Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmul Gelbfisz), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish American film producer. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. In 1916, Goldwyn partnered with Broadway producers Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, using a combination of both names to call their movie-making enterprise Goldwyn Pictures. Seeing an opportunity, Samuel Gelbfisz then had his name legally changed to Samuel Goldwyn, which he used for the rest of his life. Goldwyn Pictures proved successful but it is their Leo the Lion trademark for which the organization is most famous. On April 10, 1924, Goldwyn Pictures was acquired by Marcus Loew and merged into his Metro Pictures Corporation. Despite the inclusion of his name, Goldwyn had no role in the management or production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Before the sale and merger of Goldwyn Pictures in April 1924, Goldwyn had established Samuel Goldwyn Productions in 1923 as a production-only operation (with no distribution arm). Their first feature was Potash and Perlmutter, released in September 1923 through First National Pictures. Some of the early productions bear the name Howard Productions, named for Goldwyn's wife Frances Howard. For 35 years, Goldwyn built a reputation in filmmaking and developed an eye for finding the talent for making films. William Wyler directed many of his most celebrated productions, and he hired writers such as Ben Hecht, Sidney Howard, Dorothy Parker, and Lillian Hellman. (According to legend, at a heated story conference Goldwyn scolded someone —in most accounts Mrs. Parker, who recalled he had once been a glove maker— with the retort: “Don't you point that finger at me. I knew it when it had a thimble on it!” During that time, Goldwyn made numerous films and reigned as the most successful independent producer in the US. Many of his films were forgettable; his collaboration with John Ford, however, resulted in Best Picture Oscar nomination for Arrowsmith (1931). William Wyler was responsible for most of Goldwyn's highly lauded films, with Best Picture Oscar nominations for Dodsworth (1936), Dead End (1937), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Little Foxes (1941) and The Best Years of Our Lives (1948). The leading actors in several of Goldwyn films, especially those directed by William Wyler, were also Oscar-nominated for their performances. Throughout the 1930s, Goldwyn released all his films through United Artists, but beginning in 1941, and continuing almost through the end of his career, Goldwyn released his films through RKO Radio Pictures. Goldwyn died at his home in Los Angeles in 1974 from natural causes, at the probable age of 94. He was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. In the 1980s, Samuel Goldwyn Studio was sold to Warner Bros. There is a theater named after him in Beverly Hills and he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1631 Vine Street.

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The Best Years of Our Lives

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Job Producer

Average Rating

7.8

702 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1946

80 years ago
Wuthering Heights

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Job Producer

Average Rating

7.2

295 votes

Release Date

Apr 07, 1939

88 years ago
The Bishop's Wife

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Job Producer

Average Rating

7.1

257 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1947

79 years ago
Guys and Dolls

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Average Rating

6.5

247 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1955

71 years ago
Ball of Fire

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Average Rating

7.3

228 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1941

85 years ago
Ball of Fire

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Average Rating

7.3

228 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1941

85 years ago
The Little Foxes

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Job Producer

Average Rating

7.5

185 votes

Release Date

Aug 29, 1941

85 years ago
Dodsworth

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Job Producer

Average Rating

7.1

139 votes

Release Date

Sep 23, 1936

90 years ago
Dead End

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Job Producer

Average Rating

7.0

138 votes

Release Date

Aug 27, 1937

89 years ago
Dead End

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Average Rating

7.0

138 votes

Release Date

Aug 27, 1937

89 years ago
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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Average Rating

6.8

133 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1947

79 years ago
The Pride of the Yankees

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Average Rating

7.4

130 votes

Release Date

Jul 14, 1942

84 years ago
The Westerner

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Average Rating

7.1

121 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 1940

86 years ago
The Westerner

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Average Rating

7.1

121 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 1940

86 years ago
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

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Average Rating

7.3

110 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1925

101 years ago
Stella Dallas

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Average Rating

6.9

91 votes

Release Date

Aug 06, 1937

89 years ago
Hans Christian Andersen

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Average Rating

6.2

71 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1952

74 years ago
The Penalty

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Average Rating

6.9

55 votes

Release Date

Aug 15, 1920

107 years ago
The Penalty

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Average Rating

6.9

55 votes

Release Date

Aug 15, 1920

107 years ago
The Hurricane

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Average Rating

6.7

48 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 1937

89 years ago
The Hurricane

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Average Rating

6.7

48 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 1937

89 years ago
A Song Is Born

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Average Rating

6.3

44 votes

Release Date

Oct 19, 1948

78 years ago
These Three

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Average Rating

7.1

42 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 1936

91 years ago
Wonder Man

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Average Rating

6.5

40 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1945

82 years ago
Come and Get It

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Average Rating

6.8

39 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 1936

90 years ago
Street Scene

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Average Rating

6.7

37 votes

Release Date

Sep 05, 1931

95 years ago
Barbary Coast

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Average Rating

6.5

35 votes

Release Date

Oct 13, 1935

91 years ago
The Ace of Hearts

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Average Rating

6.5

32 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1921

106 years ago
Arrowsmith

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Average Rating

6.6

28 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1931

95 years ago
Arrowsmith

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Average Rating

6.6

28 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1931

95 years ago
The Cowboy and the Lady

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Average Rating

6.3

27 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1938

88 years ago
The Cowboy and the Lady

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Average Rating

6.3

27 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1938

88 years ago
The North Star

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Average Rating

6.1

26 votes

Release Date

Nov 04, 1943

83 years ago
The Wedding Night

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Average Rating

5.8

25 votes

Release Date

Mar 08, 1935

92 years ago
The Princess and the Pirate

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Average Rating

6.9

25 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1944

82 years ago
Porgy and Bess

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Average Rating

6.1

24 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 1959

67 years ago
Bulldog Drummond

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.5

23 votes

Release Date

May 02, 1929

98 years ago
Sherlock Holmes

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Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.2

