Charles Nelson

American film editor (1901-1997)

Charles Nelson was an American film editor. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing in 1956 for Picnic, and was nominated in 1946 for A Song to Remember, and in 1965 for Cat Ballou.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 35 films (1937–1967) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 38 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1937 BACK TO THE WOODS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels 16mm B&W
1937 CASH AND CARRY. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1937 DIZZY DOCTORS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1937 GOOFS AND SADDLES. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1937 GRIPS, GRUNTS AND GROANS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1937 THE SITTER DOWNERS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1938 HEALTHY, WEALTHY, AND DUMB. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1938 Swiss Miss Blackhawk Films Eastin-Phelan Corp 97 min. 16mm B&W sound
1938 THREE MISSING LINKS. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1938 WEE WEE MONSIEUR. Columbia Pictures Corp. 2 reels B&W
1940 The Secret Seven. 6 reels
1941 Blondie in society. Columbia Pictures. 2400 16mm B&W sound
1941 Her First Beau. Theodore Reed 7 reels B&W
1942 Blondie's Blessed Event. Frank R. Strayer 8 reels B&W
1943 Sahara. Zoltan Korda 10 reels B&W
1945 A Song To Remember Ideal Pictures Inc 113 min 16mm Color sound
1946 Renegades. George Sherman 9 reels
1949 Song of India Albert S. Rogell production ; screenplay, Art Arthur and Kenneth Perkins ; from a story by Jerome Odlum ; direction, Albert S. Rogell. 77 16mm B&W sound
1949 Tell It To The Judge. Norman Foster 87 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 The Doolins Of Oklahoma. Gordon Douglas 90 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Born yesterday George Cukor 103 min B&W
1951 Born Yesterday. Columbia Pictures Corp. 103 min 35mm B&W sound
1951 Man In The Saddle. Producers-Actors Corp. 87 min. 35mm Color sound
1953 The Big Heat Fritz Lang 89 B&W
1955 [Picnic] Joshua Logan 115 min 16mm Color silent
1955 Picnic Joshua Logan 115 min Color
1955 Picnic ▶ Joshua Logan 115 min Color
1955 Picnic Joshua Logan 115 min 16mm Color silent
1955 Three Stripes In The Sun Ideal Pictures Inc 93 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac Columbia Picture Corp 99 min 16mm B&W sound
1959 A Step in Time Saves Nine ▶ Donald Perser 13:19 16mm Color sound
1963 Bye Bye Birdie Time-Life 111 mi 16mm Color sound
1965 Cat Ballou Harold Hecht Corp. 96 16mm Color sound
1967 The Tiger Makes Out Ideal Pictures Inc 94 min 16mm Color sound
An American Time Capsule: Braverman, Charles Braverman Charles Nelson Sandy 1938- Pyramid Film Producers 16mm sound