Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn

Production

Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmul Gelbfisz), also known as Samuel Goldfish, was a Polish American film producer. He was most well known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. In 1916, Goldwyn partnered with Broadway producers Edgar and Archibald Selwyn, using a combination of both names to call their movie-making enterprise Goldwyn Pictures. Seeing an opportunity, Samuel Gelbfisz then had his name legally changed to Samuel Goldwyn, which he used for the rest of his life. Goldwyn Pictures proved successful but it is their Leo the Lion…

Filmography

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Porgy and Bess ★ 6.3 Porgy and Bess 1959 Guys and Dolls ★ 6.5 Guys and Dolls 1955 Brooba ★ 10.0 Brooba 1955 Hans Christian Andersen ★ 6.2 Hans Christian Andersen 1952 I Want You ★ 5.3 I Want You 1951 Edge of Doom ★ 6.1 Edge of Doom 1950 Our Very Own ★ 5.9 Our Very Own 1950 My Foolish Heart ★ 6.6 My Foolish Heart 1950 Roseanna McCoy ★ 6.1 Roseanna McCoy 1949 Enchantment ★ 6.8 Enchantment 1948 A Song Is Born ★ 6.4 A Song Is Born 1948 The Bishop's Wife ★ 7.1 The Bishop's Wife 1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ★ 6.8 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 1947 The Best Years of Our Lives ★ 7.8 The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 The Kid from Brooklyn ★ 6.3 The Kid from Brooklyn 1946 Wonder Man ★ 6.6 Wonder Man 1945 The Princess and the Pirate ★ 6.9 The Princess and the Pirate 1944 Up in Arms ★ 5.7 Up in Arms 1944 The North Star ★ 6.0 The North Star 1943 They Got Me Covered ★ 6.2 They Got Me Covered 1943 The Pride of the Yankees ★ 7.4 The Pride of the Yankees 1942 Ball of Fire ★ 7.4 Ball of Fire 1941 The Little Foxes ★ 7.5 The Little Foxes 1941 The Westerner ★ 7.1 The Westerner 1940 Raffles ★ 6.2 Raffles 1939 The Real Glory ★ 6.3 The Real Glory 1939 They Shall Have Music ★ 6.5 They Shall Have Music 1939 Wuthering Heights ★ 7.2 Wuthering Heights 1939 The Cowboy and the Lady ★ 6.3 The Cowboy and the Lady 1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo ★ 6.2 The Adventures of Marco Polo 1938 The Goldwyn Follies ★ 5.2 The Goldwyn Follies 1938 The Hurricane ★ 6.8 The Hurricane 1937 Dead End ★ 7.0 Dead End 1937 Stella Dallas ★ 6.9 Stella Dallas 1937 Woman Chases Man ★ 5.9 Woman Chases Man 1937 Beloved Enemy ★ 6.3 Beloved Enemy 1936 Come and Get It ★ 6.8 Come and Get It 1936 Dodsworth ★ 7.1 Dodsworth 1936 These Three ★ 7.2 These Three 1936 Strike Me Pink ★ 6.6 Strike Me Pink 1936 Splendor ★ 6.7 Splendor 1935 Barbary Coast ★ 6.4 Barbary Coast 1935 The Dark Angel ★ 6.2 The Dark Angel 1935 The Wedding Night ★ 5.9 The Wedding Night 1935 Kid Millions ★ 6.7 Kid Millions 1934 We Live Again ★ 6.8 We Live Again 1934 Nana ★ 6.0 Nana 1934 Roman Scandals ★ 5.9 Roman Scandals 1933 The Masquerader ★ 5.0 The Masquerader 1933 Cynara ★ 5.1 Cynara 1932 The Kid from Spain ★ 6.6 The Kid from Spain 1932 Arsène Lupin ★ 7.0 Arsène Lupin 1932 The Greeks Had a Word for Them ★ 5.6 The Greeks Had a Word for Them 1932 Arrowsmith ★ 6.6 Arrowsmith 1931 The Unholy Garden ★ 6.8 The Unholy Garden 1931 Palmy Days ★ 7.3 Palmy Days 1931 Street Scene ★ 6.8 Street Scene 1931 Tonight or Never ★ 6.2 Tonight or Never 1931 One Heavenly Night ★ 6.8 One Heavenly Night 1930 The Devil to Pay! ★ 5.8 The Devil to Pay! 1930 Whoopee! ★ 6.6 Whoopee! 1930 Raffles ★ 6.1 Raffles 1930 Condemned! ★ 6.6 Condemned! 1929 This Is Heaven ★ 9.0 This Is Heaven 1929 Bulldog Drummond ★ 6.5 Bulldog Drummond 1929 The Rescue ★ 7.5 The Rescue 1929 The Awakening ★ 5.7 The Awakening 1928 Two Lovers ★ 9.0 Two Lovers 1928 The Devil Dancer ★ 5.7 The Devil Dancer 1927 The Magic Flame ★ 5.5 The Magic Flame 1927 The Night of Love ★ 7.0 The Night of Love 1927 The Winning of Barbara Worth ★ 6.5 The Winning of Barbara Worth 1926 Partners Again Partners Again 1926 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ ★ 7.3 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925 Stella Dallas ★ 7.1 Stella Dallas 1925 A Thief in Paradise ★ 6.5 A Thief in Paradise 1925 In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter ★ 9.0 In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter 1924 Cytherea ★ 8.0 Cytherea 1924 True As Steel ★ 9.0 True As Steel 1924 Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model ★ 9.0 Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model 1924