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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 .
Leo C. Popkin was born on 1 January 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a producer and director, known for The Well (1951), And Then There Were None (1945) and D.O.A. (1949). He died on 15 April 2011 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer, Director, Additional Crew
- January 1, 1914
- Leo C. Popkin
- April 15, 2011
Harry M. Popkin and Leo C. Popkin’s Million Dollar Productions, the company that produced Reform School, is notable for having consistently worked closely with Black community members to make race films that reflected social issues such as criminalization, justice denied, fugitivity, and Black-on-Black crime. [1]
The Well is a 1951 American drama film directed by Leo C. Popkin and Russell Rouse and starring Richard Rober and Maidie Norman. It tackles the issue of racial tensions and collective behavior.
Jul 15, 2023 · In a racially mixed American town, a five-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing better to go on, the police follow up a report that the child was seen with a white stranger, and rumors run wild.
Gang Smashers, also released as Gun Moll, is an American film released in 1938. [1] [2] It features an African American cast. [3] Leo C. Popkin directed the Million Dollar Productions film from a screenplay by Ralph Cooper. [4]
Leo C Popkin was born circa 1912, in birth place, to Jacob Popkin and Sadie Popkin. Leo had one sister: Mollie Popkin . Leo lived in 1930, in address , California.
