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Whitfield Cook is a Scriptwriter American born on 9 april 1909

Whitfield Cook

Whitfield Cook
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Birth name George Whitfield Cook III
Nationality USA
Birth 9 april 1909
Death 12 november 2003 (at 94 years)

George Whitfield Cook III (April 9, 1909 – November 12, 2003) was an American writer of screenplays, stage plays, short stories and novels, best known for his contributions to two Alfred Hitchcock films, Stage Fright and Strangers on a Train. He also wrote scripts for several TV series, including Suspense, Climax! and Playhouse 90.

Usually with

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
(2 films)
June Allyson
June Allyson
(3 films)
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(3 films)
Audrey Totter
Audrey Totter
(3 films)
Sidney Wagner
Sidney Wagner
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Whitfield Cook (7 films)

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Scriptwriter

Once You Meet a Stranger
Once You Meet a Stranger (1996)
, 1h27
Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors Jacqueline Bisset, Theresa Russell, Mimi Kennedy, Celeste Holm, Gretchen Wyler, Robert Desiderio
Roles Adaptation
Rating46% 2.330312.330312.330312.330312.33031
A fading actress, Sheila (Bisset) finds consolation in a stranger, Margo (Russell) during her train journey. Sheila tells Margo of her desire to divorce her husband, and in turn Margo shares her hatred for her domineering mother. They jokingly suggest performing a murder on each other's behalf. But all too soon the joke becomes reality.
Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train (1951)
, 1h37
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Tennis films
Actors Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock, Marion Lorne
Roles Adaptation
Rating78% 3.9487053.9487053.9487053.9487053.948705
Amateur tennis star Guy Haines (Farley Granger) wants to divorce his vulgar and promiscuous wife Miriam (Laura Elliott), so he can marry the elegant Anne Morton (Ruth Roman), the daughter of a senator, and hopefully have a career in politics. On a train Haines accidentally meets Bruno Anthony (Robert Walker), who recognizes Guy. Bruno tells Guy about his idea for the perfect murders: Bruno will kill Miriam, and in exchange Guy will kill Bruno's father. They have no identifiable motive for the crimes, and therefore they will not be suspects. Guy hurriedly leaves, but Bruno feels he has agreed. Bruno pockets Guy's monogrammed cigarette lighter.
Stage Fright
Stage Fright (1950)
, 1h50
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about television
Actors Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding, Richard Todd, Alastair Sim, Sybil Thorndike
Rating69% 3.4976053.4976053.4976053.4976053.497605
Eve Gill (Jane Wyman) is an aspiring actress at RADA. She is interrupted in rehearsal by her friend (and crush), actor Jonathan Cooper (Richard Todd), the secret lover of flamboyant stage actress/singer, Charlotte Inwood (Marlene Dietrich). Via a flashback he says Charlotte visited him after killing her husband; she was wearing a bloodstained dress. Jonathan claims he went back to her house for another dress, but was seen by Charlotte's cockney dresser, Nellie Goode (Kay Walsh). He escaped the police and needs help.
High Barbaree
High Barbaree (1947)
, 1h31
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Van Johnson, June Allyson, Claude Jarman Jr., Thomas Mitchell, Cameron Mitchell, Marilyn Maxwell
Rating63% 3.1934453.1934453.1934453.1934453.193445
In Hawaii, during World War II, U.S. Navy pilot Alec Brooke (Van Johnson) commands a flying boat, named the "High Barbaree". During a bombing mission against a Japanese submarine, his PBY Catalina is shot down with all but one of his crew killed, but still able to stay afloat, adrift far from Allied territory. While the crippled aircraft is slowly floating, the two survivors hear the voice of "Tokyo Rose" (Audrey Totter) invoking memories of their past. Alec shares a series of recollections with fellow survivor, Lt. Joe Moore (Cameron Mitchell). His memories concern his boyhood sweetheart, Nancy Fraser (June Allyson), now a Navy nurse serving on a ship in the Pacific theater, commanded by his uncle, Capt. Thad Vail (Thomas Mitchell).
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart (1946)
, 1h37
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Claudette Colbert, Walter Pidgeon, June Allyson, Patricia Medina, Lionel Barrymore, Robert Sterling
Rating64% 3.2449753.2449753.2449753.2449753.244975
Lee (Claudette Colbert) is engaged to marry Larry Adams (Richard Derr), a spendthrift widower with two children, son Chase (Robert Sterling) and daughter Penny (June Allyson). Lee had been living in England with her guardian aunt, who didn't approve of the match since Larry was an alcoholic, and while returning to America on an ocean liner, she meets Chris Matthews (Walter Pidgeon), a close friend of Larry's. Despite her loving feelings for Chris, she marries Larry, and moves to his farm in Rhode Island. Larry's talent is playing the piano, which he teaches Penny, but he gave up this ambition to work in a bank, to please his father. This frustrated ambition has ruined his life, and over the next two years Lee tries to confront his alcoholism, while trying to win Penny's confidence. While Lee is out for the night with Chris, Larry dies, his body found at the bottom of a cliff. He had committed suicide after two years of marriage, and on his death, it is reported that Larry had embezzled money from his clients. Lee sends Chris away and moves the family away from the farm, to New York where she takes a job to pay off Larry's debts, and withholds the truth from Penny, wanting to shield her from the stigma of scandal. Penny makes a hero out of Larry, who she believes died of a heart attack, and is unable to embrace Lee, who is now left to look after them alone.