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Winifred Dunn is a Scriptwriter American born on 1 may 1898

Winifred Dunn

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Nationality USA
Birth 1 may 1898
Death 1 march 1977 (at 78 years)

Winifred Dunn est une scénariste américaine née en mai 1898 et morte en mars 1977 dans le Minnesota.

Biography

Dans sa jeunesse à Chicago, elle fait ses premiers pas d'auteur en traduisant une pièce allemande et en l'adaptant au public américain.

Elle commence à écrire pour le cinéma sur la côte Est, pour Selig Polyscope, puis au début des années 1920 arrive sur la côte Ouest, où elle va travailler successivement notamment pour Metro Pictures, où elle sera nommée en 1923 à la tête du pool de scénaristes, First National (1926), Columbia (1928), Invincible (1933) .

En 1926, elle crée une ligue de scénaristes pour promouvoir leur rôle auprès du public, des producteurs et des critiques.

En décembre 1928, elle est la première femme élue au comité exécutif des scénaristes à l'Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

À la fin des années 1920, elle se marie avec le sculpteur Harold Swartz, dont elle divorce en 1942.

Usually with

Arthur Edeson
Arthur Edeson
(2 films)
Dell Henderson
Dell Henderson
(2 films)
Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
(2 films)
Lucien Littlefield
Lucien Littlefield
(2 films)
Ben F. Reynolds
Ben F. Reynolds
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Winifred Dunn (12 films)

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Scriptwriter

I Have Lived
I Have Lived (1933)
, 1h5
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Alan Dinehart, Sr., Anita Page, Allen Vincent, Gertrude Astor, Matthew Betz, Eddie Boland
Roles Writer

Jean Saint-Clair, entraîneuse dans un club, rencontre Tom Langley, un auteur et directeur de théâtre. Il lui propose un rôle dans sa dernière pièce, sous le pseudonyme d'Esther Rivers. Lorsque la pièce rencontre le succès, les anciens patrons du club cherchent à faire chanter Jean...
Rainbow Over Broadway
Rainbow Over Broadway (1933)
, 1h12
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre
Actors Joan Marsh, Frank Albertson, Lucien Littlefield, Gladys Blake, Dell Henderson, Nat Carr
Rating55% 2.7577252.7577252.7577252.7577252.757725
En voyage de la Californie à New York, le chef d'orchestre Don Hayes passe à Kansas City, sa ville natale, et y retrouve son ancienne petite amie Judy Chibbins. Judy invite Don à dîner. Mais chez les Chibbins, une querelle de famille couve entre les enfants du premier mariage de Timothy, Judy, Bob et Mickey, et leur belle-mère Trixie Valleron, une ancienne vedette de Broadway et sa fille Nellie...
Mamba
Mamba (1930)
, 1h18
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Jean Hersholt, Eleanor Boardman, Ralph Forbes, Will Stanton, Wilhelm von Brincken, Arthur Stone
Roles Writer
Rating58% 2.907752.907752.907752.907752.90775
The film takes place in Neu Posen, German East Africa sometime before the First World War. "Mamba" is the name given to a South African snake. The reptile of this adventure is Auguste Bolte (played by Jean Hersholt), who is constantly reminding those with whom he has a chance to converse that he can buy anything. He neglects his appearance and does not even bother to shave or brush his hair. The German officers hold themselves aloof from him and the only individual he has an opportunity to talk to at length is his valet-secretary, a Cockney, who feeds his master with flattery. One afternoon Bolte recalls that he has received a letter asking for $100,000 from Count von Linden. The Count is in Germany and in a footnote it is written that Bolte might marry von Linden's daughter, Helen. The white people of the post have as little to do with Bolte as possible and the British officers across the frontier also spurn him. It occurs to Bolte that a beautiful wife would perhaps help to make life more agreeable for him. He thinks also that the officers would then overlook some of his failings and be quite impressed. He therefore allies himself to Germany.
Adoration
Adoration (1928)
, 1h13
Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Billie Dove, Antonio Moreno, Émile Chautard, Lucy Doraine, Winifred Bryson, Lucien Prival
Roles Writer
Rating67% 3.3655753.3655753.3655753.3655753.365575
Russian prince (Antonio Moreno), upon returning from the front, sees his wife (Billie Dove) in the company of a blackguard count. Prince becomes jealous, and, later, while attempting to break into the count's home, both he and the count are knocked unconscious by the mob. Prince, wife and count escape from Russia and eventually get to Paris, where wife is able to convince prince that it was her maid who went to the count's home.
The Drop Kick
The Drop Kick (1927)
, 1h2
Directed by Millard Webb
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Barbara Kent, Dorothy Revier, Alberta Vaughn, James Bradbury Jr, Brooks Benedict
Roles Writer
Rating54% 2.71382.71382.71382.71382.7138
Jock Hamill est la vedette de l'équipe de football de son université. Des problèmes surviennent lorsque Eunice Hathaway, une ancienne petite amie, cherche à le séduire alors qu'elle est désormais la femme de l'entraîneur de l'équipe. L'entraîneur se suicide, Eunice pousse Jock à la demander en mariage, Jock est suspecté d'avoir tué l'entraîneur... Mais tout finira bien et Jock retrouvera son véritable amour Cecily.
Sparrows
Sparrows (1926)
, 1h24
Directed by William Beaudine, Carl Harbaugh
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Mary Pickford, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Roy Stewart, Charlotte Mineau, Roy Stewart, Spec O'Donnell
Roles Story
Rating72% 3.642383.642383.642383.642383.64238
Mr. Grimes and his wife operate a dismal "baby farm" near an alligator-infested swamp. Molly, an adolescent inmate and the oldest of their charges, attempts to provide the other tattered, starving kids with the loving maternal care they need. Most of the children are orphans. One mother sends her child a doll, but Grimes crushes its head and tosses it into the swamp.
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1924)
, 1h10
Directed by Clarence G. Badger
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Actors Barbara La Marr, Lew Cody, Mae Busch, Percy Marmont, E. Alyn Warren, George Siegmann
Roles Writer

A dancer known as Lou Lorraine feels her life is going nowhere. She is married to Jim, who is working as a pianist at the same cabaret in a small village Lou is working at. One day, a man nicknamed "Dangerous Dan" McGrew promises to make a big star on Broadway out of her, after which she immediately leaves with him. She swears on staying faithful to her husband, promising to earn money to have Jim and her son sent to New York. Jim, however, does not trust Dan and follows them to New York, where everything goes out of hand.