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Joseph M. Schenck

Highest Rated: 100% The Navigator (1924)

Lowest Rated: 20% As You Like It (1936)

Birthday: Dec 25, 1878

Birthplace: Rybinsk, Russia

Russian immigrant who began acquiring amusement parks with his brother Nicholas in the teens and soon became allied with the Loew organization, where he graduated to a senior executive position. Schenck left Loew's in 1917 to become an independent film producer, turning out vehicles for Norma Talmadge (his wife), Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle. After a spell at United Artists he co-founded the 20th Century corporation with Darryl Zanuck, becoming chairman of the board of 20th Century-Fox after the 1935 merger. Schenck was forced to resign in 1941 when he was indicted for income tax irregularities, but returned to the fold as an executive producer after four months in jail. In 1953 he formed the Magna Corporation with Michael Todd, inventor of the Todd-AO widescreen process. Brother Nicholas, meanwhile, had remained with Loew's--he was appointed chairman of the board in 1955--and exerted a tremendous influence over the output of their production and distribution subsidiary, MGM.

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Highest rated movies

100% 89% The Navigator
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97% 90% Our Hospitality
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96% 92% Steamboat Bill, Jr.
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94% 90% Seven Chances
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92% 77% The Three Ages
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92% 92% The General Watchlist
90% 67% Rain
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88% 67% Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
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86% 95% Sherlock, Jr.
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83% 74% Battling Butler
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
20% 23% As You Like It Producer - 1936
80% No Score Yet Cardinal Richelieu Producer - 1935
88% 67% Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Executive Producer - 1933
90% 67% Rain Producer - 1932
No Score Yet 29% Be Yourself Executive Producer - 1930
No Score Yet 31% Reaching for the Moon Producer - 1930
67% 53% The Bat Whispers Producer - 1930
75% 37% Abraham Lincoln Producer - 1930
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lady of the Pavements Producer - 1929
No Score Yet No Score Yet New York Nights Producer - 1929
96% 92% Steamboat Bill, Jr. Executive Producer - 1928
40% No Score Yet Camille Producer - 1927
No Score Yet 70% The Beloved Rogue Producer - 1927
No Score Yet No Score Yet Breakfast at Sunrise Producer - 1927
92% 92% The General Executive Producer,
Producer
- 1926
83% 74% Battling Butler Executive Producer - 1926
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Duchess of Buffalo Producer - 1926
94% 90% Seven Chances Producer - 1925
No Score Yet No Score Yet Her Sister From Paris Producer - 1925
83% No Score Yet Graustark Producer - 1925
86% 95% Sherlock, Jr. Producer - 1924
100% 89% The Navigator Executive Producer - 1924
92% 77% The Three Ages Producer - 1923
97% 90% Our Hospitality Executive Producer - 1923
No Score Yet 80% The Love Nest Producer - 1923
No Score Yet 72% The Balloonatic Producer - 1923
No Score Yet 85% The Electric House Producer - 1922
No Score Yet 88% Cops Producer - 1922
No Score Yet 76% My Wife's Relations Producer - 1922
No Score Yet 63% The Blacksmith Producer - 1922
No Score Yet 61% The Paleface Producer - 1922
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Frozen North Producer - 1922
No Score Yet 81% The Boat Producer - 1921
No Score Yet 90% The Goat Producer - 1921
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Play House Producer - 1921
No Score Yet 84% The Haunted House Producer - 1921
No Score Yet 74% Convict 13 Producer - 1920
No Score Yet 87% Neighbors Producer - 1920
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Forbidden City Producer - 1918
No Score Yet 56% The Butcher Boy Producer - 1917
No Score Yet 38% Coney Island Producer - 1917