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Jed Buell (May 21, 1897 - September 29, 1961) was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter who specialized in low-budget B pictures in a variety of subjects including singing cowboy films featuring midgets and black actors.
Dec 20, 2023 · Jed Buell was a publicist for Mack Sennett and Keystone who founded his own company, Spectrum Pictures, to make ultra-low-budget exploitation flicks, and in 1937 he produced an “all-Negro” Western, Harlem on the Prairie, starring the bandleader Herb Jeffries, which had some success.
According to IMDB, the idea for the picture came about when producer Jed Buell overheard an employee of his production company, Spectrum Pictures, bemoaning the state of the film business and remarking that "if this economy doesn't turn around, we'll have to start making pictures with midgets".
Jun 4, 2013 · The story goes that low-budget producer Jedd Buell was inspired to make his magnum opus by an offhand comment from a subordinate: “If this economy drive keeps on, we’ll be using midgets for...
Jed Buell. Producer: Mr. Washington Goes to Town. Producer Jed Buell began his show-business career in the early days of the 20th century as the manager of the Orpheum Theater in Denver, Colorado.
- Producer, Director, Writer
- May 21, 1897
- Jed Buell
- September 29, 1961
The company had offices at 937 N. Sycamore Ave., Hollywood, California, and the officers of the company were Jed Buell, president; Bert Sternbach, vice president; and Sabin W. Carr, secretary-treasurer.
Jed Buell (May 21, 1897 - September 29, 1961) was an American film producer, director, and screenwriter who specialized in low-budget B pictures in a variety of subjects including singing cowboy films featuring midgets and black actors.
