Jack Schwarz(1896-1987)
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Jack Schwarz was born in Chicago, the son of Adolph Schwarz, a traveling clothing salesman, and Dora (Goodman) Schwarz. He operated a small chain of movie theaters in Kentucky and Indiana in the 1930s and decided to enter the more lucrative field of film production in 1942.
In 1949 he produced four Red Ryder westerns with Jim Bannon, noteworthy at the time for being filmed in Cinecolor. Jack Schwarz's most widely distributed film is probably Gold Raiders, released by United Artists in 1951 and again in 1958.
Schwarz produced his last film in 1953. He owned the Copra Room nightclub and restaurant, 740 East Broadway, in Long Beach, California. He died in Los Angeles in 1987, shortly after his 90th birthday.
In 1949 he produced four Red Ryder westerns with Jim Bannon, noteworthy at the time for being filmed in Cinecolor. Jack Schwarz's most widely distributed film is probably Gold Raiders, released by United Artists in 1951 and again in 1958.
Schwarz produced his last film in 1953. He owned the Copra Room nightclub and restaurant, 740 East Broadway, in Long Beach, California. He died in Los Angeles in 1987, shortly after his 90th birthday.
