David Hempstead

David Hempstead (October 2, 1909 - January 9, 1983) was an American film producer known for None but the Lonely Heart (1944), The Sky's the Limit (1943), directed by Edward H. Griffith,^[1] and Joan of Paris (1942), directed by Robert Stevenson.^[2][3] He co-wrote the script of Hell and High Water (1954) alongside Jesse Lasky.^[4]

David Hempstead
Born	(1909-10-02)October 2, 1909 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died	January 9, 1983(1983-01-09) (aged 73) Los Angeles County, California, United States
Occupation	Film producer

He produced with RKO and worked alongside Milton Holmes.^[5] He also produced Village Tale (1935), directed by John Cromwell and written by Allan Scott.^[6]

Filmography

Producer

• The King and Four Queens (1956)
• Portrait of Jennie (1948)
• None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
• Tender Comrade (1943)
• The Sky's the Limit (1943)
• Mr. Lucky (1943)
• Flight for Freedom (1943)
• Joan of Paris (1942)
• Kitty Foyle (1940)
• It Could Happen to You (1939)
• Just Around the Corner (1938)
• Straight Place and Show (1938)
• Hold That Co-ed (1938)
• Little Miss Broadway (1938)
• Happy Landing (1938)
• Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
• Village Tale (1935)
• Murder on a Honeymoon (1935)

Writer

• Hell and High Water (1954)
• Finishing School (1934)
• Little Women (1933)
• Manhattan Tower (1932)

Director

• Banjo on My Knee (1936)