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Alma Macrorie is a Actor and Editor American born on 7 december 1904 at Davenport (USA)

Alma Macrorie

Alma Macrorie
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Birth name Alma Ruth Macrorie
Nationality USA
Birth 7 december 1904 at Davenport (USA)
Death 28 june 1970 (at 65 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

Alma (Ruth) Macrorie est une monteuse — occasionnellement actrice — américaine, née le 7 décembre 1904 à Davenport (Iowa), morte le 28 juin 1970 à Los Angeles — Quartier de Woodland Hills (Californie).

Biography

D'abord assistante d'Ellsworth Hoagland pour Symphonie burlesque de Norman Taurog (1935, avec Jack Oakie et George Burns), Alma Macrorie est monteuse à part entière de cinquante-six films américains sortis à partir de 1937, au sein de Paramount Pictures principalement (et d'Universal Pictures en fin de carrière).

Citons En route vers Zanzibar de Victor Schertzinger (1941, avec Bing Crosby et Dorothy Lamour), Mais qui a tué Harry ? d'Alfred Hitchcock (1955, avec John Forsythe et Shirley MacLaine), le western Du sang dans le désert d'Anthony Mann (1957, avec Henry Fonda et Anthony Perkins), ou encore Le Combat du capitaine Newman de David Miller (1963, avec Gregory Peck et Angie Dickinson). Son dernier film est L'Intrus magnifique de George Seaton (avec George Peppard et Mary Tyler Moore), sorti en 1968, deux ans avant sa mort.

En outre, Alma Macrorie tient des petits rôles dans quatre films, dont À chacun son destin (1946, avec Olivia de Havilland et John Lund) qu'elle monte également, réalisé par Mitchell Leisen — avec lequel elle collabore sur treize autres films —.

Le film de guerre Les Ponts de Toko-Ri de Mark Robson (1954, avec William Holden et Grace Kelly) lui vaut son unique nomination à l'Oscar du meilleur montage.

Best films

The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954)
(Editor)
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
(Editor)
Frenchman's Creek (1944)
(Editor)
To Each His Own (1946)
(Editor)

Usually with

Edith Head
Edith Head
(31 films)
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(23 films)
George Seaton
George Seaton
(13 films)
Mitchell Leisen
Mitchell Leisen
(12 films)
Victor Young
Victor Young
(15 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Alma Macrorie (52 films)

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Actress

Anything Goes, 1h46
Directed by Lewis Milestone, Robert Lewis
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, Phil Harris, Kurt Kasznar, Richard Erdman
Roles La baronne française
Rating60% 3.0486453.0486453.0486453.0486453.048645
Showbiz partners Bill Benson and Ted Adams each travel to Paris to sign a dancer to star in their new show. The problem? There is only one role, and the men have unknowingly cast two dancers, Patsy Blair and Gaby Duval. It is up to the men to sort out their mess on the cruise back to America.
The Emperor Waltz, 1h45
Directed by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Films about dogs, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Joan Fontaine, Roland Culver, Lucile Watson, Richard Haydn, Harold Vermilyea
Roles Inn Proprietress
Rating59% 2.999852.999852.999852.999852.99985
At the turn of the twentieth century, traveling salesman Virgil Smith (Bing Crosby) journeys to Vienna, Austria hoping to sell a gramophone to Emperor Franz Joseph, whose purchase of the recent American invention could spur its popularity with the Austrian people. At the same time, Countess Johanna Augusta Franziska von Stoltzenberg-Stolzenberg (Joan Fontaine) and her father, Baron Holenia, are celebrating the fact their black poodle Scheherezade has been selected to mate with the emperor's poodle. As they depart from the palace, they meet Virgil and his white fox terrier Buttons, whose scuffle with Scheherezade leads to a discussion about class distinctions.
To Each His Own, 2h2
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Mary Anderson, John Lund, Roland Culver, Phillip Terry, Victoria Horne
Roles Belle Ingham
Rating75% 3.793263.793263.793263.793263.79326
In World War II London, fire wardens Josephine "Jody" Norris (Olivia de Havilland) and Lord Desham (Roland Culver) keep a lonely vigil. When Jody saves Desham's life, they become better acquainted. With a bit of coaxing, the ageing spinster tells the story of her life, leading to a flashback.

