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Foundation date 1 january 1941
King Brothers Productions was a film production company active from 1941 to the late 1960s, and founded by brothers Frank, Maurice (Maury), and Herman King.
The three got their start in the early 1940s manufacturing film projectors then quickly moved on to making films. Some of their films include Dillinger (1945), Suspense (1946), Gun Crazy (1949), Carnival Story (1954), The Brave One (1954, which earned writer Dalton Trumbo (who also worked on Gun Crazy) a Best Screenplay Academy Award), Gorgo (1961), Captain Sindbad (1963), and Heaven With a Gun (1968).
The King Brothers were also involved in early attempts to film a movie adaptation of Planet of the Apes, finally filmed by another studio, and released in 1968.
Filmography of King Brothers Productions (5 films)
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Maya (1966)
, 1h31Directed by John Berry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Jay North, I. S. Johar, Sajid Khan, Clint Walker, Sajid Khan, Paidi Jairaj
Fourteen-year-old Terry Bowen (Jay North) travels from the US to India to meet his father Hugh Bowen (Clint Walker) for the very first time. After a dispute with his father, Terry runs away and is befriended by Raji (Sajid Khan). Together, Terry and Raji have many adventures in the jungles of India. The cultural and religious differences between American Christian Terry and Indian Hindu Raji add to the conflicts in the plot, but together the two boys overcome their differences to survive and to deliver Maya (a sacred white elephant) and her calf to a far away temple.
Captain Sindbad (1963)
, 1h25Directed by Byron Haskin
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Guy Williams, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendáriz, Abraham Sofaer, Bernie Hamilton, Henry Brandon
The peaceful kingdom of Baristan has an evil ruler named El-Carim. He plans to capture his rival, Sindbad, who will soon return from sea in order to marry Princess Jana. The Princess convinces the magician Galgo to turn her into a small bird, so that she may fly off to warn Sinbad of the trap set against him. She flies off just as Galgo is discovered by the guards, who take him to El-Carim. As Sindbad and his crew sail towards Baristan, the Princess-Firebird descends and lands on the ship.
Gorgo (1961)
, 1h18Directed by Eugène Lourié
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques, Giant monster films, Musical films, Disaster films
Actors Bill Travers, William Sylvester, Vincent Winter, Martin Benson, Joseph O'Conor, Bruce Seton
Captain Joe Ryan is salvaging for treasure off the coast of Ireland, when a volcano erupts, nearly sinking his ship. Ryan and his first officer, Sam Slade, take the ship to Nara Island for repairs. As they enter harbour, they discover the floating carcasses of marine animals, the first hint that something dangerous was awoken by the volcano eruption.
Mutiny (1952)
, 1h17Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin USA
Genres War, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Mark Stevens, Angela Lansbury, Patric Knowles, Gene Evans, Rhys Williams, Robert Osterloh
During the War of 1812, Captain James Marshall has to run the blockade enforced by the British in order to collect a war loan obtained from France. His first mate is Ben Waldridge, who is a former Royal Navy captain cashiered by the navy. Waldridge brings his former gun crew along and as soon as they realize that there's gold coming on board, they plot mutiny. Leslie, Waldridge's gold-loving former sweetheart, arrives at the same time.
Southside 1-1000 (1950)
, 1h13Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Don DeFore, Andrea King, George Tobias, Barry Kelley, Morris Ankrum, Robert Osterloh
Based on a true story, the US secret service goes after a gang of counterfeiters, whose engraver (Morris Ankrum) has secretly constructed his plates while in prison. A federal agent (Don DeFore) poses as the counterfeiters' contact man in order to purchase enough bills to incriminate the gang.