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Edmund Grainger is a Scriptwriter and Associate Producer American born on 1 october 1906 at New York City (USA)

Edmund Grainger

Edmund Grainger
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Birth name James Edmund Grainger
Nationality USA
Birth 1 october 1906 at New York City (USA)
Death 6 july 1981 (at 74 years)

(James) Edmund Grainger, né le 1 octobre 1906 à New York (État de New York), mort le 6 juillet 1981 à Beverly Hills (Californie), est un producteur de cinéma américain.

Biography

Edmund Grainger débute au sein de la Fox comme assistant-réalisateur, sur six films sortis de 1927 à 1930. Toujours à la Fox, il produit ses six premiers films en 1931-1932 (ex. : The Gay Caballero d'Alfred L. Werker en 1932, avec George O'Brien et Conchita Montenegro).

Il est ensuite producteur chez Universal de 1934 à 1939 (ex. : Le Rayon invisible de Lambert Hillyer en 1936, avec Boris Karloff et Béla Lugosi), à la Warner de 1940 à 1942, pour Republic Pictures de 1942 à 1949 (ex. : Le Réveil de la sorcière rouge d'Edward Ludwig en 1948, avec John Wayne et Gail Russell), à la RKO de 1951 à 1956 (ex. : Les Diables de Guadalcanal de Nicholas Ray en 1951, avec John Wayne et Robert Ryan), et pour la MGM de 1958 à 1960 (ex. : Celui par qui le scandale arrive de Vincente Minnelli en 1960, avec Robert Mitchum et Eleanor Parker).

De plus, expérience ephémère, il crée sa propre compagnie (Edmund Grainger Productions) qui produit seulement deux westerns, Le Trésor de Pancho Villa de George Sherman en 1955 (avec Rory Calhoun et Shelley Winters), puis L'Or et l'Amour de Jacques Tourneur en 1956, co-produit par la RKO (avec Robert Stack et Virginia Mayo).

En tout, de 1931 à 1960, Edmund Grainger produit soixante-huit films américains, le dernier étant La Ruée vers l'Ouest d'Anthony Mann (avec Glenn Ford et Maria Schell), après lequel il se retire quasiment. Il revient toutefois à la production pour le compte de l'American International Pictures, à l'occasion de l'ultime film de Vincente Minnelli, Nina (avec Charles Boyer et Ingrid Bergman), sorti en 1976.

Best films

Sands of Iwo Jima (1950)
(Associate Producer)
Never So Few (1959)
(Producer)

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Filmography of Edmund Grainger (39 films)

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Scriptwriter

Flying Leathernecks, 1h37
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Jay C. Flippen, Milburn Stone, Janis Carter
Rating62% 3.147843.147843.147843.147843.14784
Major Dan Kirby (John Wayne) arrives at VMF-247 ("Wildcats") as the new commander when everybody in the unit was expecting Captain Carl "Grif" Griffin (Robert Ryan) to take over. Kirby is strict and makes this understood from day one. Assigned to the Cactus Air Force during the Guadalcanal campaign, Kirby has few planes available and a lot to accomplish with a field attacked daily by the Japanese. His pilots are young and behave like "kids," sometimes disobeying orders and foolishly losing precious pilots and precious planes. Kirby is requiring maximum effort, and Captain Griffin is not as tough as Kirby wants. Griffin stays closer to his young pilots, one of them his own brother-in-law, Vern "Cowboy" Blithe (Don Taylor).

