Word: petroff
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Other cheapie-makers who substitute ingenuity for money: Stuntman John Carpenter, who shot a full-length feature (Son of the Renegade) in 5½ days for $18,200; Boris Petroff, who buys up stock shots (i.e., background film), then fills in the stories with inexpensive actors; Herman Cohen, who frankly makes cheapies for the No. 2 spot on double bills; Albert Zugsmith, who arrived in Hollywood two years ago to make TV films, now has four cheapies ready for theater release; William F. Broidy, who put out such pictures as Steel Fist and Sea Tiger for less than...