22 votes

Release Date

Mar 07, 1922

105 years ago
The Winning of Barbara Worth

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.3

21 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1926

100 years ago
The Real Glory

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Average Rating

6.3

21 votes

Release Date

Sep 29, 1939

87 years ago
The Real Glory

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.3

21 votes

Release Date

Sep 29, 1939

87 years ago
The Devil to Pay!

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Average Rating

5.7

21 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 1930

96 years ago
Roman Scandals

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.8

21 votes

Release Date

Nov 27, 1933

93 years ago
Arsène Lupin

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Average Rating

6.9

20 votes

Release Date

Feb 26, 1932

95 years ago
Edge of Doom

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Average Rating

5.9

19 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1950

76 years ago
The Dark Angel

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Average Rating

6.2

19 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 1935

91 years ago
My Foolish Heart

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Average Rating

6.4

18 votes

Release Date

Jan 19, 1950

77 years ago
The Adventures of Marco Polo

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Average Rating

6.0

17 votes

Release Date

Apr 07, 1938

89 years ago
Raffles

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Average Rating

6.0

17 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 1939

87 years ago
Condemned!

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Average Rating

6.4

16 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1929

97 years ago
Raffles

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Average Rating

6.1

15 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 1930

97 years ago
Whoopee!

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Average Rating

6.4

14 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 1930

96 years ago
Stella Dallas

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Average Rating

7.1

14 votes

Release Date

Nov 16, 1925

101 years ago
Cynara

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Average Rating

4.7

13 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1932

94 years ago
The Greeks Had a Word for Them

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Average Rating

5.2

12 votes

Release Date

Feb 03, 1932

95 years ago
The Goldwyn Follies

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Average Rating

4.8

12 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1938

89 years ago
The Kid from Brooklyn

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Average Rating

6.2

12 votes

Release Date

Mar 21, 1946

81 years ago
Enchantment

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Average Rating

6.4

11 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1948

78 years ago
Our Very Own

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Average Rating

5.4

11 votes

Release Date

Jul 27, 1950

76 years ago
Our Very Own

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Average Rating

5.4

11 votes

Release Date

Jul 27, 1950

76 years ago
Tonight or Never

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Average Rating

5.9

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 04, 1931

96 years ago
The Kid from Spain

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.6

9 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1932

94 years ago
They Shall Have Music

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.1

9 votes

Release Date

Aug 18, 1939

87 years ago
They Got Me Covered

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.9

9 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 1943

84 years ago
Up in Arms

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Average Rating

5.6

9 votes

Release Date

Feb 17, 1944

83 years ago
Beloved Enemy

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.1

8 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1936

90 years ago
Woman Chases Man

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.6

8 votes

Release Date

May 07, 1937

90 years ago
Palmy Days

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Job Producer

Average Rating

7.0

7 votes

Release Date

Sep 23, 1931

95 years ago
Strike Me Pink

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.6

7 votes

Release Date

Jan 24, 1936

91 years ago
I Want You

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Job Producer

Average Rating

4.7

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 1951

75 years ago
Jubilo

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.3

6 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1919

107 years ago
The Masquerader

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Job Producer

Average Rating

4.5

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 03, 1933

93 years ago
Kid Millions

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.5

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 1934

92 years ago
Splendor

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.3

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 22, 1935

91 years ago
Roseanna McCoy

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.6

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1949

77 years ago
Jes' Call Me Jim

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.8

5 votes

Release Date

May 23, 1920

107 years ago
What Happened To Rosa

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.8

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 08, 1920

106 years ago
Nana

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.2

5 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1934

93 years ago
We Live Again

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.6

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 1934

92 years ago
The Magic Flame

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Job Producer

Average Rating

4.3

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1927

99 years ago
The Floor Below

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Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 1918

109 years ago
The Unholy Garden

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.3

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 06, 1931

95 years ago
A Tale of Two Worlds

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 1921

106 years ago
Polly of the Circus

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Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 1917

110 years ago
The Awakening

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1928

98 years ago
The Devil Dancer

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1927

99 years ago
The Turn of the Wheel

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Job Producer

Average Rating

1.0

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1918

109 years ago
One Heavenly Night

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.2

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1930

96 years ago
The World and Its Woman

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 1919

108 years ago
Officer 666

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Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 30, 1920

106 years ago
A Blind Bargain

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 03, 1922

104 years ago
The Eternal City

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1923

103 years ago
A Thief in Paradise

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Job Producer

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 18, 1925

102 years ago
The Night of Love

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Job Producer

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 22, 1927

100 years ago
The Rescue

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 12, 1929

98 years ago
The Cinderella Man

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

0.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1917

109 years ago
Hungry Hearts

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 26, 1922

104 years ago
Name the Man

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 27, 1924

103 years ago
Partners of the Night

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Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 29, 1920

107 years ago
The Slim Princess

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 14, 1920

107 years ago

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