Sam Katzman
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Sam Katzman was a prolific American film producer best known for his low-budget, commercially successful genre movies from the 1930s through the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sam Katzman canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film producer
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person ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| businessModel |
capitalizing on current fads and youth culture
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low budgets with high volume output ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employedBy |
Columbia Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Monogram Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
postwar American cinema ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty |
B movies
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science fiction B movies ⓘ serials and chapter plays ⓘ teen-oriented rock and roll films ⓘ |
| industry |
Hollywood
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surface form:
Hollywood film industry
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| influenced |
development of rock and roll movies
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low-budget genre filmmaking practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploitation of popular trends
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fast, low-cost production methods ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commercially successful B movies
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genre films ⓘ low-budget films ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| produced |
Don’t Knock the Rock
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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers NERFINISHED ⓘ It Came from Beneath the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Rock Around the Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ The Giant Claw NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Train from Gun Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ The Werewolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStyle |
fast shooting schedules
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reuse of sets and stock footage ⓘ |
| reputation |
king of the quickies
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prolific producer ⓘ |
| typicalBudgetLevel | low-budget ⓘ |
| workedOn |
adventure films
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horror films ⓘ musical films ⓘ rock and roll films ⓘ science fiction films ⓘ serial films ⓘ western films ⓘ |
| workFocus | commercial appeal over artistic prestige ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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