Jack Pollexfen
Birthday: 10 June 1908, San Diego, California, USA
Jack Pollexfen began his professional life in the newspaper business, working his way up from copyboy at the "Los Angeles Express" to reporter on several other dailies. During this period he ...Show More
[about The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)] [Co-writer Mortimer Braus] and I were kidding one day about out Show more
[about The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)] [Co-writer Mortimer Braus] and I were kidding one day about outlandish movie titles, and we came up with "The Son of Dr. Jekyll". We thought about it for a moment, thought it might sell, and knocked out a quick story. Columbia bought it at once. We had nothing to do with the production. Hide
[on working with director Edgar G. Ulmer] Ulmer was an extremely good director for a FAST picture. H Show more
[on working with director Edgar G. Ulmer] Ulmer was an extremely good director for a FAST picture. He did NOT work out too well if he had any time. His English was pretty shaky, and if he had time enough he'd sit down and try to direct the cast in their dialogue . . . Ulmer was a difficult person, but a very talented person. Hide
[on producing partner Aubrey Wisberg] Wisberg got into feuds with an awful lot of people--that was p Show more
[on producing partner Aubrey Wisberg] Wisberg got into feuds with an awful lot of people--that was probably the main reason I finally broke up with him. He would be irritated if, say, a cameraman who'd worked for us once was not available on the next picture, and things of that nature. Very touchy. Hide
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