Producer

A Matter of Time, 1h37
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Ingrid Bergman, Liza Minnelli, Charles Boyer, Isabella Rossellini, Tina Aumont, Fernando Rey
Roles Producer
Rating51% 2.559162.559162.559162.559162.55916
The film opens at a mid-1950s press conference, where scenes are shown for an upcoming film starring Nina (Liza Minnelli), a popular screen celebrity. While on her way to the conference, Nina looks at herself in an ornate mirror, which triggers a flashback to her arrival in Rome, when she was 19 years old. Her cousin, Valentina (Tina Aumont), has arranged for her to work as a chambermaid in a dilapidated hotel.
Cimarron
Cimarron (1960)
, 2h27
Directed by Anthony Mann, Charles Walters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Maria Schell, Anne Baxter, Harry Morgan, Russ Tamblyn, Arthur O'Connell
Roles Producer
Rating63% 3.196453.196453.196453.196453.19645
Sabra Cravat's (Maria Schell) wealthy Kansas City parents try to dissuade her from participating in a land run in the Oklahoma territory with her new husband Yancey (Glenn Ford), but she is adamant. During the journey, Sabra's knowledge of her husband's character deepens, and when he lends one of his covered wagons to Tom (Arthur O'Connell) and Sarah Wyatt (Mercedes McCambridge) and their large, destitute family, she experiences his generosity.
Home from the Hill, 2h30
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about families
Actors Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker, George Peppard, George Hamilton, Everett Sloane, Luana Patten
Roles Producer
Rating73% 3.69343.69343.69343.69343.6934
In the beginning, Captain Wade Hunnicutt (Robert Mitchum), the wealthiest and most powerful person in his East Texas town, is wounded by a jealous husband. Wade is a notorious womanizer, who lives with his beautiful wife Hannah (Eleanor Parker) who scorns him. She has raised their son Theron (George Hamilton) to be dependent upon her, but as he reaches adulthood Theron seeks his father’s help in becoming a man.
Green Mansions, 1h44
Directed by Mel Ferrer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Indiens d'Amazonie
Actors Anthony Perkins, Audrey Hepburn, Lee J. Cobb, Sessue Hayakawa, Henry Silva, Nehemiah Persoff
Roles Producer
Rating53% 2.654442.654442.654442.654442.65444
A young man named Abel (Anthony Perkins) narrowly escapes Caracas, Venezuela after it is overtaken by rebels. He decides to seek revenge, as his father, the former Minister of War, was killed. After getting supplies, he takes a canoe to the far shore, where he is nearly killed by a leopard, but is saved by the native, Indian-like people.
Never So Few, 2h4
Directed by John Sturges
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen, Richard Johnson, Paul Henreid
Roles Producer
Rating57% 2.8977352.8977352.8977352.8977352.897735
Shot on location in Burma, Thailand and Ceylon, the film follows Captain Tom Reynolds (Sinatra) and his fellow OSS operatives, Captain Grey Travis (Lawford) and Corporal Bill Ringa (McQueen), leading Kachin natives in fighting the Japanese in Burma in World War II despite a lack of support from their commanders.
The Sheepman, 1h25
Directed by Georges Marchal, George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Western
Actors Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Shaughnessy, Edgar Buchanan, Slim Pickens
Roles Producer
Rating67% 3.397163.397163.397163.397163.39716
Gambler Jason Sweet (Glenn Ford) wins a herd of sheep in a poker game and proceeds to take them by train into the middle of cattle country. It is not long before the townsfolk take notice (and object), but Sweet is more than up to the challenge.
Torpedo Run, 1h38
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Glenn Ford, Ernest Borgnine, Diane Brewster, Robert Hardy, Paul Picerni, Dean Jones
Roles Producer
Rating63% 3.197283.197283.197283.197283.19728
The American submarine Grayfish, under Lieutenant Commander/Commander Barney Doyle (Glenn Ford), searches for the Shinaru, one of the Japanese aircraft carriers that led the attack on Pearl Harbor. Doyle receives word that the target has an escort, including a transport ship carrying his wife and child, who were captured in the Philippines.
Great Day in the Morning, 1h32
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Virginia Mayo, Robert Stack, Ruth Roman, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr, Regis Toomey
Roles Producer
Rating63% 3.1930353.1930353.1930353.1930353.193035
In the year 1861, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War in the Colorado Territory, Owen Pentecost (Robert Stack) is a man from North Carolina who comes west to Denver on a whim. He encounters Ann Merry Alaine (Virginia Mayo), who is going there to open a dress shop.
The Treasure of Pancho Villa, 1h32
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres War, Romance, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Rory Calhoun, Shelley Winters, Gilbert Roland, Joseph Calleia, Fanny Schiller, Rodd Redwing
Roles Producer
Rating56% 2.8080252.8080252.8080252.8080252.808025
Des cow-boys, des ranchers et des hors-la-loi se font la guerre pour un hypothétique trésor et pour la possession de terres.
The French Line, 1h42
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Hunnicutt, Craig Stevens, Kim Novak, Rita Corday
Roles Producer
Rating51% 2.557022.557022.557022.557022.55702
Millionairess Mame Carson's (Jane Russell) oil empire spells trouble for her love life. Men are either after her fortune or afraid of it. Her money-shy fiancé Phil Barton (Craig Stevens) has just given her the brush off.
Split Second, 1h25
Directed by Dick Powell, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, Arthur Hunnicutt, Paul Kelly
Roles Producer
Rating67% 3.394743.394743.394743.394743.39474
Sam Hurley (Stephen McNally) and Bart Moore (Paul Kelly) escape from prison, although Moore is seriously wounded in the breakout. They meet up with a confederate, a mute named "Dummy" (Frank de Kova), and hide out in a ghost town. Along the way, they pick up several hostages, Kay Garven (Alexis Smith) and her lover Arthur Ashton (Robert Paige), reporter Larry Fleming (Keith Andes), dancer "Dottie" Vale (Jan Sterling), and the town's sole resident, Asa Tremaine (Arthur Hunnicutt).
Second Chance, 1h22
Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Robert Mitchum, Jack Palance, Linda Darnell, Roy Roberts, Dan Seymour, Sandro Giglio
Roles Executive Producer
Rating59% 2.95112.95112.95112.95112.9511
A mob bookkeeper (played by Milburn Stone) is confronted, shot, and killed by the utterly ruthless hitman Cappy Gordon (Jack Palance), under orders from the notorious gangster Vic Spilato, who is currently under investigation by the U.S. Senate. Cappy then heads for San Cristóbal, a bustling town in an unspecified Latin American country, with plans to deliver a similar fate to Spilato's estranged girlfriend, the singer Clare Shepperd (Linda Darnell), who is trying to escape her past connections with Spilato.
Devil's Canyon, 1h32
Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Crime, Western
Actors Virginia Mayo, Dale Robertson, Arthur Hunnicutt, Stephen McNally, Robert Keith, Jay C. Flippen
Roles Producer
Rating54% 2.7066352.7066352.7066352.7066352.706635
Arizona, 1897: A female outlaw, Abby Nixon, warns a lawman, Billy Reynolds, that her accomplices Bud and Cole Gorman are nearby. Reynolds manages to kill both in a gunfight, but finds himself arrested for murder, convicted and sentenced to a desert prison known as Devil's Canyon.