Samuel Bischoff

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birthdate = 11 August, 1890
location = Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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deathdate = 21 May, 1975
deathplace = Hollywood, California, USA
yearsactive = 1923-1964
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Samuel Bischoff (11 August, 1890 – 21 May, 1975), was an American film producer who was responsible for more than 400 full-length movies, two-reel comedies, and serials between 1923 and 1964.

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, Bischoff graduated from Boston University, then headed for Hollywood, where he began his career in 1923 by producing comedy shorts. He drew the attention of Columbia Pictures head Harry Cohn, who hired him to supervise the studio's feature film productions. In 1932, he moved to Warner Bros., but returned to Columbia in 1941. His last film was the "The Strangler" (1964).

Bischoff died in Hollywood.

elected filmography

* "Mixed Nuts" (1922)
* "The Silent Flyer" (1926)
* "Deluge" (1933)
* "The Big Shakedown" (1934)
* "Frisco Kid" (1935)
* "Front Page Woman" (1935)
* "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936)
* "Angels with Dirty Faces" (1938)
* "A Slight Case of Murder" (1938)
* "The Oklahoma Kid" (1939)
* "A Night to Remember" (1943)
* "None Shall Escape" (1944)
* "Pitfall" (1948)
* "Mrs. Mike" (1949)
* "Macao" (1952)
* "The Las Vegas Story" (1952)

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Film producer
DATE OF BIRTH= 11 August, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH= Hartford, Connecticut USA
DATE OF DEATH= 21 May, 1975
PLACE OF DEATH= Hollywood, California USA