Val Lewton
Nascimento : 1904-05-07, Yalta, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire [now Crimea, Ukraine]
Morte : 1951-03-14
História
Born in the Russian Empire in 1904, Val Lewton (born Vladimir Ivanovich Leventon) moved with his mother and sister to Berlin in 1906, then to the United States in 1909. He wrote for newspapers, magazines, novels, pornography, etc. —often using pseudonyms to disguise their origin (the name Val Lewton was one such pseudonym, used first for some novels in the 1930s, then revived later in his career to take writing credit for two movies). In 1933 he got a job with David O. Selznick, where he spent many years as a story editor and jack-of-all-trades. Then in 1942 RKO hired him to head their new horror unit, where he made many famous and well-respected B-movies, for very low costs and high profits. In 1946, he “graduated” to A-movies, but increasing health problems, trouble working with big-money Hollywood, and other factors combined to force him to produce only three more movies before his death in 1951.
Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection."
Producer
A gambler is thrown out of a western town, but returns when the town is suddenly threatened by a band of marauding Apaches.
Producer
A woman in London unexpectedly inherits a Texas ranching fortune, and takes a transatlantic voyage to collect her fortune, not suspecting two men aboard both plan on winning her hand before she reaches America. One is a gambler interested in her money, and the other, a rich man looking for a wife. The rich man's friend, meanwhile, believes the heiress is actually a gold-digger.
Producer
Following World War II, a woman tries to help her fiance understand his son's traumatic experience as a G.I., during which he lost a leg and was imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp.
Producer
Nell Bowen, a espirituosa protegida do rico Lord Mortimer, se interessa na condição do notório asilo St. Mary's of Bethlehem, conhecido como Bedlam. Com a ajuda do quaker Hannay, ela tenta ajudar a reformar Bedlam, mas o cruel Sims, que dirige o lugar, deseja a todo custo tirá-la do caminho.
Screenplay
Nell Bowen, a espirituosa protegida do rico Lord Mortimer, se interessa na condição do notório asilo St. Mary's of Bethlehem, conhecido como Bedlam. Com a ajuda do quaker Hannay, ela tenta ajudar a reformar Bedlam, mas o cruel Sims, que dirige o lugar, deseja a todo custo tirá-la do caminho.
Producer
On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn't enough worry, one of the people—a superstitious old peasant—suspects a young woman of being a vampiric demon.
Producer
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
Screenplay
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
Producer
The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.
Producer
In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.
Producer
Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.
Producer
Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die mysteriously, Tom starts doubting Stone's authority.
Producer
Quando sua irmã mais velha Jacqueline desaparece, Mary Gibson é forçada a deixar sua escola particular e viajar para Nova Iorque para procurar por ela. Ingênua, ela não está completamente certa de como encontrá-la. Eventualmente ela conhece Gregory Ward, marido da irmã e um misterioso psiquiatra, Dr. Louis Judd que afirma saber o paradeiro de Jacqueline. O que ela não percebe é que sua irmã se envolveu com adoradores do diabo que agora querem eliminar-lhe por ter revelado a sua existência.
Original Music Composer
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
Producer
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
Producer
A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she's fallen in love with.
Producer
Serbian fashion designer Irena Dubrovna and American marine engineer Oliver Reed meet in Central Park, fall in love, and marry after a brief courtship; but Irena won't consummate the union for fear that she will turn into a panther compelled to kill her lover, pursuant to a belief harbored by her home village.
Editorial Staff
Hollywood, anos 30. Esther Blodgett é mais uma das inúmeras garotas que sonham em virar estrela de cinema. O sonho torna-se realidade quando, trabalhando como garçonete numa festa, atrai a atenção do astro Norman Maine. Apaixonado, ele a transforma numa grande estrela. Porém, enquanto a amada conquista o sucesso, Norman se afunda no alcoolismo.
Novel
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
