Jesse J. Goldburg

Jesse J. Goldburg
Goldburg in 1925
BornOctober 21, 1881
New York, New York, United States
DiedAugust 27, 1959 (aged 77)
Hollywood, California, United States
Occupation(s)Writer, Producer
Years active1915–1927 (film)

Jesse J. Goldburg (1881 – 1959) was an American film script writer and film producer active during the silent era.[1] In 1924 he managed the low-budget company Independent Pictures Corp. based at a studio on Sunset Boulevard.[2][3]

The main stars of his Western films were Franklyn Farnum, Bill Cody and Bob Custer.[4] One of his later productions, No Man's Law included Oliver Hardy as a villain with an eye patch who meets his just deserts.

He produced films for other companies such as Beyond the Rockies for Robertson-Cole.[5]

In 1937 he became the successful distributor for Edgar Rice Burroughs's 12-part serial The New Adventures of Tarzan with Herman Brix, when Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises company had fallen into debt.[4]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ Slide p.173
  2. ^ Stephens and Wanamaker p.54
  3. ^ "Goldberg Announces Independent's Plans" : "Independent Closes Inter-Ocean Deal". Moving Picture World, July 14, 1923, p. 159
  4. ^ a b "Jesse J. Goldburg". B-Westerns.com. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  5. ^ American Film Institute (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.

Bibliography

  • Stephens, E.J. & Wanamaker, Marc. Early Poverty Row Studios. Arcadia Publishing, 2014.
  • Slide, Anthony. The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Routledge, 2014.


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