Murder Is News Leon Barsha 55
1938 Special Inspector Leon Barsha 54 Alternative title: Across the Border
= AFI duration.[46] IMDb says 65 min.[47] Public source video = AFI.[48]
1938 Convicted Leon Barsha 58 = IMDb duration.[49] AFI says "50 or 58" min.[50]
1939 Death Goes North Frank McDonald 64 Produced in 1937, released in 1939


Cinema 1940–1949[edit]

Cinema films edited by William Austin in the 1940s
Year Title Director Min. Notes
1941 Double Cross Albert H. Kelley 61 Alternative title: Motorcycle Squad
1941 Gun Cargo Jack Irwin 50 Alternative title: Contraband Cargo
Release year unclear: AFI writes "1941 or 1950".[51]
Duration unclear: AFI has both 4473 feet = 50 min. / and 5180 feet = 58 min. IMDb says 49 min.[52]
1943 Hi'ya, Sailor Jean Yarbrough 63
1943 The Spider Woman Roy William Neill 63 Alternative title: Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman
1944 Shadow of Suspicion William Beaudine 68
1944 A Wave, a WAC and a Marine Phil Karlson 70
1944 Army Wives Phil Rosen 68
1945 Docks of New York Wallace Fox 62 20th film in the "East Side Kids" feature-film series
1945 Fashion Model William Beaudine 62
1945 G. I. Honeymoon Phil Karlson 70
1945 Springtime in Texas Oliver Drake 55
1945 Mr. Muggs Rides Again Wallace Fox 63 21st film in the "East Side Kids" series
1945 Saddle Serenade Oliver Drake 57
1945 South of the Rio Grande Lambert Hillyer 62
1945 Riders of the Dawn Oliver Drake 58
1945 Come Out Fighting William Beaudine 62 22nd and final film in the "East Side Kids" series
1945 Allotment Wives William Nigh 80
1945 Black Market Babies William Beaudine 71
1946 The Face of Marble William Beaudine 72
1946 West of the Alamo Oliver Drake 57
1946 Junior Prom Arthur Dreifuss 69 1st film in "The Teen Agers" feature-film series
1946 In Fast Company Del Lord 63 2nd film in "The Bowery Boys" feature-film series
1946 Don't Gamble with Strangers William Beaudine 68
1946 Bowery Bombshell Phil Karlson 65 3rd film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1946 Spook Busters William Beaudine 63 4th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1946 Dangerous Money Terry O. Morse 66
1946 Sweetheart of Sigma Chi Jack Bernhard
William Beaudine 		76
1947 Fall Guy Reginald Le Borg 64
1947 Hard Boiled Mahoney William Beaudine 63 6th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1947 News Hounds William Beaudine 68 7th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1947 Bowery Buckaroos William Beaudine 66 8th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1948 Smart Politics Will Jason 65 6th film in "The Teen Agers" series
1948 Angels' Alley William Beaudine 67 9th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1948 Campus Sleuth Will Jason 57 7th film in "The Teen Agers" series
1948 Stage Struck William Nigh 71
1948 Jinx Money William Beaudine 68 10th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1948 Music Man Will Jason 66 8th and final film in "The Teen Agers" series
1948 Smugglers' Cove William Beaudine 66 11th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1948 Trouble Makers Reginald Le Borg 66 12th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1949 Bad Boy Kurt Neumann 86 Supervising editor: Otho Lovering
1949 Fighting Fools Reginald Le Borg 69 13th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1949 Hold That Baby! Reginald Le Borg 64 14th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1949 Angels in Disguise Jean Yarbrough 63 15th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1949 Master Minds Jean Yarbrough 64 16th film in "The Bowery Boys" series


Cinema 1950–1959[edit]

Cinema films edited by William Austin in the 1950s
Year Title Director Min. Notes
1950 Blonde Dynamite William Beaudine 66 17th film in "The Bowery Boys" feature-film series
1950 Lucky Losers William Beaudine 70 18th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1950 Triple Trouble Jean Yarbrough 67 19th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1950 Law of the Panhandle Lewis D. Collins 55
1950 Blues Busters William Beaudine 67 20th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1951 Bowery Battalion William Beaudine 69 21st film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1951 Ghost Chasers William Beaudine 69 22nd film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1951 G.I. Jane Reginald Le Borg 62
1951 Let's Go Navy! William Beaudine 68 23rd film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1951 Elephant Stampede Ford Beebe 71 6th film in the "Bomba, the Jungle Boy" feature-film series
1951 Crazy Over Horses William Beaudine 65 24th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1952 Rodeo William Beaudine 70
1952 Hold That Line William Beaudine 64 25th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1952 Wild Stallion Lewis D. Collins 70
1952 Here Come the Marines William Beaudine 66 26th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1952 Feudin' Fools William Beaudine 63 27th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1952 Flat Top Lesley Selander 83 Academy Award nominee for Best Film Editing
1952 No Holds Barred William Beaudine 65 28th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1952 Bomba and the Jungle Girl Ford Beebe 70 8th film in the "Bomba, the Jungle Boy" series
1953 Jalopy William Beaudine 62 29th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1953 Kansas Pacific Ray Nazarro 73
1953 Roar of the Crowd William Beaudine 71
1954 Arrow in the Dust Lesley Selander 79
1954 The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters Edward Bernds 65 34th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1954 The Adventures of Hajji Baba Don Weis 94
1955 Dial Red 0 Daniel B. Ullman 63
1955 An Annapolis Story Don Siegel 81
1955 Wichita Jacques Tourneur 81
1955 Jail Busters William Beaudine 61 39th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1955 Sudden Danger Hubert Cornfield 65
1956 Dig That Uranium Edward Bernds 61 40th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1956 Fighting Trouble George Blair 61 42nd film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1956 Calling Homicide Edward Bernds 60
1956 The Women of Pitcairn Island Jean Yarbrough 72 According to AFI, Austin was the supervising editor. No other editors are named.[53]
1957 Last of the Badmen Paul Landres 79
1957 Dino Thomas Carr 94
1957 The Disembodied Walter Grauman 66
1957 Death in Small Doses Joseph M. Newman 79
1957 Looking for Danger Austen Jewell 62 46th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1957 The Tall Stranger Thomas Carr 81
1957 Sabu and the Magic Ring George Blair 61
1957 Up in Smoke William Beaudine 64 47th film in "The Bowery Boys" series
1958 Cole Younger, Gunfighter R. G. Springsteen 78
1958 Quantrill's Raiders Edward Bernds 68
1958 Queen of Outer Space Edward Bernds 80
1958 Joy Ride Edward Bernds 65
1958 Revolt in the Big House R. G. Springsteen 79
1959 The Rebel Set Gene Fowler Jr. 72
1959 Battle Flame R. G. Springsteen 78
1959 The Bat Crane Wilbur 80
1959 The Atomic Submarine Spencer Gordon Bennet 72


