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Gene Towne is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Continuity American born on 27 march 1904 at New York City (USA)
Gene Towne (27 March 1904 – 17 March 1979) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 47 films between 1921 and 1958.
He was born in New York, New York and died in Woodland Hills, California from a heart attack.
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Nationality USA
Birth 27 march 1904 at New York City (USA)
Death 17 march 1979 (at 74 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Birth 27 march 1904 at New York City (USA)
Death 17 march 1979 (at 74 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
He was born in New York, New York and died in Woodland Hills, California from a heart attack.
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I Love That Man (1933)
Directed by Harry Joe Brown, Gene Towne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Edmund Lowe, Nancy Carroll, Robert Armstrong, Lew Cody, Warren Hymer, Grant Mitchell
Rating61%
Scriptwriter
Top Banana (1954)
, 1h40Directed by Alfred E. Green
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Phil Silvers, Rose Marie, Jack Albertson, Herbie Faye, Grace Lee Whitney, Emmaline Henry
Roles Writer
Rating55%
In New York City in the early 1950s, Jerry Biffle (Phil Silvers) is the star of the Blendo Soap Program. He has been invited to participate in an autograph-signing party for his new book at an important department store. Jerry meets Sally Peters (Judy Lynn), one of the department store models, and makes her part of his TV troupe. As part of his campaign to court Sally, Jerry gets Cliff Lane (Danny Scholl), the tenor of his TV company, to sing to her over the phone. When Sally and Cliff meet, they fall in love, with Biffle ignorant of the complications.
Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
, 1h32Directed by Edward Ludwig
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Disaster films, Films about seafaring accidents or incidents
Actors Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best, Freddie Bartholomew, Terry Kilburn, Tim Holt, Christian Rub
Roles Writer
Rating62%
In London in 1813, a Swiss father, William Robinson (Thomas Mitchell), wishes to escape the influence of the superficial profligacy of London on his family. His eldest son, Fritz (Tim Holt), is obsessed with Napoleon, whom he considers his hero. His middle son, Jack (Freddie Bartholomew), is a foolish dandy who cares only about fashion and money. And his dreamy son Ernest (Terry Kilburn) is preoccupied with reading and writing to the exclusion of all else.
Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
, 1h26Directed by Robert Stevenson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education
Actors Cedric Hardwicke, Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Josephine Hutchinson, Billy Halop, Polly Moran
Rating65%
Lorsque le tuteur privé Thomas Arnold (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) devient directeur de Rugby, une école préparatoire pour garçons en Angleterre, il met en place une politique de punition stricte pour indiscipline et vol. Arnold trouve un allié en Tom Brown (Jimmy Lydon), un nouvel étudiant qui est victime de bizutage et d'abus de la part d'un groupe de garçons plus âgés et est poussé par ses amis à se taire à ce sujet. Marre, il mène ses camarades de classe dans une rébellion clandestine contre leurs bourreaux. Mais certaines règles tacites s'appliquent toujours à l'école et Brown perd son statut de héros lorsqu'il est accusé d'avoir enfreint le code du silence du rugby.
Eternally Yours (1939)
, 1h35Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about magic and magicians
Actors Loretta Young, David Niven, Hugh Herbert, Raymond Walburn, Billie Burke, C. Aubrey Smith
Roles Writer
Rating57%
Anita Halstead (Loretta Young) goes to see a magic act performed by Tony (David Niven), the "Great Arturo", after her bridal shower for her wedding to Don Burns (Broderick Crawford). Anita and Tony are immediately attracted to each other and get married. She becomes his assistant in the act.
Joy of Living (1938)
, 1h31Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Irene Dunne, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Alice Brady, Guy Kibbee, Eric Blore, Jean Dixon
Rating62%
Margaret 'Maggie' Garret is the star of a new musical show, 'Glamour", having come up the hard way, following the family tradition of stage performance. She now earns a large salary but is devastated to learn that she is deeply in debt. She has worked extremely hard to make the show a success, but spends huge sums on a palatial home, and supporting her parents Dan and Minerva, her sister Salina (also her understudy) and Salina's work-shy husband, Bert Pine.
