Sidney Salkow

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Sidney Salkow (born June 16, 1909 in New York City , New York , † October 18, 2000 in Valley Village , Los Angeles , California ) was an American film and television director , film producer and screenwriter , who was primarily low- Made budget films .

life and work

Sidney Salkow studied at City College of New York , of Columbia University and Harvard Law School Law . After finishing school, he returned to New York City, where he worked at the theater as an assistant director and later as a director.

In 1932 Salkow went to Hollywood in the film industry, where he worked as a screenwriter and writer of dialogues. He worked his way up quickly, becoming an assistant director and eventually a writer and director of short films. He made his first feature film , Four Day's Wonder , in 1936 for Universal Studios . From 1937 he took over the management of B-productions for Republic Pictures and worked there for two years. In early 1940 he went to Columbia Pictures and worked there mainly on B-movies , such as the " The Lone Wolf " mystery series and The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942), based on the book by Jack London . In 1943 he made the anti-war film The Boy from Stalingrad based on a story by Robert Lee Johnson .

Salkow always managed to make his films look more elaborate than his budget would have allowed him. Examples include films like, Count Orloff's Dangerous Love ( Shadow of the Eagle , 1950), Lady Rotkopf ( The Golden Hawk , 1952), and King of the Pirates ( Raiders of the Seven Seas , 1954). He is also working on big productions, like the poison of evil ( Twice-Told Tales , 1963) and his most tester film, the Italian co-production The Last Man on Earth ( The Last Man on Earth , 1964) by Richard Matheson's short story " I Am Legend ”, in which Vincent Price plays the leading role. In the 1964 western In Montana, all hell is going on (The Quick Gun) he starred with World War II heroes Audie Murphy .

During his career, Salkow also worked on many television series such as Lassie , Fury , 77 Sunset Strip and This Is Alice .

At the age of 59, Salkow said goodbye to the director's chair. His last film was The Murder Game in 1965 for 20th Century Fox . He then went to California State University, Northridge, to teach film.

Sidney Salkow died of natural causes on October 18, 2000, at the age of 91 in Valley Village, California.

Filmography

Feature films

  • 1936: Four Days' Wonder
  • 1937: Behind the Mike
  • 1937: Girl Overboard
  • 1937: That's My Story!
  • 1938: Storm Over Bengal
  • 1938: The Night Hawk
  • 1939: Fighting Thoroughbreds
  • 1939: Flight at Midnight
  • 1939: She Married a Cop
  • 1939: Street of Missing Men
  • 1939: The Zero Hour
  • 1939: Woman Doctor
  • 1940: Cafe Hostess
  • 1940: Girl from God's Country
  • 1940: The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
  • 1940: The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
  • 1940: The Lone Wolf Strikes
  • 1941: The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
  • 1941: Tillie the Toiler
  • 1941: Time Out for Rhythm
  • 1942 Flight Lieutenant
  • 1942: The Adventures of Martin Eden
  • 1943: City Without Men
  • 1943: The Boy from Stalingrad
  • 1946: Faithful in My Fashion
  • 1947: Bulldog Drummond at Bay
  • 1947: Millie's Daughter
  • 1948: Sword of the Avenger
  • 1949: The Road to Doom (La strada buia)
  • 1949: La rivale dell'imperatrice
  • 1950: Count Orloff's dangerous love (Shadow of the Eagle)
  • 1952: The Red Angel (Scarlet Angel)
  • 1952: Lady Rotkopf (The Golden Hawk)
  • 1952: His friend, the leather stocking (The Pathfinder)
  • 1953: The Last Trump (Jack McCall Desperado)
  • 1953: Pirates on board (Prince of Pirates)
  • 1953: King of the Pirates (Raiders of the Seven Seas)
  • 1954: The Last Stand (Sitting Bull)
  • 1955: The Toughest Man Alive
  • 1955: Desperados (Robbers' Roost)
  • 1955: Las Vegas Shakedown
  • 1956: Gun Brothers
  • 1957: Along the Mohawk Trail
  • 1957: Chicago Confidential
  • 1957: The die is cast (Gun Duel in Durango)
  • 1957: The Iron Sheriff
  • 1960: No trace of the third party (The Big Night)
  • 1962: Ernestine (TV movie)
  • 1963: The Poison of Evil (Twice-Told Tales)
  • 1964: Goldfieber (Blood on the Arrow)
  • 1964: All hell breaks loose in Montana (The Quick Gun)
  • 1964: The Last Man on Earth (The Last Man on Earth)
  • 1964: The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk
  • 1965: Decision at the Big Horn (The Great Sioux Massacre)
  • 1965: The Murder Game

TV Shows

  • 1954: Cavalcade of America (1 episode)
  • 1954–1955: Lassie (Lassie) (9 episodes)
  • 1955: Fury TV series (number of episodes unknown)
  • 1955–1956: Soldiers of Fortune (3 episodes)
  • 1956: The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series)
  • 1957: Casey Jones, the Engine Driver (Casey Jones) (1 episode)
  • 1957: Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans (1 episode)
  • 1957–1959: State Trooper (3 episodes)
  • 1957–1959: Tales of Wells Fargo (6 episodes)
  • 1958: This Is Alice (38 episodes)
  • 1959: Mike Hammer (Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer) (3 episodes)
  • 1959-1960: Shotgun Slade (7 episodes)
  • 1960: Overland Trail (3 episodes)
  • 1961: The Roaring 20's (2 episodes)
  • 1961–1962: Surfside 6 "(3 episodes)
  • 1962, 77 Sunset Strip (77 Sunset Strip) (4 episodes)
  • 1962: In the Wild West (Death Valley Days) (1 episode)
  • 1962: Bronco (Bronco) (1 episode)
  • 1962: Maverick (Maverick) (2 episodes)
  • 1962: The Comedy Spot (1 episode)
  • 1965–1966: The Addams Family (The Addams Family) (4 episodes)

Screenwriter

  • 1936: Murder with Pictures (screenplay)
  • 1936: Rhythm on the Range (screenplay)
  • 1937: Exclusive (screenplay)
  • 1938: Come On, Leathernecks! (Story and script)
  • 1938: Prison Nurse (screenplay)
  • 1940: The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (story and screenplay)
  • 1940: The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (collaboration on the script, not in the credits)
  • 1941: The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (screenplay)
  • 1950: Our Admiral is a Lady (The Admiral Was a Lady) (Screenplay)
  • 1953: King of the Pirates (Raiders of the Seven Seas) (story and screenplay)
  • 1954: The Last Stand (Sitting Bull) (screenplay)
  • 1955: Desperados (Robbers' Roost) (screenplay)
  • 1958: This Is Alice (TV series, number of episodes unknown)
  • 1965: Decision at the Big Horn (The Great Sioux Massacre) (history)

producer

  • 1948: Sword of the Avenger
  • 1953: King of the Pirates (Raiders of the Seven Seas)
  • 1958: This Is Alice (TV series, number of episodes unknown)

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personal data
SURNAME Salkow, Sidney
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salkow, Sid
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director, film producer, writer and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH October 18, 2000
Place of death Valley Village , Los Angeles, California, United States