Colbert Clark (August 31, 1898 – May 4, 1960) was an American
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
,
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...
and
film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...
. He particularly specialized in making
western films.
[Tuska p.196]
As a producer at
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the multi ...
, Clark was responsible for resuming production of ''Durango Kid'' films in 1945, with ''The Return of the Durango Kid'' being the first of 64 movies about the character produced from 1945 through 1952.
Selected filmography
* ''
The Wolf Dog'' (1933)
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The Marines Are Coming'' (1934)
* ''
Waterfront Lady'' (1935)
* ''
The Wrong Road
''The Wrong Road'' is a 1937 American crime drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Richard Cromwell, Helen Mack, and Lionel Atwill. The film is now in the public domain.
Plot
A young unmarried couple (Cromwell and Mack), whose ...
'' (1937)
* ''
West Point Widow
''West Point Widow'' is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Anne Shirley (actress), Anne Shirley, Richard Carlson (actor), Richard Carlson and Richard Denning.Greco, Joseph. ''The File on Robert Siodmak in Hollywood ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Atlantic Convoy
''Atlantic Convoy'' is a 1942 American war film directed by Lew Landers. The story follows naval patrols based on the Icelandic coast battling the German U-boats during World War II, and the German efforts to infiltrate their operations with s ...
'' (1942)
* ''
The Boy from Stalingrad'' (1943)
* ''
She Has What It Takes'' (1943)
* ''
Terror Trail'' (1946)
* ''
Gunning for Vengeance'' (1946)
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Galloping Thunder'' (1946)
* ''
The Lone Hand Texan'' (1947)
* ''
Song of Idaho'' (1948)
* ''
Horsemen of the Sierras'' (1949)
* ''
Laramie'' (1949)
* ''
The Blazing Trail'' (1949)
* ''
Trail of the Rustlers'' (1950)
* ''
Lightning Guns '' (1950)
*''
Bonanza Town'' (1951)
* ''
The Kid from Amarillo'' (1951)
* ''
Pecos River
The Pecos River ( es, Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, New Mexico ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail'' (1951)
*''
Laramie Mountains'' (1952)
* ''
Smoky Canyon'' (1952)
* ''
Junction City'' (1952)
References
Bibliography
* Tuska, Jon. ''The Vanishing Legion: A History of Mascot Pictures, 1927-1935''. McFarland, 1999.
External links
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1898 births
1960 deaths
American film producers
American film directors
20th-century American screenwriters
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