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Hal Kanter is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Songs American born on 18 december 1918 at Savannah (USA)
Hal Kanter est un scénariste, producteur et réalisateur américain né le 18 décembre 1918 à Savannah, Géorgie (États-Unis) et mort le 6 novembre 2011 à Encino (Los Angeles).
(1960)
(Scriptwriter)
(1955)
(Adaptation)
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Hal Kanter
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Nationality USA
Birth 18 december 1918 at Savannah (USA)
Death 6 november 2011 (at 92 years)
Awards Emmy Award
Birth 18 december 1918 at Savannah (USA)
Death 6 november 2011 (at 92 years)
Awards Emmy Award
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(1960)(Scriptwriter)
(1955)(Adaptation)
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Filmography of Hal Kanter (19 films)
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Color Adjustment (1992)
, 1h26Directed by Marlon Riggs
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about racism, Films about television, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Norman Lear, Tim Reid, Steven Bochco, Diahann Carroll, Ruby Dee, Hal Kanter
Roles Self
Rating73%
Director
I Married a Woman (1958)
, 1h25Directed by Hal Kanter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors George Gobel, Diana Dors, Adolphe Menjou, Jessie Royce Landis, Nita Talbot, William Redfield
Rating54%
Loving You (1957)
, 1h41Directed by Hal B. Wallis, Hal Kanter, Herbert Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Dolores Hart, Ralph Dumke, James Gleason
Rating63%
Walter "Tex" Warner (Wendell Corey), a seasoned country and western bandleader past his prime, and his manager and love interest, Glenda Markle (Lizabeth Scott), work for the campaign of Texas gubernatorial candidate Jim Tallman. During a campaign stop in the town of Delville, Deke Rivers (Elvis Presley) and a workmate deliver an order of beer. While they are unloading, the workmate talks to Glenda about Deke's singing ability, which Glenda jumps on to revive the sagging interest in the event by using local talent. She convinces Deke to sing a song with the backing of Tex's Rough Ridin' Ramblers.
Scriptwriter
Dear Brigitte (1965)
, 1h40Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Children's films
Actors James Stewart, Bill Mumy, Glynis Johns, Brigitte Bardot, Cindy Carol, Fabian Forte
Roles Writer
Rating62%
Robert Leaf (James Stewart) is an American college professor whose precocious son Erasmus (Bill Mumy) is a mathematical prodigy. After using his skills for gambling at the racetrack, it is discovered that Erasmus is infatuated with model and actress Brigitte Bardot. He writes love letters to her, and she invites him to visit her in France. Prof. Leaf accompanies him on the journey. Prof. Leaf later uses his son's talent to raise funds for liberal arts scholarships. He is assisted by Peregrine Upjohn (John Williams), who is secretly a con artist who plans to abscond with the funds.
Move Over, Darling (1963)
, 1h43Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about marriage
Actors Doris Day, James Garner, Polly Bergen, Thelma Ritter, Don Knotts, Chuck Connors
Rating68%
Ellen Wagstaff Arden (Doris Day), a mother of two young girls named Jenny and Didi, was believed to be lost at sea following an airplane accident. Her husband, Nick Arden (James Garner), was one of the survivors.
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
, 2h16Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Glenn Ford, Bette Davis, Hope Lange, Arthur O'Connell, Peter Falk, Mickey Shaughnessy
Roles Ecrivain
Rating71%
Dave the Dude (Glenn Ford) is a successful, very superstitious New York City gangster who buys apples from street peddler Apple Annie (Bette Davis) to bring him good luck. On the eve of a very important meeting, he finds Annie terribly upset.
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
, 1h49Directed by Jack Arnold
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Janis Paige, Paula Prentiss, Virginia Grey, Jim Hutton
Rating62%
A.J. Niles is a provocative best-selling author who discovers that he has a large tax debt owed to the IRS, due to being ripped off by his accountant, Herman Wapinger. He goes undercover under the alias "Jack Adams" in a California suburban community called Paradise Village to research a new book about the wives and lives there. Niles is pursued by a flirtatious married woman named Dolores while falling in love with a woman, Rosemary, who rents her house to him. Wapinger is found, Niles' cash is returned to him, and he reveals his true identity on national television. The husbands in Paradise Village all file for divorce, believing their wives are all having affairs with Niles. In divorce court, Niles reveals that he is in love with Rosemary and asks her to marry him. Everyone lives happily ever after.
