Albert Akst (August 31, 1899 – April 19, 1958) was an American musician turned film editor, played saxophone in Meyer Davis Orchestra and in vaudeville until 1930. He became a film cutter of short subjects and later became an editor on 53 feature films, including Forbidden Passage, Johnny Eager, Ziegfeld Follies, Summer Stock, Brigadoon and Meet Me in Las Vegas. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Somebody Up There Likes Me.
Akst was born in New Jersey and died in Los Angeles, California.
Selected filmography +YearTitleDirector1932Flaming GunsArthur Rosson1933The Rustler's RoundupHenry MacRae1934Tailspin TommyLew Landers1935A Notorious GentlemanEdward Laemmle1935Princess O'HaraDavid Burton1935The RavenLew Landers1935Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air MysteryRay Taylor1939Home EarlyRoy Rowland1939One Against the WorldFred Zinnemann1939Drunk DrivingDavid Miller1940That Inferior FeelingBasil Wrangell1941Your Last ActFred Zinnemann1944Meet Me in St. LouisVincente Minnelli
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