Leo C. Popkin Explained

Leo C. Popkin (1914–2011) was a film director and producer in the United States. His brother Harry M. Popkin was the executive producer of Million Dollar Productions, a partnership that included Ralph Cooper.^[1] ^[2]

He managed African American movie theaters in Los Angeles.^[3] He is known for his gangster films.^[4]

He and his brother Harry M. Popkin (1906 – October 7, 1991)^[5] worked on movies together.

Filmography

The Flaming Crisis (1924), co-director
The Duke Is Tops (1938), producer^[6]
Gang Smashers (1938), director
Reform School (1939), director
While Thousands Cheer (1940), director
Four Shall Die (1940), co-director
My Dear Secretary (1948), producer^[7]
D.O.A. (1949),^[8] producer
Impact (1949), producer
Champagne for Caesar (1950), co-producer
The Well (1951), co-director and co-producer

Notes and References

Web site: SCVHistory.com CP3908 | Val Verde | History of Million Dollar Productions; Written for Cornerstone Time Capsule, 4-16-1939. scvhistory.com.
Book: Reid, Mark A.. Black Lenses, Black Voices: African American Film Now. March 25, 2005. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 9780742568617. Google Books.
Book: Dibbern, Doug. Hollywood Riots: Violent Crowds and Progressive Politics in American Film. December 17, 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9780857729910. Google Books.
Book: Boyd, Todd. African Americans and Popular Culture [3 volumes]]. October 30, 2008. ABC-CLIO. 9780313064081. Google Books.
Web site: Harry M. Popkin. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414125530/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2baa259087. dead. April 14, 2020. BFI.
Web site: Lobby card for the Duke is Tops. nmaahc.si.edu.
Web site: My dear secretary - Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York. Alpha Video. Distributors. Laraine. Day. Kirk. Douglas. Charles. Martin. Harry M.. Popkin. Helen. Walker. Keenan. Wynn. link.livebrary.com.
Book: Shadoian, Jack. Dreams and Dead Ends: The American Gangster Film. January 16, 2003. Oxford University Press. 9780198032632. Google Books.