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Irving Wallace is a Scriptwriter American born on 19 march 1916 at Chicago (USA)
Irving Wallace (March 19, 1916 – June 29, 1990) was an American best-selling author and screenwriter. Wallace was known for his heavily researched novels, many with a sexual theme. One critic described him "as the most successful of all the many exponents of junk fiction perhaps because he took it all so seriously, not to say lugubriously". Wallace was a blue-collar writer who wrote for a blue-collar audience. Most critics were scornful of his novels' flat prose and pedestrian characters.
Wallace's name is not to be found in directories of writers but he possessed the skill to entertain millions and he was seldom pretentious about it.
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Irving Wallace
Nationality USA
Birth 19 march 1916 at Chicago (USA)
Death 20 june 1990 (at 74 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 19 march 1916 at Chicago (USA)
Death 20 june 1990 (at 74 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Irving Wallace (March 19, 1916 – June 29, 1990) was an American best-selling author and screenwriter. Wallace was known for his heavily researched novels, many with a sexual theme. One critic described him "as the most successful of all the many exponents of junk fiction perhaps because he took it all so seriously, not to say lugubriously". Wallace was a blue-collar writer who wrote for a blue-collar audience. Most critics were scornful of his novels' flat prose and pedestrian characters.
Wallace's name is not to be found in directories of writers but he possessed the skill to entertain millions and he was seldom pretentious about it.
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The Man (1972)
, 1h33Directed by Joseph Sargent
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres, William Windom, Barbara Rush
Roles Novel
Rating68%
President Fenton and the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives are killed while at a summit in Frankfurt, West Germany when the palace hosting the legation suffers a collapse. Vice President [technically President since the instant of Fenton's death] Noah Calvin, elderly and in very ill health, refuses to assume the office, pointing out that they'll need another replacement almost immediately.
The Seven Minutes (1971)
, 1h55Directed by Russ Meyer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about pornography
Actors Wayne E. Maunder, Marianne McAndrew, Philip Carey, Edy Williams, Jay C. Flippen, David Brian
Roles Novel
Rating55%
After a teenager who purchased the erotic novel The Seven Minutes is charged with rape, an
The Prize (1963)
, 2h14Directed by Mark Robson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Spy, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Spy films, Political films
Actors Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson, Elke Sommer, Diane Baker, Micheline Presle, Gérard Oury
Roles Novel
Rating67%
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Andrew Craig (Paul Newman), who seems to be more interested in women and drinking than writing. When he arrives in Stockholm for the award ceremony, he is delighted to find that the Swedish Foreign Department has sent the beautiful Inger Lisa Andersson (Elke Sommer) as his personal chaperone. When Craig arrives at his hotel, he is introduced to another laureate, Dr. Max Stratman (Edward G. Robinson), a famous German-American physicist, who is accompanied by his niece Emily (Diane Baker).
The Chapman Report (1962)
, 2h5Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Shelley Winters, Jane Fonda, Claire Bloom, Ty Hardin, Glynis Johns, Efrem Zimbalist II
Roles Novel
Rating55%
Los Angeles psychologist Chapman (Andrew Duggan) and his assistant Paul Radford (Efrem Zimbalist Jr) are looking for volunteers for their sex survey, and four women volunteer: Sarah Garnell (Shelley Winters), a middle-aged woman who is having an affair with young theater director Fred Linden (Ray Danton); Teresa Harnish (Glynis Johns), a happily married woman who becomes attracted to brawny football player Ed Kraski (Ty Hardin); Naomi Shields (Claire Bloom), an alcoholic nymphomaniac who takes up with an unsavory jazz musician; and Kathleen Barclay (Jane Fonda), a young widow who thinks she is frigid.
The Big Circus (1959)
, 1h48Directed by Irwin Allen, Joseph M. Newman
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films
Actors Victor Mature, Red Buttons, Rhonda Fleming, Vincent Price, Kathryn Crosby, Peter Lorre
Rating62%
Hank Whirling (Mature) needs a bank loan to keep his Whirling Circus going. He gets it from a stuffy New York City bank, but only on the condition he take along accountant Randy Sherman (Red Buttons) and publicist Helen Harrison (Rhonda Fleming) to help the circus turn a profit.
Bombers B-52 (1957)
, 1h46Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Marsha Hunt, Efrem Zimbalist II, James Garner, Stuart Whitman
Rating58%
The Strategic Air Command is about to introduce the B-52 Stratofortress bomber as its primary manned strategic weapon. Stationed at 329th Bomb Squadron, Castle Air Force Base, California, twenty-year United States Air Force (USAF) veteran Master Sergeant Chuck Brennan (Karl Malden) dislikes his commanding officer, the "hotshot" Lieutenant Colonel Jim Herlihy (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.). Brennan has not trusted Herlihy since an incident in the Korean War. This career-long problem interferes with flight operations and aircraft support. When Herlihy starts dating Brennan's daughter Lois (Natalie Wood), tensions grow. Brennan demands his daughter break off the relationship.
