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Jack Rabin(1914-1987)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Producer
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Jack Rabin was born on 18 March 1914 in Canada. He was a producer, known for The Night of the Hunter (1955), The Killing (1956) and Cat-Women of the Moon (1953). He died on 25 May 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 18, 1914
DiedMay 25, 1987(73)
BornMarch 18, 1914
DiedMay 25, 1987(73)
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Known for

Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters in The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter
8.0
  • Special Effects
  • 1955
Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
The Killing
7.9
  • Visual Effects
  • 1956
Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
Cat-Women of the Moon
3.9
  • Special Effects
  • 1953
Barbara Lawrence and Jeff Morrow in Kronos (1957)
Kronos
5.7
  • Visual Effects
  • 1957

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.1
    TV Series
    • photographic effects
    • 2017
  • The Alchemist (1983)
    The Alchemist
    3.8
    • optical effects
    • 1983
  • Reborn (1981)
    Reborn
    4.8
    • opticals
    • 1981
  • Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
    Humanoids from the Deep
    5.7
    • titles and opticals
    • 1980
  • Robert Forster in The Darker Side of Terror (1979)
    The Darker Side of Terror
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • special photographic effects
    • 1979
  • The Bees (1978)
    The Bees
    4.0
    • visual effects (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • The Norseman (1978)
    The Norseman
    3.6
    • titles
    • 1978
  • Deathsport (1978)
    Deathsport
    4.1
    • mattes: special photographic effects, titles and opticals
    • 1978
  • Return to Macon County (1975)
    Return to Macon County
    5.6
    • opticals
    • 1975
  • Men Into Space (1959)
    Men Into Space
    7.7
    TV Series
    • photographic effects
    • 1959–1960
  • Wally Cox in The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956)
    The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
    8.1
    TV Series
    • photographic effects
    • 1956–1959
  • Paul Dubov, Dick Foran, Arthur Franz, and Brett Halsey in The Atomic Submarine (1959)
    The Atomic Submarine
    5.1
    • special effects designer and creator
    • 1959
  • Lou Costello in The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
    The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
    5.4
    • special photographic effects
    • 1959
  • The Giant Behemoth (1959)
    The Giant Behemoth
    5.7
    • special effects designer and creator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Joan of Arkansas
    TV Movie
    • photographic effects
    • 1958

Special Effects

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.1
    TV Series
    • special effects
    • opticals
    • 2017
  • Have Gun - Will Travel (1957)
    Have Gun - Will Travel
    8.4
    TV Series
    • special photographic effects
    • 1957–1959
  • Mickey Rooney in The Last Mile (1959)
    The Last Mile
    6.6
    • special effects
    • 1959
  • Counterspy (1958)
    Counterspy
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Anna Lucasta (1958)
    Anna Lucasta
    6.8
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • James Arness, Amanda Blake, Milburn Stone, and Dennis Weaver in Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • optical effects
    • special photographic effects
    • special effects
    • 1957–1958
  • Macabre (1958)
    Macabre
    5.7
    • special effects
    • 1958
  • Cop Hater (1958)
    Cop Hater
    6.3
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Tina Louise, Buddy Hackett, Aldo Ray, Robert Ryan, and Fay Spain in God's Little Acre (1958)
    God's Little Acre
    6.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Desert Hell (1958)
    Desert Hell
    5.5
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • War of the Satellites (1958)
    War of the Satellites
    5.1
    • special effects
    • 1958
  • Blood Arrow (1958)
    Blood Arrow
    6.2
    • special photographic effects
    • 1958
  • Merry Anders and John Russell in The Dalton Girls (1957)
    The Dalton Girls
    5.6
    • photographic effects
    • 1957
  • Jim Backus, Claude Rains, Van Johnson, and Lori Nelson in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
    The Pied Piper of Hamelin
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • special photographic effects
    • 1957
  • Robby the Robot in The Invisible Boy (1957)
    The Invisible Boy
    5.3
    • special effects
    • 1957

Producer

  • Flight (1958)
    Flight
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Paul Dubov, Dick Foran, Arthur Franz, and Brett Halsey in The Atomic Submarine (1959)
    The Atomic Submarine
    5.1
    • producer associate
    • 1959
  • War of the Satellites (1958)
    War of the Satellites
    5.1
    • co-producer
    • 1958
  • Barbara Lawrence and Jeff Morrow in Kronos (1957)
    Kronos
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1957
  • Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)
    Cat-Women of the Moon
    3.9
    • producer
    • 1953
  • Bruce Kellogg and Marilyn Nash in Unknown World (1951)
    Unknown World
    4.1
    • producer (as J.R. Rabin)
    • 1951
  • James Ellison in I Killed Geronimo (1950)
    I Killed Geronimo
    • associate producer
    • 1950

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • J.R. Rabin
  • Born
    • March 18, 1914
    • Canada
  • Died
    • May 25, 1987
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His greatest claim to fame occurred during the 1950s when he and his partners, Louis DeWitt and Irving Block, provided special effects for low budget producers. The trio also created some of their own projects.
  • Nickname
    • Jack R. Rabin

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