Editor

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?, 1h35
Directed by George Seaton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about birds
Actors George Peppard, Mary Tyler Moore, Dom DeLuise, Don Stroud, John McMartin, Susan Saint James
Roles Editor
Rating64% 3.2454153.2454153.2454153.2454153.245415
Pete (George Peppard) is a former advertising executive living a Beatnik–Bohemian life in a loft in New York City. Since living in the commune, Pete has turned into a cynical, misanthropic artist. The members of the commune are seemingly aimless, indolent or melancholy while waiting for the world to end; one member (Gillian Spencer) lives her life in a burlap sack, with only her bare feet protruding.
Gambit
Gambit (1967)
, 1h49
Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Herbert Lom, Roger C. Carmel, Arnold Moss, John Abbott
Roles Editor
Rating69% 3.498723.498723.498723.498723.49872
Cockney cat burglar Harry Dean (Michael Caine) and his artist friend Emile Fournier (John Abbott) discover exotic Eurasian showgirl Nicole Chang (Shirley MacLaine) in a crowded Hong Kong restaurant. She bears an incredible resemblance both to the late wife of the world's richest man, an Arab named Shahbandar (Herbert Lom), as well as to a priceless ancient Chinese statuette that he owns; Harry and Emile want to use her in a scheme to rob him of it.
A Man Could Get Killed, 1h37
Directed by Ronald Neame, Cliff Owen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors James Garner, Melina Mercouri, Sandra Dee, Anthony Franciosa, Robert Coote, Roland Culver
Roles Editor
Rating57% 2.8991552.8991552.8991552.8991552.899155
A search is on for stolen diamonds and a government agent has been killed trying to recover them. When an unsuspecting William Beddoes arrives in Lisbon on behalf of an American bank, he is mistaken for the dead agent's replacement.
Captain Newman, M.D., 2h6
Directed by Robert D. Webb, David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Military humor in film, Political films
Actors Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Robert Duvall, Eddie Albert, Marc Cavell
Roles Editor
Rating68% 3.446673.446673.446673.446673.44667
In 1944, Captain Josiah Newman (Peck) is head of the neuro-psychiatric Ward 7 at the Colfax Army Air Field military hospital, located in the Arizona desert. As he explains to a visiting VIP who wanders in: "We're short of beds, doctors, orderlies, nurses, everything ... except patients." He will use unconventional tactics to treat his patients and to recruit much needed personnel, as when he hijacks a new and very reluctant orderly, Corporal Jackson Leibowitz (Curtis), a wheeler-dealer from New Jersey. Leibowitz promptly has the entire ward participating in a sing-along of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm.
For Love or Money, 1h48
Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Thelma Ritter, Gig Young, Julie Newmar, William Bendix
Roles Editor
Rating60% 3.0479953.0479953.0479953.0479953.047995
Lawyer Donald Kenneth "Deke" Gentry (Kirk Douglas) is given the task of playing matchmaker for the three daughters of his wealthy client Chloe Brasher (Thelma Ritter).
For Love or Money, 1h48
Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix
Roles Editor
Rating60% 3.0479953.0479953.0479953.0479953.047995
Chloe Brasher désire marier ses trois filles selon son propre goût. Afin de trouver des prétendants, elle fait appel à l'avocat « Deke » Gentry. Il réussit à caser rapidement les deux aînées mais échoue lamentablement avec Kate, la dernière qui est également la plus brillante des trois. La raison : Il tombe amoureux d'elle…
The Counterfeit Traitor, 2h20
Directed by George Seaton
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors William Holden, Lilli Palmer, Hugh Griffith, Carl Raddatz, Charles Régnier, Ulf Palme
Roles Editor
Rating73% 3.6925253.6925253.6925253.6925253.692525
Erickson (Holden) is an American-born Swedish oil man who is pressured by Allied intelligence agents, led by a British agent (Griffith), to spy for the Allies. Erickson begins his job reluctantly, as it causes marital discord and forces him to pose as a Nazi. He agrees because otherwise his business would be destroyed by the Allies, but over time, realizes it is the right thing to do.
The Pleasure of His Company, 1h55
Directed by George Seaton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Lilli Palmer, Tab Hunter, Gary Merrill, Charles Ruggles
Roles Editor
Rating66% 3.3432753.3432753.3432753.3432753.343275
Jessica Poole n'a jamais connu véritablement son père Biddeford Poole, dit Pogo, mais elle le vénère. Le jour de son mariage, ce dernier se décide à revenir au grand dam de toute la famille, excepté Jessica. La jeune fille devient enthousiaste au point de comparer son père à son fiancé Roger, au détriment de celui-ci...
The Pleasure of His Company, 1h55
Directed by George Seaton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Fred Astaire, Debbie Reynolds, Lilli Palmer, Tab Hunter, Gary Merrill, Charles Ruggles
Roles Editor
Rating66% 3.3432753.3432753.3432753.3432753.343275
San Francisco debutante Jessica Poole hasn't seen her father "Pogo" Poole since the divorce between him and her mother Katharine, many years before. Pogo went off to travel the world and enjoy himself, while Katharine remarried to stodgy banker Jim Dougherty.
The Rat Race, 1h45
Directed by Robert Mulligan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Tony Curtis, Debbie Reynolds, Jack Oakie, Don Rickles, Kay Medford, Marjorie Bennett
Roles Editor
Rating65% 3.2972753.2972753.2972753.2972753.297275
Wishing to pursue a career as a jazz saxophonist, Pete Hammond Jr. (Curtis) takes a bus from his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to New York City and optimistically begins looking for work. However, jobs are extremely hard to find.
But Not for Me, 1h44
Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Clark Gable, Carroll Baker, Lilli Palmer, Lee J. Cobb, Barry Coe, Thomas Gomez
Roles Editor
Rating62% 3.1462853.1462853.1462853.1462853.146285
Russ Ward is a Broadway producer with a 30-year record of success who has been out of town. On returning to New York, everybody wants a piece of him: ex-wife Kathryn Ward, hard-drinking playwright Jeremiah "Mac" MacDonald, magazine reporter Roy Morton, business manager Miles Atwood and lawyer Charles Montgomery, one after another.