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Sig Herzig is a Scriptwriter American born on 25 july 1897

Sig Herzig

Sig Herzig
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Nationality USA
Birth 25 july 1897
Death 12 march 1985 (at 87 years)

Sig Herzig (July 25, 1897 - March 12, 1985) was an American screenwriter and playwright.

Born Siegfried Maurice Herzig in New York City, Herzig began his career as the director of the comedy short Husband and Strife (1922), but he switched gears to create plot lines for more than three dozen silent films. His later screen credits included the screenplays for Artists and Models (1937), Marry the Girl(1937), On Your Toes (1939), Sunny (1941), I Dood It (1943), Brewster's Millions (1945), London Town (1946), and Three on a Spree (1961), another adaptation of Brewster's Millions.

Herzig's Broadway theatre credits included The Vanderbilt Revue (1930), Shoot the Works (1931), Ballyhoo of 1932 (1932), Vickie (1942), and Bloomer Girl (1944).

Herzig's television credits included Topper, Private Secretary, and Sugarfoot.

Herzig died in Thousand Oaks, California.

Best films

I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings
(1941)
(Scriptwriter)

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Filmography of Sig Herzig (28 films)

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Scriptwriter

Three on a Spree
Three on a Spree (1961)
, 1h23
Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Jack Watling, Carole Lesley, John Slater, Colin Gordon, Julian Orchard, Libby Morris
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0013553.0013553.0013553.0013553.001355
Michael Brewster stands to inherit £8000,000; but only on condition he spends the first million in sixty days.
London Town
London Town (1946)
, 2h6
Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Petula Clark, Greta Gynt, Kay Kendall, Sonnie Hale, Tessie O'Shea, Claude Hulbert
Roles Writer
Rating58% 2.912032.912032.912032.912032.91203
The screenplay by Sig Herzig, Val Guest, and Elliot Paul, based on a story by director Wesley Ruggles, revolves around comedian Jerry Sanford (Sid Field), who arrives in London believing he has been hired as the star of a major stage production, when in fact he's merely an understudy. Thanks to his daughter Peggy (Petula Clark, already a screen veteran at age fourteen), who sabotages the revue's star Charlie de Haven (Sonnie Hale), he finally gets his big break. The premise allows for a variety of musical numbers and comedy sketches performed by, among others, Kay Kendall in her film debut and Tessie O'Shea.
Because of Him
Because of Him (1946)
, 1h28
Directed by Richard Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Helen Broderick, Franchot Tone, Stanley Ridges, Donald Meek
Roles Story
Rating65% 3.291373.291373.291373.291373.29137
Kim Walker (Deanna Durbin) is an ambitious waitress who dreams of being on the stage. She tricks respected stage actor John Sheridan (Charles Laughton) into signing a letter of introduction. Thanks to the forged letter, Kim then wins the role of Sheridan's co-star in his next play, much to the disgust of the writer Paul Taylor (Franchot Tone).
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions (1945)
, 1h19
Directed by Allan Dwan, John E. Burch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Walker, June Havoc, Eddie Anderson, Gail Patrick, Mischa Auer
Rating65% 3.2974853.2974853.2974853.2974853.297485
Montague L. Brewster (Dennis O'Keefe), a newly discharged U.S. soldier back from fighting in Europe during World War II, rushes home in New York City to marry his sweetheart, Peggy Gray (Helen Walker). However, he has to postpone the wedding after he learns of a strange windfall.
Where Do We Go from Here?
Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)
, 1h18
Directed by George Seaton, Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Musical
Themes Time travel films, Musical films, Political films
Actors Fred MacMurray, Joan Leslie, June Haver, Gene Sheldon, Anthony Quinn, Fortunio Bonanova
Roles Story
Rating57% 2.8563852.8563852.8563852.8563852.856385
Fred MacMurray stars as Bill Morgan, a young American who is eager to join the military and fight for his country during World War II, but his 4F status prevents him from enlisting. Bill does his bit for the war effort by collecting scrap metal. Among the discarded junk he discovers a mysterious brass bottle which he rubs to clean off the grime.
Meet the People
Meet the People (1944)
, 1h40
Directed by Charles Reisner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romance
Actors Lucille Ball, Dick Powell, Virginia O'Brien, Bert Lahr, Rags Ragland, June Allyson
Rating57% 2.8538352.8538352.8538352.8538352.853835
