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Sam Taylor is a Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 13 august 1895 at New York City (USA)
Sam Taylor est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur américain né le 13 août 1895 à New York, aux (États-Unis) et décédé le 6 mars 1958 à Santa Monica, en Californie.
Il écrit des scénarios pour Vitagraph, est monteur pour Universal, puis dirige des comédies pour Century. Il réalise des films avec Harold Lloyd, puis avec Mary Pickford et John Barrymore pour United Artists.
Il a réalisé notamment le premier film parlant de Mary Pickford, "Coquette".
(1929)
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Nationality USA
Birth 13 august 1895 at New York City (USA)
Death 6 march 1958 (at 62 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
Birth 13 august 1895 at New York City (USA)
Death 6 march 1958 (at 62 years) at Santa Monica (USA)
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Il fait ses études à l'Université Fordham.Il écrit des scénarios pour Vitagraph, est monteur pour Universal, puis dirige des comédies pour Century. Il réalise des films avec Harold Lloyd, puis avec Mary Pickford et John Barrymore pour United Artists.
Il a réalisé notamment le premier film parlant de Mary Pickford, "Coquette".
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The Monte Carlo Story (1956)
, 1h36Directed by Sam Taylor, Samuel A. Taylor
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Vittorio De Sica, Arthur O'Connell, Natalie Trundy, Mischa Auer, Renato Rascel
Rating57%
The story takes place against the backdrop of the glorious French Riviera. Marlene Dietrich plays a woman with a lot of class, but no money to satisfy her taste for the best things in life. She is dazzled by Count Della Fiabe, who is also trying to recuperate his debts at the gambling tables of the famous casino. To attract the woman, who he thinks is his meal ticket, the poor Italian noble man enlists the help of the same people to whom he owes money.
Nothing But Trouble (1944)
, 1h9Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Cooking films, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mary Boland, Philip Merivale, Henry O'Neill, John Warburton
Rating62%
Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel return to America after ten years of voluntary exile to find jobs. Oliver has worked as a mediocre cook and Stan has served as a butler for many years. Upon their return they find that there is plenty of positions to apply to, unlike when they left ten years earlier.
Married Bachelor (1941)
, 1h21Directed by Edward Buzzell, Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Felix Bressart, Lee Bowman, Sheldon Leonard, Sam Levene
Rating61%
Vagabond Lady (1935)
, 1h11Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Robert Young, Evelyn Venable, Reginald Denny, Frank Craven, Berton Churchill, Ferdinand Gottschalk
Rating59%
Irresponsible, happy-go-lucky Tony Spear returns home to the United States and his family after years of sailing throughout the Orient with his crewman Corky Nye. His wealthy department store owner father R. D. Spear and brother John are fearful of what damage he will do to their reputations as staid, respected businessmen, remembering what happened the last time.
The Cat's-Paw (1934)
, 1h42Directed by Harold Lloyd, Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Political films
Actors Harold Lloyd, Una Merkel, George Barbier, Nat Pendleton, Grace Bradley, Alan Dinehart, Sr.
Rating65%
Ezekiel Cobb, a naive young man raised by missionaries in China, is sent to the United States to seek a wife. He is promptly enlisted by the corrupt political machine of the fictional city of Stockport, led by the corrupt boss Jake Mayo (George Barbier) to run for mayor as phony "reform" politician. He is expected to be the "cat's paw" of the political machine.
Devil's Lottery (1932)
, 1h18Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Elissa Landi, Victor McLaglen, Alexander Kirkland, Ralph Morgan, Paul Cavanagh, Barbara Weeks
Rating66%
Kiki (1931)
, 1h29Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Mary Pickford, Reginald Denny, Joseph Cawthorn, Margaret Livingston, Edwin Maxwell, Fred Walton
Rating53%
Kiki (Mary Pickford) is a hapless French chorus girl who has just been fired from her job. She doesn't accept it and goes to see producer Victor Randall (Reginald Denny). He, however, is really busy and is annoyed by her presence. To get her out of his office, he promises her job back. Before she leaves, she drops her purse and clippings of Victor shaped in hearts fall out. It becomes clear Kiki is secretly in love with him.
Ambassador Bill (1931)
, 1h10Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Will Rogers, Marguerite Churchill, Greta Nissen, Ray Milland, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Arnold Korff
Rating60%
Bill Harper (Rogers) plays an American ambassador. After his arrival in a small country that is besieged by civil unrest, he befriends the young boy (Tad Alexander) who is to be the country's king.
