Poverty Row is a slang term used to refer to Hollywood films produced from the 1920s to the 1950s by small B movie studios. Although many of them were based on today's Gower Street in Hollywood, the term did not necessarily refer to any specific physical location, but was rather a figurative catch-all for low-budget films produced by these lower-tier studios.
LeRoy Franklin Mason was an American film actor who worked primarily in Westerns in both the silent and sound film eras. Mason was born in Larimore, North Dakota, on July 2, 1903.
Her Mad Night is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Conway Tearle, Irene Rich and Mary Carlisle. It is also known by the title Held For Murder.
The Law of the 45's is a 1935 American Western film directed by John P. McCarthy. The screenplay was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by William Colt MacDonald. It was the first film to be made of MacDonald's characters The Three Mesquiteers, that later became a film series at Republic Pictures. Though only two of the characters, Tucson and Stoney, appeared in this film, Williams would appear as the missing member "Lullaby" Joslyn in Powdersmoke Range shot in the same year for RKO.
Black Gold is a 1936 American action film directed by Russell Hopton and starring Frankie Darro, LeRoy Mason and Gloria Shea.
Roland D. Reed was an American film editor, producer and director. He worked on many films for the low-budget Chesterfield Pictures and later started Roland Reed Productions, Inc. that shut down in November 1956. In addition to TV series, Reed made industrial and Christian films as well as television commercials that were filmed at Hal Roach Studios.
Beauty Parlor (Movie) is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Barbara Kent, Joyce Compton and John Harron.
The Secrets of Wu Sin is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Lois Wilson, Grant Withers and Dorothy Revier. It was made by the Poverty Row studio Chesterfield Pictures.
Ex-Flame is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Neil Hamilton, Marian Nixon, and Norman Kerry. The film is an adaptation of the 1861 Victorian novel East Lynne, but is set in contemporary England. This was the first production of the Poverty Row company Liberty Pictures. The following year, a more celebrated film version of the novel was released by Fox Film. Some sources state this is a lost film.
Fighting Lady is a 1935 American drama film directed by Carlos F. Borcosque and starring Peggy Shannon, Jack Mulhall and Marion Lessing. The film was a low-budget Poverty Row production, distributed in some regions by Majestic Pictures.
The Heart Punch is a 1932 American pre-Code melodrama film directed by B. Reeves Eason, and starring Lloyd Hughes, Marion Shilling and Mae Busch. It was one of the first films from Mayfair Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.
Alimony Madness is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Helen Chandler, Leon Ames, and Edward Earle. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Palmentola.
Courage of the North is a 1935 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring John Preston, William Desmond and Tom London.
Alias Mary Smith is a 1932 American mystery crime film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Blanche Mehaffey, John Darrow and Raymond Hatton. It was released by the independent company Mayfair Pictures.
Dancing Man is a 1934 American pre-Code mystery film directed by Albert Ray and starring Reginald Denny, Judith Allen and Edmund Breese. Allen was loaned out from Paramount Pictures where she was under contract.
Malay Nights is a 1932 American drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Dorothy Burgess and Raymond Hatton. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature for release by Mayfair Pictures. It is also known by the alternative title Shadows of Singapore.
Beggar's Holiday is a 1934 American drama film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Hardie Albright, J. Farrell MacDonald and Sally O'Neil. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature. Scenes were shot at the Talisman Studios. In Britain it was distributed by Universal Pictures.
Wagon Trail is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger and Edward Norris. It was produced as an independent second feature in Hollywood's Poverty Row. It was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1948.
Between Fighting Men is a 1932 American western film directed by Forrest Sheldon and starring Ken Maynard, Ruth Hall and Josephine Dunn. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature and distributed by Sono Art-World Wide Pictures.
House of Danger is a 1934 American mystery thriller film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Onslow Stevens, Janet Chandler and James Bush. It was produced by the Poverty Row outfit Peerless Pictures.
