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Maxwell Shane is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Additional Dialogue American born on 26 august 1905 at Paterson (USA)
Maxwell Shane (August 26, 1905 – October 25, 1983) was an American movie and television director, screenwriter, and producer.
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Nationality USA
Birth 26 august 1905 at Paterson (USA)
Death 25 october 1983 (at 78 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Birth 26 august 1905 at Paterson (USA)
Death 25 october 1983 (at 78 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)
Biography
Before embarking in a career in show business, Shane studied law at USC and UCLA law schools. He later became a journalist and moved on to become a Hollywood publicist and later, a screenwriter. Most of his early work was forgettable low-budget films. Becoming a director in 1947, he worked on noirish films, as a writer or director, like Hell's Island, Fear in the Night and the remake Nightmare. Shane scripted City Across the River, the 1949 film of Irving Shulman's The Amboy Dukes. In 1960, he became a writer-producer for the Boris Karloff anthology television series Thriller.Usually with
Filmography of Maxwell Shane (59 films)
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The Naked Street (1955)
, 1h24Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, Peter Graves, Sara Berner, Mario Siletti
Rating64%
Phil Regal, a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his sister Rosalie's punk boyfriend, Nicky, out of a death penalty for a murder he did in fact commit, so that they can get married. Later, when he learns that Nicky is cheating on Rosalie, he arranges for Nicky to be framed for a murder he didn't commit.
Director
Nightmare (1956)
, 1h29Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Connie Russell, Rhys Williams, Virginia Christine, Barry Atwater
Rating63%
New Orleans big band clarinetist Stan Grayson has a nightmare in which he sees himself in a mirrored room, killing a man. He awakens to find blood on himself, bruises on his neck, and a key from the dream in his hand.
The Naked Street (1955)
, 1h24Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, Peter Graves, Sara Berner, Mario Siletti
Rating64%
Phil Regal, a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his sister Rosalie's punk boyfriend, Nicky, out of a death penalty for a murder he did in fact commit, so that they can get married. Later, when he learns that Nicky is cheating on Rosalie, he arranges for Nicky to be framed for a murder he didn't commit.
The Glass Wall (1953)
, 1h22Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Vittorio Gassman, Gloria Grahame, Ann Robinson, Douglas Spencer, Joe Turkel, Kathleen Freeman
Rating67%
After the end of World War II, Peter Kuban (Vittorio Gassman), a Hungarian displaced person and survivor of the Nazi concentration camps, stows away on a ship bound for New York City. However, he is spotted and held for the authorities. When they arrive, he claims that he qualifies for entry under an exception for those who helped Allied soldiers during the war, but all he knows about the paratrooper he hid from the enemy is that his name is Tom and he plays clarinet in a jazz band in New York City's Times Square.The immigration authorities led by Inspector Bailey say that without better documentation he must be sent back to Europe.
City Across the River (1949)
, 1h31Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Luis van Rooten, Jeff Corey, Sue England, Richard Benedict
Rating62%
Two members of a tough Brooklyn street gang accidentally kill one of their teachers.
Fear in the Night (1947)
, 1h12Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Paul Kelly, DeForest Kelley, Ann Doran, Charles Victor, Robert Emmett Keane, Jeff York
Rating62%
Bank teller Vince Grayson (DeForest Kelley) dreams that he stabs a man in an octagonal room of mirrors and locks the body in a closet. When he wakes up, he discovers marks on his throat, a strange key and a button in his pocket, and blood on his cuff. Cliff Herlihy (Paul Kelly), his police officer brother-in-law, tries to convince him it was just a dream.
Scriptwriter
The Mummy (1959)
, 1h28Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Actors Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, George Pastell, Harold Goodwin
Roles Original Film Writer
Rating66%
In Egypt in 1895, archaeologists John Banning (Cushing), his father Stephen (Felix Aylmer) and his uncle Joseph Whemple (Raymond Huntley) are searching for the tomb of Princess Ananka, the high priestess of the god Karnak. John has a broken leg and cannot accompany his father and uncle when they open the tomb (According to Cushing's Diary, he had twisted his leg before the filming, so the script was adapted to let him recover). Before they enter, an Egyptian named Mehemet Bey (George Pastell) warns them not to go in, lest they face the fatal curse against desecrators. Stephen and Joseph ignore him, and discover within the sarcophagus of Ananka. After Joseph leaves to tell John the good news, Stephen finds the Scroll of Life and reads from it. He then screams off-screen and is found in a catatonic state.
