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Marcel Hellman is a Scriptwriter and Producer Roumain born on 31 may 1898 at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Marcel Hellman (1898-1985) was a Romanian-born British film producer, who worked closely with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Harold French.
In 1936 he founded Criterion Film Productions together with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., which produced four films with Fairbanks in the lead, and in 1942 he started a production company known as Excelsior Films Ltd, which in the late 1950s changed name to Marcel Hellman Productions.
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Marcel Hellman
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Nationality Roumanie
Birth 31 may 1898 at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Death 28 april 1986 (at 87 years) at Westminster (United-kingdom)
Birth 31 may 1898 at Bucharest (Roumanie)
Death 28 april 1986 (at 87 years) at Westminster (United-kingdom)
In 1936 he founded Criterion Film Productions together with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., which produced four films with Fairbanks in the lead, and in 1942 he started a production company known as Excelsior Films Ltd, which in the late 1950s changed name to Marcel Hellman Productions.
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The Last Fort (1929)
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt
Genres Drama, War, Adventure
Actors Albert Steinrück, Fritz Odemar, Heinrich George, Alexander Granach
Producer
, 2h6Directed by Terence Young
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Kim Novak, Richard Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Vittorio De Sica, Leo McKern, George Sanders
Roles Producer
Rating57%
In the 18th Century, an orphan, Moll Flanders, grows up to become a servant for the town's mayor, who has two grown sons. Moll is seduced and abandoned by one, then marries the other, a drunken sot who dies, making her a young widow.
North West Frontier (1959)
, 2h9Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Historical
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Political films
Actors Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, Wilfrid Hyde-White, I. S. Johar, Ian Hunter
Roles Producer
Rating70%
North West Frontier, British India, 1905: a Hindu maharajah asks British Army Captain Scott (Kenneth More) to take his son, Prince Kishan, to the safety of the Governor's Residence in Haserabad because a Muslim uprising has begun in his province. Accompanying them is a widow, Mrs Wyatt (Lauren Bacall), the prince's American nanny/governess. Soon after they leave, the rebels storm the palace and kill the maharajah.
Let's Be Happy (1957)
, 1h43Directed by Henry Levin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Vera-Ellen, Tony Martin, Tony Martin, Robert Flemyng, Zena Marshall, Alfred Burke
Roles Producer
Rating56%
Jeannie MacLean, a poor Vermont girl, unexpectedly is left $4,952.00 by her grandfather in his will. She decides to fulfill her lifetime wish of traveling to Scotland.
Duel in the Jungle (1954)
, 1h38Directed by George Marshall
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, David Farrar, Patrick Barr, George Coulouris, Charles Goldner
Roles Producer
Rating58%
Its plot involves an American insurance investigator who is sent to Southern Rhodesia to investigate the suspicious death of a major diamond dealer.
Happy Go Lovely (1951)
, 1h37Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors David Niven, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, Diane Hart, Bobby Howes, Kay Kendall
Roles Producer
Rating63%
When chorus girl Janet Jones is late for rehearsal in Edinburgh, Bates, the chauffeur for B. G. Bruno, gives her a ride in Bruno's limousine, starting rumours that she is engaged to the wealthiest man in Scotland. American producer Jack Frost, her employer, has just had the star of his next show, Frolics to You, walk out on him because of his desperate financial situation. He replaces her with Janet, hoping that Bruno will back his revue (or at least that he can use Bruno's reputation to fend off impatient creditors). Her dressmaker, Madame Amanda, gives her more clothes (and sends the bill to Bruno). Janet's roommate, Mae Thompson, convinces her to continue the deception.
Wanted for Murder (1946)
, 1h35Directed by Lawrence Huntington
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Eric Portman, Dulcie Gray, Derek Farr, Roland Culver, Bonar Colleano, Stanley Holloway
Roles Producer
Rating66%
Anne Fielding is delayed on the London Underground making her late for a meeting with her friend, Victor James Colebrooke. There, she meets Jack Williams who is also delayed. The two take an immediate liking to each other. After emerging from the Underground, Jack helps her locate Victor.
