Val Lewton

Born in the Russian Empire in 1904, Val Lewton (born Vladimir Ivanovich Leventon) moved with his mother and sister to Berlin in 1906, then to the United States in 1909. He wrote for newspapers, magazines, novels, pornography, etc. —often using pseudonyms to disguise their origin (the name Val Lewton was one such pseudonym, used first for some novels in the 1930s, then revived later in his career to take writing credit for two movies). In 1933 he got a job with David O. Selznick, where he spent many years as a story editor and jack-of-all-trades. Then in 1942 RKO hired him to head their new horror unit, where he made many famous and well-respected B-movies, for very low costs and high profits. In 1946, he “graduated” to A-movies, but increasing health problems, trouble working with big-money Hollywood, and other factors combined to force him to produce only three more movies before his death in 1951.

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Cat People

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.9

643 votes

Release Date

Dec 05, 1942

84 years ago
I Walked with a Zombie

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.8

315 votes

Release Date

Apr 21, 1943

84 years ago
A Star Is Born

Department Crew

Job Editorial Staff

Average Rating

7.2

230 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1937

90 years ago
The Body Snatcher

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.0

196 votes

Release Date

May 25, 1945

82 years ago
The Body Snatcher

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.0

196 votes

Release Date

May 25, 1945

82 years ago
The Seventh Victim

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.5

146 votes

Release Date

Aug 21, 1943

83 years ago
The Curse of the Cat People

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.2

144 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1944

83 years ago
The Leopard Man

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.5

123 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1943

84 years ago
Isle of the Dead

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.0

115 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1945

81 years ago
Bedlam

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.6

82 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1946

81 years ago
Bedlam

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.6

82 votes

Release Date

May 10, 1946

81 years ago
The Ghost Ship

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.3

72 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1943

83 years ago
Apache Drums

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.3

29 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1951

76 years ago
No Man of Her Own

Department Writing

Job Novel

Average Rating

6.5

21 votes

Release Date

Dec 30, 1932

94 years ago
Youth Runs Wild

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.2

9 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1944

82 years ago
Please Believe Me

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

4.8

8 votes

Release Date

May 12, 1950

77 years ago
Mademoiselle Fifi

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.1

7 votes

Release Date

Jul 28, 1944

82 years ago
My Own True Love

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.5

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1948

78 years ago
The Year's Work

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

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