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    Edgar G. Ulmer

    American film director, set designer

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  1. Edgar Georg Ulmer (/ ˈ ʌ l m ər /; September 17, 1904 – September 30, 1972) was a Jewish-Moravian, Austrian-American film director who mainly worked on Hollywood B movies and other low-budget productions, eventually earning the epithet 'The King of PRC', due to his extremely prolific output for the Poverty Row studios.

  2. May 8, 2024 · Edgar G. Ulmer (born September 17, 1904, Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary [now Olomouc, Czech Republic]—died September 30, 1972, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.) was an American director known as a supreme stylist of the B-film. His movies, many of which were shot in a week and made on a minuscule budget, notably include The Black Cat (1934 ...

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    • Detour (1945) “Detour” is a 1945 film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer. The film follows the story of a hitchhiker named Al Roberts who travels from New York to California to be with his girlfriend.
    • The Black Cat (1934) “The Black Cat” (1934) is a horror film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. The film is loosely based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe and is known for its dark, surrealistic atmosphere and the eerie performances of its two leads.
    • The Man from Planet X (1951) “The Man from Planet X” is a classic science fiction film released in 1951. It tells the story of a humanoid alien who lands on Earth and makes contact with a scientist and a journalist.
    • Ruthless (1948) “Ruthless” is a film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and released in 1948. Here’s a brief overview: The film follows Horace Vendig (played by Zachary Scott), a man who rises to great wealth and power through deceit and manipulation.
  3. Learn about the life and career of Edgar G. Ulmer, a director and writer who worked in Hollywood and PRC. Find out his birth and death dates, family, trivia, quotes, and filmography.

  4. Jan 24, 2003 · September 30, 1972, Woodland Hills, California, USA. Edgar G. Ulmer is famous principally for The Black Cat (1934) and Detour (1945). These stylish and eccentric works have achieved cult status, but Ulmer’s other films remain relatively obscure and his reputation is far from assured.

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  5. Edgar Georg Ulmer (September 17, 1904 – September 30, 1972) was an Austrian-American film director. He is best remembered for the movies The Black Cat (1934) and Detour (1945). These stylish and eccentric works have achieved cult status, whereas Ulmer's other films remain relatively unknown.

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  7. Edgar G. Ulmer is perhaps best known today for Detour, considered by many to be the epitome of a certain noir style that transcends its B-list origins. But in his lifetime he never achieved the celebrity of his fellow Austrian and German émigré directors-Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger, Fred Zinnemann, and Robert Siodmak.

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