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Ernest Pagano is a Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 16 january 1901 at Florence (USA)
Ernest Pagano (January 16, 1901 – April 29, 1953) was an American screenwriter. He began in showbusiness as a "gag-man" in silent films. He wrote for 66 films between 1927 and 1947.
He was born in Florence, Colorado, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. His brother was the novelist and screenwriter Jo Pagano.
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Nationality USA
Birth 16 january 1901 at Florence (USA)
Death 29 april 1953 (at 52 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 16 january 1901 at Florence (USA)
Death 29 april 1953 (at 52 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
He was born in Florence, Colorado, and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack. His brother was the novelist and screenwriter Jo Pagano.
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Slave Girl (1947)
, 1h20Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about slavery, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, George Brent, Broderick Crawford, Albert Dekker, Lois Collier, Andy Devine
Rating52%
Lover Come Back (1946)
, 1h30Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors George Brent, Lucille Ball, Vera Zorina, Charles Winninger, Carl Esmond, Raymond Walburn
Roles Writer
Rating61%
Kay Williams (played by Ball) is anxious to provide feminine companionship to her war correspondent husband (Brent) upon his return from service, but is jealous when she notices her husband with a beautiful combat photographer (Zorina). The couple divorces but eventually makes amends; hence, "lovers come back".
Frontier Gal (1945)
, 1h32Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Romance, Western
Actors Yvonne De Carlo, Joan Shawlee, Rod Cameron, Andy Devine, Fuzzy Knight, Andrew Tombes
Rating58%
Une fille de saloon est amoureuse d'un hors-la-loi.
That's the Spirit (1945)
Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Peggy Ryan, Jack Oakie, June Vincent, Gene Lockhart, Andy Devine, Arthur Treacher
Roles Writer
Rating71%
Un artiste de vaudeville revient d'entre les morts pour aider sa femme et sa fille, qui sont dominées par un banquier avide.
That Night with You (1945)
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Franchot Tone, David Bruce, Susanna Foster, Louise Allbritton, Jacqueline deWit, Irene Ryan
Roles Writer
Rating61%
Dans cette comédie musicale, une jeune chanteuse devient si désespérée d'apparaître à Broadway qu'elle se rend chez un éminent producteur et lui dit qu'elle est la fille issue de son mariage d'une journée avec une jeune femme qu'il a connue il y a des années. Le producteur est ravi et met bientôt sa fille en scène. Les ennuis commencent lorsque la "mère" de la fille passe soudainement un appel. Pour ses propres raisons, la femme décide de jouer avec la ruse de la fille. Heureusement, à la fin de l'histoire, la vérité est révélée, toutes les différences sont réconciliées et le bonheur s'ensuit.
The Merry Monahans (1944)
, 1h31Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Actors Donald O'Connor, Peggy Ryan, Jack Oakie, Ann Blyth, Rosemary DeCamp, John Miljan
Rating68%
San Diego I Love You (1944)
, 1h23Directed by Reginald Le Borg
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Buster Keaton, Irene Ryan
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Philip McCooley, a widowed high school teacher in small-town California. believes that he has discovered a new self-inflating life raft. He is persuaded by his eldest daughter Virginia to travel to San Diego to apply for funds from a developmental agency, and takes his four younger sons along as well. On the train journey they encounter and offend John Thompson Caldwell IV by taking his compartment, little realizing that he is extremely wealthy and the head of the agency that the McCooley's need the support of. With their last savings, the family buy a house in the city, which comes with an unusual butler and a very confused lodger.
Greenwich Village (1944)
, 1h22Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, B.S. Pully, William Bendix, Vivian Blaine, Paul Hurst
Roles Adaptation
Rating61%
In 1922, aspiring composer Kenneth Harvey (Don Ameche) travels from the Midwest to Greenwich Village, New York, where he hopes to interest famed composer Kavosky in his concerto. Kenneth wanders into a speakeasy owned by the brash Danny O'Hare (William Bendix), who wants to put on a musical extravaganza showcasing his singing sweetheart, Bonnie Watson (Vivian Blaine). Danny hopes that the show will make Bonnie a star and make up for the fact that he cost her an opportunity of playing a leading role for Ziegfeld. Danny's other main entertainer, Princess Querida (Carmen Miranda), mistakenly assumes that Kenneth is rich, although the few hundred-dollar bills he innocently flashes are the extent of his traveling money. Danny immediately targets Kenneth as a chump and begins to get friendly with him, but Bonnie disapproves and allows Kenneth to escort her home. At her apartment, Bonnie confesses that when she came to Greenwich Village, she had aspirations to become a poet, and advises Kenneth to be more careful about displaying his money. Danny, jealous of Kenneth and Bonnie's obvious attraction to each other, brings the gang up to Bonnie's apartment for a party, and Kenneth plays some of his concerto for them. The next morning, Danny arranges for Kenneth to move to the top floor apartment and begin writing songs for their show, although Bonnie stipulates that music from Kenneth's concerto must be withdrawn from the show if Kavosky likes it. Meanwhile, Hofer, a former violinist with Kavosky's orchestra, persuades the maestro to hear Kenneth play, which Kavosky reluctantly does to get rid of Hofer. Hofer then lies to Kenneth, telling him that Kavosky wants to perform his concerto at Carnegie Hall, and that they should begin the orchestrations immediately. Kenneth works hard on his music, which he withdraws from Danny's show, even though Bonnie has already written the lyrics. Danny is infuriated, especially when he sees Bonnie and Kenneth kiss, but Bonnie is thrilled by Kenneth's seeming good fortune. Unknown to Bonnie, Danny, who continues to rehearse the numbers using Kenneth's music, is aware of the situation when Hofer swindles Danny out of his life savings, which Hofer (Felix Bressart) says is the down payment on the musicians' wages for the Carnegie Hall performance. Hofer disappears with the money, and Kenneth discovers his treachery after speaking to the surprised Kavosky. The heartbroken Kenneth is on his way home when he sees Hofer returning the money to Danny, who has realized that Bonnie is truly in love with Kenneth. The young composer misunderstands the situation and assumes that Danny and Bonnie were in on the swindle. While Kenneth is angrily packing, Querida questions him and learns of his misapprehension. She then gets him arrested by giving him some bootleg liquor to carry, and while Kenneth languishes in jail, Danny, Bonnie and the others step up their rehearsals and prepare to open the show. On opening night, Danny's right-hand man, Brophy, bails Kenneth out of jail, and the irate composer rushes over to the theater to confront Danny. As he watches from the audience, Kenneth is amazed to see Kavosky conduct his concerto, which has been turned into an elaborate number featuring Querida and Bonnie. Kenneth rushes backstage, where Danny reveals that Kavosky volunteered his services after learning of the swindle perpetrated by Hofer. Danny also advises Kenneth to make up with Bonnie, and after her final number, Kenneth embraces her in the wings.
