Harry Rapf (16 October 1880 in New York City – 6 February 1949 in Los Angeles), was an American film producer. Born to a Jewish family, Rapf began his...
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success of the studio's film Why Girls Leave Home; The film's director, Harry Rapf, became the studio's new head producer. On April 4, 1923, following the...
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Freaks (1932 film) (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
setting—originally France—was relocated to the United States. Both Thalberg and Harry Rapf served as uncredited co-producers on the film. Victor McLaglen was considered...
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The Hollywood Revue (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
feature-length musical, and one of their earliest sound films. Produced by Harry Rapf and Irving Thalberg and directed by Charles Reisner, it features nearly...
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Ben Casey, and Kojak. Matthew Rapf was born in New York City on October 22, 1920, the son of MGM film producer Harry Rapf. His brother Maurice was a screenwriter...
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her with singer Harry Richman's act and arranged for her to do a screen test, which he sent to producer Harry Rapf in Hollywood. Rapf notified Granlund...
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producer) The Hollywood Revue Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Irving Thalberg & Harry Rapf, producers) In Old Arizona Fox (Winfield Sheehan, producer) The Patriot...
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Maurice Harry Rapf (May 19, 1914 – April 15, 2003) was an American screenwriter and professor of film studies. His work includes the screenplays for early...
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Stablemates (1938), starring Wallace Beery and Mickey Rooney. Film producer Harry Rapf arranged a deal whereby he could film the $50,000 Hollywood Gold Cup,...
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production. More success came after Ernst Lubitsch was hired as head director; Harry Rapf left the studio to join Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Lubitsch's film The Marriage...
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beat The Harlem Globe Trotters in 1952 Carmel Myers (1899–1980), actress Harry Rapf (1880–1949), motion picture producer and studio executive Joseph Rosenberg...
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leave Los Angeles, she received a call from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer producer Harry Rapf, who offered her a screen test. Producer and director Hal Roach saw Vélez's...
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Home. As a result of the financial success of the film, its director, Harry Rapf, was appointed the studio's new head producer. On April 4, 1923, following...
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studio's film Why Girls Leave Home. With the film's success, director Harry Rapf was appointed the studio's new head producer. On April 4, 1923, following...
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Levee Louis B. Mayer Joseph M. Schenck Irving Thalberg Harry Warner Jack L. Warner Harry Rapf Technicians J. Arthur Ball Cedric Gibbons Roy Pomeroy Writers...
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Hollywood Party (1934 film) (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
like the studio's successful The Hollywood Revue of 1929 produced by Harry Rapf. Rapf's 1933 revue would star Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford, Marie Dressler,...
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Gruen and Milton Merlin with uncredited contributions from Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Dalton Trumbo. A modest box office success, the film was a significant...
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for United Artists The Hollywood Revue of 1929 – Irving Thalberg and Harry Rapf for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer In Old Arizona – Winfield Sheehan for Fox Film...
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The Champ (1931 film) (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
Vidor Written by Frances Marion Leonard Praskins Produced by King Vidor Harry Rapf (uncredited) Irving Thalberg (uncredited) Starring Wallace Beery Jackie...
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The Ice Follies of 1939 (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
Nugent in The New York Times commented, "Far be it from us to rap one of Mr. Rapf's more glittering productions; what we mildly object to is the fact that the...
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The Night Is Young (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
Woolf Franz Schulz Based on From the story by Vicki Baum Produced by Harry Rapf Starring Ramon Novarro Evelyn Laye Cinematography James Wong Howe Edited...
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Whipsaw (film) (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
produced by Harry Rapf for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and was released on December 18, 1935, in the United States. Thieves Ed Dexter and Harry Ames are trying...
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They Gave Him a Gun (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
dream. The screenplay was written by Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum and Maurice Rapf, based on the 1936 book of the same name by William J. Cowen. On March 20...
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Min and Bill (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
Based on Dark Star 1929 novel by Lorna Moon Produced by George W. Hill Harry Rapf Starring Marie Dressler Wallace Beery Cinematography Harold Wenstrom Edited...
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contract as an associate producer in 1927, working as an assistant to Harry Rapf. Weingarten became Thalberg's assistant and was put in charge of supervising...
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Scene of the Crime (1949 film) (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
sold by Martin to be made into a film. Scene of the Crime was producer Harry Rapf's last film of his thirty-plus year career; he died of a heart attack a...
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assistant story editor, then associate story editor, then assistant stooge to Harry Rapf, and then finally was given my chance to make a Tim McCoy Western … I...
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New Morals for Old (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
dialogue) Based on After All 1930 play by John Van Druten Produced by Harry Rapf Starring Robert Young Cinematography John J. Mescall Edited by William...
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Night (known under the working title Song of the Gypsies) was produced by Harry Rapf from a story by Richard Goldstone. The short was filmed throughout March...
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Possessed (1931 film) (category Films produced by Harry Rapf)
Based on The Mirage 1920 play by Edgar Selwyn Produced by Clarence Brown Harry Rapf Irving Thalberg Starring Joan Crawford Clark Gable Wallace Ford Cinematography...
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