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Ron Ormond
Ron Ormond (August 29, 1910 – May 11, 1981) was an American actor, author, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and showman known for producing and directing Western, musical, and exploitation horror films. Ormond began his career as a stage magician and vaudeville performer. After settling in southern California, he collaborated with Lash LaRue on a series of B-Westerns. He later began writing, directing, and producing exploitation films such as Untamed Mistress (1956), which were popular in the grindhouse and drive-in style of the era. In 1965, Ormond moved to Nashville and produced country music films featuring stars from the Grand Ole Opry. Following his survival of a 1968 plane crash, Ormond embraced Christianity and began making Christian films. He collaborated with Estus Pirkle on If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (1971), The Burning Hell (1974), and The Grim Reaper (1976). Often labeled as "Christploitation", Ormond's films of this era retained his grindhouse style, with graphic depictions of damnation in an evangelistic attempt to reach church audiences. Ormond's efforts included family collaboration, and much of his work included his wife Judy and son Tim.
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Ron Ormond (August 29, 1910 – May 11, 1981) was an American actor, author, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and showman known for producing and directing Western, musical, and exploitation horror films. Ormond began his career as a stage magician and vaudeville performer. After settling in southern California, he collaborated with Lash LaRue on a series of B-Westerns. He later began writing, directing, and producing exploitation films such as Untamed Mistress (1956), which were popular in the grindhouse and drive-in style of the era. In 1965, Ormond moved to Nashville and produced country music films featuring stars from the Grand Ole Opry. Following his survival of a 1968 plane crash, Ormond embraced Christianity and began making Christian films. He collaborated with Estus Pirkle on If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (1971), The Burning Hell (1974), and The Grim Reaper (1976). Often labeled as "Christploitation", Ormond's films of this era retained his grindhouse style, with graphic depictions of damnation in an evangelistic attempt to reach church audiences. Ormond's efforts included family collaboration, and much of his work included his wife Judy and son Tim.
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