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Felix E. Feist (1910-1965)

Alias:
Felix Ellison Feist
Felix Feist
Felix Feist Jr.
Felixt Feist

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Born:
February 28, 1910

Died:
September 2, 1965

Biography from TheMovieDB

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Felix E. Feist (February 28, 1910 - September 2, 1965) was a film and television director born in New York City. Feist was the son of MGM sales executive, Felix F. Fiest (1884–1936), and nephew of publishing house magnate, Leo Feist. He was educated at Columbia University. He is probably best remembered today for Deluge (1933), for writing and directing the film noirs The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947) and The Threat (1949), and helming the second screen version of the Curt Siodmak sci-fi tale Donovan's Brain (1953). He directed Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin in their first significant screen appearances, in the short film Every Sunday. Feist was the adoptive father of noted fantasy author Raymond E. Feist.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Felix E. Feist, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Production

Associate Producer:
1944  Reckless Age

Director:
1933  Deluge
1934  California Election News No. 1
1934  My Grandfather's Clock
1934  Strikes and Spares
1936  Every Sunday
1936  Hollywood - The Second Step
1936  How to Be a Detective
1936  How to Vote
1937  Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris
1937  Give Till It Hurts
1937  The Romance of Digestion
1937  What Do You Think? (Number Two)
1938  How to Figure Income Tax
1938  The Magician's Daughter
1939  Culinary Carving
1939  Double Diving
1939  Happily Buried
1939  Let's Talk Turkey
1939  Prophet Without Honor
1939  Radio Hams
1939  Set 'em Up
1939  Take a Cue
1940  Dreams
1940  Pound Foolish
1943  All by Myself
1943  You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1944  Pardon My Rhythm
1944  Reckless Age
1944  This Is the Life
1945  George White's Scandals
1947  The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1948  The Winner's Circle
1949  The Threat
1950  Guilty of Treason
1950  The Golden Gloves Story
1950  The Man Who Cheated Himself
1951  The Basketball Fix
1951  Tomorrow Is Another Day
1952  Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952  The Big Trees
1952  This Woman Is Dangerous
1953  Donovan's Brain
1953  The Man Behind The Gun
1955  Pirates of Tripoli

Music:
1933  Deluge
1934  California Election News No. 1
1934  My Grandfather's Clock
1934  Strikes and Spares
1936  Every Sunday
1936  Hollywood - The Second Step
1936  How to Be a Detective
1936  How to Vote
1937  Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris
1937  Give Till It Hurts
1937  The Romance of Digestion
1937  What Do You Think? (Number Two)
1938  How to Figure Income Tax
1938  The Magician's Daughter
1939  Culinary Carving
1939  Double Diving
1939  Happily Buried
1939  Let's Talk Turkey
1939  Prophet Without Honor
1939  Radio Hams
1939  Set 'em Up
1939  Take a Cue
1940  Dreams
1940  Pound Foolish
1943  All by Myself
1943  You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1944  Pardon My Rhythm
1944  Reckless Age
1944  This Is the Life
1945  George White's Scandals
1947  The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1948  The Winner's Circle
1949  The Threat
1950  Guilty of Treason
1950  The Golden Gloves Story
1950  The Man Who Cheated Himself
1951  The Basketball Fix
1951  Tomorrow Is Another Day
1952  Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952  The Big Trees
1952  This Woman Is Dangerous
1953  Donovan's Brain
1953  The Man Behind The Gun
1955  Pirates of Tripoli

