# Herman Schlom

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American film producer

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**Herman Schlom** (1904–1983) was an American film producer who worked primarily for [Republic Pictures](/source/Republic_Pictures), then [RKO Radio Pictures](/source/RKO_Radio_Pictures). He first received film credit as an assistant director for *[Dracula](/source/Dracula_(1931_English-language_film))* in 1931. Some of Schlom's notable films, as a producer, include the crime thrillers *[The Devil Thumbs a Ride](/source/The_Devil_Thumbs_a_Ride)* (1947), *[Born to Kill](/source/Born_to_Kill_(1947_film))* (1947), *[Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome](/source/Dick_Tracy_Meets_Gruesome)* (1947) and *[Armored Car Robbery](/source/Armored_Car_Robbery)* (1950).

## Career

Schlom's independent production *[Li'l Abner](/source/Li'l_Abner_(1940_film))* was distributed by RKO. This earned Schlom an invitation to join the RKO staff in 1941. He became a prolific contributor to the studio's B-picture production, assigned to low-budget thrillers and series films. He produced *[The Great Gildersleeve](/source/The_Great_Gildersleeve_(film))* and its ensuing series; he also supervised the *[Dick Tracy](/source/Dick_Tracy_(1945_film))* series and the [Zane Grey](/source/Zane_Grey) westerns. Schlom developed a reputation for being efficient and economical, and by 1946 Schlom inherited series that were ending, along with their lowered budgets: *[The Falcon](/source/The_Falcon_(fictional_detective))*, [Brown and Carney](/source/Brown_and_Carney), [Morgan Conway](/source/Morgan_Conway), [Ralph Edwards](/source/Ralph_Edwards). Schlom also produced five stylish [film noir](/source/Film_noir) thrillers between 1947 and 1950.

Schlom's experience with the Zane Grey pictures led to his taking over the [Tim Holt](/source/Tim_Holt) B-western unit in 1947. According to Holt's co-star [Richard Martin](/source/Richard_Martin_(actor)), "“Herman was one of RKO's best B producers. He could get a lot of quality into a picture for a few dollars. He lived with the pictures he was producing 24 hours a day, trying to refine them, make them better. He fought for excellent music backgrounds and outstanding photography."[1] Schlom kept making Holt westerns until the series lapsed in 1952; these were his last theatrical films.

He was also a producer of the 1956–1957 [western](/source/Western_(genre)) television series *[My Friend Flicka](/source/My_Friend_Flicka_(TV_series))*, starring Johnny Washbrook, [Gene Evans](/source/Gene_Evans), [Anita Louise](/source/Anita_Louise), and [Frank Ferguson](/source/Frank_Ferguson).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-stempel_1-0)** ["Tim Holt and the B Western"](http://offscreen.com/view/tim-holt-and-the-b-western).

## External links

- [Herman Schlom](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0772408/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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