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Herbert Dalmas is a Scriptwriter born on 29 july 1902

Herbert Dalmas

Herbert Dalmas
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Birth name Herbert Addison Dalmas
Birth 29 july 1902
Death 27 january 1989 (at 86 years)

Herbet Dalmas, né le 29 juillet 1902 à Daylesford en Pennsylvanie et décédé le 27 janvier 1989 à Santa Barbara en Californie, est un écrivain et scénariste américain.

Biography

Il fréquente dans sa jeunesse l’Université Rutgers.

Dès le début des années 1930, il publie des nouvelles dans des journaux et magazines, notamment dans The Saturday Evening Post.

Il amorce en 1938 une carrière de scénariste et travaille sur l’adaptation du comic strip Flash Gordon sous forme de serial pour le cinéma. En 1944, il adapte le roman Inconnu à cette adresse de la romancière américaine Kressmann Taylor pour William Cameron Menzies qui réalise le film Address Unknown. Il participe également à l’écriture de plusieurs scénarios de westerns pour différents réalisateurs.

En parallèle à sa carrière de scénariste, il continue d'écrire des nouvelles et des articles pour divers magazines, dont Coronet et Collier's Weekly. Il signe également trois romans, parmi lesquels The Fowler Formula, un thriller matinée de roman policier, est publié en 1968 à la Série noire sous le titre Sus au prof !. Ce roman raconte comment le paisible professeur John Fowler devient la victime innocente d'une habile machination. Traqué par la police, abandonné de ses amis, il devient l'objet de la vindicte du peuple qui réclame sa tête.

Best films

Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan
(1949)
(Story)

Usually with

King Vidor
King Vidor
(1 films)
Rufe Davis
Rufe Davis
(2 films)
Rudolph Maté
Rudolph Maté
(1 films)
Bob Steele
Bob Steele
(2 films)
Harold Rosson
Harold Rosson
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Herbert Dalmas (8 films)

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Scriptwriter

Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan (1949)
, 1h50
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Errol Flynn, Viveca Lindfors, Robert Douglas, Romney Brent, Ann Rutherford, Fortunio Bonanova
Roles Story
Rating69% 3.49563.49563.49563.49563.4956
Late in the reign of Elizabeth I of England, Spanish noble Don Juan de Mañara (Errol Flynn) is repatriated from London to Madrid after a serious diplomatic scandal caused by his affair with the British fiancée of a Spanish duke. The Spanish ambassador in London, Count de Polan (Robert Warwick), sends a letter of recommendation to his friend Queen Margaret (Viveca Lindfors), asking her to provide an opportunity at the court to rehabilitate Don Juan after the gossiping and rumors about his multiple illicit love affairs. He is thus hired as a fencing instructor at the Spanish Academy.
Last of the Redmen
Last of the Redmen (1947)
, 1h19
Directed by George Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Themes Political films
Actors Jon Hall, Michael O'Shea, Buster Crabbe, Evelyn Ankers, Julie Bishop, Rick Vallin
Rating52% 2.629542.629542.629542.629542.62954
During the French and Indian War in 1757, the family of Colonel Munro, daughters Alice and Cora and son Davy come from England to visit their father who is commanding Fort William Henry in the American colonies. The French are masters of the military intelligence situation as they have their loyal Indian allies masquerading as scouts for the English and are able to interecept and kill all runners from the British outposts.
Address Unknown
Address Unknown (1944)
, 1h15
Directed by William Cameron Menzies
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Political films
Actors Paul Lukas, Carl Esmond, Peter van Eyck, Mady Christians, Morris Carnovsky, K. T. Stevens
Rating68% 3.4408153.4408153.4408153.4408153.440815
Two close friends, Martin Schulz and Max Eisenstein (Morris Carnovsky), are German expatriate art dealers living in the United States. Martin's son Heinrich (Peter van Eyck) and Max's daughter Griselle (K.T. Stevens) are in love. However, she turns down his proposal of marriage for the time being, as she aspires to become an actress. When Martin and his wife return to Germany for business purposes, Griselle accompanies them to seek acting opportunities there. Max and Heinrich remain in San Francisco to run the art gallery, while Martin sends them paintings to sell. Martin sends a strange painting from an unknown artist to Max as a joke, the "unknown" artist being Pablo Picasso. A determined patron (Mary Young) insists on buying the painting, over Max's well-intended protests.
An American Romance
An American Romance (1944)
, 2h30
Directed by King Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Brian Donlevy, Ann Richards, Walter Abel, John Qualen, Stephen McNally, J. M. Kerrigan
Rating66% 3.3392153.3392153.3392153.3392153.339215
European immigrant Stefan Dubechek (Brian Donlevy) arrives in America in the 1890s and becomes involved in the steel industry. He eventually becomes an automobile manufacturer. And then, in World War II, a plane manufacturer.
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)

Directed by Ford Beebe, Robert Hill
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films about extraterrestrial life, Superhero films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Buster Crabbe, Jean Rogers, Charles Middleton, Frank Shannon, Beatrice Roberts, Richard Alexander
Rating68% 3.441413.441413.441413.441413.44141
When a mysterious beam of light starts disrupting and destroying the Earth's atmosphere, Flash Gordon (Larry "Buster" Crabbe), Dr. Zarkov (Frank Shannon), and Dale Arden (Jean Rogers) - accidentally accompanied by wisecracking reporter Happy Hapgood (Donald Kerr) - swing into action in Zarkov's rocketship, believing that it could be coming from the planet Mongo. Once in space, however, they discover that the ray is originating from Mars.