Lee S. Marcus
Biography
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Lee Marcus, also known as Lee S. Marcus (December 7, 1893 – January 30, 1969), was an American film producer of the 1930s and 1940s. During his fifteen-year career he produced over 85 films, most of them between 1934 and 1941 while he was at RKO Studios. Prior to his production career, Marcus worked for FBO and then RKO as a sales executive, reaching the level of vice president in both organizations. At RKO, he was head of production of the studio's b-films during the late 1930s and the beginning of the 1940s. He was also responsible for producing what many consider to be the first film noir, 1940's Stranger on the Third Floor.
Marcus was born on December 7, 1893 in Buffalo, New York. His father was Albert L. Marcus. During World War I Marcus served with the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), and in 1918 was stationed in Vitry, France.
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Swells | 1934 | Producer |
| A Blasted Event | 1934 | Producer |
| Kentucky Kernels | 1934 | Producer |
| Ferry-Go-Round | 1934 | Producer |
| The Dancing Millionaire | 1934 | Producer |
| This Band Age | 1935 | Producer |
| An Old Spanish Onion | 1935 | Executive Producer |
| A Night at the Biltmore Bowl | 1935 | Producer |
| Drawing Rumors | 1935 | Producer |
| The Rainmakers | 1935 | Producer |
| Will Power | 1936 | Producer |
| Dummy Ache | 1936 | Producer |
| So and Sew | 1936 | Producer |
| We're on the Jury | 1937 | Producer |
| On Again—Off Again | 1937 | Producer |
| High Flyers | 1937 | Producer |
| Annabel Takes a Tour | 1938 | Executive Producer |
| The Saint Strikes Back | 1939 | Executive Producer |
| Little Orvie | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| Bullet Code | 1940 | Original Music Composer |
| You Can't Fool Your Wife | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| The Saint Takes Over | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| Prairie Law | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| Millionaires in Prison | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| Stage to Chino | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| One Crowded Night | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| Stranger on the Third Floor | 1940 | Producer |
| Wildcat Bus | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| Triple Justice | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| Mexican Spitfire Out West | 1940 | Producer |
| The Fargo Kid | 1940 | Executive Producer |
| The Saint In Palm Springs | 1941 | Executive Producer |
| Play Girl | 1941 | Executive Producer |
| Along the Rio Grande | 1941 | Executive Producer |
| Father Takes a Wife | 1941 | Producer |
| They Came to Blow Up America | 1943 | Producer |
| Lost Honeymoon | 1947 | Producer |