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H. N. Swanson is a Scriptwriter and Associate Producer American born on 28 august 1899 at Centerville (USA)

H. N. Swanson

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Nationality USA
Birth 28 august 1899 at Centerville (USA)
Death 31 may 1991 (at 91 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)

Harold Norling Swanson (August 28, 1899 – May 31, 1991) was a literary agent who represented Frank Buck, F. Scott Fitzgerald and many other well-known American writers.

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Filmography of H. N. Swanson (9 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Age of Consent, 1h3
Directed by Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Dorothy Wilson, Arline Judge, Richard Cromwell, Eric Linden, John Halliday, Aileen Pringle
Rating60% 3.000543.000543.000543.000543.00054
Mike Harvey (Cromwell) and Betty Cameron (Wilson) are college sweethearts at a New York college. They are so anxious to consummate their relationship that Mike suggests that the two of them quit college, get married and move to California where a friend of his has offered him a job. Both Mike's mentor, Professor Matthews, and Betty talk him out of it. In a funk, Mike goes to the local diner.
The Half-Naked Truth, 1h17
Directed by Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Circus films
Actors Lupe Vélez, Lee Tracy, Eugene Pallette, Frank Morgan, Shirley Chambers, Franklin Pangborn
Roles Story
Rating60% 3.0465553.0465553.0465553.0465553.046555
Fast-talking Jimmy Bates (Lee Tracy) takes over as publicity agent for a struggling carnival owned by Colonel Munday. His latest scheme to bring in customers involves promising to reveal the identity of the father (allegedly one of the local town's residents) of his hot-tempered girlfriend, "hootch dancer" Teresita (Lupe Vélez), at that night's performance. However, when the local sheriff learns that it is all a con, Bates, his friend Achilles and Teresita have to flee.

Producer

Hips, Hips, Hooray!, 1h8
Directed by Mark Sandrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Robert Woolsey, Bert Wheeler, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, Dorothy Lee, True Eames Boardman
Roles Associate Producer
Rating63% 3.195623.195623.195623.195623.19562
Todd stars as Amelia Frisby, the owner of a beauty supply business. Andy Williams (Wheeler) and Dr. Bob Dudley (Woolsey) convince her to hire them as salesman to promote her new flavored lipstick, and hilarity ensues. The film features Etting singing "Keep Romance Alive" and Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee singing "Keep On Doin' What You're Doin'" by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.
Strictly Dynamite, 1h11
Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Jimmy Durante, Lupe Vélez, Norman Foster, William Gargan, Marian Nixon, Eugene Pallette
Roles Associate Producer
Rating57% 2.86122.86122.86122.86122.8612
Norman Foster plays a poet whose life changes when he begins writing comedy for Durante and develops an infatuation for Durante's volatile partner.
Success at Any Price
Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Genevieve Tobin, Colleen Moore, Frank Morgan, Edward Everett Horton, Nydia Westman
Roles Associate Producer
Rating63% 3.183323.183323.183323.183323.18332
Joe, an amoral capitalist and boyfriend of Sarah Griswold, gets a job as a clerk in a New York City advertising agency and starts to work his way to the top. He is fired, but Sarah intervenes on his behalf and he manages to create an ad that earns him a promotion. He meets the mistress of his boss and decides he wants to win her from him. The company is in trouble, but Joe has invested wisely and sells out his boss to his competitor. He abandons Sarah and proposes to the mistress, who marries him. Joe becomes head of his agency, but because he neglects his new wife, she becomes the mistress of another man. He attempts suicide, but Sarah rescues him and nurses him back to health.
Chance at Heaven, 1h11
Directed by William A. Seiter, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marian Nixon, Andy Devine, Lucien Littlefield, George Meeker
Roles Associate Producer
Rating59% 2.999452.999452.999452.999452.99945
An ambitious mechanic is tempted to desert his wonderful girlfriend when a silly but rich debutante falls for him.