Saul Elkins Explained

Saul Elkins
Birth Date:29 June 1907
Birth Place:New York, New York, US
Death Place:Henderson, Nevada, US
Occupation:Writer, producer, director
Spouse:Marguerite Elkins (Murphy)
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Saul Elkins (June 29, 1907 in New York, New York  - May 9, 2001 in Henderson, Nevada[1]) was an American writer, producer and director in the film industry.

Saul was the eldest of three sons of East European Jewish immigrant tailors. He was the brother of BBC, Newsweek and CBS journalist/broadcaster Michael Elkins.[2] He directed 11 short films between 1944 and 1949, produced 14 movies between 1948 and 1951 and wrote the screenplay for 24 films between 1936 and 1950.

Filmography

DateTitleRoleSeriesFilmNotes
The Crime of Dr. ForbesWriterFeat.Original screenplay
Charlie Chan at the Race TrackWriterFeat.From a story by
Star for a NightWriterFeat.
Under Your SpellWriterFeat.Screenplay
That I May LiveWriterFeat.Contract writer   
Women in PrisonWriterFeat.Screenplay
Tarnished AngelWriterFeat.Adaptation/story
Off the RecordWriterFeat.Original story
Pride of the NavyWriterFeat.Screenplay
Spills for ThrillsWriterBroadway BrevitiesShortScript   
Good Old CornWriterBroadway BrevitiesShort
Our Frontier in ItalyDirectorBroadway BrevitiesShort
America the BeautifulWriterTechnicolor SpecialsShort
Star in the NightWriterBroadway BrevitiesShortScreenplay
Story of a DogWriterVitaphone VarietiesShortNarration
Hitler LivesWriterBroadway BrevitiesShort
Hawaiian MemoriesWriterTechnicolor SpecialsShort
Smart as a FoxWriterVitaphone VarietiesShortNarration
Beach DaysWriterSports ParadeShort
Men of TomorrowDirectorTechnicolor SpecialsShort
All AboardWriterTechnicolor AdventureShort
A Boy and His DogWriterTechnicolor SpecialShortScreenplay
Battle of the ChampsWriterSports ParadeShortNarration
Vaudeville RevueDirectorMelody MastersShort
Tennis TownDirectorSports ParadeShort
A Day at the FairDirectorTechnicolor SpecialShort
King of the CarnivalDirectorTechnicolor SpecialShort
Power Behind the NationWriterTechnicolor SpecialShort
Soap Box DerbyDirectorTechnicolor SpecialShort
Celebration DaysDirectorTechnicolor SpecialShort
Fighting AthletesDirectorSports ParadeShort
Calgary StampedeDirectorTechnicolor SpecialShort
The Big PunchProducerFeat.
Embraceable YouProducerFeat.
Smart Girls Don't TalkProducerFeat.
Circus TownWriterTechnicolor AdventureShort
Flaxy MartinProducerFeat.
HomicideProducerFeat.
The Younger BrothersProducerFeat.
One Last FlingProducerFeat.
Water WizardsDirectorSports ParadeShort
The House Across the StreetProducerFeat.
The Grass Is Always GreenerWriterBroadway BrevitiesShortScreenplay
BarricadeProducerFeat.
Colt .45ProducerFeat.
This Side of The LawProducerFeat.
Return of the FrontiersmanProducerFeat.
Ratón PassProducerFeat.
SugarfootProducerFeat.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Obituaries for May 11, 2001. Las Vegas Sun. 1 August 2014.
  2. [Michael Elkins#Origins]