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{{Short description|American film director and produce}} |
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[[File:Life Goes On lobby card.jpg|thumb|[[Lobby card]] for ''[[Life Goes On (1938 film)|Life Goes On]]'' with "Harry M. Popkin Presents [[Louise Beavers]]" logo inset]] |
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'''Leo C. Popkin''' (1914–2011) was a film director and producer in the United States. His brother '''Harry M. Popkin''' was the executive producer of [[Million Dollar Productions]], a partnership that included [[Ralph Cooper]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/cp3908.htm|title=SCVHistory.com CP3908 | Val Verde | History of Million Dollar Productions; Written for Cornerstone Time Capsule, 4-16-1939|website=scvhistory.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GchbAAAAQBAJ&dq=leo+popkin+film&pg=PA42|title=Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now|first=Mark A.|last=Reid|date=March 25, 2005|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=9780742568617|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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He managed African American movie theaters in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaiMDwAAQBAJ&dq=leo+popkin+film&pg=PT139|title=Hollywood Riots: Violent Crowds and Progressive Politics in American Film|first=Doug|last=Dibbern|date=December 17, 2015|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9780857729910|via=Google Books}}</ref> He is known for his gangster films.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Evxm9Wd6P6EC&dq=leo+popkin+film&pg=PA98|title=African Americans and Popular Culture [3 volumes]|first=Todd|last=Boyd|date=October 30, 2008|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313064081|via=Google Books}}</ref> |
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'''Leo C. Popkin''' was a film director and producer in the United States. His brother [[Harry M. Popkin]] was also in the industry. They established [[Million Dollar Productions]] with [[Ralph Cooper]].<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=GchbAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=leo+popkin+film&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjky_Top9TnAhVQmlkKHW7IAx8Q6AEIRzAE#v=onepage&q=leo%20popkin%20film&f=false</ref> |
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He and his brother Harry M. Popkin (1906 – October 7, 1991)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa259087|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414125530/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa259087|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 14, 2020|title=Harry M. Popkin|website=BFI}}</ref> worked on movies together. |
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He managed African American movie theaters in Los Angeles.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=FaiMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT139&dq=leo+popkin+film&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjky_Top9TnAhVQmlkKHW7IAx8Q6AEIKDAA</ref> He is known for his gangster films.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=Evxm9Wd6P6EC&pg=PA98&dq=leo+popkin+film&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjky_Top9TnAhVQmlkKHW7IAx8Q6AEIODAC</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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*''[[The Flaming Crisis]]'' (1924), co-director |
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*''[[D.O.A. (1949 film)|D.O.A.]] (1949)<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=PrjEVDjO6g8C&pg=PA325&dq=leo+popkin+film&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjky_Top9TnAhVQmlkKHW7IAx8Q6AEIPzAD#v=onepage&q=leo%20popkin%20film&f=false</ref> |
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*''[[The Duke Is Tops]]'' (1938), producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2013.118.103?destination=edan-search/collection_search?edan_q=%252A%253A%252A&edan_fq%255B0%255D=p.edanmdm.indexedstructured.name%253A%2522Popkin%252C%2520Harry%2520M.%2522&edan_local=1&op=Search|title=Request Rejected|website=nmaahc.si.edu}}</ref> |
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*''[[The Wolf (1951 film)]]'' |
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*''[[Gang Smashers]]'' (1938), director |
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*''[[Reform School (film)|Reform School]]'' (1939), director |
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*''[[While Thousands Cheer]]'' (1940), director |
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*''[[Four Shall Die]]'' (1940), co-director |
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*''[[My Dear Secretary]]'' (1948), producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://link.livebrary.com/portal/My-dear-secretary-Harry-M.-Popkin-presents-a/6d0WI2nHFsk/|title=My dear secretary - Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York|first1=Alpha Video|last1=Distributors|first2=Laraine|last2=Day|first3=Kirk|last3=Douglas|first4=Charles|last4=Martin|first5=Harry M.|last5=Popkin|first6=Helen|last6=Walker|first7=Keenan|last7=Wynn|website=link.livebrary.com}}</ref> |
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*''[[D.O.A. (1949 film)|D.O.A.]]'' (1949),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PrjEVDjO6g8C&dq=leo+popkin+film&pg=PA325|title=Dreams and Dead Ends: The American Gangster Film|first=Jack|last=Shadoian|date=January 16, 2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780198032632|via=Google Books}}</ref> producer |
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*''[[Impact (1949 film)|Impact]]'' (1949), producer |
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*''[[Champagne for Caesar]]'' (1950), co-producer |
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*''[[The Well (1951 film)|The Well]]'' (1951), co-director and co-producer |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:1914 births]] |
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[[Category:American film directors]] |
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Revision as of 12:13, 16 May 2024
Leo C. Popkin (1914–2011) was a film director and producer in the United States. His brother Harry M. Popkin was the executive producer of Million Dollar Productions, a partnership that included Ralph Cooper.[1][2]
He managed African American movie theaters in Los Angeles.[3] He is known for his gangster films.[4]
He and his brother Harry M. Popkin (1906 – October 7, 1991)[5] worked on movies together.
Filmography
- The Flaming Crisis (1924), co-director
- The Duke Is Tops (1938), producer[6]
- Gang Smashers (1938), director
- Reform School (1939), director
- While Thousands Cheer (1940), director
- Four Shall Die (1940), co-director
- My Dear Secretary (1948), producer[7]
- D.O.A. (1949),[8] producer
- Impact (1949), producer
- Champagne for Caesar (1950), co-producer
- The Well (1951), co-director and co-producer
References
- ^ "SCVHistory.com CP3908 | Val Verde | History of Million Dollar Productions; Written for Cornerstone Time Capsule, 4-16-1939". scvhistory.com.
- ^ Reid, Mark A. (March 25, 2005). Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780742568617 – via Google Books.
- ^ Dibbern, Doug (December 17, 2015). Hollywood Riots: Violent Crowds and Progressive Politics in American Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780857729910 – via Google Books.
- ^ Boyd, Todd (October 30, 2008). African Americans and Popular Culture [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064081 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Harry M. Popkin". BFI. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Request Rejected". nmaahc.si.edu.
- ^ Distributors, Alpha Video; Day, Laraine; Douglas, Kirk; Martin, Charles; Popkin, Harry M.; Walker, Helen; Wynn, Keenan. "My dear secretary - Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York". link.livebrary.com.
- ^ Shadoian, Jack (January 16, 2003). Dreams and Dead Ends: The American Gangster Film. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198032632 – via Google Books.
