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Robert Goldstein (died April 1974) was an American film producer who was briefly head of production at 20th Century Fox. Goldstein began as a Broadway producer and entered the film industry in 1940. He was a producer for Universal‐International and Warner Brothers.
Robert Goldstein was born on 28 May 1903 in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. He was a producer, known for Black Tuesday (1954), Crime of Passion (1956) and Once You Kiss a Stranger... (1969). He died on 6 April 1974 in London, England, UK.
Robert Goldstein. Writer: The Spirit of '76. The son of a German immigrant, Robert Goldstein was the owner of a business in Los Angeles that supplied costumes to the emerging movie industry. He wanted to try his hand at film producing, spending $200,000 to produce an ultra-patriotic movie, THE SPIRIT OF '76.
In 1918, producer Robert Goldstein was convicted and imprisoned under the Espionage Act of 1917 for screening The Spirit of ’76, a movie about the American Revolution that authorities deemed subversively anti-British.
Produced by German-American film producer Robert Goldstein, the film would prove to be controversial upon release for its depiction of the British, and Goldstein was subsequently sent to a federal prison for violating the Espionage Act.
Robert Goldstein may refer to: Robert Goldstein (producer) (died 1974), American film producer. Robert Goldstein, producer and writer of the 1917 film The Spirit of '76. Robert J. Goldstein, American conspirator.
Robert Goldstein. Writer: The Spirit of '76. The son of a German immigrant, Robert Goldstein was the owner of a business in Los Angeles that supplied costumes to the emerging movie industry. He wanted to try his hand at film producing, spending $200,000 to produce an ultra-patriotic movie, THE SPIRIT OF '76.
