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Toddy Pictures Company was a film distribution and production company. It was founded by in 1941 by Ted Toddy (1900-1983) in a consolidation of his film businesses under the new name. The film company specialized in African-American films.
Toddy was born in Russia. He worked for more than a decade at major studios before establishing Dixie National Pictures in Atlanta. He was involved in efforts to distribute the 1936 film ''Polygamy'' which ran into censorship hurdles and
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Film distributors of the United States Race films
Toddy Pictures Company was a film distribution and production company. It was founded by in 1941 by Ted Toddy (1900-1983) in a consolidation of his film businesses under the new name. The film company specialized in African-American films.
Toddy was born in Russia. He worked for more than a decade at major studios before establishing Dixie National Pictures in Atlanta. He was involved in efforts to distribute the 1936 film ''Polygamy'' which ran into censorship hurdles and Joseph Breen
Joseph Ignatius Breen (October 14, 1888 – December 5, 1965) was an American film censor with the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America who applied the Hays Code to film production.Staff report (December 8, 1965). Joseph I. ...
. He added Million Dollar Productions
Million Dollar Productions was a movie studio in the United States active from 1937 until 1940. It was established to produce films with African American casts. It was a partnership between Harry M. Popkin, Leo C. Popkin and Ralph Cooper.
Histo ...
to his business in 1940. Toddy re-released Million Dollar Productions films with new titles and marketing.
Toddy marketed light comedies with outdoor scenes and plenty of musical performances to Black audiences.
Filmography
*''Harlem on the Prairie
''Harlem on the Prairie'' (1937) is a race movie, billed as the first " all-colored" Western musical. The movie reminded audiences that there were black cowboys and corrected a popular Hollywood image of an all-white Old West.
It was produce ...
(1937), distributor of a Sack Amusements film
*'' Polygamy (film)'' (1939), distributor for the Unusual Pictures film
*''Up Jumped the Devil
''Up Jumped the Devil'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Mantan Moreland.
Plot
Washington and Jefferson are two criminals who are just released from prison. They look for jobs to avoid being arrested for ...
'' (1940), a Dixie National Pictures production
*'' Prison Bait'' (1940), a re-release of '' Reform School (film)''
*'' His Harlem Wife'' (1941) a.k.a. '' Life Goes On'' (1938)
*''Lucky Ghost
''Lucky Ghost'' is a 1942 American film directed by William Beaudine. The film is a sequel to the 1941 film '' Mr. Washington Goes to Town''.
The film is also known as ''Lady Luck'' (new American title).
Plot
Washington Delaware Jones has neve ...
'' (1942)
*''Professor Creeps
''Professor Creeps'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Mantan Moreland.
Cast
* Mantan Moreland as Washington
* F. E. Miller as Jefferson
* Arthur Ray as Professor Whackingham Creeps
* Florence O'Brien a ...
'' (1942)
*'' The Bronze Venus'' (1943), a re-release of the 1938 film ''The Duke Is Tops''
*''Fight That Ghost
''Fight That Ghost'' is a 1946 feature horror comedy film. It is considered one of the earliest horror films with an all Black cast. It was directed by Sam Newfield. It was a Toddy Pictures Company release. Bill Dillard portrayed Jim Brown in the ...
'' (1946)
*''Buck and Bubbles Laugh Jubilee
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*''Gun Moll'', also known as '' Gun Smashers''
*'' Fighting Americans'', a war propaganda film
*''The Return of Mandy's Husband
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*''Crooked Money
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''
*''Going to Glory Come to Jesus Going may refer to:
* Go (verb)
** ''Going- to'' future, a construction in English grammar
*Going (horse racing), the condition of a horse racing track surface.
*Going (surname)
*"Going!", a song by KAT-TUN
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*''Murder Rap (film)
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Music and lyrics
The music of "Murder Rap", as produced b ...
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*''Mantan Messes Up
Mantan Messes Up is a film produced in 1946 in the United States. It stars Mantan Moreland. Sam Newfield directed. The film was produced by Lucky Star Production Company. It was advertised as having an "All Colored Cast". The Museum of the Moving ...
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*'' Eddie's Laugh Jamboree''
*'' Mr.Smith Goes Ghost''
*''Racket Doctor ''Am I Guilty?'' Is an American film released in 1940 directed by Samuel Neufeld for the Supreme Pictures Corporation. A. W. Hackel was the film's producer.; his Supreme Pictures, which had produced dozens of Western films, planned a series of fi ...
'', a re-release of ''Am I Guilty? ''Am I Guilty?'' Is an American film released in 1940 directed by Samuel Neufeld for the Supreme Pictures Corporation. A. W. Hackel was the film's producer.; his Supreme Pictures, which had produced dozens of Western films, planned a series of fi ...
'' (1940)
*''What a Guy
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* What, an interrogative pronoun and adverb
* "What?", one of the Five Ws used in journalism
Film and television
* ''What!'' (film) or ''The Whip and the Body'', a 1963 Italian film directed by Mario Bava
* '' What ...
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*''One Round Jones
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'' (1946) a Sepia Production starring Eddie Green, originally released in 1940
*''Mantan Runs for Mayor'' (1947)
*''Come on Cowboy'' starring Mantan Moreland
*''House-Rent Party'' (1946)
*''Gangsters on the Loose'', a re-issue of ''Bargain with Bullets
''Bargain with Bullets'' is a 1937 American film. The first film produced by Million Dollar Productions
Million Dollar Productions was a movie studio in the United States active from 1937 until 1940. It was established to produce films with Afric ...
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References
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Ted Toddy Findagrave entry
Film distributors of the United States Race films