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)