JOSEPH KANE
Information from IMDb
Date of birth
19 March 1894
San Diego, California, USA
Date of death
25 August 1975
Santa Monica, California, USA.
Birth name
Jasper Joseph Inman Kane
Sometimes Credited As:
Joe Kane
Joseph Inman Kane
Mini biography
Joseph Kane's career as a professional cellist ended when he became a film editor in 1926.
His directing career started with co-directing serials for Mascot and Republic,
and he soon became Republic's top western director.
He handled many of John Wayne's Republic westerns of the 1940s,
and piloted numerous Roy Rogers and Gene Autry films
(he was once asked in an interview why he did so many westerns.
He replied, "I like the outdoors. The horses. The cowboys. I like that.").
Unlike most Republic house directors, Kane was credited
as associate producer on many of his films.
He stayed at Republic until the studio's demise in 1959,
and after freelancing for mostly independent production companies,
he turned to directing TV series.
Filmography
Director
1. Smoke in the Wind (1975)
2. Track of Thunder (1968)
3. The Search for the Evil One (1967)
... aka He Lives (USA)
4. "The Iron Horse" (1966) TV Series (episode "War Cloud")
5. Country Boy (1966)
... aka Here Comes That Nashville Sound
6. "Laramie" (1959) TV Series
7. "Bonanza" (1959) TV Series (episode "The Diedeshiemer Story") (episode "The Saga of Annie O'Toole") (episode "Vendetta")
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
8. "Rawhide" (1959) TV Series
9. The Man Who Died Twice (1958)
10. The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)
11. Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957)
12. The Crooked Circle (1957)
13. The Last Stagecoach West (1957)
14. The Lawless Eighties (1957) (as Joe Kane)
15. Spoilers of the Forest (1957)
16. Duel at Apache Wells (1957)
17. "26 Men" (1957) TV Series
18. "Whirlybirds" (1957) TV Series
... aka Copter Patrol (USA: syndication title)
19. Accused of Murder (1956) (as Joe Kane)
20. "Broken Arrow" (1956) TV Series (episode "Power") (episode "War Trail")
21. Thunder Over Arizona (1956)
22. The Maverick Queen (1956)
23. The Vanishing American (1955) (as Joe Kane)
24. "Cheyenne" (1955) TV Series
25. The Road to Denver (1955) (as Joe Kane)
26. Timberjack (1955) (as Joe Kane)
27. Hell's Outpost (1954)
28. Jubilee Trail (1954) (as Joseph Inman Kane)
29. Sea of Lost Ships (1954)
30. "Stories of the Century" (1954) TV Series
... aka The Fast Guns (USA: reissue title)
31. Fair Wind to Java (1953)
32. San Antone (1953)
33. Ride the Man Down (1952)
34. Woman of the North Country (1952)
35. Hoodlum Empire (1952)
36. The Sea Hornet (1951)
37. Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
... aka Fighting U.S. Coast Guard
38. Oh! Susanna (1951)
39. California Passage (1950)
40. The Savage Horde (1950)
41. Rock Island Trail (1950)
... aka Transcontinent Express (UK)
42. Brimstone (1949)
43. The Last Bandit (1949)
44. The Plunderers (1948)
45. The Gallant Legion (1948) (as Joe Kane)
46. Old Los Angeles (1948) (as Joe Kane)
... aka California Outpost (USA: reissue title)
... aka In Old Los Angeles
47. Wyoming (1947) (as Joe Kane)
48. Plainsman and the Lady (1946) (as Joe Kane)
... aka Drumbeats Over Wyoming (USA: reissue title)
49. In Old Sacramento (1946)
... aka Flame of Sacramento (USA: reissue title)
50. Dakota (1945)
51. The Cheaters (1945)
... aka The Castaway (USA: reissue title)
52. Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
... aka Flame of the Barbary Coast (UK)
53. Song of Nevada (1944)
54. The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
55. Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)
56. Hands Across the Border (1944)
57. The Man from Music Mountain (1943)
... aka Texas Legionnaires
58. Silver Spurs (1943)
59. Song of Texas (1943)
60. King of the Cowboys (1943)
61. Idaho (1943)
62. Ridin' Down the Canyon (1942)
63. Heart of the Golden West (1942)
64. Sunset Serenade (1942)
65. Sons of the Pioneers (1942)
66. Romance on the Range (1942)
67. Sunset on the Desert (1942)
68. South of Santa Fe (1942)
69. Man From Cheyenne (1942)
70. Red River Valley (1941)
71. Jesse James at Bay (1941)
72. Bad Man of Deadwood (1941)
73. Rags to Riches (1941)
74. Nevada City (1941)
75. Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
76. In Old Cheyenne (1941)
77. The Great Train Robbery (1941)
78. Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
79. The Border Legion (1940)
... aka West of the Badlands (USA: TV title)
80. Young Bill Hickok (1940)
81. Colorado (1940)
82. The Ranger and the Lady (1940)
83. The Carson City Kid (1940)
84. Young Buffalo Bill (1940)
85. Days of Jesse James (1939)
86. Saga of Death Valley (1939)
87. The Arizona Kid (1939)
88. In Old Monterey (1939)
89. Wall Street Cowboy (1939)
90. In Old Caliente (1939)
91. Frontier Pony Express (1939)
92. Southward Ho (1939)
93. Rough Riders' Round-up (1939)
94. Shine On, Harvest Moon (1938) (as Joe Kane)
95. Come On, Rangers (1938) (as Joe Kane)
96. Billy the Kid Returns (1938)
97. Man from Music Mountain (1938) (as Joe Kane)
98. Gold Mine In the Sky (1938) (as Joe Kane)
99. Under Western Stars (1938) (as Joe Kane)
100. Arson Gang Busters (1938)
... aka Arson Racket Squad
... aka Fire Fighters (UK)
101. Born to Be Wild (1938)
102. The Old Barn Dance (1938) (as Joe Kane)
103. Springtime in the Rockies (1937) (as Joe Kane)
104. Boots and Saddles (1937) (as Joe Kane)
105. Heart of the Rockies (1937)
106. Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937) (as Joe Kane)
107. Yodelin' Kid From Pine Ridge (1937) (as Joe Kane)
... aka The Hero of Pine Ridge
108. Come On, Cowboys! (1937)
109. Gunsmoke Ranch (1937)
110. Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
111. Git Along, Little Dogies (1937)
... aka Serenade of the West (UK)
112. Paradise Express (1937)
113. The Old Corral (1936/I)
... aka Texas Serenade (UK)
114. Ghost-Town Gold (1936)
115. Ride Ranger Ride (1936)
116. Oh, Susanna! (1936)
117. Guns and Guitars (1936)
118. Undersea Kingdom (1936)
119. The Lonely Trail (1936)
120. King of the Pecos (1936)
121. Darkest Africa (1936)
... aka Batmen of Africa
... aka King of Jungleland
122. The Lawless Nineties (1936)
123. The Fighting Marines (1935)
124. Sagebrush Troubadour (1935)
125. Melody Trail (1935)
126. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)
127. In Old Santa Fe (1934) (uncredited)
... aka Down in Old Santa Fe