Secret Mission (1942)
, 1h34Directed by Harold French
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Hugh Williams, James Mason, Michael Wilding, Carla Lehmann, Roland Culver, Karel Štěpánek
Roles Producer
Rating54%
During the Second World War, two British army officers, Garnett and Gowan, together with Private Clark, who used to live in France and ran a café with his French wife, and Raoul, a member of the Free French forces, are dropped off on the coast of occupied France. Their mission is to collect intelligence on German military strength in the area, prior to an airborne raid. They rendezvous at the chateau used as German headquarters, which is Raoul's ancestral home. His sister Michele still lives there, but is resigned to cooperation with the occupiers, and is too frightened to assist in the men's mission.
Jeannie (1941)
, 1h41Directed by Harold French
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Michael Redgrave, Edward Chapman, Barbara Mullen, Hilda Bayley, Wilfrid Lawson, Gus McNaughton
Roles Producer
Rating68%
Jeannie McLean (Mullen) is a Scottish girl who finds that she has received an inheritance. The film follows her adventures of finding her family castle and being romanced by different men.
When Thief Meets Thief (1937)
, 1h25Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Valerie Hobson, Alan Hale, Jack Melford, Barbara Everest, Edward Rigby
Roles Producer
Rating59%
Rick Morgan, an American involved in the bootlegging trade, is forced to relocate to Britain where he becomes one of the top cat burglars in London. One night while breaking into a house he runs into the daughter of its occupant Glory Fane and they soon fall in love. However, one of Morgan's old associates from the United States, now masquerading as a respectable member of British society, threatens to wreck his chances of going straight and finding happiness with Glory.
Accused (1936)
, 1h23Directed by Thornton Freeland
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Dolores del Río, Florence Desmond, Edward Rigby, Basil Sydney, Moore Marriott
Roles Producer
Rating56%
Two dance partners become embroiled in a murder mystery when one of the dancers is accused of murder.
The Amateur Gentleman (1936)
Directed by Thornton Freeland
Genres Drama, Adventure
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Elissa Landi, Gordon Harker, Basil Sydney, Hugh Williams, Athole Stewart
Roles Producer
Rating60%
Crime Over London (1936)
, 1h24Directed by Alfred Zeisler
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors Margot Grahame, Paul Cavanagh, Bruce Lester, David Burns, Basil Sydney, John Darrow
Roles Producer
Rating60%
With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where they plan a major robbery on a department store.
The Dreamy Mouth (1932)
, 1h35Directed by Paul Czinner
Origin France
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Gaby Morlay, Pierre Blanchar, Victor Francen, Maria Fromet, Guy Favières
Roles Producer
Rating55%
L'histoire commence au moment d'un concert au cours duquel est donné le concerto en ré majeur de Beethoven pour violon et orchestre. Romaine, femme mystérieuse, est dans la salle de concert. Pierre, son mari, est premier violon de l’Orchestre Colonne. Ce soir-là, elle découvre Marcel, brillant soliste du concerto, et en tombe amoureuse. Pierre et Marcel sont amis, ce qui complique la situation. Pierre invite son ami à la maison, sans se douter de ce qui va se passer. La jeune femme, cherchant à trouver un habile prétexte pour un rendez-vous en tête-à-tête, révèle rapidement ses sentiments à Marcel. Ce dernier est sensible au charme de Romaine, mais ne souhaite pas trahir Pierre. Elle joue du piano, et tout serait presque simple si elle n’avait pas choisi d’aimer deux hommes – à l'amitié solide - en même temps.
Dreaming Lips (1932)
, 1h35Directed by Paul Czinner
Origin German
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Elisabeth Bergner, Rudolf Forster, Anton Edthofer, Margarete Hruby, Jaro Fürth, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Roles Producer
Rating68%
Peter, musicien d'orchestre, s'inquiète assez pour sa jeune femme, Gaby. Quand elle rencontre l'ami de Pierre, Michael, elle tombe amoureuse du virtuose du violon, mais à partir de là elle vit avec conscience. D'une part, elle ne croit pas à la continuité du mariage avec Peter, d'autre part, elle ne veut pas sortir d'une vie conjugale sûre. Quand Peter tombe gravement malade, elle se tourne vers son mari. Mais l'amour pour Michael est plus fort. Désespérée et sans foi dans une façon de sortir de son sentiment gênant, elle met fin à ses jours.