Jack L. Warner
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Leonard "J. L." Warner (August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978), born Jacob Warner in London, Ontario, was a Canadian-American film executive who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spanned some 45 years, its duration surpassing that of any other of the seminal Hollywood studio moguls. As co-head of production at Warner Bros. Studios, he worked with his brother, Sam Warner, to procure the technology for the film industry's first talking picture. After Sam's death, Jack clashed with his surviving older brothers, Harry and Albert Warner. He assumed exclusive control of the film production company in the 1950s, when he secretly purchased his brothers' shares in the business after convincing them to participate in a joint sale of stocks. Although Warner was feared by many of his employees and inspired ridicule with his uneven attempts at humor, he earned respect for his shrewd instincts and tough-mindedness. He recruited many of Warner Bros.' top stars and promoted the hard-edged social dramas for which the studio became known. Given to decisiveness, Warner once commented, "If I'm right fifty-one percent of the time, I'm ahead of the game." Throughout his career, he was viewed as a contradictory and enigmatic figure. Although he was a staunch Republican, Warner encouraged film projects that promoted the agenda of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. He opposed European fascism and criticized Nazi Germany well before America's involvement in World War II. An opponent of Communism, after the war Warner appeared as a friendly witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee, voluntarily naming screenwriters who had been fired as suspected Communists or sympathizers. Despite his controversial public image, Warner remained a force in the motion picture industry until his retirement in the early 1970s.
Cast
Sid & Judy
Self (archive photos)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
Self (archive footage)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
Self (archive footage)
Paris Hilton, Inc.
Self (archive footage)
Audrey
Self - Film Producer (archive footage)
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Self (archive footage)
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
A Dream Comes True
Himself (uncredited)
Show-Business at War
Self
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
Okay for Sound
Unknown
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Open Your Eyes
Soldier (uncredited)
The 42nd Street Special
Self (uncredited)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Crew
Arsenic and Old Lace
Producer
Casablanca
Executive Producer
Humoresque
Executive Producer
Santa Fe Trail
Producer
The Big Sleep
Executive Producer
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Executive Producer
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Executive Producer
A Star Is Born
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Producer
Northern Pursuit
Presenter, Executive Producer
The Return of Doctor X
Executive Producer
To Have and Have Not
Executive Producer
My Fair Lady
Producer
Destination Tokyo
Executive Producer
Action in the North Atlantic
Executive Producer
Deception
Executive Producer
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Executive Producer
Conflict
Executive Producer
Background to Danger
Executive Producer
The Conspirators
Executive Producer
The Mask of Dimitrios
Executive Producer, Presenter
Three Strangers
Executive Producer
The Verdict
Executive Producer
The Letter
Executive In Charge Of Production
Possessed
Executive Producer
Beyond the Forest
Executive Producer
The Hard Way
Executive Producer, Presenter
Danger Signal
Executive Producer
Black Legion
Executive Producer
Mr. Skeffington
Executive Producer
Cry Wolf
Executive Producer
A Stolen Life
Executive Producer
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Executive Producer
It All Came True
Executive Producer
Shadow of a Woman
Executive Producer
Air Force
Executive Producer
Deep Valley
Executive Producer
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Executive Producer
Passage to Marseille
Executive Producer
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Executive Producer
Kid Galahad
Executive Producer
Black Fury
Executive Producer
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
Executive In Charge Of Production
Bullets or Ballots
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Executive Producer
Outward Bound
Producer
Love and Learn
Executive Producer
Virginia City
Executive In Charge Of Production
Escape Me Never
Executive Producer
Never Say Goodbye
Presenter, Executive Producer
Silver River
Executive Producer, Presenter
Winning Your Wings
Producer
Uncertain Glory
Presenter, Executive Producer
No Time for Comedy
Producer
Confession
Executive Producer
The Shining Future
Producer
Life with Father
Executive Producer
The St. Louis Kid
Executive Producer
Whiplash
Executive Producer
The Working Man
Producer
Dirty Little Billy
Producer
A Dangerous Adventure
Director
Back in Circulation
Executive Producer
Draegerman Courage
Executive Producer
China Clipper
Executive Producer
They Won't Forget
Executive Producer
Here Comes the Navy
Executive Producer
No Place to Go
Executive Producer
The Go-Getter
Executive Producer
Shine on Harvest Moon
Executive Producer
My Wild Irish Rose
Executive Producer
Africa F.O.B.
Director
Old Acquaintance
Executive Producer
Cinderella Jones
Executive Producer
The Corn Is Green
Executive Producer
This Is the Army
Producer
Dark Victory
Executive In Charge Of Production
Espionage Agent
Executive In Charge Of Production
They Made Me a Criminal
Production Manager
City for Conquest
Production Manager
Torrid Zone
Production Manager
So Big!
