J. D. Kendis

American film producer

J. D. Kendis (1886–1957) was an American film producer. He was president of low-budget film company Jay-Dee-Kay Productions, known for its exploitation films^[1] released from the mid-1930s to the 1950s. Elmer Clifton directed several of the films. Kendis also released films under the Continental Pictures brand.^[2]

Ida Kendis was Secretary and Treasurer of his film company.^[3]

He died in 1957 at age 71.^[4]

Filmography

Guilty Parents (1934)
1937 rerelease of The Hawk (1935)^[2]
Jaws of the Jungle (1935)
Gambling with Souls (1936)
Wolves of the Sea (1936)
Slaves in Bondage (1937), a sequel to Gambling with Souls
Paroled from the Big House, also called Main Street Girl, (1938)^[5]
Secrets of a Model (1940)
Escort Girl (1941)
Teen Age (1943)
Youth Aflame (1944)
Vegas Nights (1948)
Hollywood Burlesque (1949)

References

^ Schaefer, Eric (September 23, 1999). "Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!": A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822323745 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Pitts, Michael R. (September 17, 2015). Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610368 – via Google Books.
^ "Motion Picture Production Encyclopedia". Hollywood Reporter. September 23, 1952 – via Google Books.
^ Grainge, Paul (January 11, 2007). Film Histories: An Introduction and Reader. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9780748628940 – via Google Books.
^ "J.D. Kendis". BFI. Archived from the original on September 22, 2019.