Leslie Fenton
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leslie Fenton (12 March 1902 – 25 March 1978) was an English-born American actor and film director. He appeared in 62 films between 1923 and 1945. Fenton was born on 12 March 1902 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He moved to America with his mother, Elizabeth Carter, and his brothers when he was six years old. They sailed as steerage passengers on board the R.M.S. Celtic. As a teenager, Leslie worked as an office clerk. He moved to New York and began a career on the stage. His film career began later with Fox Studios. He also directed 19 films between 1938 and 1951. He married American actress Ann Dvorak in 1932. Dvorak (Anna May McKim) moved to Britain with Fenton while he served in the British armed forces during the Second World War. The union was childless and ended in divorce in 1945. Fenton died 25 March 1978 in Montecito, California, aged 76. Some sources, including IMDb, incorrectly cite Frank Fenton, the noted screenwriter and novelist, as his younger brother. Frank Fenton's parents were actually John Fenton and Eveline Edgington (married Liverpool, 1900), as evidenced by the ship's manifest for the RMS Caronia (page 0817, line 0008), aboard which Frank Fenton arrived in the US on 21 April 1906.
Known For

The Public Enemy

Boys Town

Air Mail

Stolen Harmony

Lady Killer

Sworn Enemy

The Famous Ferguson Case

Two in the Dark
All Movies (58)
- Boys Town1938 · as Dan Farrow
- Captain Kidd's Treasure1938 · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Soak the Poor1937 · as Nick Garvey
- China Passage1937 · as Anthony Durand
- The House of Secrets1936 · as Barry Wilding
- The Longest Night1936 · as Carl Briggs
- Sworn Enemy1936 · as Steve Sherman
- Murder on a Bridle Path1936 · as Don Gregg
- Two in the Dark1936 · as Stuart Eldredge
- White Lies1935 · as Dan Oliver
- East of Java1935 · as Captain Wong Bo
- Men Without Names1935 · as Monk Gleason, gang boss
- Chinatown Squad1935 · as Su Quong
- Stolen Harmony1935 · as Joe Harris (uncredited)
- Star of Midnight1935 · as Tim Winthrop
- The Casino Murder Case1935 · as Dr. Kane
- Strange Wives1934 · as Svengaart
- Marie Galante1934 · as General Saki Tenoki
- Fugitive Road1934 · as Frank Riker
- Take the Stand1934 · as Hugh Halliburton
- I Believed in You1934 · as Russell Storm
- Lady Killer1933 · as Duke
- Night Flight1933 · as Jules' Radio Operator / Co-Pilot
- F.P.11933 · as Capt. B.E. Droste
- Air Mail1932 · as Tony Dressel
- Thunder Below1932 · as Webb
- The Strange Love of Molly Louvain1932 · as Nick 'Nicky' Grant
- The Famous Ferguson Case1932 · as Perrin
- The Hatchet Man1932 · as Harry En Hai
- The Guilty Generation1931 · as Joe Palmero
- The Pagan Lady1931 · as Gerald 'Gerry' Willis
- Murder at Midnight1931 · as Walter Grayson
- Kick In1931 · as Charlie
- The Public Enemy1931 · as Samuel 'Nails' Nathan
- The Man Who Came Back1931 · as Baron le Duc
- Dynamite1929 · as Young 'Vulture'
- The Last Performance1929 · as Buffo
- Woman Trap1929 · as Eddie Evans
- Paris Bound1929 · as Richard Parrish
- Broadway1929 · as 'Scar' Edwards
- The Man I Love1929 · as Carlo Vesper
- A Dangerous Woman1929 · as Peter Allerton
- Girls Gone Wild1929 · as Boogs
- The Office Scandal1929 · as Andrew 'Andy' Corbin
- The First Kiss1928 · as Carol Talbot
- The Drag Net1928 · as Shakespeare
- The Showdown1928 · as Kilgore Shelton
- The Gateway of the Moon1928 · as Jim Mortlake
- What Price Glory1926 · as Lt. Moore
- Black Paradise1926 · as James Callahan
- The Shamrock Handicap1926 · as Neil Ross
- Sandy1926 · as Douglas Keith
- The Road to Glory1926 · as David Hale
- The Ancient Mariner1925 · as Joe Barlow
- East Lynne1925 · as Richard Hare
- Lazybones1925 · as Dick Ritchie
- Thunder Mountain1925 · as Sam Martin
- Havoc1925 · as Babe