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Sam Katzman
Sam Katzman (July 7, 1901 – August 4, 1973) was an American film producer and director. Katzman produced low-budget genre films, including serials, which had disproportionately high returns for the studios and his financial backers. Early career Sam was born to a Jewish family; his father Abe Katzman was a violinist. He and Sam's mother Rebecca (née Sugarman) were from Kishinev, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire (now Chisinău, Moldova). Katzman went to work as a stage laborer at the age of 13 in the fledgling East Coast film industry and moved from prop boy to assistant director at Fox Films. He would learn all aspects of filmmaking and was a Hollywood producer for more than 40 years. Katzman worked as an assistant to Norman Taurog and got married on the set of ''The Diplomats'' in 1928 at Fox. In October 1927 he signed with comic Joe Russo to make a series of two-reel comedies. Screencraft Pictures Katzman was a production supervisor at Showmen's Picture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, Los Angeles
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. Its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios, such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures, are located near or in Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged, having developed first on the East Coast. Eventually it became the most recognizable in the world. History Initial development H.J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. They agreed on a price and shook hands on the deal. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'', and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area. Daeida Wilcox, who donated land to help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screencraft Productions
Screencraft Productions was a short lived production company which worked out of Hollywood in the 1930s. Sam Katzman was production supervisor. It was linked with Showmen's Pictures.Scheuer, P. K. (July 31, 1963). Katzman doesn't give a hoot for art. Los Angeles Times References External linksScreencraft Productionsat IMDbShowmen's Picturesat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, p ... Film production companies of the United States {{Sam Katzman, state=collapsed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trail Of Terror (1935 Film)
''Trail of Terror'' is a 1935 American Western film starring Bob Steele. It was done for Supreme Pictures Supreme Pictures Corporation was a film production company in the United States. It produced dozens of Western genre films. It was run by Sam Katzman and A. W. Hackel. It made Westerns starring Johnny Mack Brown as well as Bob Steele. The compa ... and was produced by A. W. Hackel.Obituaries; Passings; Beth Marion, 90; Leading Lady in Westerns of the '30s: ome Edition Los Angeles Times. 28 February 2003, page B14. References External links * 1935 films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tombstone Terror
''Tombstone Terror'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele. Cast * Bob Steele as Jimmy Dixon / Duke Dixon * Kay McCoy as Jean Adams * George 'Gabby' Hayes George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ... as Soupy Baxter (as George Hayes) * Earl Dwire as Regan * John Elliott as Mr. Dixon * Hortense Petra as Blondie * Anne Howard as Nurse Mary (as Ann Howard) * Nancy Deshon as Millie (as Nancy DeShon) * Frank McCarroll as Swede References External links * 1935 films 1930s action adventure films 1935 Western (genre) films American action adventure films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury 1930s American films {{19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smokey Smith (film)
''Smokey Smith'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele. It was remade in 1950 as '' Crooked River''. Cast * Bob Steele as Smokey Smith * George 'Gabby' Hayes as Blaze Bart (as George Hayes) * Mary Kornman as Bess Bart * Warner Richmond Warner Richmond (born Werner Paul Otto Raetzmann; January 11, 1886 – June 19, 1948) was an American stage and film actor. He began his career as a stock theatre actor and appeared in films in both the silent film and sound eras. His career spa ... as Kent * Earl Dwire as Sheriff * Horace B. Carpenter as Dad Smith (as Horace Carpenter) * Vane Calvert as Mrs. Smith References External links * 1935 films 1935 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brand Of Hate
''The Brand of Hate'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Bob Steele, Lucile Browne and William Farnum. Cast * Bob Steele as Rod Camp * Lucile Browne as Margie Larkins * William Farnum as Joe Larkins *Mickey Rentschler as Bud Larkins *George 'Gabby' Hayes George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ... as Bill Larkins * James Flavin as Holt Larkins *Archie Ricks] as Slim Larkins * Charles K. French as Mr. Camp * Jack Rockwell as Sheriff Bailey * Rose Plumer as Mrs. Camp * Blackie Whiteford as Camp Ranch Hand * Bill Patton as Camp Ranch Hand References External links * 1934 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins American black-and-white films 1930s American films [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Justice
