Lassie
1954
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Leon Fromkess. Producer: The Great Mike. Educated at Columbia University in New York, Leon Fromkess entered the film industry as a financial specialist for Columbia Pictures in 1929. He joined Monogram Pictures in 1938 as Treasurer, and several years later left Monogram to join PRC as vice president and general manager in charge of production.
- Producer, Production Manager, Additional Crew
- November 23, 1901
- Leon Fromkess
- March 11, 1977
In 1951 he became the Executive Producer of Television Programs of America where he headed production on 21 TV series including Lassie, Fury, New York Confidential, The Halls of Ivy, Ramar of the Jungle, Cannonball, The Last of the Mohicans, Tugboat Annie and The New Adventures of Charlie Chan.
Leon Fromkess is known as an Producer, Executive Producer, and Executive In Charge Of Production. Some of his work includes Detour, Shock Corridor, The Bishop's Wife, The Naked Kiss, Bluebeard, Fog Island, Strange Illusion, and Flareup.
Feb 20, 2024 · Healthy relationships, compassion and the struggle for good to succeed (which it always did) were the hallmarks of the "Fury" television series. Motion Pictures and indeed television today would do well to emulate the ethical standards that producers like Leon Fromkess stood for.
Mar 21, 2019 · Six weeks after logging this synopsis, the Breen Office wrote on February 13, 1945, to Leon Fromkess, president of PRC, to critique a new (second-draft) Detour screenplay, indicating that they were “pleased to report that the basic story seems to comply with the provisions of the Production Code.”
Reviews. Detour (1945) Roger Ebert. Produced by. Popular reviews. Boy Kills World. Simon Abrams. Late Night with the Devil. Matt Zoller Seitz.
Producer: Leon Fromkess, Screenplay: Martin Goldsmith, Martin Mooney (uncredited), based on the novel by Martin Goldsmith Cinematography: Benjamin H. Kline Editor: George McGuire
