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Fred Fleck is a Director, Unit Production Manager, Second Assistant Director and Aerial Camera American born on 4 june 1892 at New York City (USA)

Fred Fleck

Fred Fleck
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Nationality USA
Birth 4 june 1892 at New York City (USA)
Death 9 november 1961 (at 69 years) at North Hollywood (USA)

Fred Fleck, also known as Fred A. Fleck, Frederick Fleck, or Freddie Fleck, was an American assistant director and production manager. Born in New York City on June 4, 1892, he broke into the film business as an assistant director on the 1928 silent film, The Riding Renegade, directed by Wallace Fox. During his 30-year career, he would work on some notable films, with some notable directors. Some of those films include: the epic Hell's Angels (1930), directed by Howard Hughes; King Vidor's Bird of Paradise (1932); the Ginger Rogers' 1941 vehicle, Tom, Dick and Harry, directed by Garson Kanin; 1942's The Magnificent Ambersons, directed by Orson Welles, and starring Joseph Cotten and Anne Baxter; Born to be Bad (1950), starring Joan Fontaine and Robert Ryan; and Josef von Sternberg's Jet Pilot (1957), starring John Wayne. Fleck was also one of the aerial cameramen on George Archainbaud's classic 1932 film, The Lost Squadron.

Fleck was also production manager on several notable films, including: Sylvia Scarlett, directed by George Cukor, and starring Katharine Hepburn; the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers' 1936 vehicle, Swing Time, directed by George Stevens; Gregory La Cava's 1937 Stage Door, starring Hepburn, Rogers and Adolphe Menjou; and The Las Vegas Story (1952), directed by Robert Stevenson, and starring Jane Russell and Victor Mature.

Even though Jet Pilot was released in 1957, it was produced in 1949-50, and sat on the shelf for seven years. The last film Fleck worked on was as a production manager on Son of Sinbad in 1955. He would die on November 9, 1961 in North Hollywood, California.

Best films

Citizen Kane (1941)
(Second Assistant Director)
Hell's Angels (1930)
(Director)
Swing Time (1936)
(Unit Manager)

Usually with

Darrell Silvera
Darrell Silvera
(22 films)
Carroll Clark
Carroll Clark
(14 films)
Roy Webb
Roy Webb
(12 films)
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Fred Fleck (37 films)

