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John Handsome Johnny Roselli — Part 6
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Robert Kane Productions
In testimony before the Kefauver Committee in 1950,
ROSELLI testified that he was interested in a story to be
made into @ movie concerning @ prison break in Colorado, and
with the help of BRYAN FOY who, according to ROSELLI stated
that ROSELLI had the ability to become a producer, ROSELLI
wanted to produce this movie. However, Eagle Lion Studios
agid not like the idea and thereafter BRYAN FOY and his
brother, CHARLIE FOY, invested some money and BRYAN FOY
furnished ROSELLI with some money to invest and a new company
called Robert Kane Productions was started. They brought in
as their producer ROBERT T. KANE. ROSELLI owned about
11 per cent interest in this company. They made two motion
pictures, and in 1948, ROSELLI received about $70,000 from |
the sale of these pictures. mM
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“The 1949-50 International Motion Pieture Almanac
states that ROBERT T. KANE ig @ producer who was #ern in New
York and Bludied givil ensigns In 1917, he joined the
United Sthte private, promoted to a lieutenant
and then to cap received the Distinguished ‘service
Medal, Distinguished Service Cross and the Belgian Croix de Guerre.
After World War I, he was affiliated with Paramount Studios
as a producer; thereafter, he worked as an independent producer;
and in 1930 was sent to Paris by Paramount Studios to organize
their company there. In 1938, he resigned from Paramount to join
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