''Western Justice'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele. Steele sings in the film. Scenes were shot around Buena Vista Lake.Three Additional Work Projects Granted Kern Los Angeles Times February 21, 1935: 10. Cast * Bob Steele as Jim, alias Ace * Rene Borden as Bee Brent (as Renee Borden) * Julian Rivero as Pancho Lopez, alias Jack * Arthur Loft as Clem W. Slade * Lafe McKee Lafayette S. "Lafe" McKee (January 23, 1872 – August 10, 1959) was an American actor who appeared in more than 400 films from 1912 to 1948. Part of his career was spent with Art Mix Productions. McKee also worked as a stage actor from 19 ... as Sheriff, alias King * John Cowell as John Brent (as Jack Cowell) * Perry Murdock as Rufe * Vane Calvert as Aunt Emma References External links * 1934 films 1934 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Demon For Trouble
''A Demon for Trouble'' is a 1934 American black-and-white action/adventure/ romance short film directed by Robert F. Hill and produced by A. W. Hackel for Supreme Pictures. It stars Bob Steele, Don Alvarado, Gloria Shea, and Nick Stuart and was released in the United States on August 10, 1934. Bob Steele had just left Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios in .... The film was the first of an eight-picture contract he signed with Sam Katzman's Supreme Pictures. Plot Having been wrongly accused of the murder of Buck Morton (Nick Stuart), Bob Worth ( Bob Steele) is now on the run from the sheriff (Lafe McKee). With the help of outlaw Gallinda (Don Alvarado), Bob must somehow prove that the real culprit is real estate mogul Dyer (Walter McGrail). Produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Steele (actor)
Bob Steele (born Robert Adrian Bradbury; January 23, 1907 – December 21, 1988) was an American actor. He also was billed as Bob Bradbury Jr.. Early life Steele was born in Portland, Oregon, into a vaudeville family. His parents were Robert North Bradbury and the former Nieta Quinn. He had a twin brother, Bill, also an actor. After years of touring, the family settled in Hollywood in the late 1910s, where his father soon found work in the movies, first as an actor, later as a director. By 1920, Robert Bradbury hired his son Bob and Bob's twin brother, Bill (1907–1971), as juvenile leads for a series of adventure movies titled '' The Adventures of Bill and Bob''. Steele attended Glendale High School but left before graduation. Career Steele's career began to take off in 1927, when he was hired by production company Film Booking Offices of America (FBO) to star in a series of Westerns. Renamed Bob Steele at FBO, he soon made a name for himself, and in the late 1920s, 1930 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Pictures Corporation
Supreme Pictures Corporation was a film production company in the United States. It produced dozens of Western genre films. It was run by Sam Katzman and A. W. Hackel. It made Westerns starring Johnny Mack Brown as well as Bob Steele. The company also produced the film ''Am I Guilty?'' starring Ralph Cooper and an African American cast. Filmography *'' The Crooked Trail'' (1936) *'' The Kid Ranger'' (1936) *'' Last of the Warrens'' (1936) *'' Rogue of the Range'' (1936) *'' Brand of the Outlaws'' (1936) *'' Undercover Man'' (1936) *''Am I Guilty? ''Am I Guilty?'' Is an American film released in 1940 directed by Samuel Neufeld for the Supreme Pictures Corporation. A. W. Hackel was the film's producer.; his Supreme Pictures, which had produced dozens of Western films, planned a series of fil ...'' (1940) References Film production companies of the United States {{US-film-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Stenographer
''Public Stenographer'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code romantic comedy. Stenographer Ann McNair (Lane) en route to a job mistakenly gets in the wrong car and ends up at a wild party thrown by Jim Martin (Collier). While in pursuit of McNair, Martin is also engaged to a society heiress. Cast * Buster Collier, Jr. – Jim Martin * Lola Lane – Ann McNair *Jason Robards, Sr. Jason Nelson Robards (December 31, 1892 – April 4, 1963) was an American stage and screen actor, and the father of Oscar-winning actor Jason Robards Jr. Robards appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles an ... – Fred White * Duncan Renaldo – Jerome Eagan References External links * * * * 1933 films 1930s English-language films 1933 romantic comedy films American black-and-white films American romantic comedy films Films directed by Lewis D. Collins 1930s American films {{1930s-romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ship Of Wanted Men
''Ship of Wanted Men'' is a 1933 American pre-Code crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Dorothy Sebastian, Fred Kohler and Leon Ames.Pitts p.334 The film's sets were designed by the art director Fred Preble. Synopsis A gang of fugitives hijack a ship and make for a Pacific island that has no extradition treaty with the United States. Cast * Dorothy Sebastian as Irene Reynolds * Fred Kohler as Chuck Young * Leon Ames as Capt. John Holden * Gertrude Astor as Vera * Maurice Black as George Spinoli * James Flavin as Frank Busch * Jason Robards Sr. as John Craig * Herbert Evans as Duke Finley * John Ince as Elderly Man * Kit Guard as Crewman * George 'Gabby' Hayes George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President ... as Crewman References Biblio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
