# Ted J. Kent

Theodore John Kent (October 6, 1901 – June 17, 1986) was an American film editor who was nominated for Best Film Editing at the 1964 Academy Awards for the film Father Goose. He worked on over 150 films from 1927 to 1967, including many classic Universal horror films.

## Selected filmography

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes | Other notes |
| 1927 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Harry A. Pollard | | |
| 1928 | The Grip of the Yukon | Ernst Laemmle | | |
| 1928 | The Foreign Legion | Edward Sloman | | |
| 1929 | Born to the Saddle | Joseph Levigard | | |
| 1929 | It Can Be Done | Fred C. Newmeyer | | |
| 1929 | His Lucky Day | Edward F. Cline | | |
| 1929 | College Love | Nat Ross | | |
| 1929 | The Drake Case | Edward Laemmle | First collaboration with Edward Laemmle | |
| 1930 | Captain of the Guard | John S. Robertson | | |
| 1931 | Bad Sister | Hobart Henley | First collaboration with Hobart Henley | |
| 1931 | Seed | John M. Stahl | First collaboration with John M. Stahl | |
| 1931 | Up for Murder | Monta Bell | | |
| 1931 | Lasca of the Rio Grande | Edward Laemmle | Second collaboration with Edward Laemmle | |
| 1931 | A House Divided | William Wyler | First collaboration with William Wyler | |
| 1932 | Night World | Hobart Henley | Second collaboration with Hobart Henley | |
| 1932 | Tom Brown of Culver | William Wyler | Second collaboration with William Wyler | |
| 1932 | Okay, America! | Tay Garnett | First collaboration with Tay Garnett | |
| 1932 | They Just Had to Get Married | Edward Ludwig | First collaboration with Edward Ludwig | |
| 1933 | The Kiss Before the Mirror | James Whale | First collaboration with James Whale | |
| 1933 | Her First Mate | William Wyler | Third collaboration with William Wyler | |
| 1933 | The Invisible Man | James Whale | Second collaboration with James Whale | |
| 1933 | By Candlelight | James Whale | Third collaboration with James Whale | |
| 1934 | Glamour | William Wyler | Fourth collaboration with William Wyler | |
| 1934 | The Love Captive | Max Marcin | | |
| 1934 | One More River | James Whale | Fourth collaboration with James Whale | |
| 1935 | Night Life of the Gods | Lowell Sherman | | |
| 1935 | Straight from the Heart | Scott Beal | | |
| 1935 | Bride of Frankenstein | James Whale | Fifth collaboration with James Whale | |
| 1935 | Atlantic Adventure | Albert S. Rogell | First collaboration with Albert S. Rogell | |
| 1935 | Remember Last Night? | James Whale | Sixth collaboration with James Whale | |
| 1936 | Next Time We Love | Edward H. Griffith | | |
| 1936 | Show Boat | James Whale | Seventh collaboration with James Whale | |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | Gregory La Cava | | |
| 1936 | The Magnificent Brute | John G. Blystone | | |
| 1936 | Three Smart Girls | Henry Koster | First collaboration with Henry Koster | |
| 1937 | The Road Back | James Whale | Eighth collaboration with James Whale | |
| 1937 | Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | Irving Cummings | | |
| 1938 | Mad About Music | Norman Taurog | | |
| 1938 | The Lady in the Morgue | Otis Garrett | First collaboration with Otis Garrett | |
| 1938 | Letter of Introduction | John M. Stahl | Second collaboration with John M. Stahl | |
| 1938 | Service de Luxe | Rowland V. Lee | First collaboration with Rowland V. Lee | |
| 1939 | Son of Frankenstein | Rowland V. Lee | Second collaboration with Rowland V. Lee | |
| 1939 | Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Henry Koster | Second collaboration with Henry Koster | |
| 1939 | The Sun Never Sets | Rowland V. Lee | Third collaboration with Rowland V. Lee | |
| 1939 | Unexpected Father | Charles Lamont | First collaboration with Charles Lamont | |
| 1939 | Missing Evidence | Phil Rosen | First collaboration with Phil Rosen | |
| 1940 | Green Hell | James Whale | Ninth collaboration with James Whale | |
| 1940 | Double Alibi | Phil Rosen | Second collaboration with Phil Rosen | |
| 1940 | Enemy Agent | Lew Landers | First collaboration with Lew Landers | |
| 1940 | La Conga Nights | Lew Landers | Second collaboration with Lew Landers | |
| 1940 | Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! | Charles Lamont | Second collaboration with Charles Lamont | |
| 1940 | Black Diamonds | Christy Cabanne | | |
| 1940 | Margie | Otis GarrettPaul Gerard Smith | Second collaboration with Otis Garrett | |
| 1940 | Seven Sinners | Tay Garnett | Second collaboration with Tay Garnett | |
| 1941 | Back Street | Robert Stevenson | | |
| 1941 | Mr. Dynamite | John Rawlins | | |
| 1941 | The Black Cat | Albert S. Rogell | Second collaboration with Albert S. Rogell | |
| 1941 | Burma Convoy | Noel M. Smith | | |
| 1941 | Appointment for Love | William A. Seiter | First collaboration with William A. Seiter | |
| 1941 | Swing It Soldier | Harold Young | | |
| 1941 | The Wolf Man | George Waggner | | |
| 1941 | Hellzapoppin' | H. C. Potter | | Uncredited |
| 1942 | North to the Klondike | Erle C. Kenton | First collaboration with Erle C. Kenton | |
| 1942 | The Ghost of Frankenstein | Erle C. Kenton | Second collaboration with Erle C. Kenton | |
| 1942 | Broadway | William A. Seiter | Second collaboration with William A. Seiter | |
