Herk Harvey
Known for Directing · 18 credits
- Born
- 1924-06-03
- Died
- 1996-04-03
- Place of birth
- Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
- Also known as
- 허크 하비
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Harold Arnold "Herk" Harvey (June 3, 1924 – April 3, 1996) was an American film director, actor, and film producer.
Harvey is best known for his sole feature film, Carnival of Souls, a low budget 1962 horror film starring Candace Hilligoss. It was produced and directed by Harvey for an estimated $33,000. Harvey had witnessed the recent success of Elmer Rhoden Jr. and fellow industrial filmmaker Robert Altman in producing low-budget feature films in nearby Kansas City, and began to secure backing from local investors in order to mount a similar project in Lawrence. While returning to Kansas after shooting a Centron film in California, Harvey developed the idea for Carnival of Souls after driving past the abandoned Saltair Pavilion in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hiring an unknown New York actress, Lee Strasberg-trained Hilligoss, and otherwise employing mostly local talent, Harvey shot Carnival of Souls in three weeks, on location in Lawrence and Salt Lake City, using a script penned by Centron associate John Clifford. Harvey also played an uncredited role as the film's most prominent "ghoul." Originally marketed as a B film and released by an upstart distribution company that quickly went bankrupt, Carnival of Souls never gained widespread public attention upon its original release but today has become hailed as a cult classic. Set to an organ score by Gene Moore, Carnival of Souls relies more on atmosphere than on special effects to create its mood of psychological horror. The film has a large cult following, built up primarily via late-night television screenings, and has been released on DVD by the Criterion Collection (complete with a host of special features, including an hour of excerpts from Harvey's Centron productions). To this day, the movie is still discussed by film buffs and occasionally has screenings at Halloween and art film festivals.
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Known For
Carnival of Souls
1962
as The Man
Murder Ordained
1987
as Jury Foreman
Why Study Home Economics?
1955
as Construction Worker
What About School Spirit?
1958
as Man in School (uncredited)
Manners in Public
1958
as Man in Bus
The Movie That Wouldn't Die! – The 'Carnival of Souls' Story
1998
as Self
Movies (18)
Carnival of Souls
1962
as The Man
Murder Ordained
1987
as Jury Foreman
Why Study Home Economics?
1955
as Construction Worker
What About School Spirit?
1958
as Man in School (uncredited)
Manners in Public
1958
as Man in Bus
The Movie That Wouldn't Die! – The 'Carnival of Souls' Story
1998
as Self
Speech: The Function of Gestures
1949
as John
Speech: Using Your Voice
1950
Korea: Overview
1980
as Narrator (voice)
What About Prejudice?
1959
as Doctor in Hospital
Star 34
1954
as William Jonathan 'Bill' Asher
Pork: The Meal with a Squeal
1963
as Narrator
Dance, Little Children
1961
Case History of a Sales Meeting
1963
as Self (uncredited)
Rebound!
1955
as Bob, the Blind man (uncredited)
exposer
2022
as The Man
Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance
1949
as Good Speechmaker
Operation Grass Killer
1961
as Farmer
About Herk Harvey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harold Arnold "Herk" Harvey (June 3, 1924 – April 3, 1996) was an American film director, actor, and film producer. Harvey is best known for his sole feature film, Carnival of Souls, a low budget 1962 horror film starring Candace Hilligoss. It was produced and directed by Harvey for an estimated $33,000. Harvey had witnessed the recent success of Elmer Rhoden Jr. and fellow industrial filmmaker Robert Altman in producing low-budget feature films in nearby Kansas City, and began to secure backing from loc… With 18 credits spanning from 1949 to 2022, Herk Harvey has appeared in 18 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Carnival of Souls (1962) — as The Man
- Murder Ordained (1987) — as Jury Foreman
- Why Study Home Economics? (1955) — as Construction Worker
- What About School Spirit? (1958) — as Man in School (uncredited)
- Manners in Public (1958) — as Man in Bus
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