About
He co-founded and was the first director of The March of Time, which added topical issues to newsreels. He also produced feature film documentaries that based dramatic narrative on factual records, including "The House On 92nd Street" (1945), which used real FBI files, "Boomerang!" (1946), it included a reenactment of an actual murder case and a biography, "Martin Luther" (1953).
Filmography
Her Name Was Ellie, His Name Was Lyle1967 · Producer
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone1961 · Producer
Man on a String1960 · Producer
The March of Todd-AO1958 · Producer
Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich1958 · Director
Walk East on Beacon1952 · Producer
The Whistle at Eaton Falls1951 · Producer
A Day With The F.B.I.1951 · Director, Producer
Lost Boundaries1949 · Producer
The March of Time: Crisis in Italy1948 · Producer
The March of Time: The Russians Nobody Knows1947 · Producer
The March of Time: The Teachers’ Crisis1947 · Producer
Boomerang!1947 · Producer
The March of Time: Fashion Means Business1947 · Producer
13 Rue Madeleine1947 · Producer
The House on 92nd Street1945 · Producer
The March of Time: Where's the Meat?1945 · Producer
The March of Time: Report on Italy1945 · Producer
The March of Time: The Unknown Battle1944 · Producer
The March of Time: What To Do with Germany1944 · Producer