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Myles Connolly is a Scriptwriter, Associate Producer and Additional Dialogue American born on 7 october 1897 at Boston (USA)
Myles Connolly est un écrivain, un scénariste et un producteur de cinéma américain né le 7 octobre 1897 dans le quartier de Roxbury à Boston (Massachusetts) et mort le 15 juillet 1964 à Santa Monica (Californie).
Joseph P. Kennedy le convainc de venir travailler à Hollywood dans son studio, FBO, où il commence à travailler comme producteur sur le film The Very Idea (1929) de Frank Craven et Richard Rosson. Après le rachat de FBO par RCA en 1930, Connolly devient aussi parfois scénariste.
En outre, Connolly publie des romans d'inspiration catholique, le plus connu étant sans doute Mr. Blue (publié en 1928 et souvent réédité depuis).
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Myles Connolly
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Nationality USA
Birth 7 october 1897 at Boston (USA)
Death 15 july 1964 (at 66 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Birth 7 october 1897 at Boston (USA)
Death 15 july 1964 (at 66 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Biography
Myles Connolly fait ses études au Boston College à Chestnut Hill (Massachusetts), dont il sort diplômé en 1918. Après avoir servi dans la Navy à la fin de la Première Guerre mondiale, il travaille comme journaliste pour The Boston Post , ce qui lui donnera l'occasion d'être un des rares à avoir interviewé le Président Calvin Coolidge.Joseph P. Kennedy le convainc de venir travailler à Hollywood dans son studio, FBO, où il commence à travailler comme producteur sur le film The Very Idea (1929) de Frank Craven et Richard Rosson. Après le rachat de FBO par RCA en 1930, Connolly devient aussi parfois scénariste.
En outre, Connolly publie des romans d'inspiration catholique, le plus connu étant sans doute Mr. Blue (publié en 1928 et souvent réédité depuis).
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Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
, 1h52Directed by Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Comedy, Fantasy, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Mermaids in film, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Danny Kaye, Farley Granger, Joseph Walsh, Philip Tonge, Erik Bruhn, John Qualen
Roles Story
Rating67%
In the 1830s, in the small Danish town of Odense, cobbler Hans Christian Andersen spends his day spinning fairy tales for the village children, teaching them lessons about pride, humility, love and growing up through his fanciful characters. One day, the stern schoolmaster, who believes Hans is wasting his pupils' precious time, implores the Burgomaster and councilmen to curtail the cobbler's habit of distracting the students with his storytelling, but even the adult citizens easily become a rapt audience for Hans' fables. Hans finally agrees to stop distracting the children and returns to his shop, where his teenage assistant, the orphan Peter, begs him to stop causing trouble. However, later that day Hans is drawn back to the schoolhouse to see the children. As he hears the schoolchildren drone mathematical phrases, he compares an inchworm's myopic measuring of beautiful blossoms to the schoolmaster's blindness to beauty and creativity. On yet another day, when the children do not arrive at the sound of the school bell, the schoolmaster deduces that Hans is again distracting his pupils. When the schoolmaster then demands that the Burgomaster and the councilmen choose between him and the cobbler, they decide that Hans must leave Odense. Peter, who has witnessed the verdict, returns to the shop and secretly tries to save his friend from the shame of being exiled by eagerly suggesting Hans travel to Copenhagen. After much prodding, Peter succeeds in convincing Hans to leave that afternoon by reminding him that he will be the envy of the town for having been the first to visit the famous city. Soon after Hans begins his journey, Peter joins him on the trail, bringing all the shop's tools to start their business anew.
My Son John (1952)
, 2h2Directed by Leo McCarey, Ray McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Dean Jagger, Robert Walker, Minor Watson, Frank McHugh
Roles Ecrivain
Rating55%
In uniform, John and Ben Jefferson, strapping blonds who played high school football, attend Sunday Mass with their parents before leaving for army service in Korea. Their older brother, John sends regrets that he can not join their farewell dinner because of his work for the federal government in Washington.
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
, 1h53Directed by Elliott Nugent, Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Alexis Smith, James Barton, Franchot Tone, Ethel Barrymore
Rating62%
Newspaper reporter Pete (Bing Crosby) works in a Paris orphanage. His charming way with children and music enables him to find homes for even the most troubled kids. One afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey (Alan Reed and Minna Gombell), an American couple, come to the orphanage to adopt Bobby, a boy they saw in one of the ads Pete ran in his newspaper. Bobby misbehaves, but when Pete discovers that Mr. Godfrey plays for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he quickly produces a young blind opera wunderkind, Theresa (Anna Maria Alberghetti), who sings her way into the Godfreys' hearts.
Harvey (1950)
, 1h44Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Medical-themed films, Théâtre, Mise en scène d'un lapin ou d'un lièvre, Films about psychiatry, Films based on plays, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Charles Drake, Peggy Dow, Cecil Kellaway, Fess Parker
Rating78%
Elwood P. Dowd (Stewart) is a middle-aged, amiable (and somewhat eccentric) individual whose best friend is an invisible 6' 3.5" tall rabbit named Harvey. As described by Dowd, Harvey is a pooka, a benign but mischievous creature from Celtic mythology who is especially fond of social outcasts (like Elwood). Elwood has driven his sister and niece (who live with him and crave normality and a place in society) to distraction by introducing everyone he meets to his friend, Harvey. His family seems to be unsure whether Dowd's obsession with Harvey is a product of his (admitted) propensity to drink or perhaps mental illness.
