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Harry L. Decker

American film producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Harry L. Decker (1887–1959) was an American film producer associated with Columbia Pictures where he mainly oversaw production on western films. As an editor he was active in Hollywood from the 1910s through the 1930s.[1][2] As a producer, he primarily worked on B-movie Westerns.[3]

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He also produced the 1937 ice hockey-themed mystery The Game That Kills starring Rita Hayworth.[4] He began his career in the silent era as a film editor, working at a variety of studios.

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Biography

Harry Decker was born in California to Zachary Decker and Alice Burbank. As a young child, he lost an eye in an accident.[5] After working as an editor at Thomas Ince pictures,[6] Charles Ray studios,[7] and Columbia Pictures — where he often worked on films by director Hunt Stromberg[8] — he transitioned into a new role as a producer.[3][1]

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