George W. Weeks (1885–1953) was an American
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
. During the early 1930s he was involved with
Sono Art Pictures and
Mayfair Pictures
Mayfair Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active between 1931 and 1934 during the early sound era. It grew out of Action Pictures, another low-budget studio location on Poverty Row. It was established by the producer ...
.
[''Hollywood Goes Latin'' p.67] In the 1940s he released his films, including the
Range Busters series featuring
Ray "Crash" Corrigan, through
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 i ...
.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Rainbow Man
''The Rainbow Man'' (known as ''La valle delle rose'' in Italy) is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film, musical drama film. A copy of ''The Rainbow Man'' is preserved by the Library of Congress Packard Campus.
Cast
*Eddie Dowling as Rainbow ...
'' (1929)
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Blaze o' Glory'' (1929)
* ''
Thus Is Life'' (1930)
* ''
Reno'' (1930)
* ''
Hell-Bent for Frisco'' (1931)
* ''
Law of the Rio Grande'' (1931)
* ''
In Old Cheyenne'' (1931)
* ''
Air Police'' (1931)
* ''
Is There Justice?
''Is There Justice?'' is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Rex Lease, Henry B. Walthall and Blanche Mehaffey.Langman & Finn p.125 It is now considered a lost film.
Synopsis
The brother of woman who died i ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Honeymoon Lane'' (1931)
* ''
Mounted Fury'' (1931)
* ''
Neck and Neck'' (1931)
* ''
Devil on Deck'' (1932)
* ''
The Honor of the Press
''The Honor of the Press'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code crime film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Edward J. Nugent, Rita La Roy and Dorothy Gulliver.Pitts p.329 It was produced as a second feature for release by Mayfair Pictures. The fil ...
'' (1932)
* ''
No Living Witness
''No Living Witness'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and written by Norman Houston. The film stars Gilbert Roland, Noah Beery Sr., Barbara Kent, Carmel Myers, Otis Harlan, Dorothy Revier, J. Carrol Naish ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Trapped in Tia Juana
''Trapped in Tia Juana'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by Wallace Fox. Duncan Renaldo plays twin brothers separated at birth: West Point graduate Kenneth Holbert and Mexican bandit El Zorro.
Cast
*Edwina Booth as Dorothy
*Du ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Midnight Morals'' (1932)
* ''
Behind Jury Doors'' (1932)
* ''
Tangled Destinies
''Tangled Destinies'' is a 1932 pre-Code American murder mystery film directed by Frank R. Strayer. The film is also known as ''Who Killed Harvey Forbes?'' in the United Kingdom.
Plot
Cast
*Gene Morgan as Capt. Randall "Randy" Gordon
*Doris ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Temptation's Workshop'' (1932)
* ''
Love in High Gear'' (1932)
* ''
The Heart Punch
''The Heart Punch'' is a 1932 American pre-Code melodrama film directed by B. Reeves Eason, and starring Lloyd Hughes, Marion Shilling and Mae Busch. It was one of the first films from Mayfair Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Malay Nights
''Malay Nights'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Dorothy Burgess and Raymond Hatton. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature for release by Mayfair Pictures.Pitts p.251 It is a ...
'' (1932)
* ''
The Midnight Warning'' (1932)
* ''
Sister to Judas
''Sister to Judas'' is a 1932 American drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Claire Windsor, Holmes Herbert and John Harron.Pitts p.250-51
Cast
* Claire Windsor as Anne Fane
* Holmes Herbert as Bruce Rogers
* John Harron as Ronni ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Justice Takes a Holiday
''Justice Takes a Holiday'' is a 1933 American crime film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by John T. Neville. The film stars H. B. Warner, Patricia O'Brien, John Ince, Matty Kemp, Huntley Gordon, Audrey Ferris and Robert Frazer. ...
'' (1933)
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Dance Hall Hostess'' (1933)
* ''
The Big Bluff'' (1933)
* ''
West of Pinto Basin'' (1940)
* ''
Trailing Double Trouble'' (1940)
* ''
The Range Busters'' (1940)
* ''
Trail of the Silver Spurs'' (1941)
* ''
Tonto Basin Outlaws'' (1941)
* ''
Underground Rustlers'' (1941)
* ''
Tumbledown Ranch in Arizona'' (1941)
* ''
The Kid's Last Ride'' (1941)
* ''
Fugitive Valley'' (1941)
* ''
Saddle Mountain Roundup'' (1941)
* ''
Wrangler's Roost'' (1941)
* ''
Trail Riders'' (1942)
* ''
Texas to Bataan
''Texas to Bataan'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film is the seventeenth in Monogram Pictures' "Range Busters" series, and it stars John "Dusty" King as Dusty, "Davy" Sharpe and Max "Alibi" Terhune, ...
'' (1942)
* ''
War Dogs
Dogs in warfare have a very long history starting in ancient times. From being trained in combat, to their use as scouts, sentries, messengers, mercy dogs, and trackers, their uses have been varied and some continue to exist in modern military ...
'' (1942)
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Boot Hill Bandits'' (1942)
* ''
Arizona Stage Coach'' (1942)
* ''
Thunder River Feud'' (1942)
* ''
Rock River Renegades'' (1942)
* ''
Texas Trouble Shooters'' (1942)
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Black Market Rustlers'' (1943)
* ''
Haunted Ranch'' (1943)
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Cowboy Commandos'' (1943)
* ''
Land of Hunted Men'' (1943)
* ''
Two Fisted Justice'' (1943)
References
Bibliography
* De las Carreras, María Elena & Horak, Jan-Christopher. ''Hollywood Goes Latin: Spanish-Language Cinema in Los Angeles''. Indiana University Press, 2019.
* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
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1885 births
1953 deaths
American film producers
People from Ann Arbor, Michigan
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