Harry Decker was an American film producer and editor active in Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1930s.[1][2] As a producer, he primarily worked on B-movie Westerns.[3]
Harry Decker | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 29, 1887 California, USA |
| Died | October 14, 1959 Santa Barbara, California, USA |
| Spouse | Edith Lane |
Biography
Harry Decker was born in California to Zachary Decker and Alice Burbank. As a young child, he lost an eye in an accident.[4] After working as an editor at Thomas Ince pictures,[5] Charles Ray studios,[6] and Columbia Pictures — where he often worked on films by director Hunt Stromberg [7] — he transitioned into a new role as a producer.[3][1]
Selected filmography
- Bullets for Rustlers (1940)
- The Stranger from Texas (1939)
- The Man from Sundown (1939)
- Killer at Large (1936)
- Code of the Range (1936)
- Shakedown (1936)
- The Mysterious Avenger (1936)
- Dangerous Intrigue (1936)
- Gallant Defender (1935)
- Dirigible (1931)
- Scandal (1929)
- The Fire Brigade (1926)
- The Prairie Pirate (1925)
- Silent Sanderson (1925)
- Soft Shoes (1925)
- A Cafe in Cairo (1924)
- A Tailor-Made Man (1922)
- Smudge (1922)
- Alias Julius Caesar (1922)
- The Deuce of Spades (1922)
- The Barnstormer (1922)
- R.S.V.P. (1921)
References
- ^ a b Motion Picture Herald. Quigley Publishing Company. 1927.
- ^ "The Los Angeles Times 28 Dec 1924, page 61". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ a b Bernds, Edward (1999-04-29). Mr. Bernds Goes to Hollywood: My Early Life and Career in Sound Recording at Columbia with Frank Capra and Others. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-4616-9708-4.
- ^ "Los Angeles Herald 31 Aug 1897, page Page 5". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "The Los Angeles Times 27 Dec 1923, page 27". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "The Los Angeles Times 28 Oct 1923, page 65". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "The Los Angeles Times 23 Jun 1925, page 31". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.