{{short description|American film producer}} {{Infobox person | name = Saul Elkins | image = Saul Elkins – Christmas 1963.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|06|29}} | birth_place = New York, New York, US | death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|05|09|1907|06|29}} | death_place = Henderson, Nevada, US | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = Writer, producer, director | years_active = | employer = | known_for = | spouse = Marguerite Elkins (Murphy) | relatives = {{plainlist| * Leon Elkins (brother) * Michael Elkins (brother) }} }}
'''Saul Elkins''' (June 29, 1907 in New York, New York – May 9, 2001 in Henderson, Nevada<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituaries for May 11, 2001|newspaper= Las Vegas Sun|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2001/may/11/obituaries-for-may-11-2001/|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref>) was an American writer, producer and director in the film industry.
Saul was the eldest of three sons of East European Jewish immigrant tailors.<ref name=Mike/> He was the brother of BBC, Newsweek and CBS journalist/broadcaster Michael Elkins.<ref name=Mike>Michael Elkins#Origins</ref> He directed 11 short films between 1944 and 1949, produced 14 movies between 1948 and 1951 and wrote the screenplay for 24 films between 1936 and 1950.
==Filmography== [[Image:Elkins brothers – Leon-Saul-Mike.jpg|thumb|300px|alt=Family photo of the Elkins brothers; Leon, Saul and Mike.|Family photo of Saul with his two brothers. Left to right, the adults are: Leon Elkins, Saul Elkins and Michael Elkins. Seated on Saul's knee is his great nephew, Leon's grandson.]] {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" border="1" |+ |- ! scope="col" style="background: silver" align="center" | Date ! scope="col" style="background: silver" | Title ! scope="col" style="background: silver" | Role ! scope="col" style="background: silver" | Series ! scope="col" style="background: silver" align="center" | Film ! scope="col" style="background: silver" class="unsortable" | Notes |- | align="center"| {{dts|1936|07|05|format=y}} | ''The Crime of Dr. Forbes'' | Writer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | <small>Original screenplay</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1936|08|07|format=y}} | ''Charlie Chan at the Race Track'' | Writer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | <small>From a story by</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1936|08|28|format=y}} | ''Star for a Night'' | Writer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1936|11|06|format=y}} | ''Under Your Spell'' | Writer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | <small>Screenplay</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1937|04|30|format=y}} | ''That I May Live'' | Writer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | <small>Contract writer {{color|red| [uncredited]}}</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1938|03|02|format=y}} | ''Women in Prison'' | Writer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | <small>Screenplay</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1938|10|28|format=y}} | ''Tarnished Angel'' | Writer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | <small>Adaptation/story</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1939|01|21|format=y}} | ''Off the Record'' | Writer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | <small>Original story</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1939|01|23|format=y}} | ''Pride of the Navy'' | Writer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | <small>Screenplay</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1940|01|07|format=y}} | ''Spills for Thrills'' | Writer | <small>Broadway Brevities</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | <small>Script</small> <small>{{color|red|[uncredited]}}</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1943|09|format=y}} | ''Good Old Corn'' | Writer | <small>Broadway Brevities</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1944|04|29|format=y}} | ''Our Frontier in Italy'' | Director | <small>Broadway Brevities</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1945|08|04|format=y}} | ''America the Beautiful'' | Writer | <small>Technicolor Specials</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1945|10|13|format=y}} | ''Star in the Night'' | Writer | <small>Broadway Brevities</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | <small>Screenplay</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1945|10|27|format=y}} | ''Story of a Dog'' | Writer | <small>Vitaphone Varieties</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | <small>Narration</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1945|12|29|format=y}} | ''Hitler Lives'' | Writer | <small>Broadway Brevities</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1945|format=y}} | ''Hawaiian Memories'' | Writer | <small>Technicolor Specials</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1946|04|27|format=y}} | ''Smart as a Fox'' | Writer | <small>Vitaphone Varieties</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | <small>Narration</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1946|07|13|format=y}} | ''Beach Days'' | Writer | <small>Sports Parade</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1946|08|24|format=y}} | ''Men of Tomorrow'' | Director | <small>Technicolor Specials</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1946|11|02|format=y}} | ''All Aboard'' | Writer | <small>Technicolor Adventure</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1946|12|26|format=y}} | ''A Boy and His Dog'' | Writer | <small>Technicolor Special</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | <small>Screenplay</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1947|01|18|format=y}} | ''Battle of the Champs'' | Writer | <small>Sports Parade</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | <small>Narration</small> |- | align="center"| {{dts|1947|04|07|format=y}} | ''Vaudeville Revue'' | Director | <small>Melody Masters</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1947|06|21|format=y}} | ''Tennis Town'' | Director | <small>Sports Parade</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1947|08|30|format=y}} | ''A Day at the Fair'' | Director | <small>Technicolor Special</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1947|09|11|format=y}} | ''King of the Carnival'' | Director | <small>Technicolor Special</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1947|10|11|format=y}} | ''Power Behind the Nation'' | Writer | <small>Technicolor Special</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1947|10|18|format=y}} | ''Soap Box Derby'' | Director | <small>Technicolor Special</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1948|01|31|format=y}} | ''Celebration Days'' | Director | <small>Technicolor Special</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1948|05|01|format=y}} | ''Fighting Athletes'' | Director | <small>Sports Parade</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1948|05|29|format=y}} | ''Calgary Stampede'' | Director | <small>Technicolor Special</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1948|06|26|format=y}} | ''The Big Punch'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1948|07|format=y}} | ''Embraceable You'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1948|10|09|format=y}} | ''Smart Girls Don't Talk'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1949|01|14|format=y}} | ''Circus Town'' | Writer | <small>Technicolor Adventure</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1949|02|15|format=y}} | ''Flaxy Martin'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1949|04|02|format=y}} | ''Homicide'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1949|05|03|format=y}} | ''The Younger Brothers'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1949|06|30|format=y}} | ''One Last Fling'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1949|08|06|format=y}} | ''Water Wizards'' | Director | <small>Sports Parade</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1949|09|10|format=y}} | ''The House Across the Street'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"| {{dts|1950|01|07|format=y}} | ''The Grass Is Always Greener'' | Writer | <small>Broadway Brevities</small> | align="center"| <small>Short</small> | <small>Screenplay</small> |- | align="center"|{{dts|1950|03|24|format=y}} | ''Barricade'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1950|05|27|format=y}} | ''Colt .45'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1950|06|17|format=y}} | ''This Side of The Law'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1950|06|24|format=y}} | ''Return of the Frontiersman'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1951|04|07|format=y}} | ''Ratón Pass'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |- | align="center"|{{dts|1951|08|03|format=y}} | ''Sugarfoot'' | Producer | {{n/a}} | align="center"| <small>Feat.</small> | |}
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=0253892}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110820102118/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/56791%7C138882/Saul-Elkins/#filmography Saul Elkins filmography with synopsis] at TCM (Turner Classic Movies)
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