Arthur Dreifuss(1908-1993)
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
German-born choreographer Arthur Dreifuss emigrated to the US in 1928,
eventually becoming a theatrical producer in New York City. He went to
Hollywood, first as a dance director in the 1930s, then from 1939
directing a steady stream of B-movies, initially for Poverty Row
company PRC (Producers Releasing Corporation), then for prolific
low-budget producer Sam Katzman at
Monogram. He also had a brief sojourn at Columbia, including an entry
in the "Boston Blackie" series
(Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)).
Dreifuss became especially adept at musicals (for which he occasionally
wrote songs) and thrillers, filmed on a shoestring budget. During the
1960s his films became increasingly youth-oriented and
exploitational. He is best known for his only A-grade feature,
The Quare Fellow (1962), based
on a play by Irish writer Brendan Behan.
