Arthur Eugene Milford (January 19, 1902 – December 23, 1991) was an American film and television editor with about one hundred feature film credits. Among his most noted films are Lost Horizon (directed by Frank Capra - 1937), On the Waterfront (directed by Elia Kazan - 1954), A Face in the Crowd (Kazan - 1957), and Wait Until Dark (directed by Terence Young - 1967).

Milford won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Lost Horizon (with Gene Havlick) and for On the Waterfront; he was also nominated for an Academy Award for One Night of Love (directed by Victor Schertzinger - 1934). He had been elected to the American Cinema Editors, and he and Barbara McLean received its inaugural Career Achievement Awards in 1988.

Partial filmography Gene Milford began his career as an editor.

Based on Milford's filmography at the Internet Movie Database.

The director and release date of each film are indicated in parentheses.

With more than 90 film credits dating from 1926, his film editing work includes:

With more than 100 film credits dating from 1951, his TV editing work includes:

+ Editor Year Film Director Notes Other notes1926 Two Can PlayNat Ross 1927 Say It with Diamonds Ladies at EaseJerome Storm 1928 ComradesCliff Wheeler Free LipsWallace MacDonald The Devil's CageWilfred Noy The Masked AngelFrank O'Connor Life's MockeryRobert F. Hill1929 FlightFrank CapraFirst collaboration with Frank Capra 1930 VengeanceArchie Mayo Around the CornerBert Glennon Ladies Must PlayRaymond CannonFirst collaboration with Raymond Cannon 1931 The Lion and the LambGeorge B. SeitzFirst collaboration with George B. Seitz The FloodJames Tinling The Texas RangerD. Ross LedermanFirst collaboration with D. Ross Lederman ArizonaGeorge B. SeitzSecond collaboration with George B. Seitz BrandedD. Ross LedermanSecond collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Shanghaied LoveGeorge B. SeitzThird collaboration with George B. Seitz Platinum BlondeFrank CapraSecond collaboration with Frank Capra One Man LawLambert HillyerFirst collaboration with Lambert Hillyer Maker of MenEdward Sedgwick 1932 The Big TimerEdward Buzzell Hello TroubleLambert HillyerSecond collaboration with Lambert Hillyer McKenna of the MountedD. Ross LedermanThird collaboration with D. Ross Lederman White Eagle Lambert HillyerThird collaboration with Lambert Hillyer Forbidden TrailFourth collaboration with Lambert Hillyer Sundown RiderFifth collaboration with Lambert Hillyer 1933 The California TrailSixth collaboration with Lambert Hillyer The Thrill HunterGeorge B. SeitzFourth collaboration with George B. Seitz Brief MomentDavid BurtonFirst collaboration with David Burton My WomanVictor SchertzingerFirst collaboration with Victor Schertzinger Let's Fall in LoveDavid BurtonSecond collaboration with David Burton 1934 The Ninth GuestRoy William Neill The Fighting RangerGeorge B. SeitzFifth collaboration with George B. Seitz The Man TrailerLambert HillyerSeventh collaboration with Lambert Hillyer Sisters Under the SkinDavid BurtonThird collaboration with David Burton One Night of LoveVictor SchertzingerSecond collaboration with Victor Schertzinger The Captain Hates the SeaLewis Milestone 1935 CarnivalWalter Lang Let's Live TonightVictor SchertzingerThird collaboration with Victor Schertzinger Fighting ShadowsDavid SelmanFirst collaboration with David Selman Love Me ForeverVictor SchertzingerFourth collaboration with Victor Schertzinger The Public Menace Erle C. KentonFirst collaboration with Erle C. Kenton Grand ExitSecond collaboration with Erle C. Kenton Too Tough to KillD. Ross LedermanFourth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman 1936 The Music Goes 'RoundVictor SchertzingerFifth collaboration with Victor Schertzinger And So They Were MarriedElliott Nugent ShakedownDavid SelmanSecond collaboration with David Selman They Met in a TaxiAlfred E. GreenFirst collaboration with Alfred E. Green 1937 When You're in LoveRobert Riskin Lost HorizonFrank CapraThird collaboration with Frank Capra The League of Frightened MenAlfred E. GreenSecond collaboration with Alfred E. Green It Can't Last ForeverHamilton MacFadden Something to Sing AboutVictor SchertzingerSixth collaboration with Victor Schertzinger 1938 Tarzan's RevengeD. Ross LedermanFifth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Mr. Boggs Steps OutGordon Wiles The Overland ExpressDrew Eberson 1939 The MikadoVictor SchertzingerSeventh collaboration with Victor Schertzinger I Was a ConvictAubrey Scotto Frontier Pony ExpressJoseph Kane Coast GuardEdward Ludwig Those High Grey WallsCharles Vidor 1940 Military AcademyD. Ross LedermanSixth collaboration with D. Ross Lederman Blondie Plays CupidFrank R. Strayer 1941 Tillie the ToilerSidney Salkow The Stork Pays OffLew Landers Confessions of Boston BlackieEdward Dmytryk1943 Higher and HigherTim WhelanFirst collaboration with Tim Whelan 1944 The Falcon Out WestWilliam Clemens Step LivelyTim WhelanSecond collaboration with Tim Whelan The Falcon in HollywoodGordon Douglas 1945 Having Wonderful CrimeA. Edward Sutherland China SkyRay Enright1951 The Man with My FaceEdward Montagne1954 On the WaterfrontElia KazanFirst collaboration with Elia Kazan1955 Man with the GunRichard Wilson1956 Baby Doll Elia KazanSecond collaboration with Elia Kazan1957 A Face in the CrowdThird collaboration with Elia Kazan 1961 Splendor in the GrassFourth collaboration with Elia Kazan Force of ImpulseSaul Swimmer1962 Taras BulbaJ. Lee Thompson1963 RampagePhil Karlson 1964 Wild and WonderfulMichael Anderson The New InternsJohn Rich 1965 Strange BedfellowsMelvin Frank That Funny FeelingRichard Thorpe 1966 The ChaseArthur Penn Incident at Phantom HillEarl Bellamy Texas Across the RiverMichael Gordon 1967 CountdownRobert Altman Wait Until DarkTerence YoungFirst collaboration with Terence Young1969 The Great Bank RobberyHy Averback1970 There Was a Crooked Man...Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1971 Mrs. Pollifax-SpyLeslie H. Martinson The SteaglePaul Sylbert 1974 WRichard Quine The KlansmanTerence YoungSecond collaboration with Terence Young