Nightmare (1956)
, 1h29Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Kevin McCarthy, Connie Russell, Rhys Williams, Virginia Christine, Barry Atwater
Roles Ecrivain
Rating63%
New Orleans big band clarinetist Stan Grayson has a nightmare in which he sees himself in a mirrored room, killing a man. He awakens to find blood on himself, bruises on his neck, and a key from the dream in his hand.
Hell's Island (1955)
, 1h24Directed by Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Mary Murphy, John Payne, Eduardo Noriega, Francis L. Sullivan, Eduardo Noriega, Arnold Moss
Rating58%
After being dumped by his fiancée, hard-drinking and depressed Mark Cormack (John Payne) loses his job in the Los Angeles district attorney's office and serves as bouncer in a Las Vegas casino.
The Naked Street (1955)
, 1h24Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Farley Granger, Anthony Quinn, Anne Bancroft, Peter Graves, Sara Berner, Mario Siletti
Rating64%
Phil Regal, a tough racketeer, pulls strings to get his sister Rosalie's punk boyfriend, Nicky, out of a death penalty for a murder he did in fact commit, so that they can get married. Later, when he learns that Nicky is cheating on Rosalie, he arranges for Nicky to be framed for a murder he didn't commit.
, 1h19Directed by Charles Lamont
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films set in Africa, Comedy horror films, Buddy films
Actors Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara, Richard Deacon, Dan Seymour
Roles Characters
Rating61%
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are Americans who are stranded in Cairo, Egypt. They happen to overhear Dr. Gustav Zoomer (Kurt Katch) discussing the mummy Klaris, the guardian of the Tomb of Princess Ara. Apparently the mummy has a sacred medallion that shows where the treasure of Princess Ara can be found. The Followers of Klaris, led by Semu (Richard Deacon), overhear the conversation along with Madame Rontru (Marie Windsor), a businesswoman interested in stealing the treasure of Princess Ara.
Three Hours to Kill (1954)
, 1h17Directed by Alfred L. Werker
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Dana Andrews, Donna Reed, James Westerfield, Dianne Foster, Stephen Elliott, Richard Coogan
Rating63%
Jim Guthrie (Dana Andrews) returns to town three years after being falsely accused of murdering Carter Mastin (Richard Webb). He recounts the story of the night of the murder to Sheriff Ben East (Stephen Elliott). Viewers find out that he was strung up by a town mob after it appeared he had indeed committed the murder and he still bored the scar from the ordeal. Laurie (Donna Reed), Carter's sister, who was planning on marrying Jim delivers him from his fate. After being given three hours by the Sheriff to find the true killer, Jim, through much interrogation and speculation is led to the guilty man.
The Glass Wall (1953)
, 1h22Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Vittorio Gassman, Gloria Grahame, Ann Robinson, Douglas Spencer, Joe Turkel, Kathleen Freeman
Roles Ecrivain
Rating67%
After the end of World War II, Peter Kuban (Vittorio Gassman), a Hungarian displaced person and survivor of the Nazi concentration camps, stows away on a ship bound for New York City. However, he is spotted and held for the authorities. When they arrive, he claims that he qualifies for entry under an exception for those who helped Allied soldiers during the war, but all he knows about the paratrooper he hid from the enemy is that his name is Tom and he plays clarinet in a jazz band in New York City's Times Square.The immigration authorities led by Inspector Bailey say that without better documentation he must be sent back to Europe.
, 1h48Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Jean Peters, David Wayne, Hugh Marlowe, Albert Dekker, Helene Stanley, Helene Stanley
Roles Writer
Rating70%
Expecting to honeymoon in Chicago and live there, newlywed Nellie is disappointed when she and Ben Halper disembark from their train at a small town in Illinois, where he has chosen to live and run a barber shop.
City Across the River (1949)
, 1h31Directed by Maxwell Shane
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Stephen McNally, Thelma Ritter, Luis van Rooten, Jeff Corey, Sue England, Richard Benedict
Roles Ecrivain
Rating62%
Two members of a tough Brooklyn street gang accidentally kill one of their teachers.