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Jet Pilot
Jet Pilot (1957)
, 1h52
Directed by Josef von Sternberg, Jules Furthman, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix, Hans Conried, Denver Pyle
Rating56% 2.8002152.8002152.8002152.8002152.800215
A Russian defector lands a jet fighter aircraft on an American airstrip. The base commander, Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon (John Wayne) is surprised to find that the pilot is an attractive woman, Lieutenant Anna Marladovna (Janet Leigh). When she asks for asylum, but refuses to disclose any military information, Shannon is assigned to seduce her. They fall in love. Worried about the possibility of deportation, Jim marries her without permission.
She Couldn't Say No, 1h29
Directed by Lloyd Bacon, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Arthur Hunnicutt, Edgar Buchanan, Wallace Ford, Raymond Walburn
Rating58% 2.9014452.9014452.9014452.9014452.901445
Wealthy Corby Lane (Jean Simmons) visits the small American hamlet of Progress, Arkansas, whose residents had paid for a critical medical operation for her when she was a child. She decides to express her gratitude by giving them money anonymously. The headstrong woman clashes with the local doctor, Robert Sellers (Robert Mitchum), who foresees the resulting chaos.
Angel Face
Angel Face (1953)
, 1h31
Directed by Otto Preminger, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman, Herbert Marshall, Leon Ames, Raymond Greenleaf
Rating71% 3.598013.598013.598013.598013.59801
Frank and Bill, two Beverly Hills ambulance drivers, arrive at the Tremayne mansion, where Catherine Tremayne has been affected by gas poisoning, but has already been treated by the police. When Frank tries to reassure Catherine’s stepdaughter, Diane, she becomes hysterical, causing them to trade slaps. After they leave, Diane follows Frank to a diner, where they flirt and decide to go to dinner, in spite of Frank having a girlfriend, Mary.
Split Second, 1h25
Directed by Dick Powell, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, Arthur Hunnicutt, Paul Kelly
Rating67% 3.39393.39393.39393.39393.3939
Sam Hurley (Stephen McNally) and Bart Moore (Paul Kelly) escape from prison, although Moore is seriously wounded in the breakout. They meet up with a confederate, a mute named "Dummy" (Frank de Kova), and hide out in a ghost town. Along the way, they pick up several hostages, Kay Garven (Alexis Smith) and her lover Arthur Ashton (Robert Paige), reporter Larry Fleming (Keith Andes), dancer "Dottie" Vale (Jan Sterling), and the town's sole resident, Asa Tremaine (Arthur Hunnicutt).
Two Tickets to Broadway, 1h46
Directed by James V. Kern, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Tony Martin, Janet Leigh, Gloria DeHaven, Eddie Bracken, Ann Miller, Barbara Lawrence
Rating55% 2.7535752.7535752.7535752.7535752.753575
Frustrated singers Hannah Holbrook, Joyce Campbell and S. F. "Foxy" Rogers return dejectedly to New York on a bus, their out-of-town engagement in Vermont, arranged by small-time promoter Lew Conway, having been a huge flop.
Bride for Sale, 1h27
Directed by William D. Russell, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Claudette Colbert, Robert Young, George Brent, Max Baer Jr., Gus Schilling, Charles Arnt
Rating62% 3.1400153.1400153.1400153.1400153.140015
Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. She thinks she can find a suitable husband by inspecting their clients' tax documents. Martin finds out and tries to dissuade her from this approach, later enlisting the help of his friend Steve Adams, who tries to woo Shelley.
The Window
The Window (1949)
, 1h13
Directed by Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about children, Heist films
Actors Barbara Hale, John Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Bobby Driscoll, Richard Benedict
Rating73% 3.6955553.6955553.6955553.6955553.695555
Set and filmed on location in the tenement section of New York's Lower East Side, the film tells the story of a young boy, Tommy Woodry (Driscoll), who has a habit of crying wolf. Late one night, he climbs up the building fire escape and sees his two seemingly normal neighbors, Mr and Mrs Kellerson, murder a drunken sailor in their apartment. No one, neither the boy's parents nor the police, believes young Tommy when he tells them what he has seen, since they all assume that this is just another of the boy's tall tales.
The Enchanted Cottage, 1h31
Directed by John Cromwell, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Robert Young, Dorothy McGuire, Herbert Marshall, Mildred Natwick, Spring Byington, Richard Gaines
Rating74% 3.746413.746413.746413.746413.74641
When socialite Army Air Force pilot Oliver Bradford (Robert Young) is disfigured by war wounds, he hides from his family, including his mother (Spring Byington) and fiancée (Hillary Brooke) and decides to live in seclusion in the seaside New England cottage he had rented from its current owner, Mrs. Minnett (Mildred Natwick), for his originally planned honeymoon.
The Falcon in Danger, 1h9
Directed by William Clemens, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres War, Crime
Actors Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Elaine Shepard, Amelita Ward, Edward Gargan, Clarence Kolb
Rating61% 3.09683.09683.09683.09683.0968
Despite promising his new Texan fiancée that he will give up solving crime, The Falcon can't resist the lure of a fresh case. A leading industrialist has disappeared with $100,000 worth of securities on him.
The Magnificent Ambersons, 1h28
Directed by Orson Welles, Robert Wise, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins
Rating75% 3.79743.79743.79743.79743.7974
The Ambersons are by far the wealthiest family in the small midwestern city of Indianapolis. It is the turn of the 20th century, and life is peaceful. Eugene Morgan as a young man courts Isabel Amberson, but she rejects him even though she loves him. Isabel instead marries Wilbur Minafer, a passionless man she does not love. They have a child, George, whom she spoils and who becomes the terror of the town.
Tom, Dick and Harry, 1h27
Directed by Garson Kanin, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Dino Morea, Alan Marshal, Burgess Meredith, Phil Silvers
Rating63% 3.1933053.1933053.1933053.1933053.193305
Ginger Rogers plays telephone operator Janie, who has to choose between three men - Tom (Murphy), Dick (Marshal) and Harry (Meredith). The film was remade as The Girl Most Likely (1957), a musical which also proved to be the last film released by RKO.
Playmates
Playmates (1941)
, 1h36
Directed by David Butler, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors John Barrymore, Lupe Vélez, May Robson, Patsy Kelly, Peter Lind Hayes
Rating54% 2.7124452.7124452.7124452.7124452.712445
Lulu Monahan, played by Patsy Kelly is a press agent for John Barrymore, who plays himself. Lulu tries to get a sponsor for his radio program. Lulu and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser, playing himself, make up a story that the great Shakespearean actor will teach Kyser how to play Shakespeare.
Bird of Paradise, 1h20
Directed by King Vidor, H. Bruce Humberstone, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Théâtre, Transport films, Volcanisme, Films based on plays
Actors Dolores del Río, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Bert Roach, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Rating59% 2.996162.996162.996162.996162.99616
As a yacht sails into an island chain in the South Pacific, a large number of natives in pontoon boats sail out to greet them. The natives dive for the trinkets the yacht's crew throws them. A shark arrives, scaring most of the natives away. In an attempt to catch a shark by throwing it bait that has been tied to a harpoon-sized hook, Johnny Baker (Joel McCrea) accidentally steps into a loop that tightens around his ankle. The shark takes the bait, and the rope grows tighter, causing the rope to yank the young man overboard. Luana (Dolores del Río), the daughter of the chief, saves his life by leaping into the water and cutting the rope.