Producer
Nora Prentiss
Producer
Mildred Pierce
Executive Producer
Tovarich
Executive Producer
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Executive Producer
Slim
Executive Producer
Bengal Tiger
Executive Producer
Bordertown
Executive Producer
Once a Doctor
Executive Producer
Parachute Jumper
Executive Producer
The Man Who Played God
Executive Producer
The Golden Arrow
Executive Producer
Jailbreak
Executive Producer
The Green Pastures
Executive Producer
The Sisters
Executive Producer
Captain Blood
Executive Producer
Another Dawn
Executive Producer
Of Human Bondage
Executive Producer
Between Two Worlds
Executive Producer
The Constant Nymph
Executive Producer
San Antonio
Executive Producer
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Producer
Thank Your Lucky Stars
Executive Producer
June Bride
Executive Producer
Watch on the Rhine
Executive Producer
Hollywood Canteen
Executive Producer
Winter Meeting
Executive Producer
Housewife
Producer
That Certain Woman
Executive Producer
Men Are Such Fools
Executive Producer
Boy Meets Girl
Executive Producer
Trailin' West
Executive Producer
Red Nightmare
Supervisor of Production Resources
The Cherokee Strip
Executive Producer
The Case of the Black Cat
Executive Producer
West of Shanghai
Executive Producer
Public Wedding
Executive Producer
Fugitive in the Sky
Executive Producer
Cain and Mabel
Executive Producer
That Man's Here Again
Executive Producer
Melody for Two
Executive Producer
Talent Scout
Executive Producer
Hollywood Hotel
Executive Producer
Gold Diggers of 1937
Executive Producer
Two Against the World
Executive Producer
Love Is on the Air
Executive Producer
Fly Away Baby
Executive Producer
The Adventurous Blonde
Executive Producer
The Dawn Patrol
Executive Producer
Torchy Blane in Panama
Executive Producer
Torchy Gets Her Man
Executive Producer
Murder in the Air
Executive Producer
Four's a Crowd
Executive Producer
An Angel from Texas
Production Manager
California Mail
Executive Producer
Smashing the Money Ring
Executive Producer
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Executive Producer
Code of the Secret Service
Executive Producer
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Executive Producer
On Dress Parade
Executive Producer
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Executive Producer
The Oklahoma Kid
Executive Producer
Give Me Your Heart
Executive Producer
Love Begins at Twenty
Executive Producer
Indianapolis Speedway
Executive Producer
Broadway Musketeers
Executive Producer
Accidents Will Happen
Executive Producer
Mystery House
Executive Producer
Over the Wall
Executive Producer
Private Detective
Executive Producer
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Executive Producer
Missing Witnesses
Executive Producer
Angels with Dirty Faces
Executive Producer
Crime School
Executive Producer
A Slight Case of Murder
Executive Producer
Five and Ten Cent Annie
Story
Murder in the Big House
Executive Producer
Green Light
Executive Producer
Gold Is Where You Find It
Executive Producer
Tear Gas Squad
Executive Producer
Christmas in Connecticut
Executive Producer
The Woman in White
Executive Producer
Night Unto Night
Executive Producer
Devotion
Executive Producer
Sweepstakes Winner
Executive Producer
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Executive Producer
Janie
Executive Producer
Law of the Tropics
Production Manager
The Terror
Executive Producer
Stallion Road
Executive Producer
Roughly Speaking
Executive Producer
Dark Hazard
Executive Producer
The Friendship Train
Executive Producer
The Man with Two Faces
Executive Producer
I Am an American
Executive Producer
Murder by an Aristocrat
Executive Producer
Battle Cry
Producer
Dark Passage
Executive Producer
Hi, Nellie!
Executive Producer
Miss Pacific Fleet
Executive Producer
My Reputation
Executive Producer
Hearts Divided
Executive Producer
Janie Gets Married
Executive Producer
Dangerous
Executive Producer
Gambling on the High Seas
Executive Producer
Jimmy the Gent
Executive Producer
Underground
Executive Producer
Colleen
Executive Producer
Always a Bride
Executive Producer
Cleaned and Dry
Director
The Littlest Diplomat
Producer
The Big Noise
Executive Producer
'G' Men
Executive Producer
A Fugitive from Justice
Executive Producer
Blondes at Work
Executive Producer
Edge of Darkness
Executive Producer
Mission to Moscow
Executive Producer
About Time
Producer
The Unfaithful
Executive Producer
Make Your Own Bed
Executive Producer
In Our Time
Executive Producer
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter
Executive Producer
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Executive Producer
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Executive Producer
The United States Service Bands
Executive Producer
Money and the Woman
Production Executive
The Merry Frinks
Executive Producer
Breakdowns of 1938
Executive Producer
Nobody Lives Forever
Executive Producer
Escape in the Desert
Executive Producer
They Drive by Night
Production Manager
Waterfront
Executive Producer
Hotel Berlin
Executive Producer
Objective, Burma!
Executive Producer
River's End
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Jane Arden
Executive Producer
Pillow to Post
Executive Producer
The Fighting 69th
Production Manager
1776
Producer
Fools for Scandal
Executive Producer
Sonny Boy
Story
Camelot
Producer
The Man I Love
Executive Producer
Honeymoon for Three
Executive In Charge Of Production
Four Wives
Executive In Charge Of Production
Pride of the Marines
Executive Producer
Daughters Courageous
Executive In Charge Of Production
Flowing Gold
Executive In Charge Of Production
Castle on the Hudson
Executive In Charge Of Production
Knute Rockne All American
Executive In Charge Of Production
Juarez
Executive In Charge Of Production
Ready, Willing and Able
Executive Producer
Invisible Stripes
Executive In Charge Of Production
Each Dawn I Die
Executive In Charge Of Production
You Can't Get Away with Murder
Executive Producer
Wolf's Clothing
Producer
The Gay Old Bird
Producer
What Every Girl Should Know
Producer
Matinee Ladies
Producer
Marked Woman
Executive Producer, Executive In Charge Of Production