Lee S. Marcus

Dec 7, 1893 - Buffalo, New York, USA

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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.

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Movie	1938	The Law West of Tombstone	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1940	Stranger on the Third Floor	Producer	Production
Movie	1940	The Fargo Kid	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1940	Legion of the Lawless	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1939	Pacific Liner	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1940	The Saint Takes Over	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1941	The Saint In Palm Springs	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1939	The Day the Bookies Wept	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1939	Racketeers of the Range	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1943	They Came to Blow Up America	Producer	Production
Movie	1940	Mexican Spitfire Out West	Producer	Production
Movie	1937	On Again—Off Again	Producer	Production
Movie	1937	High Flyers	Producer	Production
Movie	1940	Prairie Law	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1939	Timber Stampede	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1938	Annabel Takes a Tour	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1939	Panama Lady	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1947	Lost Honeymoon	Producer	Production
Movie	1940	Little Orvie	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1941	Play Girl	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1941	Along the Rio Grande	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1939	The Rookie Cop	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1940	Stage to Chino	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1934	The Dancing Millionaire	Producer	Production
Movie	1940	Bullet Code	Original Music Composer	Sound
Movie	1936	Silly Billies	Associate Producer	Production
Movie	1934	Ocean Swells	Producer	Production
Movie	1941	Father Takes a Wife	Producer	Production
Movie	1939	The Marshal Of Mesa City	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1939	Trouble in Sundown	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1934	Lightning Strikes Twice	Associate Producer	Production
Movie	1934	Kentucky Kernels	Producer	Production
Movie	1937	We're on the Jury	Producer	Production
Movie	1935	The Nitwits	Associate Producer	Production
Movie	1940	Triple Justice	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1936	Love on a Bet	Associate Producer	Production
Movie	1940	One Crowded Night	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1939	The Spellbinder	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1936	Will Power	Producer	Production
Movie	1935	A Night at the Biltmore Bowl	Producer	Production
Movie	1940	You Can't Fool Your Wife	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1939	The Saint Strikes Back	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1936	So and Sew	Producer	Production
Movie	1939	The Fighting Gringo	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1939	Sued for Libel	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1939	Five Came Back	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1935	The Rainmakers	Producer	Production
Movie	1936	Dummy Ache	Producer	Production
Movie	1939	Beauty for the Asking	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1939	Twelve Crowded Hours	Production Executive	Production
Movie	1940	Millionaires in Prison	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1935	Drawing Rumors	Producer	Production
Movie	1935	This Band Age	Producer	Production
Movie	1934	Ferry-Go-Round	Producer	Production
Movie	1935	An Old Spanish Onion	Executive Producer	Production
Movie	1934	A Blasted Event	Producer	Production
Movie	1940	Wildcat Bus	Executive Producer	Production

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