Albert Leroy Rule
{{short description|American film director}}
Albert Leroy Rule (born 27 July 1886 Hastings, Michigan; died 10 August 1943 Chicago) was a producer and director of two World War I documentaries.Ineffective Methods', The Times-Picayune, col. 2, pg. 8, January 28, 1939 Rule had served as a private in the American Expeditionary Forces of World War I and received a discharge in 1920.W. Ward Marsh (1893-1971), One Moment, Please, The Plain Dealer, pps. 9 & 13, January 22, 1933 Rule adopted a nickname title of "Colonel" while in the movie business.
Filmography
- The Big Drive, (premier: December 14, 1932, McVickers Theater, Chicago), directed by Albert L. Rule, distributed by RKO
- When Germany Surrendered, originally released as The Death Parade (premier: 1934, Danville, Illinois, re-released 1939), produced, directed, and narrated by Albert L. Rule, distributed by RKOThe Exhibitor, pg. 21, May 15, 1934Motion Picture Herald, pg. 37, February 3, 1934The Hollywood Reporter, pg. 3, September 1939 {{OCLC|423401148}}
External links
- [https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/561623/the-big-drive#notes Review of "The Big Drive, Turner Classic Movies]
- [http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=1&Movie=6260 Review of The Death Parade, American Film Institute, Catalog of Feature Films]
References
General references
- Thomas Patrick Doherty, Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934 pg. 205 (News on Screen), Columbia University Press (1999) {{OCLC|40660169}} {{ISBN|0-231-11094-4}} {{ISBN|9780231110945}} {{ISBN|0-231-11095-2}} {{ISBN|9780231110952}}
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Category:American alternative journalists
Category:American documentary filmmakers
Category:Writers from Michigan
Category:People from Hastings, Michigan