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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 inckuded 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]
Four Shall Die (1940), co-director
My Dear Secretary (1948), producer^[7]
D.O.A. (1949),^[8] producer
Impact (1949 film), 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.
^ "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.

[1] "SCVHistory.com CP3908 | Val Verde | History of Million Dollar Productions; Written for Cornerstone Time Capsule, 4-16-1939". scvhistory.com.

[2] Reid, Mark A. (March 25, 2005). Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. ISBN 9780742568617 – via Google Books.

[3] Dibbern, Doug (December 17, 2015). Hollywood Riots: Violent Crowds and Progressive Politics in American Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780857729910 – via Google Books.

[4] Boyd, Todd (October 30, 2008). African Americans and Popular Culture [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313064081 – via Google Books.

[5] "Harry M. Popkin". BFI.

[6] "Request Rejected". nmaahc.si.edu.

[7] 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.

[8] Shadoian, Jack (January 16, 2003). Dreams and Dead Ends: The American Gangster Film. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198032632 – via Google Books.

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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 inckuded [[Ralph Cooper]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/cp3908.htm|title=SCVHistory.com CP3908 &#124; Val Verde &#124; 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&pg=PA42&dq=leo+popkin+film#v=onepage|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>
-He managed African American movie theaters in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaiMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT139&dq=leo+popkin+film&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjky_Top9TnAhVQmlkKHW7IAx8Q6AEIKDAA|title=Hollywood Riots: Violent Crowds and Progressive Politics in American Film|first=Doug|last=Dibbern|date=December 17, 2015|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|via=Google Books}}</ref> He is known for his gangster films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Evxm9Wd6P6EC&pg=PA98&dq=leo+popkin+film&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjky_Top9TnAhVQmlkKHW7IAx8Q6AEIODAC|title=African Americans and Popular Culture [3 volumes]|first=Todd|last=Boyd|date=October 30, 2008|publisher=ABC-CLIO|via=Google Books}}</ref>
+He managed African American movie theaters in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaiMDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT139&dq=leo+popkin+film|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&pg=PA98&dq=leo+popkin+film|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>
 He and his brother Harry M. Popkin (1906 - October 7, 1991)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa259087|title=Harry M. Popkin|website=BFI}}</ref> worked on movies together.
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 *''[[Four Shall Die]]'' (1940), co-director
 *''[[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>
-*''[[D.O.A. (1949 film)|D.O.A.]] (1949),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PrjEVDjO6g8C&pg=PA325&dq=leo+popkin+film&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjky_Top9TnAhVQmlkKHW7IAx8Q6AEIPzAD#v=onepage&q=leo+popkin+film&f=false|title=Dreams and Dead Ends: The American Gangster Film|first=Jack|last=Shadoian|date=January 16, 2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|via=Google Books}}</ref> producer
+*''[[D.O.A. (1949 film)|D.O.A.]] (1949),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PrjEVDjO6g8C&pg=PA325&dq=leo+popkin+film#v=onepage|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
 *''[[Impact (1949 film)]]'', producer
 *''[[Champagne for Caesar]]'' (1950), co-producer