Harry Rapf

Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf
	Harry Rapf in 1921
Born	16 October 1880; New York City, New York, United States
Died	6 February 1949 (aged 68); Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Film producer, film director
Years active	1917-1949
Known for	Film production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Family	Matthew Rapf, Maurice Rapf

Harry Rapf (16 October 1880, in New York City^[1] – 6 February 1949, in Los Angeles), was an American film producer.

Biography[]

Born to a Jewish family,^[2] Rapf began his career in 1917, and during a 20-year career became a well-known producer of films for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He created the comedic duo Dane & Arthur featuring Karl Dane and George K. Arthur in the late 1920s.

Rapf was also one of the founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was entombed at Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California.

He had two sons: screenwriter and professor of film studies Maurice Rapf and film/television producer and screenwriter Matthew Rapf.^[3]

Filmography[]

The Mad Lover (1917)
To-Day (1917)
The Accidental Honeymoon (1918)
The Struggle Everlasting (1918)
The Sins of the Children (1918)
(1918)
Why Girls Leave Home (1921)
School Days (1921)
Your Best Friend (1922)
Rags to Riches (1922)
Heroes of the Street (1922)
Brass (1923)
Where the North Begins (1923)
Lucretia Lombard (1923)
Brown of Harvard (1926)
The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929)
Min and Bill (1930)
The Man in Possession (1931)
The Champ (1931)
Possessed (1931)
Emma (1932)
Lovers Courageous (1932)
The Passionate Plumber (1932)
Freaks (1932)
New Morals for Old (1932)
Divorce in the Family (1932)
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)
The Chief (1933)
Christopher Bean (1933)
Hollywood Party (1934)

A Wicked Woman (1934)
The Night Is Young (1935)
The Murder Man (1935)
The Perfect Gentleman (1935)
Whipsaw (1935)
Tough Guy (1936)
The Three Wise Guys (1936)
We Went to College (1936)
Piccadilly Jim (1936)
Old Hutch (1936)
Mad Holiday (1936)
Espionage (1937)
The Good Old Soak (1937)
They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Live, Love and Learn (1937)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937)
Everybody Sing (1938)
Stablemates (1938)
The Girl Downstairs (1938)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
Let Freedom Ring (1939)
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
Henry Goes Arizona (1939)
Forty Little Mothers (1940)
Gallant Bess (1946)
Scene of the Crime (1949)

References[]

^ 1900 census record. "Ancestry.com".
^ Rapf, Maurice (Jan 28, 1999). Back Lot: Growing Up with the Movies. Scarecrow Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780810835832.
^ "Maurice Rapf (1914-2003)". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

External links[]

Harry Rapf at IMDb
Harry Rapf at Find a Grave

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[1] 1900 census record. "Ancestry.com".

[2] Rapf, Maurice (Jan 28, 1999). Back Lot: Growing Up with the Movies. Scarecrow Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780810835832.

[3] "Maurice Rapf (1914-2003)". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

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Harry Rapf
Harry Rapf in 1921
Born	16 October 1880 New York City, New York, United States
Died	6 February 1949 (aged 68) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Film producer, film director
Years active	1917-1949
Known for	Film production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Family	Matthew Rapf, Maurice Rapf