John Clein
Filmmaker
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John Clein (1907–?) was an American film producer and film director, and was active in the United States and Britain. He produced and directed the 1939 film Keep Punching, whose cast was entirely composed of African Americans; Clein himself was light-skinned.[1]
Biography
Clein was born in 1907 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]
He received plaudits for his casting efforts.[3][4] Clein made headlines in 1948 when he was kidnapped and forced to sign a contract for a dancer and an extra.[5][6]
Filmography
Director
- Keep Punching (1939)[7]
Producer
- Hearts of Humanity (1932)[7]
- Two Hearts in Harmony (1935)[2]
- The Mill on the Floss (1936)[8]
- Keep Punching (1939)[7]
- Passport to Shame (1958)
- Dr. Crippen (1962)[9]
Other roles
- Before I Wake, a.k.a. Shadow of Fear (1956) – credited as "Liaison"[7]
Theater
- Devils Galore (1945)[10]
- Swan Song (1946), producer, released as Broadway theatre[4] at Booth Theatre[11]
