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 ...
. He is sometimes credited as Robert T. Kane.
Biography
During the 1920s Kane oversaw the
Astoria Studios
The Kaufman Astoria Studios is a film studio located in the Astoria section of the New York City borough of Queens. The studio was constructed for Famous Players-Lasky in 1920, since it was close to Manhattan's Broadway theater district. The p ...
for
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
, the company's base on the East Coast. In 1930 Paramount put Kane in charge of the
Joinville Studios
The Joinville Studios were a film studio in Paris which operated between 1910 and 1987. They were one of the leading French studios, with major companies such as Pathé and Gaumont making films there.
A second studio was added to the original ...
in Paris where the company made
multiple-language version
A multiple-language version film, often abbreviated to MLV, is a film, especially from the early talkie era, produced in several different languages for international markets. To offset the marketing restrictions of making sound films in only one ...
s in various different languages.Jarvinen p.45 The move was a response to the introduction of
sound film
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which meant English-language films made in
Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
were no longer suitable for non-English-speaking markets. Joinville produced hundreds of films in a two-year period, before
dubbing
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became more widespread.
In the late 1930s Kane was involved with
20th Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...
's British subsidiary which made expensive productions rather than the
quota quickies
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that had been made there by American companies earlier in the decade. In 1937 he produced '' Wings of the Morning'', the first
technicolor
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Definitive Technicolor movies using three black and white films ...
film to be made in the British Isles. He returned to the United States following the outbreak of the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, where he worked on the
bullfighting
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There are several variations, including some forms wh ...
Tyrone Power
Tyrone Edmund Power III (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958) was an American actor. From the 1930s to the 1950s, Power appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads. His better-known films include '' Jesse James'', ...
.
Filmography
* ''
The New Commandment
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'' (1925)
* ''
Bluebeard's Seven Wives
''Bluebeard's Seven Wives'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film produced and released by First National Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell and starred Ben Lyon, Lois Wilson, and Blanche Sweet.
Plot
As described in a film magazine r ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Reckless Lady
''The Reckless Lady'' is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Belle Bennett, Lois Moran, James Kirkwood, and Lowell Sherman.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, the attentions of Feodor, a Russian ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Dancer of Paris
''The Dancer of Paris'' is a lost 1926 American silent drama film produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell and starred Dorothy Mackaill. A vintage movie trailer displaying short clips of the film s ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Great Deception
''The Great Deception'' is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Basil Rathbone, Ben Lyon, and Aileen Pringle. It is based on the 1915 novel ''The Yellow Dove'' by George Gibbs about World War I era espionage, previously adapted as the 19 ...
'' (1926)
* ''
The Prince of Tempters
''Prince of Tempters'' is a 1926 American silent romance film directed by Lothar Mendes and starring Lois Moran, Ben Lyon, and Lya De Putti. It is based on the 1924 novel '' The Ex-Duke'' by the British writer E. Phillips Oppenheim.
Plot
Ca ...
Broadway Nights
''Broadway Nights '' is a 1927 American lost film. It was the film debut of Barbara Stanwyck, Sylvia Sidney and Ann Sothern.High Hat'' (1927)
* ''
Convoy
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Dance Magic
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'' (1927)
* ''
French Dressing
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Mad Hour
''Mad Hour'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Joseph Boyle and starring Sally O'Neil, Alice White and Donald Reed. It was adapted from a 1914 novel by Elinor Glyn.
Cast
* Sally O'Neil as Cuddles
* Alice White as Aimee
* ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Harold Teen
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Mother's Boy
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'' (1929)
* ''
Syncopation
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A Lucky Man
''A Lucky Man'' (Spanish: ''Un hombre de suerte'') is a 1930 American comedy film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Roberto Rey, María Luz Callejo and Valentín Parera. It is a Spanish-language film made for the Hollywood company Para ...
Longing for the Sea
''Longing for the Sea'' (Swedish: ''Längtan till havet'') is a 1931 French-Swedish drama film directed by John W. Brunius and starring Edvin Adolphson, Carl Barcklind and Inga Tidblad.Sadoul p.32 It is the Swedish-language version of the French ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Aces of the Turf
''Aces of the Turf'' (French: ''Les as du turf'') is a 1932 French comedy sports film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Paul Pauley, Alexandre Dréan and Josyane.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.353 It was made at Joinville Studios by the French ...
'' (1932)
* ''
A Weak Woman
''A Weak Woman'' (French: ''Une faible femme'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and starring Meg Lemonnier, André Luguet and Pierre de Guingand.Crisp p.397
Cast
* Meg Lemonnier as Arlette Morand
* André Luguet as Hen ...
'' (1933)
* ''La pouponnière'' (1933)
* ''
Caravan
Caravan or caravans may refer to:
Transport and travel
*Caravan (travellers), a group of travellers journeying together
**Caravanserai, a place where a caravan could stop
*Camel train, a convoy using camels as pack animals
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'' (1934)
* ''
George White's Scandals
''George White's Scandals'' were a long-running string of Broadway revues produced by George White that ran from 1919–1939, modeled after the ''Ziegfeld Follies''. The "Scandals" launched the careers of many entertainers, including W. C. Fie ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Orchids to You
''Orchids to You'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring John Boles (actor), John Boles, Jean Muir (actress), Jean Muir and Charles Butterworth (actor), Charles Butterworth.Solomon p.379 The screenplay concerns ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Dressed to Thrill
''Dressed to Thrill'' is a 1935 American musical film directed by Harry Lachman and written by Samson Raphaelson. The film stars Tutta Rolf, Clive Brook, Robert Barrat, Nydia Westman and Dina Smirnova. The film was released on August 16, 1935, by ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Under Pressure
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'' (1935)
* ''
The Daring Young Man
''The Daring Young Man'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and written by Sam Hellman, William Hurlbut and Glenn Tryon. The film stars James Dunn, Mae Clarke, Neil Hamilton, Sidney Toler, Warren Hymer and Stanley Fi ...
Dinner at the Ritz
''Dinner at the Ritz'' is a 1937 British mystery romance film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring David Niven, Annabella, and Paul Lukas. It was produced by the British branch of 20th Century Fox, and shot at Denham Studios.
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T ...
Inspector Hornleigh
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'' (1939)
* ''
Shipyard Sally
''Shipyard Sally'' is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, Sydney Howard and Norma Varden. The film is notable for the song "Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye", which became a major hit.
Plot
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A Very Young Lady
''A Very Young Lady'' is a 1941 comedy film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Jane Withers and Nancy Kelly.
Cast
* Jane Withers as Kitty Russell
* Nancy Kelly as Alice Carter
* John Sutton as Dr. Franklin Meredith
* Janet Beecher as ...
'' (1941)
* ''
The Sullivans
''The Sullivans'' is an Australian period drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 15 November 1976 until 10 March 1983. The series tells the story of a fictional average middle-clas ...
He Walked by Night
''He Walked by Night'' is a 1948 American police procedural film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker and an uncredited Anthony Mann. The film, shot in semidocumentary tone, was loosely based on newspaper accounts of the real-life actions of Erwin ...
'' (1948)
References
Bibliography
* Jarvinen, Lisa. ''The Rise of Spanish-Language Filmmaking: Out from Hollywood's Shadow, 1929-1939''. Rutger's University Press, 2012.