David Hempstead (October 2, 1909 - January 9, 1983) was an American film producer known for None but the Lonely Heart (1944), The Sky's the Limit (1943), directed by Edward H. Griffith,[1] and Joan of Paris (1942), directed by Robert Stevenson.[2][3] He co-wrote the script of Hell and High Water (1954) alongside Jesse Lasky.[4]
David Hempstead | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 2, 1909 |
| Died | January 9, 1983 (aged 73) Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Occupation | Film producer |
He produced with RKO and worked alongside Milton Holmes.[5] He also produced Village Tale (1935), directed by John Cromwell and written by Allan Scott.[6]
Filmography
editProducer
edit- The King and Four Queens (1956)
- Portrait of Jennie (1948)
- None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
- Tender Comrade (1943)
- The Sky's the Limit (1943)
- Mr. Lucky (1943)
- Flight for Freedom (1943)
- Joan of Paris (1942)
- Kitty Foyle (1940)
- It Could Happen to You (1939)
- Just Around the Corner (1938)
- Straight Place and Show (1938)
- Hold That Co-ed (1938)
- Little Miss Broadway (1938)
- Happy Landing (1938)
- Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
- Village Tale (1935)
- Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)
Writer
edit- Hell and High Water (1954)
- Finishing School (1934)
- Little Women (1933)
- Manhattan Tower (1932)
Director
edit- Banjo on My Knee (1936)
References
edit- ^ Reid 2005, p. 131.
- ^ Reid 2005, p. 45.
- ^ "David Hempstead". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Gordon, Marsha (2017). Film Is Like a Battleground: Sam Fuller's War Movies. Oxford University Press. p. 278. ISBN 9780190269753.
- ^ Slide, Anthony (16 December 2014). "It's the Pictures That Got Small": Charles Brackett on Billy Wilder and Hollywood's Golden Age. Columbia University Press. p. 180. ISBN 9780231538220.
- ^ Nott, Robert (5 May 2014). Evans, Max (ed.). The Films of Randolph Scott. McFarland Publishing. p. 43. ISBN 9781476610061.
Bibliography
edit- Reid, John Howard (2005). Hollywood Gold: Films of the Forties and Fifties. Lulu.com. p. 258. ISBN 9781411635241.