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Florence Ryerson is a Scriptwriter American born on 20 september 1892 at Glendale (USA)

Florence Ryerson

Florence Ryerson
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Birth name Florence Willard
Nationality USA
Birth 20 september 1892 at Glendale (USA)
Death 8 june 1965 (at 72 years) at Mexico City (Mexique)

Florence Ryerson (Sept. 20, 1892 - June 8, 1965) was a playwright, screenwriter, and co-author of the script for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

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The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
(Scriptwriter)

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Filmography of Florence Ryerson (26 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
, 1h38
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, George Cukor, Victor Fleming, Norman Taurog, Richard Thorpe, King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Le pays d'Oz, Witches in film, Musical films, Steampunk films, Children's films
Actors Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke
Rating80% 4.0467254.0467254.0467254.0467254.046725
The film starts in sepia toned Kansas in the early 1900s. Dorothy Gale lives with her dog Toto on the farm of her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Dorothy and Toto get in trouble with a ruthless neighbor, Miss Almira Gulch, when Toto bites her. However, Dorothy's family and the farmhands are all too busy to pay attention to her. Miss Gulch arrives with permission from the sheriff to have Toto euthanized. He is taken away, but escapes and returns to Dorothy; she then decides to run away from home with Toto to escape Miss Gulch.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms (1939)
, 1h33
Directed by Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger, Henry Hull, June Preisser, Guy Kibbee
Rating62% 3.1498353.1498353.1498353.1498353.149835
In 1921 vaudeville performer Joe Moran (Charles Winninger) announces the birth of a son; but after the advent of talking pictures in 1928, vaudeville fails. His son Mickey Moran (Mickey Rooney) writes songs, and Patsy Barton (Judy Garland) sings "Good Morning." Mickey sells the song for $100. He gives Patsy his pin and kisses her. Mickey learns that his parents Joe and Florrie (Grace Hayes) are going on the road without the children, and he disagrees. Patsy and Molly Moran (Betty Jaynes) sing "You Are My Lucky Star" and "Broadway Rhythm," but Joe says no to their going. So Mickey proposes the kids put on a show, and Don Brice (Douglas McPhail) sings "Babes in Arms" as they march and make a bonfire. Joe dismisses Mickey.
The Ice Follies of 1939
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
, 1h22
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Musical films, Sports d'hiver, Patinage artistique
Actors Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, Lewis Stone, Lionel Stander, Wade Boteler
Rating52% 2.606792.606792.606792.606792.60679
Larry Hall (James Stewart) and Eddie Burgess (Lew Ayres) have a successful skating act until Larry falls in love with Mary McKay (Joan Crawford), an inept skater whom Larry insists upon including in the act. Fired from job after job because of Mary's ineptitude, Larry keeps up his spirits by dreaming of producing a colossal ice show. Following their latest dismissal, the couple elope, and Mary, feeling guilty for damaging her husband's career, convinces Douglas Tolliver, Jr. (Lewis Stone), the head of Monarch Studios, to offer her a movie contract.
Everybody Sing
Everybody Sing (1938)
, 1h20
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Allan Jones, Judy Garland, Fanny Brice, Reginald Owen, Billie Burke, Reginald Gardiner
Rating61% 3.0952453.0952453.0952453.0952453.095245
Young Judy Bellaire (Judy Garland) has trouble fitting in at school, causing trouble by introducing her jazzy style into music class and being expelled as a result. Returning home to her dysfunctional and financially challenged family, where her playwright father, actress mother, and beautiful elder sister, Sylvia (Lynne Carver) compete for attention along with the funny Russian maid, Olga (Fanny Brice) and the hunky cook, Ricky (Allan Jones), who is not-so-secretly in love with Sylvia. Judy foils her father's attempt to ship her off to Europe by escaping from the ship and then trying out for a musical show as a blackface singer, taking advantage of her love of jazz to enchant the show's producer, who hires her and makes her a star of his new show. Meanwhile, Ricky cuts a personal album musically expressing his love for Sylvia. Nevertheless, Sylvia is forced into engagement with another man.
The Casino Murder Case
The Casino Murder Case (1935)
, 1h22
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Paul Lukas, Alison Skipworth, Donald Cook, Rosalind Russell, Arthur Byron, Ted Healy
Rating61% 3.050883.050883.050883.050883.05088
Gentleman detective Philo Vance (Paul Lukas) begins an investigation when he receives an anonymous letter stating that society man Lynn Llewellyn (Donald Cook) will be in danger when he appears at the casino owned by his uncle, Kinkaid (Arthur Byron). Vance visits the Llewellyn estate, which is run by Mrs. Priscilla Kinkaid-Llewellyn (Alison Skipworth), the matriarch of the household, and stumbles into one of the family's many quarrels. At the end of the bitter quarrel, which involves Mrs. Llewellyn's son Lynn and his wife Virginia (Louise Henry), Virginia announces that she has decided to leave the house and go to Chicago. During the tiff, Vance and Doris (Rosalind Russell), Mrs. Llewellyn's secretary, are introduced to each other and Doris immediately takes a liking to Vance.
This Side of Heaven
This Side of Heaven (1934)
, 1h17
Directed by William K. Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter, Mae Clarke, Tom Brown, Una Merkel, Mary Carlisle
Rating65% 3.289613.289613.289613.289613.28961
Personal and professional problems eventually drive a man to attempt suicide.
The Drums of Jeopardy
The Drums of Jeopardy (1931)
, 1h15
Directed by George B. Seitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Horror
Actors Warner Oland, June Collyer, Lloyd Hughes, Clara Blandick, Hale Hamilton, Wallace MacDonald
Rating56% 2.807022.807022.807022.807022.80702
Un médecin fou est déterminé à se venger de la famille qu'il croit responsable de la mort de sa fille.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929)
, 1h20
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
Origin USA
Genres War, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Warner Oland, Neil Hamilton, Jean Arthur, O. P. Heggie, William Austin, Claude King
Rating59% 2.996722.996722.996722.996722.99672
A young white girl, Lia Eltham, is left in Fu Manchu's care. A British regiment, chasing Boxer rebels, fires on Fu Manchu's home, killing his wife and child. When Lia Eltham grows up, he uses her as an instrument for revenge. Opposing Fu Manchu are Police Inspector Nayland Smith and Dr. Jack Petrie.