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Albert Zugsmith (April 24, 1910 – October 26, 1993) was an American film producer, film director and screenwriter who specialized in low-budget exploitation films through the 1950s and 1960s.
Albert Zugsmith was born on 24 April 1910 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Touch of Evil (1958), Sappho Darling (1968) and The Cult (1971). He died on 26 October 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Producer, Director, Writer
- April 24, 1910
- Albert Zugsmith
- October 26, 1993
Albert Zugsmith was born on 24 April 1910 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Touch of Evil (1958), Sappho Darling (1968) and The Cult (1971). He died on 26 October 1993 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- April 24, 1910
- October 26, 1993
Oct 26, 1993 · Albert Zugsmith (April 24, 1910 – October 26, 1993) was an American film producer, film director and screenwriter who specialized in low-budget exploitation films through the 1950s and 1960s.
By April 1956, the Los Angeles Times reported that the film rights had been acquired and that Albert Zugsmith (known as the "King of the Bs") had been tapped as producer. Zugsmith then assigned television writer Paul Monash to write the script adaptation within four weeks.
Production. Jack Pollexfen and Aubrey Wisberg had a deal to make three films at RKO: Captive Women, Sword of Venus and Port Sinister. Albert Zugsmith became involved as an associate producer, taking 25% against Pollexfen and Wisberg's 75%.
Oct 26, 1993 · He became a film producer during the mid-'50s and was responsible for several unusual and high-quality films from Universal, including Written on the Wind, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (all 1957), The Tarnished Angels (1958), and his production of Man in the Shadow, which offered a role to a then financially presse...
