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Other RKO films, 1940 to 1956

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Identifier

IV.C.

Scope and Contents

The other RKO films sub-series (approximately 1940-1955) contains material related to the development, production, and post-production of RKO films produced while Howard R. Hughes, Jr. owned the company. The films primarily included are Where Danger Lives (1950) and His Kind of Woman (1951); additional film-related records include Double Dynamite (1951), The French Line (1953), Hansel and Gretel (1954), His Kind of Woman (1951), The Las Vegas Story (1952), Macao (1952), Montana Belle (1952), Son of Sinbad (1955), and Underwater! (1955). Records include advertising and publicity, censorship, production and direction, and story development, as well as film soundtracks. Also included are newspaper and magazine clippings, posters, correspondence, editing notes, contracts, agreements, screenplays, and continuities.

Date

1940 to 1956

Extent

8.41 Cubic Feet (7 boxes, 4 oversized boxes, and 3 flat files)
22.39 Linear Feet
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-01036
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Film Production Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by film title.

English