Sherman S. Krellberg

Samuel Sherman Krellberg (1892 - 1979) was a film distributor and producer in the United States. ^[1] The Library of Congress has a collection of his papers. He distributed films nationally under various corporate names including Regal Talking Pictures, Super Serial Productions, Goodwill Pictures and Ultra Pictures. His mainstay business, however was the New York "states rights" (regional) Principal Film Exchange, which he acquired from Sol Lesser in 1936. ^[2]

Krellberg also produced several plays. ^[3] He and John Wildberg established a fund for theatrical productions. ^[4]

Filmography

• The Fatal Fortune (1919)
• Broadway After Midnight (1927)
• Faithless Lover (1928)
• His Last Bullet (1928)
• When Lightning Strikes (1934)
• Outlaws' Highway , aka Fighting Fury (1934) ^[5]
• Man's Best Friend (1935)
• Lost City (1935), a science fiction serial also distributed in 3 different feature versions.
• The Eagle's Brood (originally 1935), a post-War reissue
• Bar 20 Rides Again (originally 1935), a post-War reissue
• Thunderbolt (1936 film) ^[6]
• Rocket Ship (1938 film) (1949), ^[7] the feature version of the Universal serial Flash Gordon (serial), which had previously only been exhibited abroad.
• Planet Outlaws (1952), a Krellberg-originated feature version of the serial Buck Rogers (serial)

References

1. Sherman Krellberg papers – via Library of Congress.
2. "Krellberg, Sherman, 1892-1979. Papers of Sherman Krellberg, 1919-1989 (Bulk 1931-1970). - View Resource - Social Networks and Archival Context".
3. "Sherman S. Krellberg – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
4. Zolotow, Sam (December 22, 1944). "NEW FIRM TO HELP IN FINANCING PLAYS; Krellberg and Wildberg Form Theatre Securities Syndicate Capitalized at $250,000 (Published 1944)". The New York Times.
5. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
6. Pitts, Michael R. (April 25, 2019). Astor Pictures: A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965. McFarland. ISBN   9781476676494 – via Google Books.
7. "Sherman S. Krellberg". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015.

External links

• Kells, Laura J. "A Finding Aid to the Collection" (PDF). Sherman Krellberg Papers. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress . Retrieved 9 November 2025. The papers of Sherman Krellberg, motion picture and theatrical producer and film distributor, were donated to the Library of Congress by his wife, Mildred Krellberg, in 1979.