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Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons
''Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons'' is a 1960 British thriller film directed by W. Lee Wilder and starring George Sanders, Corinne Calvet, and Jean Kent. The story is loosely based on that of the real-life serial killer Henri Désiré Landru. It was shot at Elstree Studios near London and on location in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Sheriff. Plot Art dealer Henri Landru becomes infatuated with burlesque performer, Odette, who already has a lover and is only interested in Landru for money. She tricks Landru into thinking her mother is sick and needs money for an important operation. Landru vows to raise the money to fund the operation. Landru attempts to find furniture that he can sell. He meets a young widow, Vivienne, who is hoping to sell some vintage furniture. He quickly charms Vivienne but when he later discovers she has sold her furniture to somebody else they quarrel, resulting in Vivienne's accidental death. Landru is able to cover up the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myles Wilder
Myles Wilder (January 28, 1933 – April 20, 2010) was a television comedy writer and producer. Wilder attended and graduated from UCLA's Theater Arts Department. During his senior year, he and two of his friends, Mitch Rose and Wayne Thoms, produced a documentary entitled "The Sports Car" that depicted the history of and interest in sports cars. He started writing in Hollywood in 1952 with '' Rebound''. He wrote seven screenplays for film, with six of them being directed by his father W. Lee Wilder (1904–1982), the older brother of famous director Billy Wilder. Myles would write for a variety of shows over the next two decades, such as ''McHale's Navy'', '' Korg: 70,000 B.C.'', and ''The Dukes of Hazzard''. He also served as a script consultant on the television series ''Karen'', producer of Hazzard and ''McDuff, the Talking Dog'', and executive story consultant on programs like Hazzard, ''Hong Kong Phooey'', and ''Devlin'' Filmography Films written * ''Phantom from Space'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |