Acting
Al Kallis
Born — Died
1925-11-17 — 2024-07-08
Place of birth
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Known for
Acting
Credits
2 titles
Albert Kallis was a professional artist who designed many film posters for American International Pictures (AIP) releases in the 1950s. Kallis’ striking designs elevated the selling of exploitation movies to a new art form in itself. Indeed, AIP’s Sam Arkoff and James H. Nicholson would often have a poster designed first to pre-sell a movie to theatre owners before it even went into production.
Known for
7.4A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
2001
10.0Feature-length documentary about the early history of American International Pictures.
It Was a Colossal Teenage Movie Machine: The AIP Story
2015