Toddy Pictures Company

Toddy Pictures Company was a film distribution and production company. It was founded by in 1941 by Ted Toddy (1900 - 1983) in a consolidation of his film businesses under the new name. The film company specialized in African-American films.
Toddy was born in Russia. He worked for more than a decade at major studios before establishing Dixie National Pictures in Atlanta. He was involved in efforts to distribute the 1936 film "Polygamy" which ran into censorship hurdles and Joseph Breem. He added Million Dollar Productions to his business in 1940. Toddy re-released Million Dollar Productions films with new titles and marketing.
Toddy marketed light comedies with outdoor scenes and plenty of musical performances to Black audiences.