The Burning Hills (1956)
, 1h34Directed by Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Tab Hunter, Natalie Wood, Skip Homeier, Eduard Franz, Claude Akins, Earl Holliman
Rating58%
When Trace Jordan's brother is murdered and several of their horses stolen, Trace sees by the tracks that three men are involved. One man was wearing Mexican spurs, one walked with a limp, and one smokes cheroots. Upon arriving in the town of Esperanza, Trace sees a destroyed sheriff's office and discovers the only law in Esperanza is Joe Sutton. He also discovers that the stolen horses have been rebranded with the Sutton brand, and their riders who match the description of their tracks work for Sutton. Trace enters Joe Sutton's (Ray Teal) ranch and wounds him in a shooting.
Jump Into Hell (1955)
, 1h33Directed by David Butler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Jacques Sernas, Kurt Kasznar, Arnold Moss, Peter van Eyck, Marcel Dalio, Lawrence Dobkin
Roles Writer
Rating56%
It is 1954 in Indo-China and a French-controlled fortress is under siege. Commanding officer De Castries has been betrayed by a formerly loyal Chinese officer and is desperate for new leadership for his men. He radios Hanoi for help.
Sincerely Yours (1955)
, 1h55Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Liberace, Joanne Dru, Dorothy Malone, Alex Nicol, William Demarest, Lori Nelson
Rating53%
Princess of the Nile (1954)
, 1h28Directed by Henry Levin, Harmon Jones
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Actors Dale Robertson, Jeffrey Hunter, Debra Paget, Michael Rennie, Dona Drake, Thomas Gomez
Rating66%
The Gambler from Natchez (1954)
, 1h26Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dale Robertson, Debra Paget, Thomas Gomez, Kevin McCarthy, Douglas Dick, Henri Letondal
Rating66%
Split Second (1953)
, 1h25Directed by Dick Powell, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Stephen McNally, Alexis Smith, Jan Sterling, Keith Andes, Arthur Hunnicutt, Paul Kelly
Roles Story
Rating67%
Sam Hurley (Stephen McNally) and Bart Moore (Paul Kelly) escape from prison, although Moore is seriously wounded in the breakout. They meet up with a confederate, a mute named "Dummy" (Frank de Kova), and hide out in a ghost town. Along the way, they pick up several hostages, Kay Garven (Alexis Smith) and her lover Arthur Ashton (Robert Paige), reporter Larry Fleming (Keith Andes), dancer "Dottie" Vale (Jan Sterling), and the town's sole resident, Asa Tremaine (Arthur Hunnicutt).
Bad for Each Other (1953)
, 1h23Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dianne Foster, Mildred Dunnock, Arthur Franz, Ray Collins
Roles Writer
Rating58%
Army colonel and doctor Tom Owen returns home to Coalville, Pennsylvania, on leave. He learns from wealthy mine owner Dan Reasonover that his brother Floyd, a mine safety engineer killed in an explosion, had betrayed Dan's trust by purchasing substandard equipment and taking kickbacks. Floyd was also heavily in debt. Tom wants to pay Dan back, but Dan tells him to forget about the money.
Desert Legion (1953)
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Alan Ladd, Arlene Dahl, Richard Conte, Akim Tamiroff, Leon Askin, Anthony Caruso
Rating55%
Ladd stars as a soldier in the French foreign legion who stumbles across a lost city in the mountains of Algeria.
Gun Fury (1953)
, 1h23Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, Leo Gordon, Lee Marvin, Neville Brand, Philip Carey
Rating59%
Quelques années après la guerre de Sécession, en Arizona, Jennifer Ballard voyage de la Géorgie à la Californie à bord d'une diligence dans le but de retrouver son fiancé Ben Warren. Parmi les voyageurs, se trouvent un certain Hamilton, en fait le célèbre hors-la-loi Frank Slayton, un ex-Confédéré, et son complice Jess Burgess. La voiture est escortée par des soldats car elle transporte aussi la solde. Ils s'arrêtent pour la nuit dans une petite ville, l'escorte se rendant au fort voisin pour être remplacée. Ben, impatient de retrouver sa fiancée, est déjà là. Slayton, attiré par Jennifer, est ennuyé par l'arrivée de Ben, mais les invite néanmoins à dîner. Lorsque la conversation vient à porter sur la guerre, Ben, lui aussi un ancien Confédéré, déclare préférer désormais les compromis et la paix. Le lendemain matin, la diligence repart, mais les soldats qui l'escortent sont en fait des hommes de Slayton. En plein milieu du désert, ils arrêtent la voiture et tuent le conducteur. Slayton dévoile alors sa véritable identité et, lorsque Ben tente de s'interposer, lui tire dessus, le laissant pour mort. Les hors-la-loi partent alors avec l'argent et emmènent Jennifer avec eux. Plus tard, après que Jess a mis en doute la nécessité d'emmener Jennifer, Slayton le fait ligoter et le laisse en plein soleil avant de partir. Pendant ce temps, Ben a repris ses esprits et, après avoir retrouvé un des chevaux de l'attelage, suit la piste des bandits jusqu'à leur cachette, où il trouve Jess, inconscient. Il le ranime et apprend que le gang est en route pour leur cachette au Mexique. Ils partent à leur poursuite, bientôt rejoints par Johash, un Indien dont la sœur est morte à cause de Slayton.