# Saul Elkins

Saul Elkins (June 29, 1907 in New York, New York – May 9, 2001 in Henderson, Nevada) was an American writer, producer and director in the film industry.
Saul was the eldest of three sons of East European Jewish immigrant tailors. He was the brother of BBC, Newsweek and CBS journalist/broadcaster Michael Elkins. He directed 11 short films between 1944 and 1949, produced 14 movies between 1948 and 1951 and wrote the screenplay for 24 films between 1936 and 1950.

## Filmography

| Date | Title | Role | Series | Film | Notes |
| 1936 | The Crime of Dr. Forbes | Writer | — | Feat. | Original screenplay |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Writer | — | Feat. | From a story by |
| 1936 | Star for a Night | Writer | — | Feat. | |
| 1936 | Under Your Spell | Writer | — | Feat. | Screenplay |
| 1937 | That I May Live | Writer | — | Feat. | Contract writer [uncredited] |
| 1938 | Women in Prison | Writer | — | Feat. | Screenplay |
| 1938 | Tarnished Angel | Writer | — | Feat. | Adaptation/story |
| 1939 | Off the Record | Writer | — | Feat. | Original story |
| 1939 | Pride of the Navy | Writer | — | Feat. | Screenplay |
| 1940 | Spills for Thrills | Writer | Broadway Brevities | Short | Script [uncredited] |
| 1943 | Good Old Corn | Writer | Broadway Brevities | Short | |
| 1944 | Our Frontier in Italy | Director | Broadway Brevities | Short | |
| 1945 | America the Beautiful | Writer | Technicolor Specials | Short | |
| 1945 | Star in the Night | Writer | Broadway Brevities | Short | Screenplay |
| 1945 | Story of a Dog | Writer | Vitaphone Varieties | Short | Narration |
| 1945 | Hitler Lives | Writer | Broadway Brevities | Short | |
| 1945 | Hawaiian Memories | Writer | Technicolor Specials | Short | |
| 1946 | Smart as a Fox | Writer | Vitaphone Varieties | Short | Narration |
| 1946 | Beach Days | Writer | Sports Parade | Short | |
| 1946 | Men of Tomorrow | Director | Technicolor Specials | Short | |
| 1946 | All Aboard | Writer | Technicolor Adventure | Short | |
| 1946 | A Boy and His Dog | Writer | Technicolor Special | Short | Screenplay |
| 1947 | Battle of the Champs | Writer | Sports Parade | Short | Narration |
| 1947 | Vaudeville Revue | Director | Melody Masters | Short | |
| 1947 | Tennis Town | Director | Sports Parade | Short | |
| 1947 | A Day at the Fair | Director | Technicolor Special | Short | |
| 1947 | King of the Carnival | Director | Technicolor Special | Short | |
| 1947 | Power Behind the Nation | Writer | Technicolor Special | Short | |
| 1947 | Soap Box Derby | Director | Technicolor Special | Short | |
| 1948 | Celebration Days | Director | Technicolor Special | Short | |
| 1948 | Fighting Athletes | Director | Sports Parade | Short | |
| 1948 | Calgary Stampede | Director | Technicolor Special | Short | |
| 1948 | The Big Punch | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1948 | Embraceable You | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1948 | Smart Girls Don't Talk | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1949 | Circus Town | Writer | Technicolor Adventure | Short | |
| 1949 | Flaxy Martin | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1949 | Homicide | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1949 | The Younger Brothers | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1949 | One Last Fling | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1949 | Water Wizards | Director | Sports Parade | Short | |
| 1949 | The House Across the Street | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1950 | The Grass Is Always Greener | Writer | Broadway Brevities | Short | Screenplay |
| 1950 | Barricade | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1950 | Colt .45 | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1950 | This Side of The Law | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1950 | Return of the Frontiersman | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1951 | Ratón Pass | Producer | — | Feat. | |
| 1951 | Sugarfoot | Producer | — | Feat. | |