Allied Pictures was an American

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company that operated between 1931 and 1934. Controlled by the producer M.H. Hoffman, it was one of the Poverty Row companies of the era turning out low-budget

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. The company's best known film is ''

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'', a thriller from 1933 starring

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History

Hoffman established the company in 1931, a year after he had set up another outfit Liberty Pictures. For Allied, Hoffmann signed up

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, a

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star who had recently been released from his contract at

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. Gibson still had a popular following, and the company used the profits from his films to back more ambitious literary adaptations that Hoffmann wanted to make such as '' Vanity Fair'' and ''

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''.

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appeared in three films for Allied, but several other announced films starring him were never made. Another prominent star was

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. In 1934, Allied folded, and Hoffman concentrated on running Liberty Pictures until that was merged into the new

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.Pitts p.20 The company should not be confused with

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, an offshoot of another Poverty Row studio

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Filmography

* '' Clearing the Range'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

The Hard Hombre ''The Hard Hombre'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower and starring rodeo champion Hoot Gibson. Plot A simpleton rancher is mistaken for a notorious outlaw known as ''The Hard Hombre''. Cast *Hoot Gibson as Will ...

'' (1931) * '' Vanity Fair'' (1932) * ''

'' (1932) * ''

The Local Bad Man ''The Local Bad Man'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western (genre), Western film directed by Otto Brower. Plot Cast * Hoot Gibson as Jim Bonner * Sally Blane as Marion Meade * Hooper Atchley as Joe Murdock * Guy Edward Hearn, Edward Hearn as ...

'' (1932) * '' Cowboy Counsellor'' (1932) * ''

The Gay Buckaroo ''The Gay Buckaroo'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film, directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Hoot Gibson, Merna Kennedy, and Roy D'Arcy, and was released on January 17, 1932. Plot Cowboy Hale and gambler Dumont are both in love with Field. ...

'' (1932) * ''

A Man's Land ''A Man's Land'' is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film, written by Adele Buffington and directed by Phil Rosen. It stars Hoot Gibson, Marion Shilling, and Robert Ellis, and was released on June 11, 1932. Plot Tex Mason's ranch is facing ...

'' (1932) * '' The Boiling Point'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * ''

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'' (1932) * '' The Dude Bandit'' (1933) * '' The Fighting Parson'' (1933) * ''

The Iron Master ''The Iron Master'' is a 1933 American drama film directed by Chester M. Franklin and starring Reginald Denny, Lila Lee and J. Farrell MacDonald. It was distributed by the independent Allied Pictures.Pitts p.20 It was adapted by Adele Buffing ...

'' (1933) * '' Officer Thirteen'' (1933) * ''

'' (1933) * ''

File 113 ''File 113'' is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Chester Franklin and starring Lew Cody, Mary Nolan and June Clyde.Pitts p.25 Monsieur Lecoq, a Parisian detective solves a series of crimes. It is based on a story by the ninetee ...

'' (1933) * '' The Intruder'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' The Eleventh Commandment'' (1933) * ''

Picture Brides ''Picture Brides'' is a 1933 American pre-Code adventure film, directed by Phil Rosen. The film stars Dorothy Mackaill, Regis Toomey and Alan Hale. Plot Four mail order brides from New Orleans and a young girl conned into a non-existing job in ...

'' (1933)

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005. American film studios Film production companies of the United States {{US-film-company-stub