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Francis Edward Faragoh is a Scriptwriter American born on 16 october 1898 at Budapest (Hongrie)

Francis Edward Faragoh

Francis Edward Faragoh
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Nationality USA
Birth 16 october 1898 at Budapest (Hongrie)
Death 25 july 1966 (at 67 years) at Oakland (USA)

Francis Edward Faragoh (16 October 1898 – 25 July 1966) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 20 films between 1929 and 1947. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1931 for Best Writing, Adaptation for Little Caesar.

He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died in Oakland, California from a heart attack.

Best films

Little Caesar (1931)
(Dialogue)
Dancing Pirate (1936)
(Writer)

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Filmography of Francis Edward Faragoh (19 films)

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Renegades
Renegades (1946)
, 1h27
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Evelyn Keyes, Willard Parker, Larry Parks, Edgar Buchanan, Jim Bannon, Forrest Tucker
Rating58% 2.9067852.9067852.9067852.9067852.906785
La bande des Denbrow fait des ravages dans l'ouest. Alors qu'ils font un raid sur la ville de Prairie City, Ben le fils du meneur Kirk Denbrow, se porte au secours d'Hannah Brockway. Cette dernière tombe aussitôt amoureuse de lui. Elle décide de le suivre et vivre avec les criminels mais Ben est bien décidé à changer de vie et devenir honnête ...
My Friend Flicka, 1h29
Directed by Harold D. Schuster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about horses, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Roddy McDowall, Preston Foster, Rita Johnson, Jeff Corey, James Bell, Jimmy Aubrey
Roles Adaptation
Rating64% 3.2445153.2445153.2445153.2445153.244515
Wyoming ranchers Rob and Nell McLaughlin somewhat reluctantly decide to give their 10-year-old son, Ken, a chance to raise a horse and learn about responsibility. He chooses a one-year-old filly and names her Flicka, which ranch hand Gus informs him is a Swedish word for "girl."
Lady from Louisiana, 1h22
Directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors John Wayne, Dorothy Dandridge, Ona Munson, Henry Stephenson, Ray Middleton, Helen Westley
Roles Story
Rating57% 2.89942.89942.89942.89942.8994
Yankee lawyer John Reynolds (Wayne) and Southern Belle Julie Mirbeau (Ona Munson) meet and fall in love on a riverboat going to New Orleans in the Gay Nineties. Upon arrival they are met by Julie's father (Henry Stephenson) who runs the popular Louisiana State Lottery Company and Reynold's Aunt Blanche (Helen Westley) who is a key figure in the anti-Lottery forces hoping Wayne as State's Attorney will end the Lottery.
Dancing Pirate, 1h23
Directed by Lloyd Corrigan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Dance films, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Pirate films, Musical films
Actors Frank Morgan, Steffi Duna, Charles Collins, Victor Varconi, Luis Alberni, Marjorie Reynolds
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.620352.620352.620352.620352.62035
Set in Boston the in 1820s, the film tells of dancing teacher Jonathan Pride, shanghaied by pirates and forced to be a slave aboard his own ship. Jonathan is able to join a provisioning party that lands on the coast of California, then a part of the Spanish Empire where he makes his escape; his only possessions being his umbrella and music box that he uses for his dancing lessons.
Becky Sharp, 1h24
Directed by Lowell Sherman, Rouben Mamoulian
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Political films, Films based on plays, Napoleonic Wars films, French Revolution films
Actors Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Billie Burke, Nigel Bruce, Alison Skipworth
Rating58% 2.900722.900722.900722.900722.90072
Becky Sharp (Miriam Hopkins), a socially ambitious English young lady manages to survive during the years following Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo.
Chasing Yesterday, 1h20
Directed by George Nichols Jr., George Nicholls, Jr.
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Anne Shirley, O. P. Heggie, Helen Westley, Elizabeth Patterson, Etienne Girardot, John Qualen
Rating59% 2.953522.953522.953522.953522.95352
Sylvestre Bonnard is an aging book collector. While going through his mementos one afternoon he comes across a brief note written by a former lover. Studying it, he realizes that it is written on a page torn from a rare book that he has been seeking for decades. Excited, he decides to return to his home town, where he and the lover had their romance, to search for the book.
Prestige
Prestige (1932)
, 1h11
Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Ann Harding, Adolphe Menjou, Melvyn Douglas, Guy Bates Post, Ian Maclaren, Rollo Lloyd
Rating56% 2.8085952.8085952.8085952.8085952.808595
This script must be run from the command line
Frankenstein, 1h11
Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Théâtre, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Films based on plays, Cyberpunk films
Actors Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye
Rating77% 3.8969453.8969453.8969453.8969453.896945
In a European village Henry Frankenstein, a young scientist, and his assistant Fritz, a hunchback, piece together a human body, the parts of which have been collected from various sources. Frankenstein desires to create human life through electrical devices which he has perfected.
Iron Man
Iron Man (1931)
, 1h13
Directed by Tod Browning
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Boxing films
Actors Lew Ayres, Robert Armstrong, Jean Harlow, John Miljan, Edward Dillon, Mary Doran
Roles Writer
Rating57% 2.8993952.8993952.8993952.8993952.899395
After lightweight prizefighter Kid Mason (Ayres) loses his opening fight, golddigging wife Rose (Harlow) leaves him for Hollywood. Without her around, Mason trains seriously and starts winning. Naturally, Rose returns and worms her way back into his life, despite the misgivings of manager George Regan (Armstrong). Eventually, she cons Mason into dumping Regan and replacing him with her secret lover Lewis (Miljan), even though he has almost no experience in the fight game. To make matters worse, Mason's high living and neglect of his training threatens his latest title defense.
Little Caesar, 1h19
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Mob film, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Glenda Farrell, Sidney Blackmer, William Collier Jr., George E. Stone
Roles Dialogue
Rating71% 3.5967153.5967153.5967153.5967153.596715
Small-time criminals Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello (Edward G. Robinson) and his friend Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) move to Chicago to seek their fortunes. Rico joins the gang of Sam Vettori (Stanley Fields), while Joe wants to be a dancer. Olga (Glenda Farrell) becomes his dance partner and girlfriend.