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3 unusual facts about Sam Katzman


Hippie exploitation films

The production seems to be a typical representation of the producer Sam Katzman's work.

Sam Katzman

He is noted for numerous westerns of the '30s, his Bela Lugosi and East Side Kids features of the '40s, the 15-chapter Superman serial of 1948 and a string of rock-'n'-roll musicals in the '50s. At Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the '60s Katzman produced several Elvis Presley films and singer Roy Orbison's only film, The Fastest Guitar Alive.

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

However, unlike the first film, it does not repeat the "ultra-cheap independent" feel, but is intended to look more like a studio B-picture from the same era, such as those produced by Sam Katzman or Edward Small.


Boys of the City

After completing the pilot film for the series, producer Sam Katzman was able to convince former Dead End Kids Bobby Jordan and Leo Gorcey to join the series.

Giddy Up a Ding Dong

The song was written in 1953 by Freddie Bell and his friend Pep Lattanzi, but was not recorded until three years later after the group had signed to Mercury, and were spotted by film producer Sam Katzman.

Poverty Row

The smallest studios, including Tiffany Pictures, Sam Katzman's Victory, Mascot and Chesterfield often packaged and released films from independent producers, British "quota quickie" films, or borderline exploitation films such as Hitler, Beast of Berlin to supplement their own limited production capacity.


see also

Icons of Horror Collection - Sam Katzman

The DVD includes four films produced by Sam Katzman, The Giant Claw, Creature with the Atom Brain, Zombies of Mora Tau, and The Werewolf.