Gene Havlick

Gene Havlick (March 16, 1894 in Enid, Oklahoma, USA – May 11, 1959 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film editor.

He was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one. He worked on over 100 films during his 30-year career.

Early life
Eugene Charles Havlicek was born in Enid, Oklahoma to Frank Havlicek and Agnes Petricka, of Czech descent. His parents married in Heidelberg, Minnesota. Frank was a cabinet-maker, and later, an undertaker. By 1900, the family went by "Havlick".

Filmography

 * The Crimson Canyon (1928)
 * Beauty and Bullets (1928)
 * Grit Wins (1929)
 * The Border Wildcat (1929)
 * The Fall of Eve (1929)
 * The Smiling Terror (1929)
 * The Ridin' Demon (1929)
 * The College Coquette (1929)
 * Song of Love (1929)
 * A Royal Romance (1930)
 * Sisters (1930)
 * Brothers (1930)
 * Madonna of the Streets (1930)
 * The Last Parade (1931)
 * The Sky Raiders (1931)
 * Lover Come Back (1931)
 * Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931)
 * A Dangerous Affair (1931)
 * The Deceiver (1931)
 * The Menace (1932)
 * Shopworn (1932)
 * Attorney for the Defense (1932)
 * Hollywood Speaks (1932)
 * War Correspondent (1932)
 * The Last Man (1932)
 * Vanity Street (1932)
 * The Woman I Stole (1933)
 * Lady for a Day (1933)
 * Master of Men (1933)
 * It Happened One Night (1934)
 * Twentieth Century (1934)
 * Blind Date (1934)
 * Broadway Bill (1934)
 * Eight Bells (1935)
 * Unknown Woman (1935)
 * She Couldn't Take It (1935)
 * If You Could Only Cook (1935)
 * Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
 * Lost Horizon (1937)
 * A Dangerous Adventure (1937)
 * It's All Yours (1937)
 * Start Cheering (1938)
 * Extortion (1938)
 * Law of the Plains (1938)
 * You Can't Take It With You (1938)
 * Blondie (1938)
 * My Son Is a Criminal (1939)
 * Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)
 * Missing Daughters (1939)
 * Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
 * His Girl Friday (1940)
 * Blondie on a Budget (1940)
 * Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)
 * Angels Over Broadway (1940)
 * Blondie Goes Latin (1941)
 * She Knew All the Answers (1941)
 * Our Wife (1941)
 * Go West, Young Lady (1941)
 * Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
 * The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
 * Counter-Espionage (1942)
 * The Desperadoes (1943)
 * Destroyer (1943)
 * Once Upon a Time (1944)
 * Kansas City Kitty (1944)
 * The Unwritten Code (1944)
 * Youth on Trial (1945)
 * A Thousand and One Nights (1945)
 * Snafu (1945)
 * The Gentleman Misbehaves (1946)
 * The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
 * Sing While You Dance (1946)
 * Dead Reckoning (1947)
 * It Had to Be You (1947)
 * Relentless (1948)
 * The Return of October (1948)
 * Shockproof (1949)
 * Rusty Saves a Life (1949)
 * Lust for Gold (1949)
 * The Reckless Moment (1949)
 * Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950)
 * Rogues of Sherwood Forest (1950)
 * Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
 * Santa Fe (1951)
 * Dick Turpin's Ride (1951)
 * The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)
 * My Six Convicts (1952)
 * Captain Pirate (1952)
 * Hangman's Knot (1952)
 * Voodoo Tiger (1952)
 * Serpent of the Nile (1953)
 * The Last Posse (1953)
 * Valley of Head Hunters (1953)
 * The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953)
 * Killer Ape (1953)
 * The Iron Glove (1954)
 * The Saracen Blade (1954)
 * Jungle Man-Eaters (1954)
 * Three Hours to Kill (1954)
 * Ten Wanted Men (1955)
 * New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
 * A Lawless Street (1955)
 * Inside Detroit (1956)
 * 7th Cavalry (1956)
 * Domino Kid (1957)
 * Screaming Mimi (1958)

Academy Awards
All 3 are in the category of Best Film Editing.


 * 10th Academy Awards-Nominated for Lost Horizon. Nomination shared with Gene Milford. Won.
 * 11th Academy Awards-Nominated for You Can't Take It With You. Lost to The Adventures of Robin Hood.
 * 12th Academy Awards-Nominated for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, nomination shared with Al Clark. Lost to Gone with the Wind.