Hygienic Productions was a

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company based out of

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. Formed by

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producer

Kroger Babb Howard W. "Kroger" Babb (December 30, 1906 – January 28, 1980) was an American film producer and showman. His marketing techniques were similar to a travelling salesman's, with roots in the medicine show tradition. Self-described as "America's ...

, the company was in charge of promotion and production for a number of Babb's films, including the infamous '' Mom and Dad''. Later, following the success of ''Mom and Dad'', Babb would rename the company to a more general name, Hallmark Productions, and later, the "Hallmark Big-6." They would continue presenting the

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and medical-style films, but expand to more genres, including drug message films such as '' "She Shoulda Said 'No'!"'' and shock films like ''

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'': "Babb, 5 Others Form New Indie Distribution Outfit." 23 May, approx. 1960. * ''A Youth in Babylon: Confessions of a Trash-Film King'',

David F. Friedman David Frank Friedman (December 24, 1923 – February 14, 2011) was an American filmmaker and film producer best known for his B movies, exploitation films, nudie cuties, and sexploitation films. Life and career Friedman first became interest ...

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