A. W. Hackel Explained

A. W. Hackel
Birth Date:	December 18, 1882
Birth Place:	Austria
Death Place:	Los Angeles
Othername:	A. William Hackel

A. W. Hackel, born Aaron William Hackel (December 18, 1882 – October 22, 1959), was an American film producer who founded Supreme Pictures in 1934.

Biography

Hackel was born in Ulanów, Nisko County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland.^[1]

In 1934, Hackel formed Supreme Pictures, at which he contracted Bob Steele for 32 of his Westerns,^[2] such as Alias John Law (1935). Hackel also produced 16 Westerns with Johnny Mack Brown.

In 1936, Republic Pictures needed more Westerns and struck a deal with Hackel, who released his films through Republic.^[3] After the demise of Supreme Pictures in 1942, Hackel released his films through Monogram Pictures. All of his films were Westerns until Am I Guilty? (1940), a race film. He followed that film with numerous crime dramas, including The Flaming Urge (1953).

Partial filmography

• The Brand of Hate (1934)
• Alias John Law (1935)
• Trail of Terror (1935)
• Between Men (1935)
• The Courageous Avenger (1935)
• Branded a Coward (1935)
• The Kid Ranger (1936)
• Everyman's Law (1936)
• Rogue of the Range (1936)
• The Law Rides (1936)
• The Gun Ranger (1936)
• Doomed at Sundown (1937)
• The Gambling Terror (1937)
• Desert Patrol (1938)
• Am I Guilty? (1940)
• Murder by Invitation (1941)
• Phantom Killer (1942)
• The Living Ghost (1942)
• A Gentle Gangster (1943)
• Shadow of Suspicion (1944)
• The Flaming Urge (1953)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aaron William Hackel. December 22, 1881 .
2. http://faculty.oxy.edu/jerry/supreme.htm Supreme Pictures Corporation
3. http://www.b-westerns.com/steele.htm Bob Steele