Milton Subotsky

Producer

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Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Born

September 27, 1921

Died

June 27, 1991

Cause of Death

Heart Disease

Biography

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Subotsky served in the Signal Corps during WWII, returning to begin his career as a writer/producer during the "Golden Age" of live TV. He graduated to feature films with "Rock, Rock, Rock" (1956), for which he composed nine songs as well as serving as producer along with his partner, Max J. Rosenberg. They followed up with another rock quickie, "Jamboree" (1957), and "The Last Mile" (19...

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At The Earth's Core (1976)

The Vault of Horror (1973)

Tales from the Crypt (1972)

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A. D. (1967)

They Came from Beyond Space (1967)

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1966)

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City Of The Dead (a.k.a. Horror Hotel) -- (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Help Her, Lucifer!

From Beyond The Grave (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Sausages Again?

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Fiona Subotsky

Wife

Biography

Subotsky served in the Signal Corps during WWII, returning to begin his career as a writer/producer during the "Golden Age" of live TV. He graduated to feature films with "Rock, Rock, Rock" (1956), for which he composed nine songs as well as serving as producer along with his partner, Max J. Rosenberg. They followed up with another rock quickie, "Jamboree" (1957), and "The Last Mile" (1959), a prison movie starring Mickey Rooney.

In 1960 Subotsky moved to England, where he produced his first horror film, "Horror Hotel" (1960; a.k.a. "City of the Dead"), and Richard Lester's debut feature, "It's Trad, Dad" (1962). In 1964 Subotsky and Rosenberg started Amicus Productions and made "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors" (1965), the first of many horror/fantasy/sci-fi outings, several of which would draw on the inimitable talents of Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.

After the breakup of Amicus in 1975, Subotsky announced and developed numerous fantasy features, many of which were never produced. He did co-produce the TV miniseries of Ray Bradbury's beloved book, "The Martian Chronicles"(1980), and also worked on several Stephen King film and TV projects.

Filmography

Writer (Feature Film)

At The Earth's Core (1976)

The Vault of Horror (1973)

Tales from the Crypt (1972)

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A. D. (1967)

They Came from Beyond Space (1967)

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1966)

The Skull (1965)

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)

Just for Fun (1963)

Horror Hotel (1962)

The Last Mile (1959)

Lost Lagoon (1958)

Based on an Original Screenplay by

Rock Rock Rock! (1956)

Rock Rock Rock! (1956)

From a story by

Producer (Feature Film)

Stephen King's "Sometimes They Come Back" (1991)

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985)

The Monster Club (1981)

Dominique (1979)

The Land That Time Forgot (1974)

The Beast Must Die (1974)

And Now The Screaming Starts (1973)

The Vault of Horror (1973)

Tales from the Crypt (1972)

What Became of Jack and Jill? (1972)

Scream and Scream Again (1970)

The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)

The House That Dripped Blood (1970)

Thank You All Very Much (1969)

Danger Route (1968)

Torture Garden (1968)

The Birthday Party (1968)

They Came from Beyond Space (1967)

The Terrornauts (1967)

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A. D. (1967)

The Deadly Bees (1967)

The Psychopath (1966)

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1966)

The Skull (1965)

The World of Abbott and Costello (1965)

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)

Just for Fun (1963)

Horror Hotel (1962)

Prod (uncredited)

Ring-a-Ding Rhythm (1962)

The Last Mile (1959)

Jamboree! (1957)

Rock Rock Rock! (1956)

Music (Feature Film)

Ring-a-Ding Rhythm (1962)

Jamboree! (1957)

Rock Rock Rock! (1956)

Rock Rock Rock! (1956)

Life Events

1941

Began writing and directing live programs for pioneering TV stations in NYC and Schenectady

1954

Produced and wrote TV series, "Junior Science"

1956

Feature debut: wrote, co-produced, and composed nine songs for "Rock, Rock, Rock" which featured the debut of the 13-year old Tuesday Weld; like his next two films, "Jamboree" (another rock'n'roll quickie) and "The Last Mile" (a prison remake starring Mickey Rooney), was financed by Max J. Rosenberg who became his partner

1960

Moved to England and produced "Horror Hotel" (aka "City of the Dead") from his original story

1962

Produced famous children's film, "Lad: A Dog"

1962

Produced "It's Trad, Dad", Richard Lester's directorial debut

1965

Co-produced and co-directed the compilation feature, "The World of Abbott & Costello"

1965

Wrote and co-produced with Max J. Rosenberg an anthology horror film "Dr. Terror's House of Horrors", the first of many horror, science fiction, and fantasy features made by their Amicus Productions company

1965

Produced (with Rosenberg) "Dr. Who and the Daleks", the first feature film spin-off from the popular British TV series

1968

Produced (with Rosenberg) "The Birthday Party", written by Harold Pinter from his play and directed by William Friedkin

1969

Produced (with Rosenberg) "Scream and Scream Again" which featured three major horror stars, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, and Christopher Lee

1972

Wrote and produced (with Rosenberg) "I, Monster", an adaptation of Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" that was begun in a 3-D process that was abandoned during production

1972

Wrote and produced (with Rosenberg) Amicus's biggest hit, "Tales from the Crypt", an anthology horror film based on the comic-book of the same name

1975

Split up with Rosenberg/Amicus to form his own production company, Sword & Sorcery

1980

Produced "The Martian Chronicles", the NBC miniseries of the Ray Bradbury book

1980

Produced "The Monster Club" starring Vincent Price, John Carradine, and Donald Pleasence

1985

Co-produced "Cat's Eye" written by Stephen King

1986

Produced "Maximum Overdrive", Stephen King's debut as a writer-director

1991

Co-produced Stephen King's "Sometimes They Come Back" a CBS TV-movie

Videos

City Of The Dead (a.k.a. Horror Hotel) -- (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Help Her, Lucifer! Straight to historical business, British independent Vulcan Films (which would soon become the better-known Amicus) begins in 17th century Massachusetts, with Elizabeth Selwyn being burned, Fred Smith leading the mob, and Valentine Dyall, as agonized Puritan Jethrow, praying, opening City Of The Dead, 1960, a.k.a. Horror Hotel.

