John Clein (1907–?) was an American film producer and film director, he was active in the United States and Britain. He produced and directed the 1939 film ''
Keep Punching'', whose cast was entirely composed of
African-Americans; Clein himself was
light-skinned.
Biography
Clein was born in 1907 in
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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.
He received plaudits for his casting efforts.
Clein made headlines in 1948 when he was kidnapped and forced to sign a contract for a dancer and an extra.
Filmography
Director
*''
Keep Punching'' (1939)
Producer
*''
Hearts of Humanity'' (1932)
[
*'']Two Hearts in Harmony
''Two Hearts in Harmony'' is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Bernice Claire, George Curzon and Enid Stamp-Taylor.
Plot
A singer becomes the governess to the son of a widowed aristocrat.
Cast
* Bern ...
'' (1935)[
*'' The Mill on the Floss'' (1936)
*'' Keep Punching'' (1939)][
*'']Passport to Shame
''Passport to Shame'', also known as ''Room 43'', is a 1958 British drama film directed by Alvin Rakoff, written by Patrick Alexander and starring Diana Dors and Herbert Lom.
Premise
A young French woman becomes embroiled in a life of prostit ...
'' (1958)
*'' Dr. Crippen'' (1962)
Other roles
*'' Before I Wake'', a.k.a. ''Shadow of Fear'' (1956) – credited as "Liaison"[
]
Theater
*''Devils Galore'' (1945)
*''Swan Song'' (1946), producer, released as Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), 130 of the 144 extant and extinct Broadway venues use (used) the spelling ''Th ...
References
External links
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1907 births
Date of death missing