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Detour (1945) -- Chance events trap hitch-hiker Al Roberts in a tightening net of film noir trouble.

The Great Mike (1944) -- Story of a boy and his horse. Mike is the horse and is owned by Speck (Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer) and his best friend Jimmy (Rober "Buzz" Henry)...

The Missing Corpse (1945) -- The Missing Corpse

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Date of Birth:

23 November 1901, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

11 March 1977, North Hollywood, California, USA more

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Educated at Columbia University in New York, Leon Fromkess entered the... more

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Rage (1972)	(executive producer)	1972	-	6.0 (229)

2.	Honky (1971)	(executive producer)	1971	-	5.3 (39)

3.	Zeppelin (1971)	(executive producer) (uncredited)	1971	-	5.9 (442)

4.	Flareup (1969)	(producer)	1969	-	5.0 (69)

5.	The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)	(producer)	1965	-	5.4 (108)
	AKAs: Massacre at the Rosebud The Custer Massacre The Great Sioux Raid
6.	The Naked Kiss (1964)	(executive producer)	1964	-	7.4 (1,698)
	AKAs: The Iron Kiss
7.	Blood on the Arrow (1964)	(producer)	1964	-	4.6 (62)

8.	The Long Rifle and the Tomahawk (1964)	(producer)	1964	-	-

9.	Shock Corridor (1963)	(executive producer) (uncredited)	1963	-	7.7 (2,301)

10.	"Fury" (1955)	executive producer (9 episodes, 1955-1959)	1959	-	7.5 (118)
	AKAs: Brave Stallion (USA: syndication title) 9 TV episodes: "Fury: Bad Medicine (#4.15)" (executive producer) "Fury: Feeling His Oats (#4.14)" (executive producer) "Fury: The Model Plane (#4.10)" (executive producer) "Fury: My Horse Ajax (#2.18)" (executive producer) "Fury: Search for Joey (#1.19)" (executive producer) 4 episodes not shown.
11.	"New York Confidential" (1959)	producer (unknown episodes)	1959	-	-

12.	"Cannonball" (1958)	producer (unknown episodes)	1958	-	8.8 (27)

13.	"The New Adventures of Charlie Chan" (1957)	executive producer (16 episodes, 1957-1958)	1958	-	8.4 (26)
	AKAs: Charlie Chan 16 TV episodes: "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan: A Bowl by Cellini (#1.35)" (executive producer) "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan: Rhyme or Treason (#1.38)" (executive producer) "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan: The Man with a 100 Faces (#1.33)" (executive producer) "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan: The Man in the Wall (#1.31)" (executive producer) "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan: Kidnap (#1.37)" (executive producer) 11 episodes not shown.
14.	"The Adventures of Tugboat Annie" (1957)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1957	-	8.6 (15)
	AKAs: Tugboat Annie
15.	"Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans" (1957)	executive producer (16 episodes, 1957)	1957	-	8.0 (26)
	AKAs: Hawkeye Last of the Mohicans (Canada: English title) 16 TV episodes: "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans: The Indian Doll (#1.38)" (executive producer) "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans: The Long Rifles (#1.36)" (executive producer) "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans: The Royal Grant (#1.35)" (executive producer) "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans: The Contest (#1.33)" (executive producer) "Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans: False Faces (#1.30)" (executive producer) 11 episodes not shown.
16.	The Pathfinder and the Mohican (1957)	(producer)	1957	-	-

17.	The Redmen and the Renegades (1957)	(producer)	1957	-	-

18.	"The Count of Monte Cristo" (1956)	executive producer (1 episode, 1956)	1956	-	-
	1 TV episode: "The Count of Monte Cristo: The Affair of the Three Napoleons (#1.33)" (executive producer)
19.	Phantom of the Jungle (1955)	(executive producer) (archive footage)	1955	-	-

20.	"The Halls of Ivy" (1954)	executive producer (1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	8.2 (5)
	1 TV episode: "The Halls of Ivy: The Umbrella Man (#1.31)" (executive producer)
21.	Thunder Over Sangoland (1955)	(executive producer)	1955	-	-

22.	"Lassie" (1954)	producer (unknown episodes)	1954	-	6.9 (352)
	AKAs: Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title) Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
23.	"Ramar of the Jungle" (1952)	executive producer (13 episodes, 1953-1954)	1954	-	6.1 (26)
	13 TV episodes: "Ramar of the Jungle: Flower of Doom (#2.23)" (executive producer) "Ramar of the Jungle: The Road of No Return (#2.22)" (executive producer) (uncredited) "Ramar of the Jungle: The Bride of the Idol (#2.21)" (executive producer) "Ramar of the Jungle: The Mystic Pawn (#2.20)" (executive producer) (uncredited) "Ramar of the Jungle: The Forbidden Village (#2.19)" (executive producer) 8 episodes not shown.
24.	"The Adventures of Ellery Queen" (1954)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	1954	-	-
	AKAs: Mystery Is My Business (USA: new title)
25.	Eyes of the Jungle (1953)	(executive producer)	1953	-	5.7 (5)
	AKAs: Destination Danger (UK)
26.	White Goddess (1953)	(executive producer)	1953	-	-

27.	"Gruen Guild Playhouse" (1951)	producer (unknown episodes)	1951	-	7.6 (9)
	AKAs: Chevron Theatre (USA: new title) Gruen Guild Theater (USA: new title)
28.	The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946)	(producer)	1946	-	6.5 (15)