| 1942 | Madame Spy | Roy William Neill | | |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | Bruce Manning | | |
| 1943 | Hers to Hold | Frank Ryan | First collaboration with Frank Ryan | |
| 1943 | His Butler's Sister | Frank Borzage | First collaboration with Frank Borzage | |
| 1944 | Boss of Boomtown | Ray Taylor | | |
| 1944 | Christmas Holiday | Robert Siodmak | First collaboration with Robert Siodmak | |
| 1944 | Patrick the Great | Frank Ryan | Second collaboration with Frank Ryan | |
| 1944 | Can't Help Singing | Frank Ryan | Third collaboration with Frank Ryan | |
| 1945 | Honeymoon Ahead | Reginald LeBorg | | |
| 1945 | Lady on a Train | Charles David | | |
| 1946 | Because of Him | Richard Wallace | | |
| 1946 | So Goes My Love | Frank Ryan | Fourth collaboration with Frank Ryan | |
| 1946 | The Runaround | Charles Lamont | Third collaboration with Charles Lamont | |
| 1946 | Magnificent Doll | Frank Borzage | Second collaboration with Frank Borzage | |
| 1947 | Time Out of Mind | Robert Siodmak | Second collaboration with Robert Siodmak | |
| 1947 | The Exile | Max Ophüls | First collaboration with Max Ophüls | |
| 1948 | Letter from an Unknown Woman | Max Ophüls | Second collaboration with Max Ophüls | |
| 1948 | For the Love of Mary | Fred de Cordova | First collaboration with Fred de Cordova | |
| 1949 | Criss Cross | Robert Siodmak | Third collaboration with Robert Siodmak | |
| 1949 | City Across the River | Maxwell Shane | | |
| 1949 | Johnny Stool Pigeon | William Castle | | |
| 1949 | Yes Sir, That's My Baby | George Sherman | First collaboration with George Sherman | |
| 1950 | South Sea Sinner | H. Bruce Humberstone | First collaboration with H. Bruce Humberstone | |
| 1950 | Sierra | Alfred E. Green | | |
| 1950 | Spy Hunt | George Sherman | Second collaboration with George Sherman | |
| 1950 | Frenchie | Louis King | | |
| 1951 | Bedtime for Bonzo | Fred de Cordova | Second collaboration with Fred de Cordova | |
| 1951 | Smuggler's Island | Edward Ludwig | Second collaboration with Edward Ludwig | |
| 1951 | Thunder on the Hill | Douglas Sirk | First collaboration with Douglas Sirk | |
| 1951 | The Raging Tide | George Sherman | Third collaboration with George Sherman | |
| 1951 | Flame of Araby | Charles Lamont | Fourth collaboration with Charles Lamont | |
| 1952 | Steel Town | George Sherman | Fourth collaboration with George Sherman | |
| 1952 | The Battle at Apache Pass | George Sherman | Fifth collaboration with George Sherman | |
| 1952 | Scarlet Angel | Sidney Salkow | | |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair | Charles Barton | | |
| 1952 | Bonzo Goes to College | Fred de Cordova | Third collaboration with Fred de Cordova | |
| 1952 | Horizons West | Budd Boetticher | | |
| 1953 | Gunsmoke | Nathan Juran | First collaboration with Nathan Juran | |
| 1953 | Law and Order | Nathan Juran | Second collaboration with Nathan Juran | |
| 1953 | The Golden Blade | Nathan Juran | Third collaboration with Nathan Juran | |
| 1953 | The Glass Web | Jack Arnold | First collaboration with Jack Arnold | |
| 1953 | Walking My Baby Back Home | Lloyd Bacon | | |
| 1954 | Creature from the Black Lagoon | Jack Arnold | Second collaboration with Jack Arnold | |
| 1954 | Rails Into Laramie | Jesse Hibbs | | |
| 1954 | Francis Joins the WACS | Arthur Lubin | | |
| 1954 | The Black Shield of Falworth | Rudolph Maté | | |
| 1954 | Destry | George Marshall | | |
| 1955 | The Purple Mask | H. Bruce Humberstone | Second collaboration with H. Bruce Humberstone | |
| 1955 | Foxfire | Joseph Pevney | First collaboration with Joseph Pevney | |
| 1955 | The Private War of Major Benson | Jerry Hopper | | |
| 1956 | Behind the High Wall | Abner Biberman | First collaboration with Abner Biberman | |
| 1956 | Away All Boats | Joseph Pevney | Second collaboration with Joseph Pevney | |
| 1956 | Kelly and Me | Robert Z. Leonard | | |
| 1957 | Man Afraid | Harry Keller | First collaboration with Harry Keller | |
| 1957 | The Midnight Story | Joseph Pevney | Third collaboration with Joseph Pevney | |
| 1957 | Tammy and the Bachelor | Joseph Pevney | Fourth collaboration with Joseph Pevney | |
| 1957 | Man of a Thousand Faces | Joseph Pevney | Fifth collaboration with Joseph Pevney | |
| 1957 | Flood Tide | Abner Biberman | Second collaboration with Abner Biberman | |
| 1958 | A Time to Love and a Time to Die | Douglas Sirk | Second collaboration with Douglas Sirk | |
| 1958 | Monster on the Campus | Jack Arnold | Third collaboration with Jack Arnold | |
| 1959 | The Rabbit Trap | Philip Leacock | | |
| 1959 | This Earth Is Mine | Henry King | | |
| 1959 | Operation Petticoat | Blake Edwards | | |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink | Delbert Mann | | |
| 1963 | The Ugly American | George Englund | | |
| 1964 | The Brass Bottle | Harry Keller | Second collaboration with Harry Keller | |
| 1964 | Island of the Blue Dolphins | James B. Clark | | |
| 1964 | Father Goose | Ralph Nelson | | |
| 1965 | Mirage | Edward Dmytryk | | |
| 1966 | Blindfold | Philip Dunne | | |
| 1966 | The Appaloosa | Sidney J. Furie | | |
| 1967 | Rough Night in Jericho | Arnold Laven | | |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1938 | Mad About Music | Norman Taurog | Cutter | Uncredited |

