# Carl Pierson

Carl Leo Pierson (1891–1977) was an American film editor who edited more than 200 films (primarily low-budget Westerns for Monogram and Republic) and television episodes over the course of his lengthy career in Hollywood. He also produced and directed a handful of movies.

## Biography

Carl Pierson was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was married at least twice: first Minerva Jane Sherwood in 1924, who filed for divorce in 1930; and then to an actress Mary; she sued for divorce in 1939. He had a daughter, Lois, with his first wife.

## Filmography (as editor)

* That Tennessee Beat (1966)
* Hand of Death (1962)
* Womanhunt (1962)
* The Two Little Bears (1961)
* The Silent Call (1961)
* The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961)
* Sniper's Ridge (1961)
* Diamond Safari (1958)
* She Devil (1958)
* Stagecoach to Fury (1956)
* Naked Gun (1956)
* Yaqui Drums (1956)
* Massacre (1956)
* The Big Chase (1954)
* The Black Pirates (1954)
* Sins of Jezebel (1953)
* The Great Jesse James Raid (1952)
* Leave It to the Marines (1951)
* Savage Drums (1951)
* Little Big Horn (1951)
* Pier 23 (1951)
* Roaring City (1951)
* Mask of the Dragon (1951)
* Fingerprints Don't Lie (1951)
* Three Desperate Men (1951)
* Bandit Queen (1950)
* Border Rangers (1950)
* Train to Tombstone (1950)
* Gunfire (1950)
* I Shot Billy the Kid (1950)
* Western Pacific Agent (1950)
* Radar Secret Service (1950)
* Roaring Westward (1949)
* Brand of Fear (1949)
* Gun Law Justice (1949)
* Courtin' Trouble (1948)
* Outlaw Brand (1948)
* Cowboy Cavalier (1948)
* Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
* Dangerous Intruder (1945)
* Minstrel Man (1944)
* Block Busters (1944)
* Return of the Ape Man (1944)
* Follow the Leader (1944)
* Voodoo Man (1944)
* Million Dollar Kid (1944)
* Raiders of the Border (1944)
* Death Valley Rangers (1943)
* The Crime Smasher (1943)
* The Texas Kid (1943)
* Mr. Muggs Steps Out (1943)
* Outlaws of Stampede Pass (1943)
* Spotlight Scandals (1943)
* Here Comes Kelly (1943)
* The Law Rides Again (1943)
* Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
* Wings Over the Pacific (1943)
* The Stranger from Pecos (1943)
* Sarong Girl (1943)
* Clancy Street Boys (1943)
* The Ape Man (1943)
* Kid Dynamite (1943)
* You Can't Beat the Law (1943)
* Dawn on the Great Divide (1942)
* Rhythm Parade (1942)
* 'Neath Brooklyn Bridge (1942)
* Bowery at Midnight (1942)
* City of Silent Men (1942)
* Down Texas Way (1942)
* Inside the Law (1942)
* Ghost Town Law (1942)
* Black Dragons (1942)
* Mr. Wise Guy (1942)
* Below the Border (1942)
* Caught in the Act (1941)
* Forbidden Trails (1941)
* Double Trouble (1941)
* Road to Happiness (1941)
* The Gunman from Bodie (1941)
* Reg'lar Fellers (1941)
* Arizona Bound (1941)
* That Gang of Mine (1940)
* Boys of the City (1940)
* The Mad Empress (1939)
* Sky Patrol (1939)
* Stunt Pilot (1939)
* Double Deal (1939)
* Wolf Call (1939)
* Mystery Plane (1939)
* The Phantom Stage (1939)
* Ghost Town Riders (1938)
* King of the Sierras (1938)
* Prairie Justice (1938)
* Paroled from the Big House (1938)
* Guilty Trails (1938)
* Black Bandit (1938)
* Rebellious Daughters (1938)
* Where the West Begins (1938)
* Spirit of Youth (1938)
* Western Gold (1937)
* The Outer Gate (1937)
* The Legion of Missing Men (1937)
* The Californian (1937)
* Reefer Madness (1936)
* I Cover Chinatown (1936)
* Red River Valley (1936)
* Frisco Waterfront (1935)
* Lawless Range (1935)
* Cappy Ricks Returns (1935)
* Westward Ho (1935)
* Honeymoon Limited (1935)
* The Dawn Rider (1935)
* The Hoosier Schoolmaster (1935)
* The Desert Trail (1935)
* The Nut Farm (1935)
* Rainbow Valley (1935)
* The Mystery Man (1935)
* Texas Terror (1935)
* Sing Sing Nights (1934)
* 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934)
* Flirting with Danger (1934)
* Lost in the Stratosphere (1934)
* A Girl of the Limberlost (1934)
* Tomorrow's Youth (1934)
* Happy Landing (1934)
* Jane Eyre (1934)
* The Star Packer (1934)
* Million Dollar Baby (1934)
* Randy Rides Alone (1934)
* Monte Carlo Nights (1934)
* The Man from Utah (1934)
* Blue Steel (1934)
* Manhattan Love Song (1934)
* House of Mystery (1934)
* Mystery Liner (1934)
* West of the Divide (1934)
* A Woman's Man (1934)
* The Lucky Texan (1934)
* Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934)
* Trailing North (1933)
* Sagebrush Trail (1933)
* Broken Dreams (1933)
* Riders of Destiny (1933)
* The Devil's Mate (1933)
* Galloping Romeo (1933)
* The Gallant Fool (1933)
* The Return of Casey Jones (1933)
* Diamond Trail (1933)
* Wine, Women and Song (1933)
* The Phantom Broadcast (1933)
* Breed of the Border (1933)
* The Fugitive (1933)
* West of Singapore (1933)
* Sensation Hunters (1933)
* A Strange Adventure (1932)
* The Girl from Calgary (1932)
* The Man from Arizona (1932)
* Broadway to Cheyenne (1932)
* Hidden Valley (1932)
* Son of Oklahoma (1932)
* The Arm of the Law (1932)
* Honor of the Mounted (1932)
* The Man from Hell's Edges (1932)
* Vanishing Men (1932)
* Police Court (1932)
* The Law of the Sea (1931)
* The Florodora Girl (1930)
* Montana Moon (1930)
* The Mysterious Island (1929)
* The Baby Cyclone (1928)
* Rose-Marie (1928)