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Elmer Harris is a Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 11 january 1878

Elmer Harris

Elmer Harris
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Nationality USA
Birth 11 january 1878
Death 6 september 1966 (at 88 years)

Elmer Harris est un scénariste et producteur américain né le 11 janvier 1878 à Chicago, Illinois (États-Unis), décédé le 6 septembre 1966 à Washington (États-Unis).

Best films

Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda
(1948)
(Theatre Play)

Usually with

Frank Capra
Frank Capra
(3 films)
Harry Cohn
Harry Cohn
(6 films)
Sam Wood
Sam Wood
(3 films)
Walter Hiers
Walter Hiers
(5 films)
Clarence Geldart
Clarence Geldart
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Elmer Harris (40 films)

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Scriptwriter

Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda (1948)
, 1h42
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about disabilities, Films based on plays, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Jane Wyman, Lew Ayres, Charles Bickford, Agnes Moorehead, Stephen McNally, Jan Sterling
Roles Theatre Play
Rating76% 3.842563.842563.842563.842563.84256
The film is the story of a deaf-mute young woman, Belinda McDonald (Jane Wyman), who is befriended by the new doctor, Dr. Robert Richardson (Lew Ayres), who comes to Cape Breton Island on the east coast of Canada. The doctor realizes that, although she cannot hear or speak, Belinda is very intelligent. She lives on a farm with her father, Black McDonald (Charles Bickford), and her aunt, Aggie McDonald (Agnes Moorehead), and rarely goes into town. The family sells farm goods to the nearby town, mainly flour. Her father and aunt resent Belinda because her mother died giving birth to her. Dr. Richardson teaches Belinda sign language and what things are. Over time, his affection for her grows.
Red Salute
Red Salute (1935)
, 1h20
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Young, Hardie Albright, Cliff Edwards, Ruth Donnelly, Gordon Jones
Rating59% 2.953682.953682.953682.953682.95368
Drue Van Allen (Stanwyck) plays the daughter of a general, in love with a Communist agitator. The general arranges for her to be taken off to Mexico against her will. Determined to return to Washington, she falls in with a rowdy soldier (Young) who more-or-less accidentally goes AWOL, crosses the border in a stolen military vehicle, and kidnaps an easy-going traveler (Edwards) to hide in his homemade trailer.
Let 'em Have It
Let 'em Have It (1935)

Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Richard Arlen, Virginia Bruce, Bruce Cabot, Alice Brady, Eric Linden, Gordon Jones
Roles Writer
Rating65% 3.2864253.2864253.2864253.2864253.286425
An FBI agent tracks down a gang leader.
Looking for Trouble
Looking for Trouble (1934)
, 1h20
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Spencer Tracy, Jack Oakie, Constance Cummings, Morgan Conway, Arline Judge, Paul Harvey
Rating62% 3.1437753.1437753.1437753.1437753.143775
A telephone line repairman named Joe Graham (Spencer Tracy) lives in Los Angeles. One night he's offered a promotion but declines telling his boss he's happy being a "trouble shooter" working out in the field solving problems for a living.
The Barbarian
The Barbarian (1933)
, 1h24
Directed by Sam Wood, John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Ramón Novarro, Myrna Loy, Reginald Denny, Louise Closser Hale, C. Aubrey Smith, Edward Arnold
Roles Writer
Rating58% 2.9457652.9457652.9457652.9457652.945765
A beautiful English socialite, Diana Standing (Myrna Loy), and her wealthy fiancé Gerald Hume (Reginald Denny) arrive at the train station in Cairo, Egypt, where they plan to be married. Although her mother was Egyptian, Diana considers herself part of the British upper class. At the station, she is noticed by Jamil El Shehab (Ramon Novarro), a handsome good-natured Egyptian dragoman who enjoys romancing women tourists and freeing them from some of their jewelry. Jamil is immediately captivated by Diana and soon talks his way into becoming her official guide and driver in Egypt.
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls (1932)
, 1h39
Directed by Edgar Selwyn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Warren William, Maureen O'Sullivan, Gregory Ratoff, Anita Page, Norman Foster, Verree Teasdale
Rating71% 3.5860453.5860453.5860453.5860453.586045
The film depicts the aspirations and lives of several people in the Seacoast National Bank Building. Among them is David Dwight, the womanizing bank owner who keeps his estranged wife, Ella, happy by paying her bills. His secretary Sarah wants him to get a divorce so they can marry.
So Long Letty
So Long Letty (1929)
, 1h4
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Charlotte Greenwood, Grant Withers, Claude Gillingwater, Patsy Ruth Miller, Bert Roach, Marion Byron
Roles Theatre Play
Rating60% 3.0473653.0473653.0473653.0473653.047365
Uncle Claude comes to the Ardmore Beach Hotel to see Tommy and his wife. At the hotel, with his two granddaughters Ruth and Sally, Uncle Claude meets a wise talking employee named Letty which causes him to leave the Hotel. When he finds Tommy, he mistakes Grace for his wife and likes her and the way she keeps a clean house. To get a big check from Uncle Claude and to see how life is with the other, the two couples switch spouses for a week.
The Matinee Idol
The Matinee Idol (1928)
, 1h6
Directed by Walt Disney, Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians
Actors Bessie Love, Johnnie Walker, Ernest Hilliard, Johnnie Walker, Lionel Belmore, Joe Bordeaux
Roles Adaptation
Rating68% 3.4350353.4350353.4350353.4350353.435035
Don Wilson, a famous blackface comedian, is preparing to headline a new show. Arnold Wingate, his manager, persuades him to take a weekend off in the country. When their car breaks down, they go off in search of a mechanic.
Ransom
Ransom (1928)
, 58minutes
Directed by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Lois Wilson, Edmund Burns, William V. Mong
Rating17% 0.8656950.8656950.8656950.8656950.865695