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His family moved in 1922 to Los Angeles, California, where he found work as part of the publicity department at Warner Bros. in 1923. Within a few years, Wallis became involved in the production end of the business and would eventually become head of production at Warner.
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Aug 9, 2021 · ”The Old Maid.” When Wallis left Warners, he attempted to pursue the same formula, dividing his output between crowd-pleasers and critic-pleasers.
Oct 8, 1986 · In 1925 Wallis quit tending to Rin-Tin-Tin and penned a piece of publicity that said, “Warner Brothers will enter a policy of talking pictures.”
Oct 8, 1986 · In 1944, he left Warner Brothers and formed Hal Wallis Productions, whose films were released through an independent arrangement with Paramount.
In 1933 Zanuck left Warner and Wallis moved back to his old position. He oversaw the production of many of Warners' most famous films, including Little Caesar (1931) , I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Captain Blood (1935), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Casablanca (1942).
- September 14, 1899
- October 5, 1986
In 1944 Wallis left Warner and formed his own production company, and achieved even more success, being responsible for such films as The Rose Tattoo (1955), Becket (1964), and a string of Elvis Presley movies, most of which were economically produced and all of which made a fortune.
Full name, Hal Brent Wallis; born September 14, 1898, in Chicago, IL; died after a long illness in Rancho Mirage, CA, October 5, 1986; son of Jacob and Eva (Blum) Wallis; married Louise Fazenda (an actress), November 24, 1927 (died, 1962); married Martha Hyer (an actress), 1969; children: Hal Brent.
