Leo C. Popkin

Leo C. Popkin (1914–2011) was a film director and producer in the United States. His brother Harry M. Popkin was the executive producer of Million Dollar Productions, a partnership that included Ralph Cooper.^[1][2]

Lobby card for Life Goes On with "Harry M. Popkin Presents Louise Beavers" logo inset

He managed African American movie theaters in Los Angeles.^[3] He is known for his gangster films.^[4]

He and his brother Harry M. Popkin (1906 – October 7, 1991)^[5] worked on movies together.

Filmography

• The Flaming Crisis (1924), co-director
• The Duke Is Tops (1938), producer^[6]
• Gang Smashers (1938), director
• Reform School (1939), director
• While Thousands Cheer (1940), director
• Four Shall Die (1940), co-director
• My Dear Secretary (1948), producer^[7]
• D.O.A. (1949),^[8] producer
• Impact (1949), producer
• Champagne for Caesar (1950), co-producer
• The Well (1951), co-director and co-producer