Sam B. Jacobson served in World War I as a lieutenant responsible for providing troop entertainment.

[3] In 1928, Jacobson, as publicity director at Universal Pictures, created the Laemmle Novelties, a series of thirteen one-reel-silent films.

The heroine of Rag Doll is just what the title implies and Wax Figures reveals the astounding adventures of a group of store window dummies.

Other titles in the series: Footprints, Faces, Bottles, Handicapped, Shadows, Daydreams, and Half Holiday.

[8] In the 1930s he served as General Production Manager for Van Beuren Studios, where he edited Frank Buck’s second film, Wild Cargo, and another movie, Adventure Girl with Joan Lowell.