Lewis J. Rachmil (July 3, 1908 – February 19, 1984) was an American film producer and

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. He was nominated for an

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in the category of

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for the film ''

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''. In the mid and late 1940s, he produced several of William Boyd's popular ''

Hopalong Cassidy Hopalong Cassidy is a fictional cowboy hero created in 1904 by the author Clarence E. Mulford, who wrote a series of short stories and novels based on the character. Mulford portrayed the character as rude, dangerous, and rough-talking. He was ...

'' B-Westerns. In 1959, he was producer of '' Men into Space'', a one-season CBS TV series that tried to give a serious science fiction preview of where the then-new American space program seemed to be heading. During the 1960s he produced several films in England for Mirisch Films. He was born in New York City and died in

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Selected filmography

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Carnival Lady ''Carnival Lady'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Boots Mallory, Allen Vincent and Donald Kerr.Pitts p.166 The film's sets were designed by the art director Lewis J. Rachmil. Cast * Boots Mallory as Penny L ...

'' (1933) * ''

'' (1940) * '' Hunt the Man Down'' (1950) * '' Gun Fury'' (1953) * ''

The Violent Men ''The Violent Men'' is a 1955 American Western film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Glenn Ford, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Dianne Foster, Brian Keith, and May Wynn. Based on the 1955 novel '' Smoky Valley'' by Donald Hamil ...

'' (1955) * '' Over-Exposed'' (1956) * '' Reprisal!'' (1956) * '' Gidget'' (1959) * '' Kings of the Sun'' (1963) * '' 633 Squadron'' (1964) * '' Inspector Clouseau'' (1968) * ''

Footloose Footloose may refer to: * ''Footloose'' (1984 film), a musical film ** ''Footloose'' (1984 soundtrack) ** "Footloose" (song), performed by Kenny Loggins * ''Footloose'' (2011 film), a remake of the 1984 film ** ''Footloose'' (2011 soundtrack) ...

'' (1984)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rachmil, Lewis J. 1908 births 1984 deaths Film producers from New York (state) American art directors Businesspeople from New York City 20th-century American businesspeople