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Victor Halperin(1895-1983)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Victor Halperin was born on 24 August 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and writer, known for When a Girl Loves (1924), Party Girl (1930) and The Unknown Lover (1925). He was married to Irene McDaniel. He died on 17 May 1983 in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA.
BornAugust 24, 1895
DiedMay 17, 1983(87)
BornAugust 24, 1895
DiedMay 17, 1983(87)
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Known for

When a Girl Loves (1924)
When a Girl Loves
  • Director(as Victor Hugo Halperin)
  • 1924
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Jeanette Loff in Party Girl (1930)
Party Girl
5.0
  • Director(as Rex Hale)
  • 1930
Leslie Austin, Elsie Ferguson, Mildred Harris, Peggy Kelly, Frank Mayo, and Josephine Norman in The Unknown Lover (1925)
The Unknown Lover
  • Director(as Victor Hugo Halperin)
  • 1925
Lila Lee, Noel Madison, and Douglas Walton in Nation Aflame (1937)
Nation Aflame
6.5
  • Director
  • 1937

Credits

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Director

  • Edith Fellows, Kenneth Howell, June Storey, and Alice White in Girls' Town (1942)
    Girls' Town
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1942
  • Robert Wilcox in Buried Alive (1939)
    Buried Alive
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1939
  • Julie Bishop, Sheila Bromley, Irving Pichel, and Lyle Talbot in Torture Ship (1939)
    Torture Ship
    3.5
    • directed by
    • 1939
  • Lila Lee, Noel Madison, and Douglas Walton in Nation Aflame (1937)
    Nation Aflame
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Frankie Darro and Kane Richmond in Racing Blood (1936)
    Racing Blood
    4.6
    • Director (as Rex Hale)
    • 1936
  • Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
    Revolt of the Zombies
    3.5
    • Director
    • 1936
  • George Cleveland, Steffi Duna, Dennis Morgan, and Douglas Walton in I Conquer the Sea! (1936)
    I Conquer the Sea!
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1936
  • Carole Lombard in Supernatural (1933)
    Supernatural
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1933
  • White Zombie (1932)
    White Zombie
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1932
  • Judith Barrie, Neil Hamilton, and Marian Nixon in Ex-Flame (1930)
    Ex-Flame
    • Director
    • 1930
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Jeanette Loff in Party Girl (1930)
    Party Girl
    5.0
    • re-issue version (as Rex Hale)
    • 1930
  • Dance Magic (1927)
    Dance Magic
    • Director
    • 1927
  • In Borrowed Plumes
    • Director (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1926
  • Leslie Austin, Elsie Ferguson, Mildred Harris, Peggy Kelly, Frank Mayo, and Josephine Norman in The Unknown Lover (1925)
    The Unknown Lover
    • Director (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1925
  • Sigrid Holmquist and Conway Tearle in School for Wives (1925)
    School for Wives
    5.9
    • Director (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1925

Writer

  • Johnny Mack Brown, Jennifer Holt, Fuzzy Knight, and Tex Ritter in The Lone Star Trail (1943)
    The Lone Star Trail
    5.8
    • story
    • 1943
  • Lila Lee, Noel Madison, and Douglas Walton in Nation Aflame (1937)
    Nation Aflame
    6.5
    • story (as Rex Hale)
    • 1937
  • Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
    Revolt of the Zombies
    3.5
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Stuart Erwin and Pert Kelton in Bachelor Bait (1934)
    Bachelor Bait
    6.2
    • story
    • 1934
  • Judith Barrie, Neil Hamilton, and Marian Nixon in Ex-Flame (1930)
    Ex-Flame
    • scenario
    • 1930
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Jeanette Loff in Party Girl (1930)
    Party Girl
    5.0
    • scenario
    • 1930
  • Leslie Austin, Elsie Ferguson, Mildred Harris, Peggy Kelly, Frank Mayo, and Josephine Norman in The Unknown Lover (1925)
    The Unknown Lover
    • story (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1925
  • Sigrid Holmquist and Conway Tearle in School for Wives (1925)
    School for Wives
    5.9
    • scenario (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1925
  • Marjorie Daw and Lou Tellegen in Greater Than Marriage (1924)
    Greater Than Marriage
    • scenario (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1924
  • When a Girl Loves (1924)
    When a Girl Loves
    • Writer (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1924
  • Doris May in Tea: With a Kick! (1923)
    Tea: With a Kick!
    • story (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1923
  • William P. Carleton, Joseph J. Dowling, Carmel Myers, and Vernon Steele in The Danger Point (1922)
    The Danger Point
    • story (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1922

Producer

  • Lila Lee, Noel Madison, and Douglas Walton in Nation Aflame (1937)
    Nation Aflame
    6.5
    • producer
    • 1937
  • George Cleveland, Steffi Duna, Dennis Morgan, and Douglas Walton in I Conquer the Sea! (1936)
    I Conquer the Sea!
    5.9
    • co-producer (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Carole Lombard in Supernatural (1933)
    Supernatural
    6.1
    • producer
    • 1933
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Jeanette Loff in Party Girl (1930)
    Party Girl
    5.0
    • producer
    • 1930
  • Eleanor Boardman and John Holland in She Goes to War (1929)
    She Goes to War
    6.6
    • producer
    • 1929
  • Lawrence Gray, Dorothy Mackaill, and Lowell Sherman in Convoy (1927)
    Convoy
    4.6
    • associate producer (as Victor Hugo Halperin)
    • 1927
  • In Borrowed Plumes
    • producer (as Victor Hugo Hlperin)
    • 1926
  • Leslie Austin, Elsie Ferguson, Mildred Harris, Peggy Kelly, Frank Mayo, and Josephine Norman in The Unknown Lover (1925)
    The Unknown Lover
    • producer
    • 1925
  • Sigrid Holmquist and Conway Tearle in School for Wives (1925)
    School for Wives
    5.9
    • producer
    • 1925
  • When a Girl Loves (1924)
    When a Girl Loves
    • producer
    • 1924
  • Marion Aye in Double Reward (1922)
    Double Reward
    Short
    • producer
    • 1922

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Rex Hale
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • August 24, 1895
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • May 17, 1983
    • Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Irene McDanielAugust 20, 1923 - May 1, 1938 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Children
      Joan Halperin Ortiz
  • Relatives
      Linda Joan Ortiz(Grandchild)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    American second feature director, often for Poverty Row Studios in the 1920's and 30's. Specialised in horror and romantic melodrama.

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