State of the Union (1948)
, 2h4Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Howard Smith, Adolphe Menjou
Rating71%
Republican newspaper magnate Kay Thorndyke (Angela Lansbury) intends to make her lover, aircraft tycoon Grant Matthews (Spencer Tracy), President of the United States with her as the power behind the throne. Thorndyke plans to use her newspaper chain's influence to deadlock the 1948 Republican National Convention, so it will choose Matthews as a compromise dark horse candidate instead of Dewey, Taft, or another.
The Unfinished Dance (1947)
, 1h41Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Margaret O'Brien, Cyd Charisse, Danny Thomas, Esther Dale, Karin Booth, Thurston Hall
Roles Writer
Rating64%
Aspiring ballerina Meg Merlin idolizes the head of her dance school, Ariane Bouchet, so much so that she often neglects her own studies just to watch Ariane dance. Only the intervention of kindly Mr. Paternos keeps her from being expelled.
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
, 2h12Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley, Richard Whorf, Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Judy Garland, Lucille Bremer, Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Van Heflin, Robert Walker
Rating62%
La véritable histoire du célèbre compositeur Jerome Kern. Lors de la première représentation de la comédie musicale "Show Boat" à Broadway, le légendaire compositeur Jerome Kern se remémore avec émotion ses débuts et les différentes étapes de sa prestigieuse carrière...
Two Sisters from Boston (1946)
, 1h52Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kathryn Grayson, June Allyson, Jimmy Durante, Peter Lawford, John George, Ben Blue
Rating65%
Music for Millions (1944)
, 1h57Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Margaret O'Brien, José Iturbi, Jimmy Durante, June Allyson, Marsha Hunt, Hugh Herbert
Roles Writer
Rating66%
"Mike" (Margaret O'Brien), age 6, arrives in New York to stay with her pregnant older sister Barbara Ainsworth (June Allyson), who lives together with a group of young women, her co-players in a symphony orchestra. As the orchestra prepares to go on a tour of army camps, a telegram is received informing them of the death of Barbara's soldier husband. The girls decide to keep the tragic news from her until after her baby is born. The orchestra is shown playing several classical standards before various military audiences. The talented Iturbi variously conducts the group as well as effortlessly plays difficult piano pieces, while Durante sings comically and acts as a grandfather figure to Mike. In a surprise ending, just after giving birth, Barbara receives a letter from her husband saying he is in good spirits and convalescing in a military hospital.
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
, 1h11Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Virginia Grey, Charles Bickford, Paul Kelly
Roles Story
Rating64%
Circus workers land an aircraft in the jungles of Africa in search of lions for their show. While trapping lions, the three men meet up with Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) and their adopted son Boy (Johnny Sheffield). Watching Boy's tricks with the elephants, the head of the circus, Buck Rand (Charles Bickford), realizes that Boy would be a great act for the circus. The group is attacked by natives, and it appears that Tarzan and Jane have perished in a jungle fire. The men take Boy on an aircraft back to the United States. Tarzan's loyal chimp Cheeta wakes Tarzan and Jane before they are burned by the fire. Then Cheeta tells Tarzan that Boy has left with the men on the plane.
Between Us Girls (1942)
, 1h25Directed by Henry Koster
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Diana Barrymore, Robert Cummings, Andy Devine, Kay Francis, John Boles, Ethel Griffies
Rating60%
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
, 1h21Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, L'Or
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Barry Fitzgerald, Reginald Owen, Tom Conway
Rating63%
An expedition team arrives on Tarzan's escarpment. By chance, the two villainous members Medford (Tom Conway) and Vandermeer (Philip Dorn) find out that there is plenty of gold on the escarpment. They kidnap Jane and Boy in order to make Tarzan show them the location of the gold. Soon the group is captured by natives, whereupon Tarzan comes to their rescue.
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
, 1h19Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Ann Sothern, Lew Ayres, Maureen O'Sullivan, C. Aubrey Smith, Joan Perry, Paul Cavanagh
Roles Story
Rating66%
When wealthy drunkard Bob Rawlston (Lew Ayres) causes Maisie to lose her carnival sideshow job as the Headless Woman, he offers her the use of his car to get to town. She is stopped and arrested by a motorcycle policeman who recognizes the automobile. When Maisie tells her story to the judge, Bob remembers enough despite a hangover to admit that he probably did lend her the car.
The House Across the Bay (1940)
, 1h28Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Archie Mayo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors George Raft, Joan Bennett, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Pidgeon, Gladys George, June Knight
Roles Writer
Rating64%
Un concepteur d'avions tombe pour la femme d'un gangster emprisonné.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
, 2h9Directed by Frank Capra, Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children, Politique, Scoutisme, Political films, White House in fiction
Actors Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Charles Lane, Thomas Mitchell
Rating80%
The governor of an unnamed western state, Hubert "Happy" Hopper (Guy Kibbee), has to pick a replacement for recently deceased U.S. Senator Sam Foley. His corrupt political boss, Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold), pressures Hopper to choose his handpicked stooge, while popular committees want a reformer, Henry Hill. The governor's children want him to select Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), the head of the Boy Rangers. Unable to make up his mind between Taylor's stooge and the reformer, Hopper decides to flip a coin. When it lands on edge – and next to a newspaper story on one of Smith's accomplishments – he chooses Smith, calculating that his wholesome image will please the people while his naïveté will make him easy to manipulate.