Fired Wife (1943)
, 1h13Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Diana Barrymore, Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, Walter Abel, George Dolenz, Ernest Truex
Roles Writer
Rating57%
You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
, 1h37Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolphe Menjou, Isobel Elsom, Leslie Brooks, Adele Mara
Rating71%
Robert "Bob" Davis (Fred Astaire) is a well-known American dancer with a weakness for betting on the horses. After he loses his money gambling in Buenos Aires, he goes looking for a job with Eduardo Acuña (Adolphe Menjou), the wealthy owner of a nightclub. Acuña, however, does not wish to see him. Bob's friend, bandleader Xavier Cugat, invites him to perform at the wedding of Acuña's eldest daughter. Acuña insists his daughters must wed in order of age, from oldest to youngest. Maria (Rita Hayworth), who is next in line, is not interested in getting married, much to the dismay of Cecy and Lita, her two younger siblings, who have boyfriends they want very much to wed.
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
, 1h28Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Military humor in film, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Robert Benchley, John Hubbard, Osa Massen, Frieda Inescort
Roles Ecrivain
Rating66%
Theater owner and womanizer Martin Cortland (Robert Benchley) enlists the aid of his manager Robert Curtis (Fred Astaire) to woo dancer Sheila Winthrop (Rita Hayworth) but is caught by his long-suffering wife Julia (Frieda Inescort), who hints that he's gone too far this time and his increasingly unbelievable excuses might soon be judged by "twelve strange men." Robert and Sheila are attracted to one another but Robert is caught in Martin's continual attempts to deceive his wife (and keep his marriage, and thus his fortune, intact) and Sheila doubts Robert's sincerity.
Las Vegas Nights (1941)
, 1h30Directed by Ralph Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Henry Kolker, Bert Wheeler, Constance Moore, Tommy Dorsey, Virginia Dale, Frank Sinatra
Rating53%
Forty Little Mothers (1940)
, 1h30Directed by Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Eddie Cantor, Veronica Lake, Judith Anderson, Ralph Morgan, Rita Johnson, Bonita Granville
Rating64%
Out of work professor Gilbert Jordan Thompson stops a suicidal stranger named Marian Edwards from jumping off a pier and helps her get a job so she can support herself. Then he finds an abandoned baby with a note asking someone to give him a good home. When he can't find anyone to claim the baby, Thompson "adopts" him so he won't end up in an orphanage.
The Flying Irishman (1939)
, 1h31Directed by Leigh Jason
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Paul Kelly, Robert Armstrong, Gene Reynolds, Donald MacBride, Eddie Quillan, Minor Watson
Rating51%
In 1938, an unlikely event unfolds as pilot Douglas Corrigan returns to the United States after his transatlantic flight, made "the wrong way" across the Atlantic. The passion to fly was there from an early age as young Douglas faced some hardships as his parents separated, leaving his mother (Dorothy Peterson) to rear two sons and a daughter.
Carefree (1938)
, 1h23Directed by Mark Sandrich, Leslie Goodwins
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy, Jack Carson, Hattie McDaniel, Vinton Hayworth
Rating69%
Psychiatrist Dr. Tony Flagg (Fred Astaire) does his friend Stephen Arden (Ralph Bellamy) a favor by taking on his fiancee, Amanda Cooper (Ginger Rogers), as a patient. Amanda, a singer on the radio, can't seem to make a decision about Stephen's many proposals of marriage, so Tony probes her subconscious, but in the process Amanda falls in love with him. He brings her interest back to Stephen with hypnosis, but then realizes that he also loves her and tries to hypnotize her again, leading to conflict with Stephen. Five minutes away from the wedding, he breaks into her dressing room with his assistant Connors (Jack Carson) and gets the chance to talk to her subconscious again when Stephen accidentally hits her instead of Tony. In the end, the two marry, much to the surprise of the guests.