A. W. Hackel, born Aaron William Hackel (December 18, 1882 – October 22, 1959), was an American film producer who founded Supreme Pictures in 1934.
Hackel was born in Ulanów, Nisko County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland.
[1] In 1934, Hackel formed Supreme Pictures, at which he contracted Bob Steele for 32 of his Westerns,[2] such as Alias John Law (1935).
Hackel also produced 16 Westerns with Johnny Mack Brown.
He followed that film with numerous crime dramas, including The Flaming Urge (1953).