### Shorts

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1941 | In the Groove | Larry Ceballos |
| 1942 | Rhumba Rhythms | Larry Ceballos |
| 1942 | Jivin' Jam Session | Reginald LeBorg |
| 1946 | Swingin' Down the Scale | Will Cowan |
| 1947 | Record Party | Will Cowan |
| 1948 | Red Ingle and His Natural Seven | Will Cowan |
| 1949 | Prairie Pirates | Will Cowan |
| 1949 | Rhythm of the Mambo | Will Cowan |
| 1949 | The Pecos Pistol | Will Cowan |
| 1949 | Herman's Herd | Will Cowan |
| 1949 | Boundaries Unlimited | Thomas Mead |
| 1950 | Skylarkin' Time | Will Cowan |
| 1950 | Universal Musical Short 3655: Singin' and Swingin' | Will Cowan |
| 1950 | Western Courage | Will Cowan |
| 1957 | Golden Ladder | George Robinson |

### TV series

Editor :
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1959 | The Rifleman | 1 episode |
| 1960 | The Detectives | 1 episode |
| 1960 | Black Saddle | 3 episodes |
| 1960 | Michael Shayne | 2 episodes |
| 1960 | The Westerner | 4 episodes |
| 1959−61 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | 3 episodes |
| 1960−61 | Dante | 2 episodes |
| 1960−61 | The Law and Mr. Jones | 6 episodes |
| 1961 | Zane Grey Theatre | 1 episode |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! | 1 episode |
| 1964−65 | Valentine's Day | 3 episodes |