A. W. Hackel
American film producer

A. W. Hackel

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American film producer
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Film producer
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
18 December 1882(Austria)
Death:
22 October 1959(Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA)
Star sign:
Sagittarius
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A. W. Hackel, born Aaron William Hackel (December 18, 1882 – October 22, 1959) was an American film producer who founded Supreme Pictures in 1934. He was born in Ulanów, Nisko County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland

Hackel contracted Bob Steele for 32 of his westerns, for example Alias John Law in 1935. Hackel also produced 16 Westerns with Johnny Mack Brown.

In 1936 Republic Pictures needed more westerns and made a deal with Hackel, who released his films through Republic. After the demise of Supreme Pictures in 1942, Hackel released through Monogram Pictures.All of his pictures were westerns until Am I Guilty? (1940), a race film. He followed it with numerous crime dramas includingThe Flaming Urge (1953), a crime film.

Partial filmography

  • The Brand of Hate (1934)
  • Alias John Law (1935)
  • Trail of Terror (1935)
  • Between Men (1935)
  • The Courageous Avenger (1935)
  • Branded a Coward (1935)
  • The Kid Ranger (1936)
  • Rogue of the Range (1936)
  • The Law Rides (1936)
  • The Gun Ranger (1936)
  • Doomed at Sundown (1937)
  • The Gambling Terror (1937)
  • Desert Patrol (film) (1938)
  • Am I Guilty?' (1940), a race film
  • Murder by Invitation (1941)
  • Phantom Killer (film) (1942)
  • The Living Ghost (1942)
  • A Gentle Gangster (1943)
  • Shadow of Suspicion (1944)
  • The Flaming Urge (1953), a crime drama