Derwin Abrahams (1903–1974) was an American
film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
. He directed four serials in the 1940s for Columbia Pictures, including ''
Hop Harrigan'', ''
Chick Carter, Detective
''Chick Carter, Detective'' is a 1946 Columbia Pictures, Columbia Serial (film), film serial. Columbia could not afford the rights to produce a Nick Carter (literary character), Nick Carter serial so they made ''Chick Carter, Detective'' about h ...
'', ''
Tex Granger'', and ''
Son of the Guardsman'', followed by ''
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd'' in 1953.
[Cline, William C. (1984). In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. .] He also directed around two dozen western features, as well as episodes of the TV series ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'', ''Hopalong Cassidy'' and ''The Cisco Kid''.
[Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013.]
Selected filmography
* ''
Texas Rifles'' (1944)
* ''
Northwest Trail'' (1945)
* ''
Both Barrels Blazing'' (1945)
*''
Rustlers of the Badlands'' (1945)
*''
Drifting Along'' (1946)
* ''
South of the Chisholm Trail'' (1947)
* ''
Docks of New Orleans'' (1948)
* ''
The Girl from San Lorenzo'' (1950)
* ''
Whistling Hills'' (1951)
References
External links
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1903 births
1974 deaths
Film directors from New York City
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