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Marion Parsonnet is a Scriptwriter American born on 21 february 1905 at Newark (USA)

Marion Parsonnet

Marion Parsonnet
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Nationality USA
Birth 21 february 1905 at Newark (USA)
Death 7 december 1960 (at 55 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Marion Parsonnet (née le 21 février 1905 à Newark, au New Jersey et morte le 7 décembre 1960 à Los Angeles) est une scénariste américaine.

Best films

Cover Girl (1944)
(Adaptation)

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(10 films)
David Snell
David Snell
(5 films)
Ben Hecht
Ben Hecht
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Marion Parsonnet (19 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Deadly Companions, 1h33
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Noir, Western
Actors Maureen O'Hara, Glenn Ford, Brian Keith, Steve Cochran, George Macready, Chill Wills
Rating60% 3.045693.045693.045693.045693.04569
After her young son is killed in a bank robbery, Kit Tilden (Maureen O'Hara) is determined to bury him beside his father in Siringo, now deserted and located in Apache territory. Yellowleg (Brian Keith), the ex-army sergeant who accidentally killed her son, decides to help take the body across the desert to be buried, whether Kit wants help or not.
My Forbidden Past, 1h21
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Robert Mitchum, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Lucile Watson, Janis Carter, Gordon Oliver
Rating60% 3.047863.047863.047863.047863.04786
In 1890s New Orleans, wrongly believing Barbara Beaurevelle (Gardner) had stood him up on the eve of their elopement, Dr. Mark Lucas (Mitchum) has returned from South Africa accompanied by Corinne (Janis Carter), a woman he married on the rebound. Determined to win him back, Barbara bribes her cousin (Melvyn Douglas) to break up the marriage, a cold-blooded scheme that ends in death and the doctor suspected of murder.
Gilda
Gilda (1946)
, 1h50
Directed by Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Striptease
Actors Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, Joseph Calleia, Eduardo Ciannelli, Steven Geray
Rating75% 3.7988253.7988253.7988253.7988253.798825
Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford), a small-time American gambler newly arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, narrates. When he wins a lot of money cheating at craps, he has to be rescued from a robbery attempt by a complete stranger, Ballin Mundson (George Macready). Mundson tells him about an illegal high-class casino, but warns him not to practice his skills there. Farrell ignores his advice, cheats at blackjack, and is taken by two men to see the casino's owner, who turns out to be Mundson. Farrell talks Mundson into hiring him and quickly gains his confidence. However, the unimpressed washroom attendant, Uncle Pio (Steven Geray), keeps calling him "Mr.
Saratoga Trunk, 2h15
Directed by Sam Wood
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance, Western
Actors Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Flora Robson, Florence Bates, Curt Bois, John Warburton
Rating63% 3.1962553.1962553.1962553.1962553.196255
In 1875, Clio Dulaine (Ingrid Bergman), the illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic New Orleans Creole father and a light-skinned Creole woman of color who was his placée, returns from Paris to her birthplace in Rampart Street to avenge her mother's mistreatment at the hands of her father's family, the Dulaines. Years ago, Clio's mother accidentally killed Dulaine when he tried to prevent her from committing suicide, and the scandalized Dulaines then exiled Clio and her mother to Paris. Clio is accompanied by her Haitian maid, Angelique (Flora Robson), and her dwarf manservant, Cupidon (Jerry Austin).
Dangerous Partners, 1h14
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors James Craig, Signe Hasso, Edmund Gwenn, Audrey Totter, Mabel Paige, John Warburton
Rating60% 3.049513.049513.049513.049513.04951
Les rescapés d'un accident d'avion découvrent une valise pleine de bons du Trésor, d'un valeur d'un million de dollars.
Dangerous Partners, 1h14
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors James Craig, Signe Hasso, Edmund Gwenn, Audrey Totter, Mabel Paige, John Warburton
Rating60% 3.049513.049513.049513.049513.04951
Carola and Clyde Ballister find a briefcase containing four wills leaving $1-million bequests from an Albert Kingby. They visit the Cleveland home of the first beneficiary, a man named Kempen. They meet his attorney, Jeff Caign, and learn Kempen intended to leave the money to a singer, Lili Roegan.
I'll Be Seeing You, 1h25
Directed by William Dieterle, George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Christmas films, Films based on plays
Actors Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple, Spring Byington, Tom Tully, John Derek
Roles Writer
Rating70% 3.545783.545783.545783.545783.54578
Social outcasts Mary Marshall (Ginger Rogers) and Sgt. Zachary Morgan (Joseph Cotten) meet while seated across from each other on a train bound for Pinehill. Zach, a victim of shell shock and, therefore, a prisoner of his own mind, has just been granted a ten-day leave from a military hospital to try to readjust to daily life. Mary, convicted for Involuntary Manslaughter, has just been given a special eight-day furlough from prison to spend the Christmas holiday with her aunt and uncle in Pinehill. Each harbors his own secret. Mary lies to Zach that she is a traveling saleslady on her way to spend the holidays with her family, while Zach tells Mary that he is going to visit his sister in Pinehill. After the train pulls into the station, the two exchange names. Mary then goes to the Marshall home, where she is reunited with her Uncle Henry (Tom Tully), Aunt Sarah (Spring Byington) and cousin Barbara (Shirley Temple).
