Herk Harvey

Biography

Harold Arnold "Herk" Harvey (June 3, 1924 – April 3, 1996) was an American film director, actor, and film producer. Harvey is best known for his sole feature film, Carnival of Souls, a low budget 1962 horror film starring Candace Hilligoss. It was produced and directed by Harvey for an estimated $33,000. Harvey had witnessed the recent success of Elmer Rhoden Jr. and fellow industrial filmmaker Robert Altman in producing low-budget feature films in nearby Kansas City, and began to secure backing from local investors in order to mount a similar project in Lawrence. While returning to Kansas after shooting a Centron film in California, Harvey developed the idea for Carnival of Souls after driving past the abandoned Saltair Pavilion in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hiring an unknown New York actress, Lee Strasberg-trained Hilligoss, and otherwise employing mostly local talent, Harvey shot Carnival of Souls in three weeks, on location in Lawrence and Salt Lake City, using a script penned by Centron associate John Clifford. Harvey also played an uncredited role as the film's most prominent "ghoul." Originally marketed as a B film and released by an upstart distribution company that quickly wen…

Directed

1. Carnival of Souls (1962) — Director
2. Shake Hands with Danger (1980) — Director
3. What About Juvenile Delinquency (1955) — Director
4. Cheating (1952) — Director
5. Why Study Industrial Arts (1956) — Director
6. Manners in School (1958) — Director
7. The Trouble Maker (1959) — Director
8. The Innocent Party (1959) — Director
9. Dance, Little Children (1961) — Director
10. What About Prejudice? (1959) — Director
11. Halloween Safety (1977) — Director
12. Why Study Science? (1955) — Director
13. The Snob (1958) — Director
14. Cindy Goes to a Party (1955) — Director
15. Buying Food (1950) — Director
16. Exchanging Greetings and Introductions (1960) — Director
17. The Procrastinator (1952) — Director
18. The Gossip (1955) — Director
19. Why Study Home Economics? (1955) — Director
20. The Sound of a Stone (1955) — Director
21. The Griper (1954) — Director
22. Health: Your Posture (1953) — Director
23. Signals: Read 'Em or Weep (1981) — Director
24. Star 34 (1954) — Director
25. To Touch a Child (1962) — Director
26. The Show-Off (1954) — Director
27. None For The Road (1957) — Director
28. Health: Your Cleanliness (1953) — Director
29. Your Junior High Days (1961) — Director
30. Responsibility (1953) — Director
31. A Citizen Makes a Decision (1954) — Director
32. Street Safety Is Your Problem (1952) — Director
33. The Good Loser (1953) — Director
34. Caring For Your Toys (1954) — Director
35. What About Drinking (1954) — Director
36. What About Alcoholism? (1956) — Director
37. Make Your Home Safe (1957) — Director
38. Manners in Public (1958) — Director
39. What About School Spirit? (1958) — Director
40. Operation Grass Killer (1961) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Carnival of Souls (1962) — The Man
2. Speech: Using Your Voice (1950)
3. Speech: Platform Posture and Appearance (1949) — Good Speechmaker
4. Dance, Little Children (1961)
5. What About Prejudice? (1959) — Doctor in Hospital
6. exposer (2022) — The Man
7. Why Study Home Economics? (1955) — Construction Worker
8. Star 34 (1954) — William Jonathan 'Bill' Asher
9. Speech: The Function of Gestures (1949) — John
10. Murder Ordained (1987) — Jury Foreman
11. Manners in Public (1958) — Man in Bus
12. What About School Spirit? (1958) — Man in School (uncredited)
13. Operation Grass Killer (1961) — Farmer
14. Pork: The Meal with a Squeal (1963) — Narrator
15. Korea: Overview (1980) — Narrator (voice)
16. The Movie That Wouldn't Die! – The 'Carnival of Souls' Story (1998) — Self
17. Rebound! (1955) — Bob, the Blind man (uncredited)
18. Case History of a Sales Meeting (1963) — Self (uncredited)