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S. J. Perelman is a Actor and Scriptwriter American born on 1 february 1904 at Brooklyn (USA)

S. J. Perelman

S. J. Perelman
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Nationality USA
Birth 1 february 1904 at Brooklyn (USA)
Death 17 october 1979 (at 75 years) at New York City (USA)

Sidney Joseph Perelman (February 1, 1904 – October 17, 1979), almost always known as S. J. Perelman, was an American humorist, author, and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for The New Yorker. He also wrote for several other magazines, as well as books, scripts, and screenplays.

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Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(4 films)
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
(1 films)
George Meeker
George Meeker
(3 films)
Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie
(3 films)
John Farrow
John Farrow
(1 films)
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Filmography of S. J. Perelman (14 films)

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Around the World in Eighty Days
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
, 2h47
Directed by John Farrow, Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors David Niven, Cantinflas, Robert Newton, Shirley MacLaine, Charles Boyer, Cedric Hardwicke
Rating66% 3.3493253.3493253.3493253.3493253.349325
Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow presents an onscreen prologue, featuring footage from A Trip to the Moon (1902) by Georges Méliès, explaining that it is based loosely on the book From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne. Also included is the launching of an unmanned rocket and footage of the earth receding.
One Touch of Venus
One Touch of Venus (1948)
, 1h22
Directed by William A. Seiter, Gregory La Cava
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Robert Walker, Ava Gardner, Eve Arden, Tom Conway, Olga San Juan, Dick Haymes
Roles Musical
Rating65% 3.2966153.2966153.2966153.2966153.296615
Wealthy department-store mogul Whitfield Savory II buys a statue of Venus for $200,000. He plans to exhibit it in the store.
Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
, 1h35
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford, Jack Carson, Anthony Quinn, Edward Brophy
Roles Theatre Play
Rating72% 3.64563.64563.64563.64563.6456
Suave convict J. Chalmers "Pressure" Maxwell decides to go straight. Just before he is released from prison along with his none-too-bright accomplice Jug Martin, he rejects a proposal by fellow inmate Leo Dexter to rob a bank.
Sweethearts
Sweethearts (1938)
, 1h54
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke, Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Mischa Auer, Florence Rice
Rating61% 3.0959153.0959153.0959153.0959153.095915
Broadway stars Gwen Marlow (Jeanette MacDonald) and Ernest Lane (Nelson Eddy) are appearing in a 6-year run of Victor Herbert's operetta Sweethearts (Ray Bolger dances the role of Hans). They are also very much in love after six years of marriage. Norman Trumpett (Reginald Gardiner) is a successful Hollywood talent scout under pressure to recruit Marlow and Lane for his studio, which their Broadway producer Felix Lehman (Frank Morgan) is equally determined to prevent.
Early to Bed
Early to Bed (1936)
, 1h15
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, George Barbier, Gail Patrick, Robert McWade, Lucien Littlefield
Roles Story
Rating65% 3.2907053.2907053.2907053.2907053.290705
Chester Beatty (Ruggles) and Tessie Weeks (Boland) have been engaged for 5 years and going together for 15 years before that. Chester is reluctant to burden Tessie with marriage because of his secret problem. He is a sleepwalker. When Tessie finally does rope Chester into marriage, he can't get time off from his boss of 26 years, Mr. Frisbee (McWade). To resolve the problem, Chester sets out to impress his boss by securing a big sales contract of glass eyes. He takes Tessie and follows the rich doll company owner Horace B. Stanton (Barbier) to a lakeside resort and befriends him. However, his sleep-walking make him a prime suspect in a thievery/murder case.
Paris Interlude
Paris Interlude (1934)
, 1h12
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Madge Evans, Otto Kruger, Robert Young, Una Merkel, Ted Healy, Louise Henry
Roles Theatre Play
Rating58% 2.9021952.9021952.9021952.9021952.902195
Horse Feathers
Horse Feathers (1932)
, 1h8
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Thelma Todd, Reginald Barlow
Rating74% 3.743793.743793.743793.743793.74379
The film revolves around college football and a game between the fictional Darwin and Huxley Colleges. Many of the jokes about the amateur status of collegiate football players and how eligibility rules are stretched by collegiate athletic departments remain remarkably current. Groucho plays Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley College, and Zeppo is his son Frank, who convinces his father to recruit professional football players to help Huxley's team. There are also many references to Prohibition. Baravelli (Chico) is an "iceman", who delivers ice and bootleg liquor from a local speakeasy. Pinky (Harpo) is also an "iceman", and a part-time dogcatcher. Through a series of misunderstandings, Baravelli and Pinky are recruited to play on Huxley's football team; this requires them to enroll as students at Huxley, which creates chaos throughout the school.
Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1931)
, 1h17
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod, Charles Barton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Thelma Todd, Rockliffe Fellowes
Rating73% 3.696723.696723.696723.696723.69672
While stowing away on a ship to America, four brothers get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters while trying desperately to evade the ship's crew. After arriving stateside one of the gangsters kidnaps the other's daughter, leaving it up to the brothers to save the day.