W. Merle Connell
W. Merle Connell | |
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| Born | January 7, 1905 |
| Died | November 25, 1963 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1947-1967 |
| Notable work | Untamed Women |
William Merle Connell was born on January 7, 1905 in Yakima, Washington. In 1926, Connell married Jennie Ramsey.[1] Connell died on November 25, 1963 in Los Angeles. Connell directed a number of American burlesque films,[2] and exploitation films, including Untamed Women.
Career
[edit | edit source]Connell's "Quality Pictures"[3] distributed a one-reel burlesque compilations, including: Juke-Box Follies (1945),[4][5][6][7] and Variety Girls (c. 1955).[8]
"Quality Pictures, a small studio on Santa Monica Boulevard run by producer-director W. Merle Connell,[9] was one of the preeminent companies putting out burlesque films for the peepshow and theatrical markets. Connell filmed Los Angeles burlesque dancers in short, two-to-three-minute performances and packaged the segments as single-reel compilations, producing twenty-five of these by 1947. Keeping a hand in the peepshow market, Quality also bought and sold Panorams and converted them for a fee. By the 1950s, Quality had begun focusing on narrative films as well; the Quality Pictures studio was even used for several Ed Wood movies, including Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)."[7]
Film director
[edit | edit source]- A Night at the Follies (1947)[10][11] with Evelyn West
- filmed at a burlesque stage show at the Follies Theater in Los Angeles
- Test Tube Babies (1948)[10][11][12]
- The Devil's Sleep (1949)[10][11]
- Trouble at Melody Mesa (1949)[10][11]
- Midnight Frolics (1949)[10][11][13] with Annette Warren
- International Burlesque (1950)[10][14][11]
- Ding Dong (1951)[10][11][15]
- Home Town Girl (1951)[10][11]
- Untamed Women (1952)[10][11]
- The Flesh Merchant (1956)[18][19][20][21]
- The Wild and Wicked (1956)[10][11]
- Not Tonight Henry (1961)[10][11]
- The Pill (1967)[10][11]
Cinematographer
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
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- W. Merle Connell - tcmdb Turner Classic Movies
- W. Merle Connell - tvguide.com
- W. Merle Connell - allmovie
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- W. Merle Connell – IMDb
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