J. D. Kendis (1886–1957) was an American film producer. He was president of low-budget film company Jay-Dee-Kay Productions, known for its exploitation films released from the mid-1930s to the 1950s.
Elmer Clifton directed several of the films. Kendis also released films under the Continental Pictures brand.
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Ida Kendis was Secretary and Treasurer of his film company.
He died in 1957 at age 71.
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Filmography
*'' Guilty Parents'' (1934)
*1937 rerelease of '' The Hawk'' (1935)Jaws of the Jungle
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* Jaw, an opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth
** Mandible, the lower jaw
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Jaws (James Bond), a character in ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' and ''Moonraker''
* ...
'' (1935)
*'' Gambling with Souls'' (1936)
*''Wolves of the Sea
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'' (1936)
*''Slaves in Bondage
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Plot summary
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'' (1937), a sequel to ''Gambling with Souls''
*''Paroled from the Big House
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'', also called ''Main Street Girl'', (1938)Escort Girl
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*'' Teen Age'' (1943)
*''Youth Aflame
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'' (1944)
*'' Vegas Nights'' (1948)
*''Hollywood Burlesque
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'' (1949)
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1886 births
1957 deaths
American film producers
People from Nebraska