Anyhony Muto (1904-May 25, 1964)[1] was a film director[2] and producer in the United States. His films include the Academy Award winning short Survival City[3] about the effects of an atomic bomb hitting an American town.
Muto attended Ohio Northern University and afterwards began his career at the New York Telegram in 1922.[1] He worked for 20th Century Fox.[4] He headed its Movietone News Bureau.[5] He oversaw the production of its newsreels filmed in South America promoting U.S. interests.[6]
Filmography
edit- The Holy Year at the Vatican (1950), director[7]
- Carioca Carnival (1955), a documentary on Rio de Janeiro
- Survival City (1955)
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958), producer[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Anthony Muto Dies in Capital; Film Executive and Ex-Reporter". The New York Times. 26 May 1964.
- ^ Times, Special to The New York (January 3, 1957). "FOX PLANS MOVIE ON 'MAD BOMBER'; Anthony Muto Will Produce Feature Film--Wilde Signs for Sports-Car Picture". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Riazzoli, Mirko (September 19, 2017). A Chronology of the Cinema Volume 1 From the pioneers to 1960. Youcanprint. ISBN 978-88-926-8548-2 – via Google Books.
- ^ Marshall, George Catlett (May 9, 2016). The Papers of George Catlett Marshall: "The Man of the Age," October 1, 1949–October 16, 1959. JHU Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-1962-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ Greenburg, Michael M. (April 5, 2011). The Mad Bomber of New York: The Extraordinary True Story of the Manhunt That Paralyzed a City. Union Square + ORM. ISBN 978-1-4027-8952-6 – via Google Books.
- ^ Welky, David (June 9, 2008). The Moguls and the Dictators: Hollywood and the Coming of World War II. JHU Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-9044-4 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Exhibitor". J. Emanuel Publications. June 9, 1947 – via Google Books.
- ^ Reid, John Howard (June 9, 2006). Cinemascope 3: Hollywood Takes the Plunge. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4116-7188-1 – via Google Books.