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Larry Darmour

Larry Darmour

Known For Production
Birthday Jan 08, 1895
Died Mar 17, 1942 (47)
Birthplace Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 18, 2025
Entry Date Aug 18, 2025
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lawrence J. Darmour (1895–1942) was an American film producer, operator of Larry Darmour Productions from 1927, and a significant figure in Hollywood's Poverty Row. Darmour was born in Flushing, Queens. In September 1927 he released the first entry in the Mick ... ey McGuire series of short subjects, starring a young Mickey Rooney. This series would run for seven years, through about 23 silent shorts and another 40 sound shorts. They were released through Joseph P. Kennedy's FBO, then RKO Radio Pictures. From 1927 to 1929, Darmour also produced the Toots and Casper series, co-starring Thelma Hill and Bud Duncan. Rooney's popularity provided a base for Darmour to expand into short subjects featuring Karl Dane, Alberta Vaughn, Louise Fazenda, and others, and eventually into low-budget features, using owned studio space at 5821 Santa Monica Boulevard. The company's first feature was Sea Devils (1931), starring Molly O'Day. Into the 1930s the company began producing a stream of formulaic westerns, serials, and mystery film series like The Whistler, the ten Crime Doctor films, and Ellery Queen. Simultaneously Darmour also began producing for the higher-budget Majestic Pictures, until 1935, when Majestic was absorbed into Republic Pictures. Darmour then arranged a releasing deal with Columbia Pictures, and completely took over its serial unit in 1938. Darmour died unexpectedly in 1942. He is buried alongside his wife Alice at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. The production company continued operations until 1949.

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The Iron Claw

The Iron Claw

1941

Producer

The Spider Returns

The Spider Returns

1941

Producer

The Great Plane Robbery

The Great Plane Robbery

1940

Producer

Passport to Alcatraz

Passport to Alcatraz

1940

Producer

Ranger Courage

Ranger Courage

1937

Producer

Outlaws of the Orient

Outlaws of the Orient

1937

Producer

The Rangers Step In

The Rangers Step In

1937

Producer

Law of the Ranger

Law of the Ranger

1937

Producer

The Cattle Thief

The Cattle Thief

1936

Producer

Rio Grande Ranger

Rio Grande Ranger

1936

Producer

The Fugitive Sheriff

The Fugitive Sheriff

1936

Producer

The Unknown Ranger

The Unknown Ranger

1936

Producer

Western Frontier

Western Frontier

1935

Producer

Lawless Riders

Lawless Riders

1935

Producer

Heir to Trouble

Heir to Trouble

1935

Producer

Motive for Revenge

Motive for Revenge

1935

Executive Producer

Shadows of the Orient

Shadows of the Orient

1935

Producer

Unknown Blonde

Unknown Blonde

1934

Executive Producer

Night Alarm

Night Alarm

1934

Producer

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1934

Producer

The World Gone Mad

The World Gone Mad

1933

Executive Producer

What Price Decency

What Price Decency

1933

Producer

The Vampire Bat

The Vampire Bat

1933

Executive Producer

The Sin of Nora Moran

The Sin of Nora Moran

1933

Executive Producer

Manhattan Tower

Manhattan Tower

1932

Executive Producer

Air Eagles

Air Eagles

1931

Producer

Runnin' Through the Rye

Runnin' Through the Rye

1929

Producer

Mickey's Movies

Mickey's Movies

1928

Producer

Mickey the Detective

Mickey the Detective

1928

Producer

Mickey's Little Eva

Mickey's Little Eva

1928

Producer

Mickey's Battle

Mickey's Battle

1927

Producer

Mickey's Pals

Mickey's Pals

1927

Producer

Mickey's Circus

Mickey's Circus

1927

Producer

Mickey's Eleven

Mickey's Eleven

1927

Producer

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