Original Story:
1933  Deluge
1934  California Election News No. 1
1934  My Grandfather's Clock
1934  Strikes and Spares
1936  Every Sunday
1936  Hollywood - The Second Step
1936  How to Be a Detective
1936  How to Vote
1937  Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris
1937  Give Till It Hurts
1937  The Romance of Digestion
1937  What Do You Think? (Number Two)
1938  How to Figure Income Tax
1938  The Magician's Daughter
1939  Culinary Carving
1939  Double Diving
1939  Happily Buried
1939  Let's Talk Turkey
1939  Prophet Without Honor
1939  Radio Hams
1939  Set 'em Up
1939  Take a Cue
1940  Dreams
1940  Pound Foolish
1943  All by Myself
1943  You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1944  Pardon My Rhythm
1944  Reckless Age
1944  This Is the Life
1945  George White's Scandals
1947  The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1948  The Winner's Circle
1949  The Threat
1950  Guilty of Treason
1950  The Golden Gloves Story
1950  The Man Who Cheated Himself
1951  The Basketball Fix
1951  Tomorrow Is Another Day
1952  Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952  The Big Trees
1952  This Woman Is Dangerous
1953  Donovan's Brain
1953  The Man Behind The Gun
1955  Pirates of Tripoli

Screenplay:
1933  Deluge
1934  California Election News No. 1
1934  My Grandfather's Clock
1934  Strikes and Spares
1936  Every Sunday
1936  Hollywood - The Second Step
1936  How to Be a Detective
1936  How to Vote
1937  Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris
1937  Give Till It Hurts
1937  The Romance of Digestion
1937  What Do You Think? (Number Two)
1938  How to Figure Income Tax
1938  The Magician's Daughter
1939  Culinary Carving
1939  Double Diving
1939  Happily Buried
1939  Let's Talk Turkey
1939  Prophet Without Honor
1939  Radio Hams
1939  Set 'em Up
1939  Take a Cue
1940  Dreams
1940  Pound Foolish
1943  All by Myself
1943  You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1944  Pardon My Rhythm
1944  Reckless Age
1944  This Is the Life
1945  George White's Scandals
1947  The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1948  The Winner's Circle
1949  The Threat
1950  Guilty of Treason
1950  The Golden Gloves Story
1950  The Man Who Cheated Himself
1951  The Basketball Fix
1951  Tomorrow Is Another Day
1952  Babes in Bagdad
1952  Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952  The Big Trees
1952  This Woman Is Dangerous
1953  Donovan's Brain
1953  The Man Behind The Gun
1955  Pirates of Tripoli

Writer:
1933  Deluge
1934  California Election News No. 1
1934  My Grandfather's Clock
1934  Strikes and Spares
1936  Every Sunday
1936  Hollywood - The Second Step
1936  How to Be a Detective
1936  How to Vote
1937  Decathlon Champion: The Story of Glenn Morris
1937  Give Till It Hurts
1937  The Romance of Digestion
1937  What Do You Think? (Number Two)
1938  How to Figure Income Tax
1938  The Magician's Daughter
1939  Culinary Carving
1939  Double Diving
1939  Happily Buried
1939  Let's Talk Turkey
1939  Prophet Without Honor
1939  Radio Hams
1939  Set 'em Up
1939  Take a Cue
1940  Dreams
1940  Pound Foolish
1943  All by Myself
1943  You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1944  Pardon My Rhythm
1944  Reckless Age
1944  This Is the Life
1945  George White's Scandals
1947  The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1948  The Winner's Circle
1949  The Threat
1950  Guilty of Treason
1950  The Golden Gloves Story
1950  The Man Who Cheated Himself
1951  The Basketball Fix
1951  Tomorrow Is Another Day
1952  Babes in Bagdad
1952  Battles of Chief Pontiac
1952  The Big Trees
1952  This Woman Is Dangerous
1953  Donovan's Brain
1953  The Man Behind The Gun
1955  Pirates of Tripoli

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TV Production

Director:
1953  General Electric Theater
1955  Highway Patrol
1956  Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956  Telephone Time
1957  The Californians
1958  Sea Hunt
1959  Adventures in Paradise
1959  Riverboat
1959  The Deputy
1961  Bus Stop
1961  Follow the Sun
1962  Going My Way
1963  The Outer Limits
1964  Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

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