Hal C. Kern (July 14, 1894 - February 24, 1985) was an American film editor. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on Gone with the Wind. He was also nominated for Rebecca and Since You Went Away.He began his editing career in 1915, cutting shorts at Inceville. A fire that started in his cutting room during the editing of the Thomas H. Ince film Civilization destroyed the entire studio, forcing him to move to Culver City. He eventually rose to prominence as a film editor there after being hired by Joseph M. Schenck to edit his films. He eventually got a job at MGM, where he spent his editing career.His brother Robert J. Kern was also a distinguished film editor.
Distinguished film editor. Began in films with Thomas Ince. Worked on The Toll of the Sea (1922), the first dual colour Technicolor feature. At MGM (1933-34), supervising editor for David O. Selznick (1935-47). Co-recipient of an Academy Award for Gone with the Wind (1939). Later at Paramount (1961-63).
Editor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Young in Heart
1938
The Garden of Allah
1936
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1936
film editor
Night Flight
1933
Hell Below
1933
film editor
Corsair
1931
Indiscreet
1931
Reaching for the Moon
1930
The Bat Whispers
1930
uncredited
Puttin' on the Ritz
1930
edited by
New York Nights
1929
The Locked Door
1929
Alibi
1929
as Hal Kern, edited by
The Woman Disputed
1928
as Hal Kern
The Dove
1927
as Hal Kern
The Beloved Rogue
1927
The Duchess of Buffalo
1926
The Bat
1926
The Eagle
1925
edited by
Her Sister from Paris
1925
Wild Justice
1925
The Lady
1925
Her Night of Romance
1924
as Hal Kern
Within the Law
1923
as Hal Kern
Brass
1923
as Hal Kern
The Toll of the Sea
1922
uncredited
Daredevil Jack
1920
Civilization
1915
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Paradine Case
1947
supervising film editor
Duel in the Sun
1946
supervising film editor
Spellbound
1945
supervising film editor
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
supervising film editor
Since You Went Away
1944
supervising editor
Stage Door Canteen
1943
supervising editor - as Hal Kern
Tarzan Triumphs
1943
supervising editor - as Hal Kern
Rebecca
1940
supervising film editor
Gone with the Wind
1939
supervising film editor
Intermezzo: A Love Story
1939
supervising film editor
Made for Each Other
1939
supervising film editor
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938
supervising film editor
Nothing Sacred
1937
supervising film editor
The Prisoner of Zenda
1937
supervising film editor
A Star Is Born
1937
supervising film editor
The Lottery Bride
1930
editorial advisor
Abraham Lincoln
1930
editorial advisor
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
A New Kind of Love
1963
assistant to producer
On the Double
1961
production assistant
Li'l Abner
1959
assistant to producer
The Five Pennies
1959
production assistant
The Trap
1959
assistant to producer
Houseboat
1958
production associate
The Court Jester
1955
assistant to the producers
The Seven Little Foys
1955
production associate
Knock on Wood
1954
assistant to the producers
The Bat
1926
assistant on production
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Strange Bedfellows
1965
associate producer
The Facts of Life
1960
associate producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Cavalcade of Academy Awards from 1928-1939
1940
Documentary short
Himself - 1939 Oscar Winner for Film Editing
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind
1988
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Recipient of the Best Editing Oscar at the 12th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony (as Hal Kern)
$14 Million