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes Other notes1938 Swing It, Sailor!Raymond CannonSupervising editorSecond collaboration with Raymond Cannon1981 InchonTerence YoungSupervising film editorThird collaboration with Terence Young

+ Director Year Film1958 The Pusher

+ Producer Year Film Director Credit1958 The PusherHimselfProducer

Documentaries

+ Editor Year Film Director1942 The World at WarLowell Mellett

Short documentaries

+ Editor Year Film Director1940 Look to Lockheed for LeadershipShirley Burden 1946 Kentucky BasketeersJoseph Walsh Battle for Survival

Shorts

+ Editor Year Film Director1962 On the Harmfulness of TobaccoPaul Newman

TV documentaries

+ Editor Year Film Director1957 Maurice Chevalier's ParisAndrew Marton

TV movies

+ Editor Year Film Director1967 Valley of MysteryJoseph Lejtes1972 No Place to Run Delbert Mann 1973 The Man Without a Country Miracle on 34th StreetFielder Cook1974 A Tree Grows in BrooklynJoseph Hardy1975 The Count of Monte CristoDavid Greene 1978 Breaking Up Delbert Mann Home to Stay 1979 Torn Between Two Lovers And Baby Makes SixWaris Hussein

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1977 Tell Me My NameDelbert Mann Supervising editor1978 Lovey: A Circle of Children, Part IIJud Taylor

TV pilots

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role1977 The World of DarknessJerry London Supervising editor1978 The World BeyondNoel Black

TV series

+ Editor Year Title Notes1971−72 Nichols9 episodes1972 The Rookies2 episodes

+ Director Year Title Notes1951 The Faye Emerson Show14 episodes1953−56 Omnibus2 episodes

References

Further reading An appreciation of the editing of this film, which is possibly the most influential film that Milford edited.

LoBrutto discusses the editing of On the Waterfront in terms of the transition between styles of acting, with the earlier style reflecting the persona of the actor, and the successor "method" style reflecting an interpretation of the character. Discussion of the editing of Lost Horizon. The preview of the film's first cut to an audience in Santa Barbara had been a disaster, and subsequent cuts were very different. Piper uses a scene from On the Waterfront to illustrate editing technique. During a speech to stevedores by the local catholic priest, Milford intercut the reactions of listeners with shots of the priest himself.

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