29.	Danny Boy (1946)	(producer)	1946	-	6.3 (7)
	AKAs: Adventures of Danny Boy (USA: TV title)
30.	Strangler of the Swamp (1946)	(executive producer)	1946	-	6.8 (139)

31.	Detour (1945)	(producer)	1945	-	7.4 (3,626)

32.	Club Havana (1945)	(producer)	1945	-	6.2 (20)

33.	The Missing Corpse (1945)	(producer)	1945	-	5.3 (17)

34.	Hollywood and Vine (1945)	(producer) (uncredited)	1945	-	6.3 (31)
	AKAs: Daisy Goes Hollywood (UK) Happily Ever After (USA: alternative title)
35.	Crime, Inc. (1945)	(producer)	1945	-	6.5 (24)
	AKAs: Crime Incorporated
36.	Strange Illusion (1945)	(producer)	1945	-	6.2 (231)

37.	The Man Who Walked Alone (1945)	(producer)	1945	-	5.8 (9)

38.	Fog Island (1945)	(producer) (uncredited)	1945	-	4.9 (181)

39.	The Great Mike (1944)	(producer)	1944	-	5.2 (21)
	AKAs: Great Mike Wins (USA: TV title)
40.	Bluebeard (1944)	(producer)	1944	-	6.1 (581)

41.	When the Lights Go on Again (1944)	(producer)	1944	-	-

42.	Minstrel Man (1944)	(producer)	1944	-	5.9 (33)

43.	Submarine Base (1943)	(executive producer)	1943	-	4.5 (27)

44.	Bombs Over Burma (1943)	(executive producer)	1943	-	5.6 (46)

45.	Girls in Chains (1943)	(executive producer)	1943	-	4.3 (68)

46.	My Son, the Hero (1943)	(executive producer)	1943	-	6.1 (5)

47.	Behind Prison Walls (1943)	(executive producer)	1943	-	5.8 (5)
	AKAs: Youth Takes a Hand
48.	Lady from Chungking (1942)	(executive producer)	1942	-	6.0 (31)

49.	Queen of Broadway (1942)	(executive producer)	1942	-	-

50.	City of Silent Men (1942)	(executive producer)	1942	-	-

51.	Baby Face Morgan (1942)	(executive producer)	1942	-	5.5 (60)

52.	A Yank in Libya (1942)	(executive producer)	1942	-	4.8 (67)

53.	Prisoner of Japan (1942)	(executive producer: Atlantis Pictures)	1942	-	4.6 (5)
	AKAs: The Last Command (UK)
54.	Gallant Lady (1942)	(executive producer)	1942	-	-
	AKAs: Prison Girl (USA: reissue title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Edge of Doom (1950)	(executive in charge of production)	1950	-	6.5 (123)
	AKAs: Stronger Than Fear (UK)
2.	My Foolish Heart (1949)	(executive in charge of production)	1949	-	7.2 (282)

3.	Roseanna McCoy (1949)	(executive in charge of production)	1949	-	5.7 (74)

4.	Enchantment (1948)	(executive in charge of production)	1948	-	7.3 (366)

5.	A Song Is Born (1948)	(executive in charge of production) (uncredited)	1948	-	7.0 (800)

6.	The Bishop's Wife (1947)	(executive in charge of production) (uncredited)	1947	-	7.5 (4,406)

7.	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)	(executive in charge of production) (uncredited)	1947	-	7.1 (1,626)

8.	The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)	(executive in charge of production) (uncredited)	1946	-	6.8 (383)

9.	Isle of Forgotten Sins (1943)	(executive in charge of production)	1943	-	4.1 (122)
	AKAs: Monsoon (USA: reissue title)
10.	The Ghost and the Guest (1943)	(executive in charge of production)	1943	-	4.2 (45)

11.	The Boss of Big Town (1942)	(executive in charge of production)	1942	-	6.1 (18)

12.	The Payoff (1942)	(executive in charge of production)	1942	-	5.5 (30)

13.	Miss V from Moscow (1942)	(executive in charge of production)	1942	-	5.2 (19)

14.	The Yanks Are Coming (1942)	(executive in charge of production)	1942	-	3.8 (11)

15.	Tomorrow We Live (1942)	(executive in charge of production)	1942	-	4.5 (64)
	AKAs: The Man with a Conscience (UK)
16.	They Raid by Night (1942)	(executive in charge of production)	1942	-	4.1 (56)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Jive Junction (1943)	(supervisor) (uncredited)	1943	-	4.5 (45)
	AKAs: Swing High (UK)
2.	Secrets of a Co-Ed (1942)	(executive in charge of)	1942	-	6.1 (10)

Writer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"The New Adventures of Charlie Chan" (1957)	(1 episode, 1958)	1958	-	8.4 (26)
		AKAs: Charlie Chan 1 TV episode: "The New Adventures of Charlie Chan: Without Fear (#1.36)" (writer)

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Other Works:

With Harry Rothschild, he produced a 1957 pilot for a TV adventure series called "Knight of the South Seas" with Jon Hall playing a heroic doctor. The series was not picked up by ABC. more

Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Mystery | Western more

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B Movie | Beautiful Woman | Independent Film | Poverty Row Film more

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