Poverty Row: Hollywood's B-Movie Underworld
From Trivia Tracks With Pryce Robertson by Doc Bryce Productions
June 9, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
This episode explores the significance of Poverty Row in Hollywood's film industry from the late 1920s to the 1950s.
From the late 1920s until the 1950s, a shifting collective of independent, low-budget film studios— known as "Poverty Row"—served as a vital organ of the Hollywood ecosystem, churning out thousands of Westerns, thrillers, horror films, and serials.
People in this episode
Host: Pryce Robertson
Topics covered
- B-movies
- Hollywood history
- independent film
- low-budget cinema
- Poverty Row
Keywords
- Poverty Row
- B-movies
- independent studios
- Hollywood
- low-budget films
- Westerns
- thrillers
- horror films
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Poverty Row
Books & works: Hollywood
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