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Ralph Spence is a Scriptwriter, Editor and Additional Dialogue American born on 4 november 1890 at Key West (USA)

Ralph Spence

Ralph Spence
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Nationality USA
Birth 4 november 1890 at Key West (USA)
Death 21 december 1949 (at 59 years) at Woodland Hills (USA)

Ralph Spence (4 November 1890 – 21 December 1949) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 121 films between 1912 and 1946.

He was born in Key West, Florida and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles from a heart attack.

Biography

Scénariste prolixe notamment à l'époque du cinéma muet, il est réputé pour sa capacité à trouver des intertitres drôles ou à modifier le texte original.

Best films

The Private Life of Helen of Troy
The Private Life of Helen of Troy
(1927)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(15 films)
Tim Whelan
Tim Whelan
(7 films)
Marion Davies
Marion Davies
(5 films)
Polly Moran
Polly Moran
(7 films)
Ira H. Morgan
Ira H. Morgan
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Ralph Spence (74 films)

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Scriptwriter

Higher and Higher
Higher and Higher (1943)
, 1h30
Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Michèle Morgan, Jack Haley, Frank Sinatra, Leon Errol, Victor Borge, Barbara Hale
Rating60% 3.000863.000863.000863.000863.00086
The household staff of millionaire Cyrus Drake hasn't been paid for months when his bankruptcy is announced. With the wife and daughter of Cyrus on a long trip abroad, a scheme is formed to pass off the attractive young maid Millie as the socialite daughter, Pamela Drake, and marry her off to a rich man so there'll be money for all.
Around the World
Around the World (1943)
, 1h20
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mischa Auer, Joan Davis, Marcy McGuire, Wally Brown, Claire Carleton, Alan Carney
Rating56% 2.8101852.8101852.8101852.8101852.810185
Kay Kyser, his band, and several entertainers begin a tour of overseas U.S. military forces. In Australia, the group is approached by a stranded American teen-ager, Marcy McGuire, who pleads with Kyser for him to take her with them when they leave. Kyser refuses, but this does not deter McGuire, who stows away on the group's plane heading for India. When she is discovered, the American authorities insist she be returned to Australia, but Kyser agrees to take responsibility for her.
Down Argentine Way
Down Argentine Way (1940)
, 1h29
Directed by Irving Cummings
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Betty Grable, Don Ameche, Carmen Miranda, J. Carrol Naish, Charlotte Greenwood, Henry Stephenson
Roles Story
Rating63% 3.1954753.1954753.1954753.1954753.195475
En Argentine vit Diego Quintana (Henry Stephenson), un éleveur de chevaux qui se met en colère quand il apprend que Binnie Crawford (Charlotte Greenwood) veut acheter leurs chevaux. Dernière Diego avait un combat sérieux avec le frère de Binnie, ce qui rend Ricardo (Don Ameche), son fils, dire qu'il n'y a pas de problème dans l'intérêt parce que ne pas vendre à ne importe qui cette famille. Il se avère que Ricardo est attiré par Glenda Crawford (Betty Grable), une belle jeune femme, et avait promis de vendre un animal sans savoir que ce était la nièce de l'ennemi de son père. En apprenant la parenté, il invente une excuse et annuler la vente, déclenchant une série de confusions.
The Flying Deuces
The Flying Deuces (1939)
, 1h9
Directed by A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy
Themes French war films, Military humor in film, Transport films, Aviation films, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Parker, Reginald Gardiner, Jean Del Val, James Finlayson
Rating66% 3.3453153.3453153.3453153.3453153.345315
While on holiday in Paris, Ollie falls so much in love with Georgette, the beautiful daughter of an innkeeper, he intends to marry her. Unfortunately, she turns down his marriage proposal because there is someone else, "very much so". (Unbeknownst to him at the moment, a Foreign Legion officer named Francois is her husband, and has returned briefly to see her.) Ollie is heartbroken to the point of committing suicide. Just as he about to jump into a river (with Stan joining him), Francois, happening to catch sight of them about to do so, convinces the duo to enlist in the Foreign Legion in order to forget Ollie's failed romance. When Stan asks him how long it will take Ollie to forget, should they join the Foreign Legion, Francois points out it will only take a matter of a few days. Enticed by Francois's offer, plus the fact that Ollie will completely forget his failed romance very shortly, they enlist.
The Gorilla
The Gorilla (1939)
, 1h6
Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films based on plays, Comedy horror films
Actors Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Al Ritz, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly, Lionel Atwill
Roles Theatre Play
Rating48% 2.406562.406562.406562.406562.40656
Lorsqu'un gorille de cirque évadé semble s'être livré à un déchaînement meurtrier, un avocat menacé appelle le trio de détectives Garrity, Harrigan et Mullivan à agir en tant que gardes du corps. En peu de temps, nous découvrons que l'avocat a plus à offrir qu'il n'y paraît, et le singe peut être innocent après tout. Quand une jolie jeune héritière fait face au péril, c'est à notre trio héroïque de sauver la situation.
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
, 1h17
Directed by Robert Stevenson, Geoffrey Barkas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee, Paul Robeson, Roland Young, John Loder, Robert Adams
Roles Writer
Rating62% 3.1427753.1427753.1427753.1427753.142775
In 1882, Irish dream chaser Patrick "Patsy" O'Brien (Arthur Sinclair) and his daughter Kathy (Anna Lee) have failed to strike it rich in the diamond mines of Kimberley, South Africa. They persuade a reluctant Allan Quartermain (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) to give them a lift to the coast in his wagon.
Sh! The Octopus
Sh! The Octopus (1937)
, 54minutes
Directed by William C. McGann
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins, Marcia Ralston, John Eldredge, George Rosener, Lew Harvey
Roles Theatre Play
Rating54% 2.7089652.7089652.7089652.7089652.708965
The film stars character actors Hugh Herbert and Ralph Spence as two detectives, who face off with a giant Octopus inside a haunted light house.
Top Hat
Top Hat (1935)
, 1h41
Directed by Mark Sandrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore, Helen Broderick
Rating76% 3.846663.846663.846663.846663.84666
An American dancer, Jerry Travers (Fred Astaire) comes to London to star in a show produced by the bumbling Horace Hardwick (Edward Everett Horton). While practicing a tap dance routine in his hotel bedroom, he awakens Dale Tremont (Ginger Rogers) on the floor below. She storms upstairs to complain, whereupon Jerry falls hopelessly in love with her and proceeds to pursue her all over London.