Allied Pictures
Allied Pictures was an American independent film company that operated from 1931 to 1934. It was run by producer M. H. Hoffman and was part of Poverty Row, making low-budget B pictures. Its best-known movie is A Shriek in the Night (1933), a thriller starring Ginger Rogers.
Hoffman started Allied in 1931, a year after starting Liberty Pictures. For Allied, he hired Western star Hoot Gibson, who had just left Universal Pictures. Gibson’s films helped fund more ambitious projects, including literary adaptations like Vanity Fair and Unholy Love. Actor Monte Blue appeared in three Allied films, though several other announced projects with him were not made. Lila Lee was another prominent star.
In 1934 Allied folded. Hoffman then focused on Liberty Pictures, which later merged into Republic Pictures. Allied should not be confused with Allied Artists International, a different Poverty Row company connected to Monogram.
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