Victory Pictures Corporation was a
California
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-based
film production and distribution company that operated from 1935–39. It was owned by
Sam Katzman
Sam Katzman (July 7, 1901 – August 4, 1973) was an American film producer and director. Katzman produced low-budget genre films, including serials, which had disproportionately high returns for the studios and his financial backers.
Ea ...
and specialised in making low-budget movies, predominantly
Western
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s. It made two serials and 30 films, including some of the Western series of
Bob Steele and
Tim McCoy
Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he ap ...
. It also made eight films based on the works of
Peter B. Kyne
Peter Bernhard Kyne (October 12, 1880 – November 25, 1957) was an American novelist who published between 1904 and 1940. He was born and died in San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Many of his works were adapted into screenplays star ...
.
The studio plant caught fire in 1937, causing $50,000 worth of damage.
Selected filmography
* ''
Bars of Hate
''Bars of Hate'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Albert Herman.
Cast
* Regis Toomey as Ted Clark
* Sheila Terry as Ann Dawson
* Molly O'Day as Gertie
* Snub Pollard as Danny, the Pickpocket
* Robert Warwick as The Governor
* Fuzzy ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Danger Ahead'' (1935)
* ''
Hot Off the Press
''Hot Off the Press'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Albert Herman. It was the second of eight adaptations of Peter B. Kyne stories.
Plot
Bill Jeffry is a reporter who leaves ''The Evening Call'' in favor of rival Star Bulletin. W ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Put on the Spot'' (1936)
* ''
Kelly of the Secret Service'' (1936)
* ''
Feud of the Trail'' (1937)
* ''
Mystery Range
''Mystery Range'' is a 1937 American Western film starring Tom Tyler. It is one of a number of films Tyler made for producer Sam Katzman.
Cast
*Tom Tyler as Tom Wade
*Jerry Bergh as Jennifer Travis
*Milburn Morante as Jim
*Jim Correy as One ...
'' (1937)
References
External links
Victory Pictures Corporationat
IMDb
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Victory Pictures Corporationat
BFI
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Mass media companies established in 1935
American companies established in 1935
Film production companies of the United States
Mass media companies disestablished in 1939
1935 establishments in California
1939 disestablishments in California
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