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Earl Rettig(1903-1969)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
  • Casting Director
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Earl Rettig was born on 4 June 1903 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an assistant director and production manager, known for Nix on Dames (1929), Helldorado (1934) and Redheads on Parade (1935). He died on 17 April 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 4, 1903
DiedApril 17, 1969(65)
BornJune 4, 1903
DiedApril 17, 1969(65)
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Known for

Nix on Dames (1929)
Nix on Dames
6.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1929
Ralph Bellamy, Richard Arlen, Madge Evans, Stepin Fetchit, James Gleason, and Henry B. Walthall in Helldorado (1934)
Helldorado
7.0
  • Production Manager
  • 1934
John Boles and Dixie Lee in Redheads on Parade (1935)
Redheads on Parade
6.7
  • Production Manager
  • 1935
Esther Dale, Jackie Moran, Karen Morley, Christian Rub, Lewis Stone, Warren William, and John Wray in Outcast (1937)
Outcast
7.1
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1937

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Constance Bennett and Roland Young in Topper Takes a Trip (1938)
    Topper Takes a Trip
    6.4
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Virginia Bruce, Patsy Kelly, Fredric March, and Alan Mowbray in There Goes My Heart (1938)
    There Goes My Heart
    6.5
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Mae West in Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
    Every Day's a Holiday
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1937
  • Cary Grant, Constance Bennett, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray, and Roland Young in Topper (1937)
    Topper
    7.2
    • assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Esther Dale, Jackie Moran, Karen Morley, Christian Rub, Lewis Stone, Warren William, and John Wray in Outcast (1937)
    Outcast
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1937
  • Alice Brady and Charles Ruggles in Mind Your Own Business (1936)
    Mind Your Own Business
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1936
  • Victor McLaglen in While Paris Sleeps (1932)
    While Paris Sleeps
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1932
  • Victor McLaglen, Conchita Montenegro, and George O'Brien in The Gay Caballero (1932)
    The Gay Caballero
    6.2
    • second assistant director
    • 1932
  • William Collier Sr., Louise Dresser, and Minna Gombell in Stepping Sisters (1932)
    Stepping Sisters
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Warner Baxter, Edmund Lowe, and Conchita Montenegro in The Cisco Kid (1931)
    The Cisco Kid
    6.6
    • second assistant director
    • 1931
  • Marguerite Churchill and George O'Brien in Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
    Riders of the Purple Sage
    6.4
    • second assistant director
    • 1931
  • Sally Blane, Jeanette MacDonald, Victor McLaglen, and Roland Young in Annabelle's Affairs (1931)
    Annabelle's Affairs
    6.5
    • second assistant director
    • 1931
  • Women of All Nations (1931)
    Women of All Nations
    4.6
    • second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • John Halliday, Neil Hamilton, and Kay Johnson in The Spy (1931)
    The Spy
    6.0
    • second assistant director
    • 1931
  • David Worth and Fay Wray in Not Exactly Gentlemen (1931)
    Not Exactly Gentlemen
    7.4
    • second assistant director
    • 1931

Production Manager

  • Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Ball of Fire (1941)
    Ball of Fire
    7.7
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
    The Reluctant Dragon
    6.7
    • production manager
    • 1941
  • Brian Aherne in Captain Fury (1939)
    Captain Fury
    6.1
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, and Edith Fellows in Pennies from Heaven (1936)
    Pennies from Heaven
    6.6
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Henry Fonda, Mary Brian, and Pat Paterson in Spendthrift (1936)
    Spendthrift
    5.5
    • unit manager
    • 1936
  • Smith Ballew, Ernest Cossart, Frances Langford, and Guy Standing in Palm Springs (1936)
    Palm Springs
    6.4
    • unit manager
    • 1936
  • George Brent and Madeleine Carroll in The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
    The Case Against Mrs. Ames
    6.8
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Henry Fonda and Margaret Sullavan in The Moon's Our Home (1936)
    The Moon's Our Home
    6.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Cary Grant and Joan Bennett in Big Brown Eyes (1936)
    Big Brown Eyes
    6.5
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Frances Dee and Francis Lederer in The Gay Deception (1935)
    The Gay Deception
    6.7
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • John Boles and Dixie Lee in Redheads on Parade (1935)
    Redheads on Parade
    6.7
    • unit manager
    • 1935
  • Anita Louise and Nino Martini in Here's to Romance (1935)
    Here's to Romance
    5.7
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Ralph Bellamy, Richard Arlen, Madge Evans, Stepin Fetchit, James Gleason, and Henry B. Walthall in Helldorado (1934)
    Helldorado
    7.0
    • unit manager
    • 1934
  • Astrid Allwyn, John Boles, Noel Francis, Muriel Kirkland, Dorothy Wilson, Loretta Young, and Polly Ann Young in The White Parade (1934)
    The White Parade
    6.5
    • unit manager
    • 1934
  • Nancy Carroll in Springtime for Henry (1934)
    Springtime for Henry
    5.7
    • unit manager (uncredited)
    • 1934

Casting Director

  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in Saps at Sea (1940)
    Saps at Sea
    7.1
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Victor Mature and Carole Landis in One Million B.C. (1940)
    One Million B.C.
    5.7
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • A Chump at Oxford (1940)
    A Chump at Oxford
    7.2
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Of Mice and Men (1939)
    Of Mice and Men
    7.8
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1939

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  • Alternative names
    • Earl H. Rettig
  • Born
    • June 4, 1903
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • April 17, 1969
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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