Robert (Bob) Carlisle started with Metro in the cutting rooms in 1922 and joined Cosmopolitan Productions in 1924. From 1925 to 1932 he was associated with Universal, and in 1933 became editor-in-chief for Columbia. In 1935 he teamed up with Jerry Fairbanks to found Scientific Films, Inc, of which Carlisle was secretary-treasurer, and personally edited all film produced for the three series of Paramount shorts.