Irving Starr (1905–1982) was an American
film producer.
[Hischak p.244] He worked for a number of studios including
MGM
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,
Universal Pictures
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and
Columbia Pictures
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, generally employed on lower-budget films. Later in his career he also worked in television.
Selected filmography
* ''
Tombstone Canyon'' (1932)
* ''
Fargo Express
''Fargo Express'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James and starring Ken Maynard, Helen Mack and Roy Stewart.Darby, p. 355
Cast
* Ken Maynard as Ken Benton
* Helen Mack as Helen Clark
* Roy Stewart as Sam Goss
* ...
'' (1933)
* ''
The Lone Avenger'' (1933)
* ''
King of the Arena
''King of the Arena'' is a 1933 American pre-Code
Western film written and directed by Alan James. The film stars Ken Maynard, Lucile Browne, John St. Polis, Bob Kortman, Michael Visaroff and James A. Marcus. The film was released on June 1, ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Phantom Thunderbolt'' (1933)
* ''
The Fiddlin' Buckaroo
''The Fiddlin' Buckaroo'' is a 1933 American Western film directed by Ken Maynard and written by Nate Gatzert. The film stars Ken Maynard, Gloria Shea, Fred Kohler, Frank Rice, Jack Rockwell and Joseph W. Girard. The film was released on Jul ...
'' (1933)
* ''
When a Man Sees Red
''When a Man Sees Red'' is a 1917 American silent drama film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation and directed by Frank Lloyd. William Farnum stars in this now lost film. It was remade in 1934 as ''Pursued''.
This was the debut ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Rocky Rhodes
''Rocky Rhodes'' is a 1934 American Western film directed by Alfred Raboch and written by Edward Churchill. The film stars Buck Jones, Sheila Terry, Stanley Fields, Walter Miller, Alfred P. James and Paul Fix. The film was released on Septem ...
'' (1934)
* ''
His Night Out'' (1935)
* ''
Border Brigands'' (1934)
* ''
Stone of Silver Creek'' (1935)
* ''
Empty Saddles'' (1936)
* ''
Silver Spurs'' (1936)
* ''
Ride 'Em Cowboy'' (1936)
* ''
Nobody's Fool'' (1936)
* ''
For the Service'' (1936)
* ''
Damaged Goods
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'' (1937)
* ''
The Westland Case'' (1937)
* ''
Boss of Lonely Valley'' (1937)
* ''
Left-Handed Law
''Left-Handed Law'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Lesley Selander and written by Frances Guihan. It is based on the 1936 novel ''Left Handed Law'' by Charles M. Martin. The film stars Buck Jones, Noel Francis, Nina Quartero, Fran ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Black Doll'' (1938)
* ''
Danger on the Air'' (1938)
* ''
The Last Warning'' (1938)
* ''
The Lady in the Morgue'' (1938)
* ''
The Last Express
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'' (1938)
* ''
Gambling Ship
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Historically, international waters began just from land in many countries. Gambling ships, like offshore radio stations, would usually be anchored just outside the th ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Mystery of the White Room'' (1939)
* ''
The Witness Vanishes
''The Witness Vanishes'' is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Edmund Lowe, Wendy Barrie, and Bruce Lester.
Cast list
Production
In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club, who were published of w ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Inside Information
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'' (1939)
* ''
Music in My Heart
''Music in My Heart'' is a 1940 Columbia Pictures romantic musical starring Tony Martin and Rita Hayworth. Hayworth's first musical for the studio, the film was recognized with an Academy Award nomination for the song, "It's a Blue World", perfor ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Time Out for Rhythm
''Time Out for Rhythm'' is a 1941 musical comedy film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Rudy Vallée, Ann Miller and the Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard). Six Hits and a Miss perform, as well as Glen Gray and His Ca ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Our Wife Our Wife may refer to:
* Our Wife (1931 film)
''Our Wife'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Hal Roach comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W. Horne and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot
Oliver is making plans to be ma ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Fingers at the Window
''Fingers at the Window'' is a 1942 mystery film directed by Charles Lederer and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot
An axe murderer in Chicago has already killed six victims. The police, led by Inspector Gallagher with psychiatrist Dr. Immel ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Sunday Punch'' (1942)
* ''
The Affairs of Martha'' (1942)
* ''
Bataan
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'' (1943)
* ''
Harrigan's Kid
''Harrigan's Kid'' is a 1943 American drama film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Martin Berkeley, Henry Blankfort and Alan Friedman. The film stars Bobby Readick, Frank Craven, William Gargan, J. Carrol Naish and Jay Ward. The film w ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Swing Fever'' (1943)
* ''
Something for the Boys
''Something for the Boys'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and a book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Produced by Mike Todd, the show opened on Broadway in 1943 and starred Ethel Merman in her fifth Cole Porter musical.
P ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Four Jills in a Jeep
''Four Jills in a Jeep'' is a 1944 American comedy-drama musical film starring Kay Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye, and Mitzi Mayfair as themselves, re-enacting their USO tour of Europe and North Africa during World War II.
Production
The ...
'' (1944)
* ''
The Cockeyed Miracle
''The Cockeyed Miracle'' is a 1946 American fantasy film directed by S. Sylvan Simon and starring Frank Morgan, Keenan Wynn, and Cecil Kellaway. The film was based on the play ''But Not Goodbye'' by George Seaton. The film is about a ghost who, ...
'' (1946)
* ''
The Gallant Blade
''The Gallant Blade'' is a 1948 American Cinecolor adventure film directed by Henry Levin and starring Larry Parks as a peasant hero of France in the 17th century after the Thirty Years' War.
Cast
*Larry Parks as Lt. David Picard
* Marguerite Ch ...
'' (1948)
* ''
Johnny Allegro'' (1949)
* ''
Slightly French'' (1949)
* ''
The Half-Breed
''The Half-Breed'' is a 1952 American Western film directed by Stuart Gilmore and written by Harold Shumate, Richard Wormser and Charles Hoffman. The film stars Robert Young, Janis Carter, Jack Buetel, Barton MacLane, Reed Hadley and Porter ...
'' (1952)
* ''
Battles of Chief Pontiac'' (1952)
* ''
A Story of David
''A Story of David'' is a 1961 British-Israeli drama film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Jeff Chandler, Basil Sydney and Peter Arne. It depicts the life of the Biblical King David and his conflicted relationship with King Saul.
It was ...
'' (1960)
* ''
Return of the Gunfighter'' (1966)
References
Bibliography
* Hischak, Thomas S. ''American Plays and Musicals on Screen: 650 Stage Productions and Their Film and Television Adaptations''. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
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1905 births
1982 deaths
American film producers
People from New York City
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