Sam Efrus

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Sam Efrus
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NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Occupation
  • Movie producer
  • Film company president

Sam Efrus was a movie producer and film company president. He served as president of Peerless Pictures Corporation. He was involved in filmmaking from the 1920s to the 1940s.[1][2] He was the executive producer of several films innthe late 1920s.[3] He produced two films featuring Lightnin, a "police dog".[1] J. H. Hoffberg acquired and reissued several Peerless films in the 1940s.[4]

He was the general manager of Sun Motion Pictures in New York City.[5] Efrus was treasurer of Madoc Sales Company.[6] His home in New York City was robbed.[7]

Filmography

  • Their Last Quarter (ca. 1925), presented by[8]
  • Modern Youth (1926), producer,[9] a Sun Pictures film[10]
  • The Sea Ghost (1931), producer
  • Love Bound (1932), producer
  • House of Danger (film) (1934)
  • Circus Shadows (1935), producer[4]
  • On Probation (1935 film) (1935)
  • Night Cargo (1936)[4][11]
  • Señor Jim (1936), co-producer
  • Gallant Lady (1942 film), producer

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "3 ORIGINAL LOBBY CARDS 1920's LIGHTNIN in INSTINCT & HONOR SAM EFRUS SUN PICTURE | #1750384055". Worthpoint.
  2. "Sam Efrus". www.tcm.com.
  3. Webb, Graham (July 13, 2020). "Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959". McFarland – via Google Books.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Pitts, Michael R. (September 17, 2015). "Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each". McFarland – via Google Books.
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=9mY7AQAAMAAJ&q=sam+efrus+sun+pictures&dq=sam+efrus+sun+pictures&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2n4vs3-TvAhWLZM0KHWCkBzcQ6AEwA3oECAUQAw
  6. "Supreme Court" – via Google Books.
  7. "Clipped From The Brooklyn Daily Eagle". November 4, 1928. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  8. "Their Last Quarter". cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org.
  9. "Modern Youth". www.tcm.com.
  10. https://books.google.com/books?id=ehkcZFT8fMoC&pg=PA209&lpg=PA209&dq=sun+pictures+sam+efrus&source=bl&ots=LfLskKEzL_&sig=ACfU3U08-L6qPDFJTREDk8gAnc6WvIU9mQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjH0eeL3-TvAhWynOAKHQI-Bb84ChDoATAHegQIBhAC#v=onepage&q=sun%20pictures%20sam%20efrus&f=false
  11. "Night Cargo" – via Internet Archive.

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