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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lawrence J. Darmour (1895–1942) was an American film producer, operator of Larry Darmour Productions from 1927, and a significant figure in Hollywood's Poverty Row. Darmour was born in Flushing, Queens. In September 1927 he released the first entry in the Mickey McGuire series of short subjects, starring a young Mickey Rooney. This series would run for seven years, through about 23 silent shorts and another 40 sound shorts. They were released through Joseph P. Kennedy's FBO, then RKO Radio Pictures. From 1927 to 1929, Darmour also produced the Toots and Casper series, co-starring Thelma Hill and Bud Duncan. Rooney's popularity provided a base for Darmour to expand into short subjects featuring Karl Dane, Alberta Vaughn, Louise Fazenda, and others, and eventually into low-budget features, using owned studio space at 5821 Santa Monica Boulevard. The company's first feature was Sea Devils (1931), starring Molly O'Day. Into the 1930s the company began producing a stream of formulaic westerns, serials, and mystery film series like The Whistler, the ten Crime Doctor films, and Ellery Queen. Simultaneously Darmour also began producing for the higher-budget Majestic Pictures, until 1935, when Majestic was absorbed into Republic Pictures. Darmour then arranged a releasing deal with Columbia Pictures, and completely took over its serial unit in 1938. Darmour died unexpectedly in 1942. He is buried alongside his wife Alice at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. The production company continued operations until 1949.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1895-01-08
- event Death Date 1942-03-17
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- info Birth Place Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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Passport to Alcatraz
1940-06-06
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Runnin' Through the Rye
1929-01-27
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The Sin of Nora Moran
1933-12-13
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The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938-12-15
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Air Eagles
1931-12-20
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The Valley of Vanishing Men
1942-12-17
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Shadows of the Orient
1935-07-06
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The Unknown Ranger
1936-09-15
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Rio Grande Ranger
1936-12-11
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Ranger Courage
1937-01-10
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Lawless Riders
1935-12-06
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The Cattle Thief
1936-05-26
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Western Courage
1935-10-29
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Western Frontier
1935-08-07
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Heir to Trouble
1935-12-17
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The Fugitive Sheriff
1936-10-19
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Outlaws of the Orient
1937-08-20
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The Iron Claw
1941-08-15
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Night Alarm
1934-12-10
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Perils of the Royal Mounted
1942-05-29
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The Rangers Step In
1937-08-08
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The World Gone Mad
1933-04-15
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The Vampire Bat
1933-01-21
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Mickey's Circus
1927-09-03
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Mickey's Pals
1927-10-02
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Mickey's Eleven
1927-11-07
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Mickey the Detective
1928-10-27
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Mickey's Movies
1928-09-02
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Unknown Blonde
1934-04-23
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Mickey's Battle
1927-12-05
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Mickey's Little Eva
1928-04-01
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Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
1941-03-24
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Motive for Revenge
1935-05-15
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Law of the Ranger
1937-05-11
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What Price Decency
1933-03-07
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The Scarlet Letter
1934-09-18
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The Spider Returns
1941-05-09
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The Great Plane Robbery
1940-12-09
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Manhattan Tower
1932-12-01