About

Known credits:
52
Birthday:
1895-01-08
Place of birth:
Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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Larry Darmour

Overview

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Lawrence J. Darmour (1895–1942) was an American film producer, operator of Larry Darmour Productions from 1927, and a significant figure in Hollywood's Poverty Row.

Darmour was born in Flushing, Queens. In September 1927 he released the first entry in the Mickey McGuire series of short subjects, starring a young Mickey Rooney. This series would run for seven years, through about 23 silent shorts and another 40 sound shorts. They were released through Joseph P. Kennedy's FBO, then RKO Radio Pictures. From 1927 to 1929, Darmour also produced the Toots and Casper series, co-starring Thelma Hill and Bud Duncan.

Rooney's popularity provided a base for Darmour to expand into short subjects featuring Karl Dane, Alberta Vaughn, Louise Fazenda, and others, and eventually into low-budget features, using owned studio space at 5821 Santa Monica Boulevard. The company's first feature was Sea Devils (1931), starring Molly O'Day.

Into the 1930s the company began producing a stream of formulaic westerns, serials, and mystery film series like The Whistler, the ten Crime Doctor films, and Ellery Queen. Simultaneously Darmour also began producing for the higher-budget Majestic Pictures, until 1935, when Majestic was absorbed into Republic Pictures. Darmour then arranged a releasing deal with Columbia Pictures, and completely took over its serial unit in 1938.

Darmour died unexpectedly in 1942. He is buried alongside his wife Alice at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. The production company continued operations until 1949.

Known for

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1942 The Valley of Vanishing Men Production Producer N/A
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1942 Perils of the Royal Mounted Production Producer 59
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1941 The Iron Claw Production Producer 59
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1941 The Spider Returns Production Producer 59
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1941 Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery Production Producer 59
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1940 The Great Plane Robbery Production Producer N/A
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1940 Passport to Alcatraz Production Producer 59
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1938 The Strange Case of Dr. Meade Production Producer 58
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1937 Outlaws of the Orient Production Producer 58
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1937 The Rangers Step In Production Producer N/A
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1937 Law of the Ranger Production Producer N/A
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1937 Ranger Courage Production Producer N/A
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1936 Rio Grande Ranger Production Producer N/A
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1936 The Fugitive Sheriff Production Producer N/A
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1936 The Unknown Ranger Production Producer N/A
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1936 The Cattle Thief Production Producer N/A
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1935 Heir to Trouble Production Producer N/A
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1935 Lawless Riders Production Producer N/A
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1935 Western Courage Production Producer N/A
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1935 Western Frontier Production Producer N/A
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1935 Shadows of the Orient Production Producer 58
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1935 Motive for Revenge Production Executive Producer 59
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1934 Night Alarm Production Producer 58
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1934 The Scarlet Letter Production Producer 58
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1934 Mickey's Medicine Man Production Executive Producer N/A
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1934 Unknown Blonde Production Executive Producer 58
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1933 The Sin of Nora Moran Production Executive Producer 59
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1933 Mickey's Covered Wagon Production Executive Producer N/A
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1933 Mickey's Tent Show Production Executive Producer N/A
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1933 Mickey's Touchdown Production Executive Producer N/A
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1933 The World Gone Mad Production Executive Producer 58
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1933 Mickey's Race Production Executive Producer 58
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1933 What Price Decency Production Producer 58
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1933 The Vampire Bat Production Executive Producer 58
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1933 Mickey's Ape Man Production Executive Producer N/A
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1932 Manhattan Tower Production Executive Producer 59
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1931 Air Eagles Production Producer 59
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1931 Mickey's Thrill Hunters Production Executive Producer 58
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1931 Mickey's Rebellion Production Executive Producer N/A
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1931 Mickey's Stampede Production Executive Producer N/A
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1929 Mickey's Brown Derby Production Executive Producer N/A
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1929 Mickey's Explorers Production Executive Producer N/A
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1929 Mickey's Great Idea Production Executive Producer N/A
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1929 Runnin' Through the Rye Production Producer N/A
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1928 Mickey's Big Game Hunt Production Producer N/A
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1928 Mickey the Detective Production Producer N/A
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1928 Mickey's Movies Production Producer N/A
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1928 Mickey's Little Eva Production Producer N/A
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1927 Mickey's Battle Production Producer N/A
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1927 Mickey's Eleven Production Producer N/A
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1927 Mickey's Pals Production Producer 59
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1927 Mickey's Circus Production Producer 59
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