Biography
Victor Hugo Halperin (August 24, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois β May 17, 1983 in Bentonville, Arkansas) was an American stage actor, stage director, film director, producer, and writer. The majority of his works involved romance and horror. His brother, with whom he collaborated, was producer Edward Halperin (May 12, 1898 β March 2, 1981). Victor Halperin began his career as a filmmaker in 1922, working as a writer on The Danger Point (an original story). In two years, he was working as a writer-producer-director on the Agnes Ayres film, When a Girl Loves. He is best known for his 1932 horror film White Zombie, starring Madge Bellamy and Bela Lugosi. Once thought "lost", the film has grown in stature over the years, first gaining a cult status, and eventually becoming recognized as one of the leading classics of the genre. Years after the film's release, Victor Halperin expressed a distaste for his horror films: "I don't believe in fear, violence, and horror, so why traffic in them?"Other notable horror films Halperin directed include Supernatural (1933) and Revolt of the Zombies (1936).
Halperin often worked in collaboration with his brother Edward. The Halperin brothers produced a series of independent low-budget films in the 1930s. Victor Halperin retired in 1942, after working as a director at PRC studios.
Filmography
all 19
Movies 19
Director 15
Writer 3
Producer 1
The Lone Star Trail (1943)
Girls' Town (1942)
Buried Alive (1939)
Torture Ship (1939)
Nation Aflame (1937)
Racing Blood (1936)
Revolt of the Zombies (1936)
I Conquer the Sea! (1936)
Bachelor Bait (1934)
Supernatural (1933)
White Zombie (1932)
Ex-Flame (1930)
Party Girl (1930)
She Goes to War (1929)
In Borrowed Plumes (1926)
The Unknown Lover (1925)
Greater Than Marriage (1924)
Tea- With a Kick! (1923)
The School for Wives
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GenderMale
Birthday1895-08-24
Deathday1983-05-17 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsVictor Hugo Halperin, Rex Hale, Victor Hugo Hlperin
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