Harry S. Webb
Encyclopedia
Harry S. Webb was an American film producer
, director
and screenwriter
. He produced 100 films between 1924
and 1940
. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940.
In 1933 Webb and Bernard B. Ray created Reliable Pictures Corporation based at Beachwood and Sunset Boulevard
in Hollywood. Reliable released many Westerns starting with Girl Trouble (1933) until the company closed in 1937 its final release being The Silver Trail.
Webb and Ray then started Metropolitan Pictures Corporation in 1938 which made and released several films until Pinto Canyon in 1940. Webb then produced Westerns for Monogram Pictures
.
He was born in Pennsylvania
and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack
.
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He produced 100 films between 1924
1924 in film
-Events:* Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to create Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
and 1940
1940 in film
The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
. He also directed 55 films between 1924 and 1940.
In 1933 Webb and Bernard B. Ray created Reliable Pictures Corporation based at Beachwood and Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades...
in Hollywood. Reliable released many Westerns starting with Girl Trouble (1933) until the company closed in 1937 its final release being The Silver Trail.
Webb and Ray then started Metropolitan Pictures Corporation in 1938 which made and released several films until Pinto Canyon in 1940. Webb then produced Westerns for Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation is a Hollywood studio that produced and released films, most on low budgets, between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram is considered a leader among the smaller studios sometimes referred to...
.
He was born in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
.
Selected filmography
- The Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokThe Great Adventures of Wild Bill HickokThe Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is a Columbia movie serial. It was the fourth of the fifty-seven serials released by Columbia and their first western serial. The serial was the first from a new production company, the previous three serials had been produced by Weiss Brothers.-Plot:Wild...
(19381938 in filmThe year 1938 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*January — MGM announces that Judy Garland would be cast in the role of "Dorothy" in the upcoming Wizard of Oz motion picture. Ray Bolger is cast as the "Tinman" and Buddy Ebsen is cast as the "Scarecrow". At Bolger's insistence,...
) - Ambush ValleyAmbush ValleyAmbush Valley is a 1936 American film directed by Bernard B. Ray starring Bob Custer and Victoria Vinton.- Cast :*Bob Custer*Victoria Vinton*Vane Calvert*Eddie Phillips*Hal Taliaferro*Oscar Gahan*Ed Cassidy)*Victor Adamson*Wally West*Jimmy Aubrey...
(19361936 in filmThe year 1936 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May 29 - Fritz Lang's first Hollywood film Fury, starring Spencer Tracy and Bruce Cabot, is released.*November 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon...
) - The Phantom of the NorthThe Phantom of the NorthThe Phantom of the North is a 1929 drama film directed by Harry S. Webb and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Edith Roberts - Doris Rayburn* Donald Keith - Bob Donald* Kathleen Key - Colette* Boris Karloff - Jules Gregg* Joe Bonomo - Pierre Blanc...
(19291929 in film-Events:The days of the silent film are numbered. A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound is on.*January 20 - The movie In Old Arizona is released. The film is the first full-length talking film to be filmed outdoors....
) - Heroes of the WildHeroes of the WildHeroes of the Wild is a 1927 Western film serial directed by Harry S. Webb. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Jack Hoxie - Jack Hale* Josephine Hill - Selma Sanderson* Joe Bonomo - John Kemp* Tornado the Dog - Tornado...
(19271927 in film-Events:*January 10 - Fritz Lang's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany.*April 7 - Abel Gance's Napoleon often considered his best known and greatest masterpiece, premiers at the Paris Opéra and would demonstrate techniques and equipment that would not be used for years to...
) - Isle of Sunken GoldIsle of Sunken GoldIsle of Sunken Gold is a 1927 adventure film serial directed by Harry S. Webb. The film is considered to be lost.-Cast:* Anita Stewart* Duke Kahanamoku - The Devil-Ape* Bruce Gordon* Evangeline Russell* Curtis 'Snowball' McHenry...
(1927) - The Golden StallionThe Golden StallionThe Golden Stallion is a 1927 Western film serial directed by Harry S. Webb.-Cast:* Maurice Bennett Flynn - Wynne Randall* Joe Bonomo - Ewart Garth* Jay J...
(1927)