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Isabel Dawn is a Scriptwriter American born on 20 october 1897

Isabel Dawn

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Birth name Isabel L. Seitz
Nationality USA
Birth 20 october 1897
Death 29 june 1966 (at 68 years)

Isabel Dawn, de son vrai nom Isabel L. Seitz, est une scénariste et une actrice de théâtre américaine née le 20 octobre 1897 à Evansville (Indiana) et morte le 29 juin 1966 à Los Angeles (Californie).

Biography

Elle fait ses études au lycée d'Evansville, puis à l'Université de Valparaiso (Indiana). Elle écrit des articles dans diverses publications locales, avant de faire ses débuts sur scène en 1922, puis à la radio, à New York. Dans les années 1930, elle s'installe en Californie, où elle écrit des scénarios.

Elle est l'épouse du scénariste Boyce DeGaw.

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Filmography of Isabel Dawn (12 films)

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Scriptwriter

The French Line, 1h42
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Hunnicutt, Craig Stevens, Kim Novak, Rita Corday
Roles Story
Rating51% 2.5572552.5572552.5572552.5572552.557255
Millionairess Mame Carson's (Jane Russell) oil empire spells trouble for her love life. Men are either after her fortune or afraid of it. Her money-shy fiancé Phil Barton (Craig Stevens) has just given her the brush off.
Up in Mabel's Room, 1h16
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Marjorie Reynolds, Dennis O'Keefe, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer, Charlotte Greenwood, Binnie Barnes
Rating61% 3.0961953.0961953.0961953.0961953.096195
Right after Gary Ainsworth (Dennis O'Keefe) is married to his Geraldine (Marjorie Reynolds) and they are about to celebrate one month as a married couple, he is contacted by his ex-girlfriend Mabel Essington (Gail Patrick). Mabel is now in a relationship with Gary's business partner, Arthur Weldon (Lee Bowman), and she wants to return a gift she got from Gary when they were in Mexico City on vacation.
Lady for a Night, 1h27
Directed by Leigh Jason
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors John Wayne, Joan Blondell, Montagu Love, Ray Middleton, Philip Merivale, Carmel Myers
Rating59% 2.9988052.9988052.9988052.9988052.998805
Social climber Jenny Blake owns of the casino steam boat Memphis Belle, together with the influential Jack Morgan. Most of the customers are from the upper layers of the city's social life, but they have little respect for Jenny and her - in their opinion - vulgar occupation.
A Man Betrayed, 1h22
Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors John Wayne, Frances Dee, Wallace Ford, Edward Ellis, Kay Hughes, Ward Bond
Rating59% 2.950412.950412.950412.950412.95041
Johnny Smith, un joueur de basket, fête la victoire de son équipe dans le Club Inferno de Temple City. Il se rend compte que les dés avec lesquels il joue sont pipés. Lorsqu'il s'en prend au propriétaire du club, T. Amato, il est abattu par le frère de celui-ci. À cause de ses connexions avec Amato, Tom Cameron, un homme politique qui craint pour sa réélection, fait en sorte que la mort de Johnny soit enregistrée comme un suicide. Lynn Hollister, un avocat ami de Johnny, a des doutes sur ce verdict et se rend à Temple City pour enquêter.
Behind the News, 1h15
Directed by Joseph Santley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Lloyd Nolan, Doris Davenport, Frank Albertson, Robert Armstrong, Paul Harvey, Charles Halton
Roles Writer
Rating53% 2.6923452.6923452.6923452.6923452.692345
Recently graduated journalist Jeff Flavin gets a scholarship of six months work for the Enquirer
Flight Command, 1h28
Directed by Frank Borzage, Joseph Santley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, James Ellison, Jerry Colonna, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Kelly
Rating55% 2.753362.753362.753362.753362.75336
L'escadron 8 vient de perdre un de ses hommes. On lui impose en remplacement un élève pilote frais émoulu, une tête de bois, un cadet pas peu fier d'intégrer cette élite, les Hell Cats, soudés comme des frères de l'air...
Wings Over Honolulu, 1h18
Directed by H. C. Potter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Wendy Barrie, Ray Milland, William Gargan, Kent Taylor, Polly Rowles, Samuel S. Hinds
Rating52% 2.638152.638152.638152.638152.63815
Lauralee Curtis is introduced to a Navy lieutenant, pilot Sam "Stony" Gilchrist, at her 20th-birthday party. It is love at first sight. Two days later, they are husband and wife.
The Moon's Our Home, 1h20
Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan, Walter Brennan, Charles Butterworth, Henrietta Crosman, Beulah Bondi
Roles Writer
Rating65% 3.289373.289373.289373.289373.28937
A comedy about marriage and everything relating to it. New York novelist Henry Fonda meets up with an actress, Margaret Sullavan, and the two date and later marry, though neither knows of the other's fame. The real adventure begins on the honeymoon, when this screwball comedy really heats up with insults and arguments.
Don't Bet on Blondes, 59minutes
Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Warren William, Claire Dodd, Guy Kibbee, William Gargan, Vince Barnett, Hobart Cavanaugh
Roles Story
Rating60% 3.0481553.0481553.0481553.0481553.048155
Small-time racketeer "Odds" Owen and his associates go into the semi-legitimate insurance business, but his first big client is a southern-colonel ne'er-do-well who wants to insure his daughter against getting married. Owen's muscle successfully chases off her various suitors, thereby avoiding the risk of having to pay out against the policy, but Owen himself falls in love with her, placing him in a dilemma, caught between the heart and the wallet.
If I Had a Million, 1h28
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, James Cruze, Norman Taurog, Norman Z. McLeod, William A. Seiter, H. Bruce Humberstone, Stephen Roberts, Lothar Mendes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, George Raft, May Robson, W. C. Fields, Richard Bennett
Roles Writer
Rating68% 3.444793.444793.444793.444793.44479
Dying industrial tycoon John Glidden (Richard Bennett) cannot decide what to do with his wealth. He despises his money-hungry relatives and believes none of his employees is capable of running his various companies. Finally, he decides to give a million dollars each to eight people picked at random from a telephone directory before he passes away, so as to avoid his will being contested. (The first name selected is John D. Rockefeller, which is swiftly rejected.)