Welder William "Swanee" Swanson works at a shipyard in Morganville, Delaware. One day he sees the brightly shining Broadway star Julie Hampton speak in front of a crowd of worlers at the yard, and he instantly falls in love with her.
I Dood It
I Dood It (1943)
, 1h42
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Red Skelton, Eleanor Powell, Richard Ainley, Sam Levene, Patricia Dane, John Hodiak
Rating61% 3.097633.097633.097633.097633.09763
Constance Shaw est une star à Broadway, et Joseph Rivington Reynolds, un de ses admirateurs. Ils se marient après que Constance a rompu avec son fiancé. Connie pense que Joseph possède une mine d'or, mais il travaille en réalité comme valet de chambre dans un hôtel. Lorsque tout le monde apprend ce qu'il est réellement, Joseph est banni du théâtre. Par hasard, il apprend qu'un complot vise à faire exploser une bombe dans un entrepôt de munitions .
My Favorite Spy
My Favorite Spy (1942)
, 1h31
Directed by Tay Garnett, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre
Themes Spy films
Actors Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman, Robert Armstrong, William Demarest, Helen Westley, Una O'Connor
Rating56% 2.807722.807722.807722.807722.80772
Une mission secrète oblige un chef d'orchestre à reporter sa lune de miel.
Sunny
Sunny (1941)
, 1h38
Directed by Herbert Wilcox
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Anna Neagle, Ray Bolger, John Carroll, Edward Everett Horton, Marilyn Miller, Grace Hartman
Rating54% 2.7153952.7153952.7153952.7153952.715395
Sunny O'Sullivan, vedette d'une spectacle de cirque, tombe amoureuse de Larry Warren, issu d'une riche famille qui s'oppose à cette union...
I Wanted Wings
I Wanted Wings (1941)
, 2h11
Directed by Mitchell Leisen, Arthur Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Ray Milland, William Holden, Veronica Lake, Wayne Morris, Brian Donlevy, Constance Moore
Rating62% 3.144173.144173.144173.144173.14417
After an air raid exercise in Los Angeles involving 18 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers, one of them goes down in the desert on its way back to base. Mysteriously, the dead body of a woman is found in the wreck. The pilot, Jefferson Young III (Ray Milland), is accused of having an unauthorized passenger on board and charged accordingly for disobeying orders. Before the court martial decides on a ruling, they review Jeff's military background and history.
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
, 1h32
Directed by Busby Berkeley, Hal B. Wallis, Benjamin Glazer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors John Garfield, Claude Rains, Ann Sheridan, May Robson, Gloria Dickson, Billy Halop
Rating67% 3.3954853.3954853.3954853.3954853.395485
Johnnie Bradfield (John Garfield) is a world champion boxer falsely accused of murder. He disappeared and is presumed dead. The only witnesses who could have exonerated him were his manager and girlfriend, both of whom have died in an automobile accident. Detective Monty Phalen (Claude Rains) believes that Johnnie is still alive and hasn't given up the search for him. Johnnie, meanwhile, is hiding out on Grandma Rafferty's (May Robson) farm in Arizona. It is there that Johnnie meets up with some juvenile delinquents, Tommy (Billy Halop), Angel (Bobby Jordan), Spit (Leo Gorcey), Dippy (Huntz Hall), T.B. (Gabriel Dell), and Milty (Bernard Punsly), who are under the guardianship of Tommy's sister Peggy (Gloria Dickson).
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway (1939)
, 1h25
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance
Actors Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, John Payne, Gale Page, Frank McHugh, Grace Stafford
Rating57% 2.855722.855722.855722.855722.85572
Deux frères, Joe (Pat O'Brien) et Eddie Greer (John Payne) deviennent rivaux lorsque le frère aîné essaie de convaincre le plus jeune de ne pas abandonner l'école pour devenir pilote automobile comme lui.
Four's a Crowd
Four's a Crowd (1938)
, 1h32
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell, Patric Knowles, Walter Connolly, Hugh Herbert
Rating62% 3.1458353.1458353.1458353.1458353.145835
Reporter Jean Christy (Rosalind Russell) works for a newspaper in danger of being thrown away by its young owner, Pat Buckley (Patric Knowles), after Buckley has a falling-out with the editor-in-chief, Robert Lansford (Errol Flynn). Meanwhile, Lansford hopes to gain tycoon John Dillingwell's (Walter Connolly) business for his public relations firm, and uses his position at Buckley's paper to drum up good press for Dillingwell. In the process, he discovers that Dillingwell's granddaughter Lorri (Olivia de Havilland) is Buckley's fiancée. Lansford decides to try to charm Lorri while Christy makes a play for Buckley.