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Howard Emmett Rogers is a Scriptwriter and Additional Writing born on 13 july 1890

Howard Emmett Rogers

Howard Emmett Rogers
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Birth 13 july 1890
Death 16 august 1971 (at 81 years)

Emmett Rogers est un scénariste américain né le 13 juillet 1890 à New York, New York (États-Unis), décédé le 16 août 1971 à Hollywood (États-Unis).

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Filmography of Howard Emmett Rogers (37 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Hour of 13
The Hour of 13 (1952)

Directed by Harold French
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Peter Lawford, Dawn Addams, Roland Culver, Peter Copley, Michael Hordern, Derek Bond
Roles Writer
Rating63% 3.193133.193133.193133.193133.19313
Nicholas Revel, un voleur mondain, qui vient de dérober un célèbre bijou, est pris à tort pour le mystérieux criminel qui assassine des policiers. Pour se disculper, il va mener sa propre enquête.
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)
, 1h20
Directed by Victor Saville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Walter Pidgeon, Robert Beatty, Margaret Leighton, David Tomlinson, Charles Victor, Bernard Lee
Rating61% 3.0975353.0975353.0975353.0975353.097535
After three robberies are pulled off with military precision, Inspector McIver (Charles Victor) asks Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond (Walter Pidgeon) to give Scotland Yard a hand. As an ex-officer, Drummond knows how the suspected military mastermind would think. He agrees, though he very reluctantly accepts Sergeant Helen Smith (Margaret Leighton) of Special Branch as his partner, believing that women are not cut out for that sort of undercover work.
Two Dollar Bettor
Two Dollar Bettor (1951)

Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Steve Brodie, Marie Windsor, John Litel, Walter Kingsford, Carl Switzer, Barbara Billingsley
Roles Story
Rating61% 3.0889053.0889053.0889053.0889053.088905
A middle-aged man who places a two-dollar bet on a horse at the track and wins. The widower with two teenaged daughters becomes hooked on gambling and within a week he begins cashing in his life savings to pay off his bookie. To make matters worse, he's being grifted by a beautiful con woman and her husband for thousands of dollars. To try to get even, the man begins betting on long shots.
Easy to Wed
Easy to Wed (1946)
, 1h46
Directed by Edward Buzzell, Buster Keaton, Edward Sedgwick
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, Keenan Wynn, Cecil Kellaway, Ben Blue
Roles Original Film Writer
Rating60% 3.0499553.0499553.0499553.0499553.049955
Financier J.B. Allenbury (Cecil Kellaway) is determined to file a $2 million libel suit against The Morning Star when the newspaper prints a story claiming his daughter Connie (Esther Williams) was responsible for the breakup of a marriage. Anxious to save his paper from financial ruin, editor Curtis Farwood (Paul Harvey) enlists the help of business manager Warren Haggerty (Keenan Wynn), who postpones his marriage to Gladys Benton (Lucille Ball) in order to assist his employer.
Gambler's Choice
Gambler's Choice (1944)
, 1h6
Directed by Frank McDonald
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Lee Patrick, Lloyd Corrigan, Sheldon Leonard
Roles Story
Rating60% 3.002043.002043.002043.002043.00204
The year is 1896, and the three young friends Ross Hadley, Mary Hayes and Michael McGlennon play in the streets of the Tenderloin District in New York, and they are totally oblivious to what surrounds them.
Maisie Goes to Reno
Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)
, 1h30
Directed by Harry Beaumont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Ann Sothern, John Hodiak, Tom Drake, Paul Cavanagh, Ava Gardner, Bernard Nedell
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.049763.049763.049763.049763.04976
Overworked World War II riveter Maisie Ravier (Ann Sothern) becomes irritable and starts involuntarily winking at people, so the factory's doctor prescribes a two-week vacation with pay. She runs into her friend and bandleader Tommy Cutter (Chick Chandler), who wants her to sing for two weeks in Reno.
The Adventures of Tartu
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
, 1h51
Directed by Harold S. Bucquet
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Robert Donat, Valerie Hobson, Walter Rilla, Glynis Johns, Josephine Wilson, Martin Miller
Rating68% 3.440873.440873.440873.440873.44087
British Captain Terence Stevenson (Robert Donat) accepts an assignment even more dangerous than his everyday wartime job of defusing unexploded bombs. Fluent in Romanian and German and having studied chemical engineering, he is parachuted into Romania to assume the identity of Captain Jan Tartu, a member of the fascist Iron Guard. He makes his way to Czechoslovakia to steal the formula of a new Nazi poison gas and sabotage the chemical plant where it is being manufactured.
Assignment in Brittany
Assignment in Brittany (1943)
, 1h36
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Jean-Pierre Aumont, Susan Peters, Margaret Wycherly, Signe Hasso, Richard Whorf, George Coulouris
Rating65% 3.2883953.2883953.2883953.2883953.288395
Free French Captain Pierre Matard (Jean-Pierre Aumont) is assigned the task of locating a concealed U-boat pen in occupied France due to his striking resemblance to Bertrand Corlay, a suspected Nazi collaborator being held prisoner by the British.
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night (1942)
, 1h20
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Stephen McNally, Ann Harding, Edward Arnold, Reginald Denny, Donna Reed, Rosemary DeCamp
Rating66% 3.3434953.3434953.3434953.3434953.343495
New York private detective Duncan MacLain (Edward Arnold) is blind but has keenly developed all his other senses. He pursues his work assisted by his faithful guide dog Friday, his butler, Alistair (Mantan Moreland), and his assistant, Marty (Allen Jenkins). Retired actress Norma Lawry (Ann Harding), an old friend, comes to Mac seeking advice. Her headstrong 17-year-old step-daughter Barbara (Donna Reed), herself a promising actress, is in an illfated romance with her leading man in a small theater production, the much older Lothario, Paul Gerente. Paul, who had once been Norma's lover, has convinced Barbara that Norma actually wants Paul for herself and has only married her father Stephen for his money. At Mac's urging, Norma tried to reason with Paul but he insists that he loves Barbara and laughs her off. Barbara is equally disdainful of her and agrees to meet Paul for dinner that night at his apartment.
Crossroads
Crossroads (1942)
, 1h23
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors William Powell, Hedy Lamarr, Claire Trevor, Basil Rathbone, Margaret Wycherly, Felix Bressart
Roles Story
Rating66% 3.3409153.3409153.3409153.3409153.340915
In 1935, French Diplomat David Talbot (William Powell) and his bride Lucienne (Hedy Lamarr) are enjoying their third month of marriage in Paris when Talbot is confronted by extortionist Carlos Le Duc (Vladimir Sokoloff) who demands money in exchange for not turning him in to the police.
For Me and My Gal
For Me and My Gal (1942)
, 1h44
Directed by Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films
Actors Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy, Marta Eggerth, Stephen McNally, Ben Blue
Roles Story
Rating69% 3.495343.495343.495343.495343.49534
In the heyday of vaudeville, on the verge of America's entrance into World War I, two talented performers, Jo Hayden (Judy Garland) and Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly), set their sights on playing the Palace Theatre on Broadway, the epitome of vaudeville success, and marrying immediately after.
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (1941)
, 1h34
Directed by Frank Borzage, David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Gangster films
Actors Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Ian Hunter, Mary Howard, Gene Lockhart, Lon Chaney, Jr.
Roles Story
Rating56% 2.847082.847082.847082.847082.84708
The year is 1880 and William Bonney (Robert Taylor) is already a famous gunslinger, known as "Billy the Kid". In Lincoln, New Mexico, Billy helps his friend Pedro Gonzales (Frank Puglia) escape from jail, where he was put by mean sheriff Cass McAndrews (Cy Kendall).
Arsène Lupin Returns
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
, 1h21
Directed by George Fitzmaurice
Origin USA
Genres Comedy thriller, Crime
Actors Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William, John Halliday, Nat Pendleton, Monty Woolley
Roles Story
Rating66% 3.3396753.3396753.3396753.3396753.339675
René Farrand est amoureux de Lorraine de Grissac, belle aristocrate, qui se laisse aussi faire la cour par un certain Steve Emerson, détective privé et ex-agent du F.B.I. Mais voilà qu'un collier d'émeraudes est dérobé à l'oncle de Lorraine, le comte de Grissac. Et Steve Emerson suspecte son rival, René Farrand, d'être en fait Arsène Lupin, le célèbre gentleman-cambrioleur.