Robert L. Lippert
Production
Robert Lenard Lippert (March 31, 1909 – November 16, 1976) was an American film producer and cinema chain owner, also known as King of the Bs. President and COO of Lippert Theatres, Affiliated Theatres, and Transcontinental Theatres–all based in San Francisco–at his height, Lippert owned a chain of 139 movie theaters. He helped finance more than 300 films, including the directorial debuts of Samuel Fuller, James Clavell, and Burt Kennedy.
Known for
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movieThe Last Shot You Hear
1969
Executive Producer
movieThat Tennessee Beat
1966
Producer
movieThe Murder Game
1965
Producer
movieSpaceflight IC-1
1965
Producer
movieCurse of the Fly
1965
Producer
movieNight Train to Paris
1964
Producer
movieThe Horror of It All
1964
Executive Producer
movieThe Last Man on Earth
1964
Producer
movieWitchcraft
1964
Producer
movieThe Yellow Canary
1963
Executive Producer
movieDesire in the Dust
1960
Executive Producer
movieThe Fly
1958
Producer
movieThundering Jets
1958
Executive Producer
movieThe Silver Star
1955
Executive Producer
movieThunder Pass
1954
Executive Producer
movieSpaceways
1953
Producer
movieThe Jungle
1952
Executive Producer
movieLost Continent
1951
Executive Producer
movieKentucky Jubilee
1951
Executive Producer
movieThe Steel Helmet
1951
Producer
movieThree Desperate Men
1951
Executive Producer
movieI Shot Billy the Kid
1950
Executive Producer
movieMotor Patrol
1950
Executive Producer
movieMarshal of Heldorado
1950
Executive Producer
movieEverybody's Dancin'
1950
Executive Producer
movieThe Baron of Arizona
1950
Executive Producer
movieRadar Secret Service
1950
Executive Producer
movieHollywood Varieties
1950
Executive Producer
movieRed Desert
1949
Executive Producer
movieApache Chief
1949
Executive Producer
movieSky Liner
1949
Executive Producer
movieRingside
1949
Executive Producer
movieRimfire
1949
Executive Producer
movieI Shot Jesse James
1949
Producer
movieLast of the Wild Horses
1948
Executive Producer
Crew5
movieThe House Across the Lake
1954
Presenter
movie36 Hours
1953
Presenter
movieHi-Jacked
1950
Presenter
movieThe Baron of Arizona
1950
Presenter
movieShoot to Kill
1947
Presenter
Acting1
movieGrand Canyon
1949
Producer Looking at Daily Rushes (uncredited)
Directing1
movieLast of the Wild Horses
1948
Director