Allan and Riverdale

Allan and Riverdale was a Lovian theater and film producer famous in the 1960s and 1970s.

History
It was founded in 1927 by Richard Allen (1894-1966) and Gerald Riverdale (1873-1931). It was a theater company, producing theater pieces. In 1944 they entered the movie business to compete with Transbaum Films. Their first movie, A Noble Encounter (1945) did good in theaters but did not achieve a breakthrough. In 1952 they were able to lure Florentine Fortesque from Transbaum to star in Charleston Beach, but the film was a failure and A&R soon left the movie business. After a long absence, they returned in 1961 with their great success Jailbreak. Starring Simon McCann and John Salinas (minor role) it became a hit with the public, who were eager for another film. It was followed up by the musical film New York to Paris (1964), which was about romance on a transatlantic cruise. They had more successes in the 60s and early 1970s but soon began to see greater competition from Transbaum which led them to abandon the movie business in 1978 and theater in 1984.

Films

 * A Noble Encounter (1945)
 * Charleston Beach (1952)
 * M is for Murder (1957)
 * Jailbreak (1961)
 * New York to Paris (1964)
 * Agent Zero (1965)
 * The American West (1967)
 * Agent Zero: Back in Action (1971)