Du Barry, Woman of Passion (1930)
, 1h30Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films based on plays, Histoire de France
Actors Norma Talmadge, William Farnum, Conrad Nagel, Hobart Bosworth, Ullrich Haupt, Ullrich Haupt
Rating55%
Coquette (1929)
, 1h16Directed by Sam Taylor, H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Mary Pickford, John Mack Brown, Matt Moore, John St. Polis, William Janney, Henry Kolker
Rating55%
Norma Besant, daughter of a Southern doctor, is an incorrigible flirt and has many suitors. Her father Dr. Besant (John St. Polis) favors Stanley (Matt Moore), who is taken with Norma. However Norma has met a simple man named Michael Jeffrey (Johnny Mack Brown) who she has fallen madly in love with. Dr. Besant disapproves of Michael and orders Norma to never see him again. Norma gives him their word, then promptly plans to marry Michael in 6 months, when he's made 'good in the hills' so he can buy her a home in the valley.
The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
, 1h3Directed by Sam Taylor, H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Edwin Maxwell, Joseph Cawthorn, Clyde Wilfred Cook, Dorothy Jordan
Rating61%
À Padoue, Baptista désespère de trouver un mari qui puisse résister au caractère colérique de sa fille aînée Catherine.
The Woman Disputed (1928)
, 1h27Directed by Henry King, Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, Théâtre, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays
Actors Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland, Arnold Kent, Arnold Kent, Boris de Fast, Michael Vavitch
Rating71%
Paul Hartman, un officier autrichien, et son ami Nika Turgenov, un fier lieutenant russe, en permission à Lemberg, cherchent ensemble à aider Mary Ann Wagner, une prostituée avec un cœur noble. La guerre est déclarée entre la Russie et l'Autriche, et les deux hommes reçoivent l'ordre de rejoindre leur régiment respectif. Mary promet à Paul de l'épouser, et Nika jure qu'il se vengera. Plus tard, une unité de l'armée russe commandée par Nika occupe Lemberg, et Mary doit se soumettre aux étreintes de Nika afin d'obtenir la libération d'un espion. Le lendemain, l'armée autrichienne, grâce aux informations fournies par l'espion, reprend la ville. Paul apprend le sacrifice de Mary et refuse d'abord de lui pardonner. Mais quand 10 000 hommes se mettent à genoux devant elle pour la remercier, Paul les rejoint.
Tempest (1928)
, 1h51Directed by Lewis Milestone, Victor Tourjanski, Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors John Barrymore, Camilla Horn, George Fawcett, Louis Wolheim, Boris de Fast, Ullrich Haupt
Rating66%
The film is set during final days of Czarist Russia and revolves around a peasant who rises through the ranks of the Russian army ending up a Lieutenant. His life is made increasingly difficult by the aristocrats and officers around him who are resentful of his progress. He then finds himself rejected by a princess he falls in love with and, having been caught in her room, is put in prison. There he is stripped of his rank but soon after the Russian Civil War starts and as a result of the Red Terror the tables are turned.
My Best Girl (1927)
, 1h20Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Mary Pickford, Buddy Rogers, Lucien Littlefield, Carmelita Geraghty, Hobart Bosworth, Mack Swain
Rating73%
The film starts out at The Merrill Department store where a very exhausted stockgirl named Maggie Johnson (Mary Pickford) is given a moment to attend to the sales counter. There she encounters a charming handsome man who pretends to be interested in purchasing some children's toys but, after many humorous demonstrations by Maggie, the manager comes over and gives the man his time card. The man is said to be Joe Grant (Buddy Rogers) though in reality he is the son of the owner; making him Joseph Merrill. To prove to his father he is ready for his engagement, he has taken the job of stockboy under an assumed name.
Exit Smiling (1926)
, 1h17Directed by Sam Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Jack Pickford, Beatrice Lillie, Doris Lloyd, DeWitt Jennings, Harry Myers, Tenen Holtz
Rating70%
The travelling theatre troupe's worst actress, Violet (Beatrice Lillie) dreams of all she could be if she only had the right opportunities. Jimmy (Jack Pickford) is a runaway bank clerk who joins the troupe as a lead actor.