Samuel Zierler (1895–1964) was an American
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 ...
of the
silent and early
sound era
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronization, synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but decad ...
.
[Pitts p.420] As well as working for various studios, in the late 1920s he controlled his own production company, Excellent Pictures. His final film work was for
RKO Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures Inc., commonly known as RKO Pictures or simply RKO, was an American film production and distribution company, one of the "Big Five" film studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orph ...
in 1933.
Filmography
* ''
Cordelia the Magnificent'' (1923)
* ''
The Woman of Bronze'' (1923)
* ''
A Wife's Romance
''A Wife's Romance'' is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Thomas N. Heffron and starring Clara Kimball Young, Lewis Dayton and Alan Roscoe.Munden p.901
Synopsis
A female artist, neglected by her diplomat husband, becomes involved ...
'' (1923)
* ''
A Man of Quality
''A Man of Quality'' is a 1926 American silent crime film directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring George Walsh, Ruth Dwyer (actress), Ruth Dwyer and Brian Donlevy. The survival status of the film is unknown.
Cast
* George Walsh as Jack Banning ...
'' (1926)
* ''
Striving for Fortune'' (1926)
* ''
The Broadway Drifter'' (1927)
* ''
The Winning Oar'' (1927)
* ''
Your Wife and Mine
''Your Wife and Mine'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Phyllis Haver, Stuart Holmes and Wallace MacDonald.Katchmer p.533
Cast
* Phyllis Haver as Phyllis Warren
* Stuart Holmes as Charlie Martin
* ...
'' (1927)
* ''
His Rise to Fame'' (1927)
* ''
Broadway Madness
''Broadway Madness'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Marguerite De La Motte, Donald Keith, and Betty Hilburn.
Plot
A young farmer in upstate New York City becomes obsessed with a Broad ...
'' (1927)
* ''
A Bowery Cinderella
''A Bowery Cinderella'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Gladys Hulette, Pat O'Malley (actor), Pat O'Malley and Kate Bruce.Munden p.80
Synopsis
A financially struggling fashion designer fr ...
'' (1927)
* ''
Back to Liberty'' (1927)
* ''
The Nest'' (1927)
* ''
Satan and the Woman
''Satan and the Woman'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Claire Windsor, Cornelius Keefe and Vera Lewis.Munden p.681
Cast
* Claire Windsor as Judith Matheny
* Cornelius Keefe as Edward Daingerfi ...
'' (1928)
* ''
The Stronger Will'' (1928)
* ''
Women Who Dare'' (1928)
* ''
Inspiration'' (1928)
* ''
A Bit of Heaven'' (1928)
* ''
Making the Varsity'' (1928)
* ''
Manhattan Knights'' (1928)
* ''
The Speed Classic'' (1928)
* ''
Into No Man's Land'' (1928)
* ''
Passion Song
''The Passion Song'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Harry O. Hoyt and starring Gertrude Olmstead, Noah Beery and Gordon Elliott.Munden p.476
Plot
In England, two former South African prospectors become involved in a love tri ...
'' (1928)
* ''
Life's Crossroads'' (1928)
* ''
Broken Barriers'' (1928)
* ''
Confessions of a Wife'' (1928)
* ''
The Clean Up'' (1929)
* ''
The Dream Melody'' (1929)
* ''
One Splendid Hour
''One Splendid Hour'' is a 1929 American silent drama film directed by Cliff Wheeler and starring Viola Dana, George Periolat and Jack Richardson. Dana retired following the film, due to the introduction of sound films.Lowe p.149
Synopsis
...
'' (1929)
* ''
Montmartre Rose'' (1929)
* ''
Daughters of Desire'' (1929)
* ''
The Talk of Hollywood'' (1929)
* ''
The Costello Case'' (1930)
* ''
She Got What She Wanted'' (1930)
* ''
Hell Bound'' (1931)
* ''
Women Go on Forever'' (1931)
* ''
Command Performance'' (1931)
* ''
Salvation Nell'' (1931)
* ''
Men Are Such Fools'' (1932)
* ''
Tomorrow at Seven'' (1933)
* ''
Racetrack
A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also us ...
'' (1933)
* ''
Goodbye Love'' (1933)
* ''
Sailor Be Good
''Sailor Be Good'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Ethel Doherty, Viola Brothers Shore and Ralph Spence. Starring Jack Oakie, Vivienne Osborne, George E. Stone, Max Hoffman Jr. and Lincoln Stedman ...
'' (1933)
References
Bibliography
* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.
* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
*
1895 births
1964 deaths
American film producers
Filmmakers from Brooklyn
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