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Viña Delmar is a Scriptwriter American born on 29 january 1903 at New York City (USA)

Viña Delmar

Viña Delmar
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Birth name Alvina Croter
Nationality USA
Birth 29 january 1903 at New York City (USA)
Death 19 january 1990 (at 86 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Viña Delmar (January 29, 1903 – January 19, 1990) was a twentieth-century American author, playwright, and screenwriter. With the editorial assistance of her husband, Eugene, she wrote or adapted about twenty plays which were produced as films during her lifetime—a career that lasted from 1929 to 1956. She was nominated for an Academy Award for 1937 for her screen adaptation of the Arthur Richman play, "The Awful Truth".

Biography

Sous le nom de plume de Viña Delmar (son prénom légèrement modifié, auquel elle adjoint le nom de son mari Eugene Delmar, dont elle reste veuve, au décès de celui-ci en 1956), elle publie ses écrits — romans principalement : voir la bibliographie ci-dessous — entre 1928 (Bad Girl) et 1976 (McKeever).

Parmi les pièces dont elle est aussi l'auteur, trois sont créées à Broadway (New York), respectivement en 1930 (Bad Girl, adaptation par elle de son roman pré-cité, avec Paul Kelly et Sylvia Sidney), en 1945 (The Rich Full Life), et enfin en 1953 (Mid-Summer, avec Geraldine Page et Mark Stevens).

Plusieurs de ses romans, pièces ou histoires originales sont adaptés au cinéma : mentionnons Bad Girl de Frank Borzage (1931, avec Sally Eilers et James Dunn, d'après ses romans et adaptation théâtrale du même titre déjà évoqués), Vivre et aimer de Clarence Brown (1934, avec Joan Crawford et Gene Raymond, d'après son histoire originale Pretty Sadie McKee), Cynthia de Robert Z. Leonard (1947, avec Elizabeth Taylor et George Murphy, d'après sa pièce éponyme, également connue sous le titre pré-cité The Rich Full Life), ou encore Romance sans lendemain de Daniel Mann (1954, avec Shirley Booth et Robert Ryan, d'après son roman About Mrs. Leslie, publié en 1950), entre autres.

En outre, Viña Delmar est scénariste de deux films sortis en 1937, Place aux jeunes (avec Victor Moore et Beulah Bondi) et Cette sacrée vérité (avec Cary Grant et Irene Dunne), tous deux réalisés par Leo McCarey. Le second lui vaut en 1938 une nomination à l'Oscar du meilleure scénario adapté.

Enfin, son scénario pour Place aux jeunes et son histoire originale Bracelets (déjà adaptée au cinéma en 1935) font l'objet de nouvelles adaptations pour la télévision, dans le cadre de la série Lux Video Theatre (deux épisodes, diffusés en 1955 et 1956).

Best films

The Awful Truth (1937)
(Scriptwriter)
Bad Girl (1931)
(Novel)
Hello, Frisco, Hello (1943)
(Story)

Usually with

Leo McCarey
Leo McCarey
(2 films)
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
(4 films)
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
(3 films)
Lee Moran
Lee Moran
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Viña Delmar (18 films)

