Albert Herman (1887–1958) was an American

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. Herman was a prolific director, working mainly on low-budget movies for companies such as

Producers Releasing Corporation Producers Releasing Corporation (generally known as PRC) was the smallest and least prestigious of the 11 Hollywood film companies of the 1940s. It was considered a prime example of what was called " Poverty Row": a low-rent stretch of Gower St ...

. He is sometimes credited as Al Herman.

Selected filmography

Director

* '' Sporting Chance'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' The Big Chance'' (1933) * '' The Whispering Shadow'' (1933, serial) * ''

Twisted Rails ''Twisted Rails'' is a 1934 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Albert Herman. It was distributed by the independent Imperial Distributing Corporation for the states-rights market. Plot $50,000 in gold is hidden on a train and ...

'' (1934) * ''

Hot Off the Press ''Hot Off the Press'' is a 1935 American drama film directed by Albert Herman. It was the second of eight adaptations of Peter B. Kyne stories. Plot Bill Jeffry is a reporter who leaves ''The Evening Call'' in favor of rival Star Bulletin. Wh ...

'' (1935) * ''

Speed Limited ''Speed Limited'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Albert Herman Albert Herman (1887–1958) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director. Herman was a prolific director, working mainly on low-budget movies for companies suc ...

'' (1935) * '' Danger Ahead'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

Bars of Hate ''Bars of Hate'' is a 1935 American crime film directed by Albert Herman. Plot Cast * Regis Toomey as Ted Clark * Sheila Terry as Ann Dawson * Molly O'Day as Gertie * Snub Pollard as Danny, the Pickpocket * Robert Warwick as The Governor * ...

'' (1935) * ''

Gun Play ''Gun Play'' is a 1935 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Marion Shilling and Frank Yaconelli.Pitts, p. 53. Plot Cast * Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Bill Williams * Marion Shilling as Madge ...

'' (1935) * '' Big Boy Rides Again'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1935) *''

Million Dollar Haul ''Million Dollar Haul'' is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Reed Howes, Janet Chandler and William Farnum.Pitts p.374 Plot The owner of a Los Angeles warehouse that has been robbed calls in a private investigato ...

'' (1935) * '' What Price Crime'' (1935) * '' The Cowboy and the Bandit'' (1935) * '' Trails End'' (1935) * '' Blazing Justice'' (1936) * ''

Outlaws of the Range ''Outlaws of the Range'' is a 1936 American Western film directed by Albert Herman. The film is also known as ''The Call of Justice'' in the United Kingdom. Plot After rescuing Betty from a runaway horse, Steve is hired at her father's ranch. ...

'' (1936) * ''

Fugitive in the Sky ''Fugitive in the Sky'' (aka ''Heroes of the Air'') is a 1936 American aviation drama film directed by Nick Grinde and written by George Bricker. The stars are Jean Muir, Warren Hull, Gordon Oliver, Carlyle Moore Jr., Howard Phillips, Winifre ...

'' (Unbilled) (1936) * ''

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'' (1936, serial) * '' The Clutching Hand'' (1936, serial)Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies McFarland & Co., 2005 * ''

Valley of Terror ''Valley of Terror'' is a 1937 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by John T. Neville, Sherman L. Lowe and Stanley Roberts. The film stars Kermit Maynard, Harley Wood, John Merton, Jack Ingram, Roger Williams, Hank B ...

'' (1937) * ''

Renfrew of the Royal Mounted ''Renfrew of the Royal Mounted'' was a popular series of boy's adventure books written by Laurie York Erskine that were later filmed and became a series on both radio and television. Canon 'Inspector Douglas Renfrew' was a former Royal Flying ...

'' (1937) * '' Rollin' Plains'' (1938) * ''

Where the Buffalo Roam ''Where the Buffalo Roam'' is a 1980 American semi-biographical comedy film which loosely depicts author Hunter S. Thompson's rise to fame in the 1970s and his relationship with Chicano attorney and activist Oscar "Zeta" Acosta. The film was ...

'' (1938) * ''

Starlight Over Texas ''Starlight Over Texas'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by John Rathmell. The film stars Tex Ritter in his first film for Monogram Pictures, Carmen Laroux, Rosa Turich, Karl Hackett, Horace Murphy and Snub ...

'' (1938) * '' On the Great White Trail'' (1938) * ''

The Utah Trail ''The Utah Trail'' is a 1938 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Albert Herman. It was Tex Ritter's final film for Grand National Films. Despite the song and title, the film takes place on the Arizona/Mexico border and not Utah. ...

'' (1938) * '' Song of the Buckaroo'' (1938) * '' Sundown on the Prairie'' (1939) * ''

Rollin' Westward ''Rollin' Westward'' is a 1939 American Western film directed by Albert Herman, written by Fred Myton, starring Tex Ritter and released on March 1 by Monogram Pictures. Plot Cast *Tex Ritter as Tex Ramsey *Dorothy Fay as Betty Law ...

'' (1939) * '' Man from Texas'' (1939) * '' Down the Wyoming Trail'' (1939) * '' The Golden Trail'' (1940) * '' Rhythm of the Rio Grande'' (1940) * '' Pals of the Silver Sage'' (1940) * '' Rainbow Over the Range'' (1940) * '' Roll Wagons Roll'' (1940) * '' Arizona Frontier'' (1940) * ''

Take Me Back to Oklahoma ''Take Me Back to Oklahoma'' is a 1940 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Albert Herman and starring Tex Ritter, Karl Hackett and Bob Wills. Plot Tex and his sidekick Slim ride into the town of Peeko to help out Tex's old friend ...

'' (1940) * '' Rollin' Home to Texas'' (1940) * '' Gentleman from Dixie'' (1941) * '' The Pioneers'' (1941) * ''

Miss V from Moscow ''Miss V from Moscow'' is a 1942 American spy thriller film directed by Albert Herman and starring Noel Madison and Paul Weigel.Fetrow p.313 As with other, better-known American films produced in the midst of World War II like ''Mission to Mos ...

'' (1942) * '' A Yank in Libya'' (1942) * ''

The Rangers Take Over ''The Rangers Take Over'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave (Tex) O'Brien, Jim Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Iris Meredith and Cal Shrum and his "Rhythm Rangers". The film wa ...

'' (1942) * '' The Dawn Express'' (1942) * ''

Bad Men of Thunder Gap ''Bad Men of Thunder Gap'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Janet Shaw, Jack Ingram and Charles King. The film was released on ...

'' (1943) * '' Rogues' Gallery'' (1944) * '' Delinquent Daughters'' (1944) * ''

Shake Hands with Murder ''Shake Hands with Murder'' is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Iris Adrian, Frank Jenks and Douglas Fowley. The film is a B movie released by the low-budget distributor Producers Releasing Corporation.Dix ...

'' (1944) * ''

The Missing Corpse ''The Missing Corpse'' is a 1945 American comedy mystery film directed by Albert Herman. Plot summary The publisher of The Tribune newspaper, Henry Kruger, who is used to ordering his staff around, finds that he is ignored by everyone in his ow ...

'' (1945) * '' The Phantom of 42nd Street'' (1945)

Actor

* ''

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'' (1937) * '' Swanee River'' (1939)

References

Bibliography

* Dixon, Wheeler. ''Producers Releasing Corporation: A Comprehensive Filmography and History''. McFarland, 1986.

External links

* 1887 births 1958 deaths Film directors from New York (state) 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-film-bio-stub