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Herk Harvey

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Harold Arnold "Herk" Harvey (June 3, 1924 – April 3, 1996) was an American film director, actor, and film producer. Harvey is best known for his sole feature film, Carnival of Souls, a low budget 1962 horror film starring Candace Hilligoss. It was produced and directed by Harvey for an estimated $33,000. Harvey had witnessed the recent success of Elmer Rhoden Jr. and fellow industrial filmmaker Robert Altman in producing low-budget feature films in nearby Kansas City, and began to secure backing from local investors in order to mount a similar project in Lawrence. While returning to Kansas after shooting a Centron film in California, Harvey developed the idea for Carnival of Souls after driving past the abandoned Saltair Pavilion in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hiring an unknown New York actress, Lee Strasberg-trained Hilligoss, and otherwise employing mostly local talent, Harvey shot Carnival of Souls in three weeks, on location in Lawrence and Salt Lake City, using a script penned by Centron associate John Clifford. Harvey also played an uncredited role as the film's most prominent "ghoul." Originally marketed as a B film and released by an upstart distribution company that quickly went bankrupt, Carnival of Souls never gained widespread public attention upon its original release but today has become hailed as a cult classic. Set to an organ score by Gene Moore, Carnival of Souls relies more on atmosphere than on special effects to create its mood of psychological horror. The film has a large cult following, built up primarily via late-night television screenings, and has been released on DVD by the Criterion Collection (complete with a host of special features, including an hour of excerpts from Harvey's Centron productions). To this day, the movie is still discussed by film buffs and occasionally has screenings at Halloween and art film festivals. Description above from the Wikipedia article Herk Harvey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jun 3, 1924 In Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
7
First Appeared:
In the movie Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance 1949-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie Horrible Horror 1986-01-01
Known For
Poster of Carnival of Souls
Poster of Dance, Little Children
Poster of What About Prejudice?
Poster of Speech: Using Your Voice
Filmography
Movie Horrible Horror The Man in 'Carnival of Souls' 1986-01-01
Movie Carnival of Souls The Man 1962-11-02
Movie Dance, Little Children 1961-01-23
Movie What About Prejudice? Doctor in Hospital 1959-01-01
Movie Why Study Home Economics? Construction Worker 1955-01-05
Movie Speech: Using Your Voice 1950-12-31
Movie Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance Good Speechmaker 1949-01-01
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