Leo C. Popkin
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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.[1]
He managed African American movie theaters in Los Angeles.[2] He is known for his gangster films.[3]
Filmography
- The Flaming Crisis (1924), co-director
- The Duke Is Tops (1938), producer
- Four Shall Die (1940), co-director
- My Dear Secretary (1948), producer
- D.O.A. (1949),[4] producer
- Impact (1949 film), producer
- Champagne for Caesar (1950), co-producer
- The Well (1951), co-director and co-producer
References
- ^ Reid, Mark A. (March 25, 2005). "Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now". Rowman & Littlefield Publishers – via Google Books.
- ^ Dibbern, Doug (December 17, 2015). "Hollywood Riots: Violent Crowds and Progressive Politics in American Film". Bloomsbury Publishing – via Google Books.
- ^ Boyd, Todd (October 30, 2008). "African Americans and Popular Culture [3 volumes]". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
- ^ Shadoian, Jack (January 16, 2003). "Dreams and Dead Ends: The American Gangster Film". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.