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Harry Joe Brown(1890-1972)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Harry Joe Brown got his start in the theater, where he was an actor and director. He went to Hollywood and became a director--mostly of second features--at Universal Pictures in 1930, then went over to Paramount from 1932 to 1933. His main focus was as a producer, however, and he produced quite a few films for Columbia Pictures. In partnership with actor Randolph Scott and director Budd Boetticher he turned out a string of both critically and financially successful westerns at Columbia in the 1950s.
BornSeptember 22, 1890
DiedApril 28, 1972(81)
BornSeptember 22, 1890
DiedApril 28, 1972(81)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Lucille Hutton and Billy Sullivan in The Winner (1926)
The Winner
2.5
  • Producer
  • 1926
Broadway Billy (1926)
Broadway Billy
  • Producer(as Harry J. Brown)
  • 1926
Racing Romance
5.2
  • Producer
  • 1926
The Scorcher (1927)
The Scorcher
  • Producer
  • 1927

Credits

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Producer



  • A Time for Killing (1967)
    A Time for Killing
    5.4
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Sean Flynn in The Son of Captain Blood (1962)
    The Son of Captain Blood
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1962
  • Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961)
    Westinghouse Preview Theatre
    TV Series
    • in association with
    • 1961
  • Randolph Scott and Nancy Gates in Comanche Station (1960)
    Comanche Station
    7.0
    • executive producer
    • 1960
  • Randolph Scott and Karen Steele in Ride Lonesome (1959)
    Ride Lonesome
    7.1
    • executive producer
    • 1959
  • Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
    Buchanan Rides Alone
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Anita Ekberg in Screaming Mimi (1958)
    Screaming Mimi
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1958
  • Randolph Scott and Karen Steele in Decision at Sundown (1957)
    Decision at Sundown
    6.8
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Crossroads (1955)
    Crossroads
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1955–1957
  • The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957)
    The Guns of Fort Petticoat
    6.3
    • producer
    • 1957
  • The Tall T (1957)
    The Tall T
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Randolph Scott in 7th Cavalry (1956)
    7th Cavalry
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1956
  • Theatre of the West
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1955
  • Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Warner Anderson, and Michael Pate in A Lawless Street (1955)
    A Lawless Street
    6.4
    • producer
    • 1955
  • Randolph Scott, Richard Boone, and Jocelyn Brando in Ten Wanted Men (1955)
    Ten Wanted Men
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1955

Director



  • Ava Gardner and Robert Benchley in I'm a Civilian Here Myself (1945)
    I'm a Civilian Here Myself
    5.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1945
  • Charles Coburn, Constance Dowling, and Nelson Eddy in Knickerbocker Holiday (1944)
    Knickerbocker Holiday
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1944
  • Ginger Rogers, Jack Haley, and Jack Oakie in Sitting Pretty (1933)
    Sitting Pretty
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Edmund Lowe in I Love That Man (1933)
    I Love That Man
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1933
  • The Billion Dollar Scandal (1933)
    The Billion Dollar Scandal
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Jack Oakie in Madison Square Garden (1932)
    Madison Square Garden
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Basil Rathbone and Pola Negri in A Woman Commands (1932)
    A Woman Commands
    6.4
    • additional sequences (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • William Bakewell, Lew Cody, and Helen Twelvetrees in A Woman of Experience (1931)
    A Woman of Experience
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1931
  • Jack Holt, Davey Lee, and Dorothy Revier in The Squealer (1930)
    The Squealer
    • Director (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1930
  • Ken Maynard in Sons of the Saddle (1930)
    Sons of the Saddle
    6.0
    • Director (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1930
  • Doris Hill and Ken Maynard in Song of the Caballero (1930)
    Song of the Caballero
    4.5
    • Director (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1930
  • Ken Maynard in Mountain Justice (1930)
    Mountain Justice
    4.4
    • Director (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1930
  • Ernie Adams, Dorothy Dwan, Ken Maynard, Frank Rice, Harry Todd, and Tarzan in The Fighting Legion (1930)
    The Fighting Legion
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Lucky Larkin (1930)
    Lucky Larkin
    • Director (as Harry J. Bown)
    • 1930
  • Parade of the West (1930)
    Parade of the West
    4.0
    • Director
    • 1930

Additional Crew



  • David Niven, George Sanders, Richard Greene, William Henry, C. Aubrey Smith, and Loretta Young in Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
    Four Men and a Prayer
    6.1
    • assistant to producer (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Marion Davies in Hearts Divided (1936)
    Hearts Divided
    6.1
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Joan Blondell, Lloyd Bacon, Robert Barrat, Eric Blore, Joe E. Brown, Joe King, Craig Reynolds, Beverly Roberts, and Wini Shaw in Sons o' Guns (1936)
    Sons o' Guns
    5.8
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchinson in I Married a Doctor (1936)
    I Married a Doctor
    5.9
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Bette Davis, Margaret Lindsay, and Franchot Tone in Dangerous (1935)
    Dangerous
    6.8
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Busby Berkeley, Joe E. Brown, Joseph Cawthorn, Ann Dvorak, Patricia Ellis, William Gargan, Henry O'Neill, and Gordon Westcott in Bright Lights (1935)
    Bright Lights
    6.3
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Barbara Stanwyck in The Woman in Red (1935)
    The Woman in Red
    6.1
    • supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Ken Maynard and Tarzan in The California Mail (1929)
    The California Mail
    • supervisor (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1929
  • Ken Maynard in Cheyenne (1929)
    Cheyenne
    • supervisor (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1929
  • Ken Maynard in The Glorious Trail (1928)
    The Glorious Trail
    • supervisor (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1928
  • Ken Maynard and Tarzan in The Upland Rider (1928)
    The Upland Rider
    • supervisor (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1928
  • Virginia Brown Faire and Ken Maynard in The Canyon of Adventure (1928)
    The Canyon of Adventure
    3.8
    • supervisor (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1928
  • Reed Howes and Margaret Morris in Youth's Gamble (1925)
    Youth's Gamble
    • supervisor (as Harry J. Brown)
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Harry J. Bown
  • Height
    • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
  • Born
    • September 22, 1890
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • April 28, 1972
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Dorothy GrayAugust 29, 1954 - April 28, 1972 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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