Herk Harvey
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.
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Películas (57)
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2022 · The Man
The Movie That Wouldn't Die! – The 'Carnival of Souls' Story
1998 · Self
Murder Ordained
1987 · Jury Foreman
Signals: Read 'Em or Weep
1981 · Director
Shake Hands with Danger
1980 · Director
Korea: Overview
1980 · Narrator (voice), Director
Halloween Safety
1977 · Director
The Reluctant Witch
1971 · Director
Tell It Like It Is
1968 · Director
Take a Letter... From A to Z
1967 · Director
Jamaica, Haiti and the Lesser Antilles
1964 · Director
Case History of a Sales Meeting
1963 · Self (uncredited), Director
Pork: The Meal with a Squeal
1963 · Narrator, Director
Carnival of Souls
1962 · The Man, Director, Producer, Story
To Touch a Child
1962 · Director
Operation Grass Killer
1961 · Farmer, Director
Dance, Little Children
1961 · Director
Your Junior High Days
1961 · Director
Exchanging Greetings and Introductions
1960 · Director
What About Prejudice?
1959 · Doctor in Hospital, Director
The Trouble Maker
1959 · Director
The Innocent Party
1959 · Director
Manners in Public
1958 · Man in Bus, Director
What About School Spirit?
1958 · Man in School (uncredited), Director
Manners in School
1958 · Director
The Snob
1958 · Director
Understanding Others
1958 · Director
None For The Road
1957 · Director
Make Your Home Safe
1957 · Director
Why Study Industrial Arts
1956 · Director
What About Alcoholism?
1956 · Director
Rebound!
1955 · Bob, the Blind man (uncredited), Director
Why Study Science?
1955 · Director
Cindy Goes to a Party
1955 · Director
The Gossip
1955 · Director
The Sound of a Stone
1955 · Director, Screenplay
What About Juvenile Delinquency
1955 · Director
Why Study Home Economics?
1955 · Construction Worker, Director
What About Drinking
1954 · Director
Caring For Your Toys
1954 · Director
George Tackles the Land
1954 · Director
The Griper
1954 · Director
Star 34
1954 · William Jonathan 'Bill' Asher, Director
A Life to Save
1954 · Director
The Show-Off
1954 · Director
A Citizen Makes a Decision
1954 · Director
The Good Loser
1953 · Director
Health: Your Cleanliness
1953 · Director
Health: Your Posture
1953 · Director
Responsibility
1953 · Director
Cheating
1952 · Director
The Procrastinator
1952 · Director
Street Safety Is Your Problem
1952 · Director
Speech: Using Your Voice
1950
Buying Food
1950 · Director
Speech: The Function of Gestures
1949 · John
Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance
1949 · Good Speechmaker