Cinema 1960–1978[edit]

Cinema films edited by William Austin in the 1960s
Year Title Director Min. Notes
1960 The Hypnotic Eye George Blair 79
1960 Sex Kittens Go to College Albert Zugsmith 94 Alternative title: Beauty and the Robot
Also released in an "adult version" of 103 minutes
1962 Panic in Year Zero! Ray Milland 93 Alternative title: End of the World
1963 Gunfight at Comanche Creek Frank McDonald 91
1964 Blood on the Arrow Sidney Salkow 91
1964 The Troublemaker Theodore J. Flicker 80 According to BFI and IMDb, Austin was editing consultant; John McManus was main editor.[54][55]
1965 The Great Sioux Massacre Sidney Salkow 102
1966 Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter William Beaudine 88 As supervising editor; no other editor named in opening credits.
1966 An Eye for an Eye Michael D. Moore 106 As supervising editor; main editor was Bob Wyman
1962 / 1978 Legend of the Northwest Rand Brooks 79 Alternative title: Bearheart of the Northwest.[56]
Was shot in 1962, but only released in 1978.


Television 1953–1968[edit]

TV productions edited by William Austin
Year Title Director Min. Format Notes
1953 I'm the Law Robert G. Walker 30 Syndicated TV series 3 episodes of season one
1953–54 The Abbott and Costello Show Jean Yarbrough 26–30 Syndicated TV sitcom 9 episodes of season two
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show Jacques Tourneur 30 NBC Anthology TV series Episode "The Coice"
1961 Ben Casey Abner Biberman 60 ABC TV series Episode "But Linda Only Smiled"
1967–68 Tarzan Harmon Jones
Barry Shear
William Witney 		60 NBC TV series Four episodes of season 2

Accolades[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ While earlier silent movies were projected at widely different frame rates, by the late 1920's, a projection rate of plus/minus 24 FPS had become standard.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "William Austin". IMDb. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Fredrick Y., ed. (1971). ACE Second Decade Anniversary Book. Los Angeles: American Cinema Editors. p. 215.
  3. ^ McClellan, Dennis (September 4, 2003). "Rand Brooks, 84; Actor Had Roles in Westerns, 'Gone With the Wind'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "William Austin". American Film Institute (AFI) – Catalog. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "William Austin". British Film Institute (BFI). Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Texas Flash". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Brownlow, Kevin (Summer 1980). "Silent Films: What Was the Right Speed?". Sight & Sound. 49 (3): 164–167. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Thrill Chaser". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Cheyenne Trails". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Fangs Of Fate". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Across The Plains". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "Where the West Begins". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  13. ^ "Forbidden Trails". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  14. ^ "Ranger's Oath". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  15. ^ "Rip Roaring Logan". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "Throwing Lead". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "The White Outlaw". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  18. ^ "The White Outlaw". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  19. ^ "Midnight on the Barbary Coast". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  20. ^ "Far Western Trails". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  21. ^ "Fighters Of The Saddle". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  22. ^ "Fighters Of The Saddle". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  23. ^ "South of Sonora". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  24. ^ "South of Sonora". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  25. ^ "Trails of the Golden West". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  26. ^ "Trails of the Golden West". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  27. ^ "The Pueblo Terror". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  28. ^ "Riders of the Golden Gulch". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  29. ^ "Riders of the Golden Gulch". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  30. ^ "Deception". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  31. ^ "Deception". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  32. ^ "A Demon For Trouble". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  33. ^ "A Demon For Trouble". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  34. ^ "Rio Rattler". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  35. ^ "Rio Rattler". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  36. ^ "Trails End". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  37. ^ "Trails End". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  38. ^ "El crimen de media noche". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  39. ^ a b "Stampede". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  40. ^ "Stampede". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  41. ^ "Tugboat Princess". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  42. ^ "Tugboat Princess". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  43. ^ "What Price Vengeance". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  44. ^ "What Price Vengeance". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  45. ^ What Price Vengeance (Video). YouTube. December 4, 2019 [1938]. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  46. ^ "Special Inspector". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  47. ^ "Special Inspector". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  48. ^ Special Inspector (Video). YouTube. December 8, 2019 [1938]. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  49. ^ "Convicted". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  50. ^ "Convicted". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  51. ^ "Convicted". AFI. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  52. ^ "Gun Cargo". IMDb. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  53. ^ "Convicted". AFI. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  54. ^ "The Troublemaker". British Film Institute (BFI). Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  55. ^ "The Troublemaker". IMDb. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  56. ^ "Bearheart of the Northwest". British Film Institute (BFI). Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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