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William Anthony McGuire is a Scriptwriter American born on 9 july 1881 at Chicago (USA)

William Anthony McGuire

William Anthony McGuire
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Nationality USA
Birth 9 july 1881 at Chicago (USA)
Death 16 september 1940 (at 59 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)

William Anthony McGuire (July 9, 1881 - September 16, 1940) was a playwright, theatre director, and producer and an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, including The Kid From Spain (1932) starring Eddie Cantor. McGuire won an Oscar for the 1936 film The Great Ziegfeld.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, McGuire made his Broadway debut in 1910 as author of the play The Heights. He went on to write, direct, and produce Twelve Miles Out (1925) and If I Was Rich (1926) and write and direct Rosalie (1928), Whoopee! (1928), The Three Musketeers (1928), and Show Girl (1929).

McGuire died of uremia in Beverly Hills, California.

Best films

The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld
(1936)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Ray June
Ray June
(4 films)
Gregg Toland
Gregg Toland
(3 films)
Busby Berkeley
Busby Berkeley
(4 films)
Karl Freund
Karl Freund
(2 films)
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Carl Laemmle Jr.
(4 films)
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Filmography of William Anthony McGuire (17 films)

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Scriptwriter

Ziegfeld Girl
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
, 2h12
Directed by Busby Berkeley, Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper
Rating66% 3.347693.347693.347693.347693.34769
The story deals with three showbiz hopefuls - Susan Gallagher (Judy Garland), Sandra Kolter (Hedy Lamarr) and Sheila Regan (Lana Turner) - and their efforts to attain the lofty status of "Ziegfeld Girl."
Lillian Russell
Lillian Russell (1940)
, 2h7
Directed by Irving Cummings
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power, Edward Arnold, Warren William
Rating63% 3.1948953.1948953.1948953.1948953.194895
Helen Leonard (Faye) has a beautiful voice. As she grows up, she trains to become an opera singer. Her instructor, however, informs her that her voice is pleasing, but not suitable for grand opera. Returning home one day, she and her grandmother (Westley) are saved by a handsome young man, newspaperman Alexander Moore (Fonda). Meanwhile, Helen's mother, Cynthia (Peterson), has political aspirations, but only receives a handful of votes for mayor.
Rosalie
Rosalie (1937)
, 2h3
Directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Dance films, Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Eleanor Powell, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Edna May Oliver, Ray Bolger, Ilona Massey
Rating59% 2.999842.999842.999842.999842.99984
Dick Thorpe (Nelson Eddy) is a football star for the Army, and Rosalie (Eleanor Powell), a Vassar student who is also a princess (Princess Rosalie of Romanza) in disguise, watches a football game. They are attracted to each other and agree to meet in her country in Europe. When Dick flies into her country he is greeted as a hero by the King (Frank Morgan) and finds Rosalie. Rosalie is engaged to marry Prince Paul (Tom Rutherford), who actually is in love with Brenda (Ilona Massey); Dick, not knowing of Prince Paul's affections, leaves the country. The King and his family are forced to leave their troubled country, and Dick and Rosalie are finally re-united at West Point.
The Great Ziegfeld
The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
, 3h5
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors William Powell, Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, Frank Morgan, Toni Mannix, Fanny Brice
Rating65% 3.2970253.2970253.2970253.2970253.297025
The son of a highly respected music professor, Florenz "Flo" Ziegfeld, Jr. yearns to make his mark in show business. He begins by promoting Eugen Sandow, the "world's strongest man", at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, overcoming the competition of rival Billings and his popular attraction, belly dancer Little Egypt, with savvy marketing (allowing women to feel Sandow's muscles).
Little Man, What Now?
Little Man, What Now? (1934)
, 1h34
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Margaret Sullavan, Douglass Montgomery, Alan Hale, Catherine Doucet, DeWitt Jennings, G.P. Huntley
Rating71% 3.5853553.5853553.5853553.5853553.585355
Germany in the 1930s, a young couple struggling against poverty. Hans is a small business agent. He is happily married to Emma that he affectionately calls 'Lämmchen' (small lamb). They must keep their marriage a secret in order for Hans to keep his job, as his boss wants him to marry his daughter. Hans loses his job when the truth comes out. They move in with his stepmother in bustling Berlin to find success. Hans gets a small job in a department store. Things are okay until they find out that his stepmother is really a notorious madame and runs an exclusive brothel.
The Kiss Before the Mirror
The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
, 1h7
Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Nancy Carroll, Frank Morgan, Paul Lukas, Gloria Stuart, Jean Dixon, Donald Cook
Rating64% 3.2389253.2389253.2389253.2389253.238925
A lawyer (Morgan) fears his own wife (Carroll) might be having an affair while he defends a cuckolded wife-killer.
Roman Scandals
Roman Scandals (1933)
, 1h33
Directed by Frank Tuttle, Frank Tuttle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films set in Africa, Musical films
Actors Eddie Cantor, Ruth Etting, Gloria Stuart, David Manners, Edward Arnold, Verree Teasdale
Rating65% 3.2897153.2897153.2897153.2897153.289715
When kind-hearted delivery boy and self-acclaimed authority on ancient Rome Eddie (Eddie Cantor) is thrown out of his home-town of West Rome, Oklahoma by scheming and corrupt politicians he protests that nothing of the sort would have been allowed to happen in ancient Rome. On his way out of town he imagines that he is back in Imperial Rome, where he is sold in a slave market to good-natured tribune Josephus (David Manners). Eddie soon discovers that Roman society was just as corrupt as in his own town and when he decides to do something about it he becomes involved in court intrigue and a murder plot against the evil Emperor Valerius (Edward Arnold) himself.
Disorderly Conduct
Disorderly Conduct (1932)
, 1h22
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Spencer Tracy, Sally Eilers, El Brendel, Dickie Moore, Ralph Bellamy, Ralph Morgan
Rating65% 3.281833.281833.281833.281833.28183
The movie stars Spencer Tracy as a policeman who becomes involved with a young woman (Sally Eilers) after clashing with her politician father (Ralph Morgan).
The Kid from Spain
The Kid from Spain (1932)
, 1h36
Directed by Leo McCarey
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Bullfighting films
Actors Eddie Cantor, Lyda Roberti, Noah Beery, Jr, Robert Young, Ruth Hall, John Miljan
Rating64% 3.24523.24523.24523.24523.2452
Le réveil des jeunes filles, dans le dortoir de l'université, est un ballet de fraîcheur et de bonne humeur. Mais lorsque la surveillante entre dans la pièce, elle trouve un jeune homme dans l'un des lits : Eddie Williams, un étudiant victime d'une farce de son ami Ricardo. Tous deux sont renvoyés.
Twelve Miles Out
Twelve Miles Out (1927)
, 1h25
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors John Gilbert, Joan Crawford, Ernest Torrence, Eileen Percy, Dorothy Sebastian, Paulette Duval
Rating51% 2.557842.557842.557842.557842.55784
Jerry Fay (Gilbert), is a bootlegger who expropriates the home of society girl, June (Crawford), for his illicit activities. While as his captor, Jane slowly begins to fall for Jerry.