Biography
Although best-remembered for
Rebel Without a Cause (1955), American producer David Weisbart put his stamp on '50s popular culture in other ways as well; he produced a 3-D film for the sake of using 3-D (
Charge at Feather River [1953]); four
Elvis Presley vehicles, including Presley's first film
Love Me Tender (1956); a
Pat Boone movie (
April Love [1957]), for kids who didn't like Elvis; and others featuring
Errol Flynn,
Guy Madison,
Robert Wagner,
Terry Moore,
Sal Mineo,
Ann-Margret,
Carol Lynley, etc. Weisbart produced
Between Heaven and Hell (1956), comprised of what must be one of the most eccentric casts ever assembled, including
Harvey Lembeck, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer,
Frank Gorshin, and
Scatman Crothers. The worst movie Weisbart has to his credit is
Valley of the Dolls (1967). ~ Bruce Eder, All Movie Guide