Cover Girl
Cover Girl (1944)
, 1h47
Directed by Budd Boetticher, Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers, Otto Kruger, Eve Arden, Lee Bowman
Roles Adaptation
Rating66% 3.3471453.3471453.3471453.3471453.347145
Rusty (Rita Hayworth), a chorus girl working at a nightclub run by her boyfriend Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), is given a chance for stardom by the wealthy magazine editor John Coudair (Otto Kruger), who years earlier had been in love with her grandmother, Maribelle Hicks. Offered an opportunity to be a highly paid cover girl, Rusty would faithfully remain with her nightclub act if only Danny would ask her. He doesn't want to stand in her way, so he picks an argument to send her packing. Rusty becomes a star on Broadway after appearing in a musical produced by Coudair's wealthy friend, Noel Wheaton (Lee Bowman), and decides to get married to Wheaton. At the last second she leaves the wedding and reunites with Danny.
Dangerously They Live, 1h17
Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors John Garfield, Nancy Coleman, Raymond Massey, Lee Patrick, Moroni Olsen, Esther Dale
Rating63% 3.1939753.1939753.1939753.1939753.193975
In New York City, German agents arrange for Jane Graystone (Nancy Coleman) to take a taxi driven by one of their own men. The abduction goes awry when the taxi collides with another vehicle. Both driver and passenger are taken to the hospital in an ambulance attended by intern Dr. Mike Lewis (John Garfield). On the way, Jane regains consciousness and claims to have amnesia; she cannot remember who she is. The driver reports this to his superiors. Mike is excited, as this is his area of study, and persuades Dr. Murdoch (Roland Drew) to let him take the case.
Miracles for Sale, 1h8
Directed by Tod Browning
Origin USA
Genres Crime
Actors Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven, Henry Hull, Lee Bowman, William Demarest
Rating61% 3.099943.099943.099943.099943.09994
Michael Morgan, créateur de numéros de magie, traque les imposteurs en la matière. Il rencontre Judy Barclay, marquée par un terrible secret, et le Docteur Sabbatt, un "démonologue". Ce dernier est bientôt assassiné, alors que Judy échappe à une agression... Les suspects pour le meurtre de Sabbatt, retrouvé mort au milieu d'un pentacle magique dessiné sur le sol de son appartement fermé de l'intérieur, sont Dave Duvallo, un roi de l'évasion ; le virtuose des tours de cartes Tauro ; le couple Al et Zelma le Clair qui se produit dans des numéros de transmissions de pensée ; la spirite Madame Rapaport et le colonel Watrous qui cherche à démasquer les charlatans.
These Glamour Girls, 1h19
Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Lew Ayres, Lana Turner, Tom Brown, Richard Carlson, Jane Bryan, Anita Louise
Rating62% 3.1439853.1439853.1439853.1439853.143985
A drunken college student invites a dance hostess to the big college dance and then forgets he asked her. When she shows up at school, he tries to get rid of her, but she won't leave. Instead she stays and shows up both him and his classmates snooty dates.
Love Is a Headache, 1h13
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Gladys George, Franchot Tone, Mickey Rooney, Virginia Weidler, Ted Healy, Frank Jenks
Rating60% 3.0010953.0010953.0010953.0010953.001095
Carlotta Lee, alias Charlie, est une vedette de Broadway, mais dont la carrière commence à décliner. Elle est la cible des critiques constantes, tant dans les journaux qu'à la radio, de Peter Lawrence. Peter, qui a grandi avec Charlie et qui est amoureux d'elle depuis longtemps, espère en fait que des réactions à ses critiques vont aider la carrière de l'actrice. Un jour, Pete apprend la mord accidentelle du laveur de vitre O'Toole, et il lance un appel à la radio pour aider les enfants d'O'Toole, Mike et Jake. Lorsqu'il entend cet appel, l'agent de Charlie, Jimmy Slattery, pense que si Charlie adoptait les orphelins, cela lui ferait une grande publicité, et il s'arrange en secret pour que les enfants soient amenés chez elle. Quand Charlie rentre chez elle, elle est furieuse après Jimmy, car les enfants ont mis à sac sa chambre, mais elle décide finalement de les garder avec elle. Lorsque Pete apprend que Charlie a les enfants, il l'accuse de vouloir les utiliser, mais elle le convainc qu'elle y arrivera et qu'il n'y aura aucune publicité autour de cette adoption. Quelque temps après, malgré sa promesse, Jimmy publie une photo de Charlie avec les enfants, après quoi Pete menace de les emmener chez l'assistante sociale. pour éviter cela, Charlie accepte de se marier avec Reggie Odell, un millionnaire amoureux d'elle, qui apprécie beaucoup Jake et Mike. Jimmy, pendant ce temps, organise un faux kidnapping pour faire plus de publicité. Lorsque les policiers découvrent ce qui se passe, ils veulent accuser Charlie et éloigner les enfants. Désormais très attachée à Jake et Mike, Charlie décide de les emmener hors de New York et de les cacher dans un hôtel d'une petite ville. Pete découvre où ils sont et suite Charlie, en espérant pourvoir empêcher son arrestation. À l'hôtel, tenu par Janet Winfield, la juge de paix locale, Charlie et Pete discutent de l'avenir des enfants. Janet, qui écoutait à travers la porte, fait irruption dans la chambre et les force à se marier sous la menace d'un fusil.