Blue Hawaii (1961)
, 1h42Directed by Michael Moore, Norman Taurog, Michael D. Moore
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Joan Blackman, Angela Lansbury, Roland Winters, John Archer, Howard McNear
Rating60%
Chadwick Gates (Elvis Presley) has just gotten out of the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surfboard, his beach buddies, and his girlfriend Maile Duval (Joan Blackman). His mother, Sarah Lee (Angela Lansbury), wants him to follow in his father's footsteps and take over management at the Great Southern Hawaiian Fruit Company, the family business, but Chad is reluctant, so he goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
Let's Make Love (1960)
, 1h59Directed by George Cukor, David S. Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall, Frankie Vaughan, Wilfrid Hyde-White, David Burns
Rating63%
The plot revolves around billionaire Jean-Marc Clement (Montand) who learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue. After going to the theatre, he sees Amanda Dell (Monroe) rehearsing the Cole Porter song "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", and by accident the director thinks him an actor suitable to play himself in the revue. Clement takes the part in order to see more of Amanda and plays along with the mistaken identity, going by the name Alexander Dumas.
Mardi Gras (1958)
, 1h47Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Pat Boone, Christine Carrère, Tommy Sands, Sheree North, Gary Crosby, Sheree North
Roles Writer
Rating54%
A military school cadet (Boone) wins a date with a French movie goddess (Carère) who happens to be the queen of the "Mardi Gras" parade. The two fall in love, but Carère's movie studio wants to capitalize on this newly found love for publicity.
Loving You (1957)
, 1h41Directed by Hal B. Wallis, Hal Kanter, Herbert Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Elvis Presley, Lizabeth Scott, Wendell Corey, Dolores Hart, Ralph Dumke, James Gleason
Rating63%
Walter "Tex" Warner (Wendell Corey), a seasoned country and western bandleader past his prime, and his manager and love interest, Glenda Markle (Lizabeth Scott), work for the campaign of Texas gubernatorial candidate Jim Tallman. During a campaign stop in the town of Delville, Deke Rivers (Elvis Presley) and a workmate deliver an order of beer. While they are unloading, the workmate talks to Glenda about Deke's singing ability, which Glenda jumps on to revive the sagging interest in the event by using local talent. She convinces Deke to sing a song with the backing of Tex's Rough Ridin' Ramblers.
Artists and Models (1955)
, 1h42Directed by Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes La bande dessinée, Spy films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Dorothy Malone, Shirley MacLaine, Eva Gabor, Anita Ekberg
Roles Ecrivain
Rating64%
Rick Todd (Dean Martin) is a struggling painter and smooth-talking ladies' man. His goofy young roommate Eugene Fullstack (Jerry Lewis) is an aspiring children's author who has a passion for comic books, especially those of the mysterious and sexy "Bat Lady."
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
, 1h57Directed by Daniel Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Tennessee Williams
Actors Anna Magnani, Burt Lancaster, Marisa Pavan, Ben Cooper, Virginia Grey, Jo Van Fleet
Roles Adaptation
Rating68%
Serafina Delle Rose (Anna Magnani) proudly praises her husband Rosario to her female neighbors in a shopping market, before revealing that she is pregnant with their second child. Returning home she finds Rosario asleep in bed and whispers to him that she is with child. Emerging from his room she finds a young woman named Estelle (Virginia Grey) at the door who wants her to make a shirt for her lover from some expensive silk material. It transpires that Rosario is her lover as, when Serafina is out of the room, she steals a photograph of him from Serafina's sideboard before departing.
About Mrs. Leslie (1954)
Directed by Daniel Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Shirley Booth, Robert Ryan, Marjie Millar, Alex Nicol, Sammy White, James Bell
Roles Writer
Rating70%
Casanova's Big Night (1954)
, 1h26Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bob Hope, Joan Fontaine, Basil Rathbone, John Carradine, Lon Chaney, Jr., Raymond Burr
Roles Writer
Rating66%
Pippo, a tailor, impersonates Casanova to woo the girls, particularly the widow Bruni. Casanova has left town, pursued by creditors who persuade Pippo to impersonate Casanova at the behest of a Genoan family that will pay "Casanova" to test the fidelity of the son's betrothed.