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Scriptwriter

The Great Man's Lady, 1h30
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance, Western
Actors Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Brian Donlevy, K. T. Stevens, Thurston Hall, Lloyd Corrigan
Roles Story
Rating65% 3.294393.294393.294393.294393.29439
A statue is being dedicated to the late founder of Hoyt City, and reporters from around the country have gathered, speculating that "the old lady's going to talk." When the anticipated "old lady" does not appear at the event, they rush to her home. She is centenarian Hannah Sempler (Barbara Stanwyck), who lives in an old mansion among the skyscrapers of Hoyt City. As she confronts the press who have barged in, a photographer says, "Hold it, Mrs. Hoyt!" She replies that her name is Hanna Sempler, and refuses to answer their questions as to whether she and Hoyt had been married, which as another reporter says, would make him a bigamist. The intruders leave, having learned nothing to prove or disprove the many rumors, but Hannah is persuaded to tell her story to a young female biographer who lags behind. She reminisces about her experiences with Ethan Hoyt (Joel McCrea) in the American West.
The Awful Truth, 1h31
Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D'Arcy, Cecil Cunningham, Molly Lamont
Rating76% 3.846023.846023.846023.846023.84602
Jerry Warriner (Cary Grant) returns home from a trip, which he falsely says was to Florida, to find that his wife, Lucy (Irene Dunne), is not at home. When she returns in the company of her handsome music teacher, Armand Duvalle (Alexander D'Arcy), Jerry learns that Lucy spent the night in the country with Armand, after his car, they claim, broke down unexpectedly. Lucy then discovers that Jerry did not actually go to Florida, though he went so far as to get an artificial tan and write multiple fake letters home to convince her that he did. Mutual suspicions result in divorce.
Make Way for Tomorrow, 1h31
Directed by Leo McCarey, Ray McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell, Porter Hall, Elisabeth Risdon
Rating81% 4.092654.092654.092654.092654.09265
Barkley "Bark" (Victor Moore) and Lucy Cooper (Beulah Bondi) are an elderly couple who lose their home to foreclosure, as Barkley has been unable to find employment because of his age. They summon four of their five children—the fifth lives thousands of miles away in California—to break the news and decide where they will live until they can get back on their feet. Only one of the children, Nell (Minna Gombell), has enough space for both, but she asks for three months to talk her husband into the idea. In the meantime, the temporary solution is for the parents to split up and each live with a different child.
Bad Boy
Bad Boy (1935)
, 56minutes
Directed by John G. Blystone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors James Dunn, Dorothy Wilson, Louise Fazenda, Victor Kilian, Beulah Bondi, John Wray
Roles Original Story
Rating64% 3.2223053.2223053.2223053.2223053.222305
Hands Across the Table, 1h20
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Astrid Allwyn, Ruth Donnelly, Ralph Bellamy, Marie Prevost
Roles Story
Rating68% 3.44673.44673.44673.44673.4467
Brought up in poverty, hotel manicurist Regi Allen wants to marry a rich husband. Her new client, wheelchair-using hotel guest Allen Macklyn is immediately attracted to her and becomes her confidant. Despite his obvious wealth, Regi does not view him as a potential husband, and has no qualms about telling him about her goal in life.
Sadie McKee, 1h33
Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Joan Crawford, Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, Esther Ralston, Clarence Brown
Roles Story
Rating67% 3.3963353.3963353.3963353.3963353.396335
Sadie McKee (Crawford) works part-time as a serving maid in the same household where her mother is a cook, and is admired by the son of her employer, lawyer Michael Alderson (Tone). However, when Michael talks badly of her boyfriend, Tommy Wallace (Gene Raymond), during a family dinner, Sadie openly denounces her employers as snobby and insensitive. Sadie then flees to New York City with Tommy, who was fired from his job in the Alderson factory for alleged cheating.
Chance at Heaven, 1h11
Directed by William A. Seiter, James Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marian Nixon, Andy Devine, Lucien Littlefield, George Meeker
Roles Original Story
Rating59% 2.999462.999462.999462.999462.99946
An ambitious mechanic is tempted to desert his wonderful girlfriend when a silly but rich debutante falls for him.
The Woman Accused, 1h10
Directed by Paul Sloane
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Nancy Carroll, Cary Grant, John Halliday, Irving Pichel, Louis Calhern, Jack La Rue
Roles Author
Rating62% 3.1426353.1426353.1426353.1426353.142635
Lors d'une soirée à New York, Jeffrey Baxter, un avocat, demande Glenda O'Brien en mariage, sans savoir qu'elle a déjà vécu avec quelqu'un. Ils projettent de partir le soir même pour une petite croisière au cours de laquelle ils se marieront. Mais Glenda reçoit un appel de son ancien amant, Leo Young, qui l'implore de revenir avec lui. À regret, elle accepte d'aller le voir dans l'appartement qu'il a loué juste au-dessus du sien. Lorsqu'elle lui dit que leur histoire est terminée pour de bon, il l'enferme et menace de faire tuer Jeffrey par un certain Little Maxie. Désespérée, elle frappe Leo avec une statue et le tue. De retour chez elle, sa bonne lui conseille de partir quand même en croisière. Cependant, Stephen Bessemer, un ami de Leo, obtient du procureur Clarke le droit d'enquêter sur Glenda et embarque sur le même navire. Il arrive à lui faire avouer le crime lors d'un faux procès au cours d'un bal masqué. Plus tard Glenda se confesse à Jeffrey, qui la comprend et continue à vouloir l'épouser. Stephen fait arrêter Glenda, mais Jeffrey a obtenu une confession de Little Maxie à propos des projets de meurtre de Leo et Glenda est libérée.
Uptown New York, 1h20
Directed by Victor Schertzinger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Jack Oakie, Shirley Grey, Leon Ames, George Cooper, Lee Moran, Raymond Hatton
Roles Story
Rating63% 3.1851853.1851853.1851853.1851853.185185
Pat and Max are in love and share an intimate relationship. However, after Max receives his surgeon's diploma, his parents have arranged a marriage for him with a woman from a rich, good background. He marries that woman but occasionally bumps into Pat, explaining how he actually loves her instead of his wife. Pat dislikes the idea of him seeing her on the side. Heartbroken, Pat later meets Eddie (a gumball machine salesman), who proposes marriage, which she accepts. In a hotel bridal suite, Pat mentions her previous relationship to Eddie, and mentions that he can walk out on her if he wants, he is OK with it. Later, While attempting to stop two teenagers from robbing one of Eddie's gumball machine, she runs across the street without looking and is struck by a truck. She is in the hospital awaiting surgery. Eddie, chooses Max as the surgeon and, later while Pat is in her hospital bed, overhears Max's conversation with Pat about their love, and his decision to divorce his wife, he will take Pat to Vienna to get well, and they will get married. Eddie decides to walk out on Pat as he believes that she is going to run off with Max. Through complications (and a fight) over Eddie's attempt to pay Pat's hospital bill by selling his company which he only owns half of (Pat owns the other half), he ends up in jail. Pat runs to the jail and explains the misunderstanding and proclaims her love for Eddie.
Bad Girl
Bad Girl (1931)
, 1h30
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays, Children's films
Actors Sally Eilers, James Dunn, Minna Gombell, Frank Austin, Irving Bacon, Paul Fix
Roles Novel
Rating63% 3.195013.195013.195013.195013.19501
Dot (Haley), une jeune fille sollicitée par la gente masculine qui "ne pense qu'à ça" fait le pari, alors qu'elle se promène avec sa meilleure amie Edna (Gombell) à Coney Island, qu'un certain jeune homme qui ne semble pas s’intéresser aux femmes lui adressera la parole. Eddie, le jeune homme en question qui dit d'abord s'appeler Joe (Dunn) est sérieux, bourru, et économise sou par sou pour ouvrir sa propre entreprise. Dot et Eddie tombent amoureux et Eddie finit par proposer le mariage à Dot, un peu pour lui éviter d'affronter son frère lorsqu'il la raccompagne à quatre heures du matin. Très vite le jeune couple doit faire face à son passé : Dot a perdu sa maman à sa naissance et Eddie vient d'une famille très pauvre. Lorsque Dot se rend compte qu'elle est enceinte elle n'ose le dire à Eddie persuadée qu'il ne désire pas d'enfant car il soutient que les parents sont fous de mettre des enfants au monde.