From Beyond The Grave (1973) -- (Movie Clip) Sausages Again? First sketch of the home life of Ian Bannen as downtrodden London middle manager Lowe, who bought shoelaces from the will-be villain, in the second segment (titled An Act Of Kindness) of the horror anthology, carrying little weight with his wife (Diana Dors as Mabel) or son (John O'Farrell), the first feature from the later Hollywood-based prolific TV director Kevin Connor, in From Beyond The Grave, 1973, from stories by Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes.

Ring-A-Ding Rhythm (a.k.a. It’s Trad, Dad!) (1962) Gary U.S. Bonds, Seven Day Weekend Compromised by editing but a not-bad delivery by American Gary U.S. Bonds of his solid (charted at #27) follow-up to his hit Quarter To Three, in the British rock’n’roll variety vehicle from producer Milton Subotsky, Ring-A-Ding Rhythm (a.k.a. “It’s Trad, Dad”), 1962.

Ring-A-Ding Rhythm (a.k.a. It's Trad, Dad!) -- (Movie Clip) Something New From Gene Vincent Brit pop stars Helen Shapiro and Craig Douglas, kind-of playing themselves, are looking to defend their local pop music scene when American director Richard Lester (who would direct John Lennon and The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night, 1964) breaks a bunch of walls to set up a muscular bit by Lennon's favorite singer, Virginia-born rockabilly Gene Vincent, in Ring-A-Ding Rhythm (a.k.a. It's Trad, Dad!), 1962.

Ring-A-Ding Rhythm (a.k.a. It's Trad, Dad!) -- (Movie Clip) Creeping Jazz-ism Just for a moment suggesting an art film, director Richard Lester opens the movie that got him the job directing The Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, American transplant producer Milton Subotsky's Brit-pop music showcase Ring-A-Ding Rhythm (a.k.a. It's Trad, Dad!), 1962.

Ring-A-Ding Rhythm (a.k.a. It's Trad, Dad!) -- (Movie Clip) Del Shannon One of several American rockers introduced in cabaret, with Richard Lester directing shortly before he made A Hard Day's Night for The Beatles, a sweaty Del Shannon (the camera zooming into ECU) with a decent Doc Pomus song, which did not chart, in producer Milton Subotsky's Ring-A-Ding Rhythm (a.k.a. It's Trad, Dad!), 1962.

City Of The Dead (a.k.a. Horror Hotel) -- (1960) -- (Movie Clip) More Effective At Midnight Much of the short performance here of Christopher Lee as modern day professor Driscoll, after his dramatic lecture about a 1692 Massachusetts witch burning, supporting student Nan (Venetia Stevenson) planning some research, and tangling with her scientist brother (Dennis Lotis), in the British-made City Of The Dead, 1960, a.k.a. Horror Hotel.

City Of The Dead (a.k.a. Horror Hotel) -- (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Any Witches Buried There? Arriving at the spot named in the American-release title (Horror Hotel), student Nan (Venetia Stevenson) with hitcher Jethrow (whom we know to be 17th century witchcraft cultist), then the innkeeper (Elizabeth Selwyn), whom we saw burned in the opening, in the British-made City Of The Dead, 1960.

From Beyond The Grave (1973) -- (Movie Clip) What Do You Think Was Behind It? Early in the fourth segment, The Door, the “Proprietor” Peter Cushing meets Ian Ogilvy as Seaton, who buys an ornate door while arousing some suspicion, then brings it home to his prepossessing wife Margaret (Lesley-Anne Down), in the horror anthology From Beyond The Grave, 1973.

From Beyond The Grave (1973) -- (Movie Clip) I Bet You Was Decorated Ian Bannen as henpecked Lowe has his second meeting with panhandling disabled vet Jim (Donald Pleasence), who flatters him as a military man, inspiring him to return to the shop, greeted by the proprietor Peter Cushing, to obtain the medal he earlier coveted, in the horror anthology From Beyond The Grave, 1973.

From Beyond The Grave (1973) -- (Movie Clip) My Talents Are Limitless From the first episode, The Gatecrasher, Edward (David Warner) is inspired by the mirror brought from the shop which links the stories, to hold a séance, Wendy Allnut as his girlfriend Pam, Marcel Steiner the unexpected guest, in From Beyond The Grave, 1973.

House That Dripped Blood, The (1970) -- (Movie Clip) He Specializes In Murder The Scotland Yard man (John Bennett) and the local sergeant (John Malcolm) introduce the first story, John Bryans the estate agent Denholm Elliott and Joanna Dunham the visiting Londoners, in the four-part horror anthology from Shepperton Studios, The House That Dripped Blood, 1970.

Torture Garden - (Original Trailer) A sideshow exhibit on torture predicts the deaths of those who view it in the Torture Garden (1967).

Companions

Fiona Subotsky

Wife

Bibliography

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