History Is Made at Night (1937)
, 1h35Directed by Frank Borzage, Arthur Ripley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Charles Boyer, Colin Clive, Jean Arthur, Leo Carrillo, Frank Borzage, Ivan Lebedeff
Roles Ecrivain
Rating72%
Irene Vail (Jean Arthur) decides to divorce her husband, the rich ship owner Bruce Vail (Colin Clive), after he falsely accuses her of having an affair. Bitterly jealous and possessive of Irene, Vail learns that he can prevent the divorce from being finalized if he can provide evidence that she has been involved with another man within six months of filing for divorce. Vail pays his driver, Michael (Ivan Lebedeff), to go to Irene's hotel room in Paris and pretend to be her lover, with the intention of having a private detective catch them in a compromising position. However, an unknown man overhears Irene's startled cry upon finding Michael in her room. A struggle ensues when the man defends Irene against Michael's unwanted advances, and ends with Michael on the floor, unconscious. When Vail and the detective burst into the room, the man threatens them with a gun, demands Irene's jewelry, and takes Irene hostage.
You Only Live Once (1937)
, 1h26Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda, Barton MacLane, Jean Dixon, Jerome Cowan, William Gargan
Rating71%
Eddie Taylor (Henry Fonda) is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison. He marries but is then wrongly convicted for a bank robbery in which six people are killed. He is sentenced to death by electrocution. On the eve of his execution a gun smuggled into the execution area enables him to escape. During the escape he unintentionally kills the prison chaplain. The chaplain was trying to convince Eddie that he has had a last minute pardon. This is because the body of the guilty bank robber and the getaway vehicle with the stolen money have just been recovered from a lake.
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
, 1h20Directed by David Butler, James Tinling
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, Roland Young, June Lang, Virginia Field, Gypsy Rose Lee
Roles Story
Rating63%
Stand-In (1937)
, 1h31Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Mowbray, C. Henry Gordon, Jack Carson
Rating66%
The plot of Stand-In concerns the takeovers of Hollywood studios that occurred during the Great Depression. Fowler Pettypacker (Tully Marshall), a Wall Street banker, is debating whether or not to accept an offer from Ivor Nassau (C. Henry Gordon) to buy "Colossal Pictures," a fictional film studio on Poverty Row. The studio has not been turning a profit, but financial analyst Atterbury Dodd (Leslie Howard) advises against selling. He stakes his reputation on his mathematical calculations that show Colossal should turn a profit. The bank sends Dodd to Hollywood as the new head of the studio.
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)
, 1h25Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Madeleine Carroll, George Brent, Arthur Treacher, Alan Baxter, Beulah Bondi, Alan Mowbray
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Shanghai (1935)
, 1h15Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Loretta Young, Charles Boyer, Warner Oland, Alison Skipworth, Fred Keating, Charley Grapewin
Roles Writer
Rating60%
Dmitri Koslov (Charles Boyer), eurasien prêt-à-tout pour réussir, s'éprend de Barbara Howard (Loretta Young).
Every Night at Eight (1935)
, 1h20Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors George Raft, Alice Faye, Frances Langford, Patsy Kelly, Walter Catlett, Herman Bing
Rating61%
Susan Moore, Dixie Foley et Daphne O'Connor sont licenciées par leur patron, Huxley, lorsque celui-ci découvre qu'elles enregistrent un disque sur leur temps de travail. Sans un sou, elles sont expulsées de leur appartement pour n'avoir pas payé le loyer. À la suite de leur participation à un radio crochet, elles vont devenir les protégées de "Tops" Cardona, qui a gagné le concours avec son orchestre. Ils les fait passer dans son show radiophonique et elles deviennent célèbres.
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
, 1h24Directed by William K. Howard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Sylvia Sidney, Melvyn Douglas, Alan Baxter, Pert Kelton, Wallace Ford, Brian Donlevy
Rating66%
She Couldn't Take It (1935)
, 1h17Directed by Tay Garnett
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors George Raft, Joan Bennett, Walter Connolly, Billie Burke, Lloyd Nolan, Wallace Ford
Roles Story
Rating63%
It tells the story of the wealthy family Van Dyke: a frustrated patriarch Dan (Walter Connolly); his self-centered wife (Billie Burke); and his spoiled children Tony (James Blakeley) and Carol (Joan Bennett). They have constant run-ins for outrageous behavior.