Joe Pasternak

Joe Pasternak

Hungarian film producer (1901-1991)

Joseph Herman Pasternak was a Hungarian-American film producer in Hollywood. Pasternak spent the Hollywood "Golden Age" of musicals at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, producing many successful musicals with female singing stars like Deanna Durbin, Kathryn Grayson and Jane Powell, as well as swimmer/bathing beauty Esther Williams' films. He produced Judy Garland's final MGM film, Summer Stock, which was released in 1950, and some of Gene Kelly’s early breakthrough roles. Pasternak worked in the film industry for 45 years, from the later silent era until shortly past the end of the classical Hollywood cinema in 1967.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 36 films (1919–1967) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 23 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1967 The Sweet Ride. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 110 min 35mm Color sound
1966 Spinout Collectors Book Store 93 16mm Color
1964 Girl Happy. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & Euterpe Inc. 96 min 35mm Color sound
1963 A Ticklish Affair. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & Euterpe Inc. 88 min 35mm Color sound
1957 TEN THOUSAND BEDROOMS Richard Thorpe 114 min 16mm Color sound
1956 Meet me in Las Vegas Roy Rowland 112 min Color
1956 Meet Me In Las Vegas. Loew’s Incorporated 112 min 35mm Color sound
1955 Love me or leave me Charles Vidor 122 min Color
1953 EASY TO LOVE. Loew’s Incorporated 96 min. 35mm Color sound
1952 Skirts Ahoy. Loew’s Incorporated 109 min 35mm Color sound
1951 The Great Caruso Richard Thorpe 109 min Color
1951 The Great Caruso. Loew's Inc. 109 min 35mm Color sound
1951 The Strip. Loew's Inc. 85 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 Duchess of Idaho Robert Z. Leonard 99 min Color
1950 Nancy goes to Rio Robert Z. Leonard 100 min
1949 In The Good Old Summertime. Robert Z. Leonard, Buster Keaton 103 min 35mm Color sound
1949 That midnight kiss Norman Taurog 96 min
1948 A Date With Judy. Richard Thorpe 113 min 35mm Color sound
1948 BIG CITY Norman Taurog 103 min B&W
1948 On An Island With You. Richard Thorpe 107 min 35mm Color sound
1947 The Unfinished Dance Henry Koster 101 min
1945 Anchors aweigh George Sidney 0:12:00 16mm B&W sound
1944 Music For Millions Irving Lesser Enterprises 120 min 16mm B&W sound
1943 Thousands cheer George Sidney 102 min Color & B&W
1939 Destry Rides Again Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 94 min 16mm B&W sound
1939 FIRST LOVE. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1939 THE UNDER-PUP. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels B&W
1939 THREE SMART GIRLS GROW UP. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1938 Mad About Music. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1938 That certain age Edward Ludwig 84 min B&W
1938 THAT CERTAIN AGE. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 11 reels. 16mm B&W Sound
1938 YOUTH TAKES A FLING. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 8 reels B&W
1937 ONE HUNDRED MEN AND A GIRL. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 9 reels B&W
1936 Three Smart Girls. Universal Pictures Corp. 9 reels 16mm B&W sound
1919 THE OTHER HALF. Brentwood Film Corp. 2 reels B&W
[Destry rides again--excerpts] Universal ; producer, Joe Pasternak ; director, George Marshall. 10 16mm B&W sound