Jack Parsons (producer)

Jack Parsons (1906–1971) was a British film producer. He was best known for his association with Robert L. Lippert, with whom he made several films.[1]

The American Lippert teamed up with Parsons (who became a producer after selling his chain of cinemas in northern England)[2] for a handful of low-budget, black-and-white thrillers in the 1960s.[3] All of them were shot in England, with British casts headlined by American actors that have been described as "fading American stars."[3] This strategy, which Lippert previously used with Hammer Film Productions in the 1950s, helped to ensure distribution in both countries.[3] It was through this arrangement that Lon Chaney Jr. starred in what would be his only British production, Witchcraft (1964).[3] Among other films he produced include The Eyes of Annie Jones (1963),[4] Do You Know This Voice? (1964),[5] and Catacombs (1965, released in the United States as The Woman Who Wouldn't Die).[6]

Select filmography

References

  1. ↑ Weaver, Tom (2003). Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews. McFarland. p. 331. ISBN 9780786482153. [Harry Spalding:] Lippert met a fellow named Jack Parsons, who was in the theater business over there; Jack was dying to get into pictures. So they got together. Witchcraft was the first one of those I was involved in.
  2. ↑ Svehla & Svehla 1997, p. 303.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Svehla & Svehla 1997, p. 285.
  4. ↑ Blum, Daniel (1965). Daniel Blum's Screen World 1965. Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-8196-0306-7.
  5. ↑ Fusco, Joseph (2017). Dan Duryea: A Career Appreciation. BearManor Media. p. 485-486.
  6. ↑ Willis, John (1966). Daniel Blum's Screen World 1966 (Screen World). Biblo & Tannen Publishers. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-8196-0307-4.

Bibliography

  • Svehla, Gary; Svehla, Susan (1997). Lon Chaney, Jr. Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1-887664-15-8.
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