Edgar G. Ulmer

Edgar G. Ulmer
Born(1904-09-17)September 17, 1904
Olmütz, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
(present-day Olomouc, Czech Republic)
DiedSeptember 30, 1972(1972-09-30) (aged 68)
Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, set designer
Notable work
SpouseShirley Ulmer (married 1935 -)
ChildrenArianne Ulmer
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Edgar Georg Ulmer (/ˈʌlmər/; September 17, 1904 – September 30, 1972) was an Austrian film director who worked mainly in Hollywood B movies and other low-budget productions, eventually earning the epithet 'The King of PRC',[1] due to his extremely prolific output for the Poverty Row studios. His stylish and eccentric works came to be appreciated by auteur theory-espousing film critics in the years following his retirement. Ulmer's most famous productions include the horror film The Black Cat[2] (1934) and the film noir Detour[3] (1945).

  1. ^ "Edgar G. Ulmer". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21.[unreliable source?]
  2. ^ The Black Cat at AllMovie
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger (1998-06-07). "Great Movies: Detour". rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-12-11.