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Oscar Saul
Oscar Saul (December 26, 1912, New York City – May 23, 1994, Los Angeles) was an American screenwriter. Saul wrote or collaborated on the screenplays for numerous movies from the 1940s through to the early 1980s. His best-known work was on the screen adaptation of Tennessee Williams' ''A Streetcar Named Desire''.' Career Saul co-wrote plays, including ''The Revolt of the Beavers'', first produced at the Federal Theatre Project in 1937, and ''Medicine Show'', which appeared on Broadway in 1940. He wrote one novel ''The Dark Side of Love'', in 1974. He began screenwriting in 1944 with co-writing the screenplay for '' Strange Affair'' from his own short story ''Stalk the Hunter'' and Cary Grant's ''Once Upon a Time''. Selected filmography As writer, unless otherwise specified. *''Once Upon a Time'' (1944) *'' Road House'' (1948; story) *''The Dark Past'' (1948; adaptation) *''The Lady Gambles'' (1949; story) *''Once More, My Darling'' (1949; additional dialogue) *''Woman in Hiding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Do It Again (1953 Film)
''Let's Do It Again'' is a 1953 American Technicolor musical film set in 1950 New York, and released by Columbia Pictures. The film was directed by Alexander Hall and starred Jane Wyman, Ray Milland, Aldo Ray, and Tom Helmore. It is the story of a composer's wife (Wyman) who tries to make him (Milland) jealous, but the ploy backfires and leads to divorce. This film is a reworking of a stage play by Arthur Richman, ''The Awful Truth'' (1922), which was previously filmed under the title in 1925, 1929, and 1937. The last version features Irene Dunne and Cary Grant in the leads. The lyrics for the musical numbers were written by Ned Washington Ned Washington (born Edward Michael Washington, August 15, 1901 – December 20, 1976) was an American lyricist born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Life and career Washington was nominated for eleven Academy Awards from 1940 to 1962. He won the Bes .... Plot Actress Connie Stuart tells her husband, composer Gary Stuart, that she spent an eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Streetcar Named Desire (1984 Film)
''A Streetcar Named Desire'' is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film directed by John Erman and based on the 1947 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams. The film stars Ann-Margret and Treat Williams and premiered on ABC on March 4, 1984. Plot summary Cast * Ann-Margret as Blanche DuBois * Treat Williams as Stanley Kowalski * Beverly D'Angelo as Stella DuBois Kowalski * Randy Quaid as Harold "Mitch" Mitchell * Erica Yohn as Eunice * Fred Sadoff as Doctor * Elsa Raven as Nurse * Rafael Campos as Pablo * Ric Mancini as Steve * Raphael Sbarge as The Collector Awards The film was nominated in 1984 for eleven 36th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special, acting awards for Ann-Margret, D'Angelo and Quaid, plus the directing award for John Erman. It did not win those, but did win four awards, for cinematography, film editing, sound, and art direction. In 1985, Ann-Margret won a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
''Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears'', also known as ''Los Amigos'', is a 1973 Spaghetti Western film starring Anthony Quinn and Franco Nero. The film is loosely based on the life of Deaf Smith, with direction by Paolo Cavara. Plot The Republic of Texas has just gained its independence from Mexico. President Sam Houston sends Erastus "Deaf" Smith, a deaf-mute, and his partner Johnny Ears to stop General Morton's plot against the USA's annexation of Texas. Their contact, a man named McDonald, and most of his family have been massacred by Morton and his men before they arrive. McDonald's surviving daughter, Hester, is married to Morton, and when Smith convinces her of the truth, she helps them overhear a German diplomat promise Morton a new supply of weapons. They have a saloon fight with Morton's gang. Johnny recognizes a prostitute in a brothel, Suzie Q, whom he had seen bathing in a river. Deaf pays so that his partner can spend a night with her. Johnny gets jealous of her other custome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man And Boy (1971 Film)
''Man and Boy'' is a 1971 American western film directed by E.W. Swackhamer and starring Bill Cosby. Plot In the wake of the American Civil War, an ex-soldier and his family move west to settle in lawless Arizona. Cast * Bill Cosby as Caleb Revers * Gloria Foster as Ivy * Leif Erickson as Mossman * George Spell as Billy * Douglas Turner Ward as Christmas * John Anderson as Stretch * Henry Silva as Caine * Dub Taylor as Atkins * Yaphet Kotto as Nate * Shelley Morrison as Rosita * Richard Bull as Thornhill * Robert Lawson as Lawson * Jason Clark as "Red" * Fred Graham as Himself * Jack Owens as Himself Music The music was supervised by Quincy Jones and features vocals by Bill Withers. See also * List of American films of 1971 A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Strange Affair
''The Strange Affair'' is a 1968 British crime drama film directed by David Greene and starring Michael York, Jeremy Kemp and Susan George. Plot Peter Strange (Michael York) is an idealistic young police recruit who gets mixed up with the machinations of the tough and jaded Scotland Yard Detective Sergeant Pierce (Jeremy Kemp). Pierce is trying to arrest a gang for drug smuggling and later murder, but is thwarted respectively by a corrupt colleague and an unconvincing witness. Strange is shocked by finding the dead body of a murdered informant he knew and is himself brutally assaulted. Meanwhile, Strange is having an affair with Frederika ( Susan George), a minor who he does not know is part of a pornography ring; her supposed aunt and uncle film and photograph her sexual encounters from behind a one-way mirror. (Susan George was 17 at the time the film was shot.) Pierce obtains copies of photographs of Strange's sexual encounter with Frederika and threatens to expose him to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murderers' Row (film)
''Murderers' Row'' is a 1966 American comedy spy-fi film starring Dean Martin as Matt Helm. It is the second of four films in the Matt Helm series, and is very loosely based upon the 1962 spy novel '' Murderers' Row'' by Donald Hamilton. Ann-Margret and Karl Malden co-star in this sequel to ''The Silencers''. Plot The film begins with a shot of the United States Capitol being destroyed. It is actually a scale model being used in the demonstration of a heliobeam weapon in the headquarters of the Bureau of International Government and Order ("BIG O"). BIG O is a secret organization with the goal of world domination that previously appeared in ''The Silencers''. With the aid of a mole, BIG O conducts a worldwide assassination campaign against various secret agents working for ICE (Intelligence Counter Espionage). Matt Helm fakes his own death in preparation for investigating the scheme undetected. Helm meets his boss, Mac, for a mission briefing. They watch a film showing Solari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silencers (film)
''The Silencers'' is a 1966 American Pathécolor spy film spoof motion picture released in 1966 and starring Dean Martin as agent Matt Helm. It is loosely based upon and takes its title from the 1962 novel ''The Silencers'' by Donald Hamilton, and also adapts elements of Hamilton's first Helm novel, ''Death of a Citizen'' (1960). Co-starring with Martin are Stella Stevens, Daliah Lavi, James Gregory and Victor Buono. It is notable as being the first film to have a post-credits scene. Plot Once a photographer by day, spy by night, Matt Helm is now a happily retired secret agent, shooting photos of glamorous models instead of guns and enjoying a close relationship with his assistant, the lovely Lovey Kravezit. But then his old boss, Macdonald, coaxes him back to the agency ICE (Intelligence and Counter Espionage) to thwart a new threat from the villainous organization Big O. The sinister Tung-Tze is masterminding a diabolical scheme to drop a missile on an underground atomic bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Dundee
''Major Dundee'' is a 1965 American Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, and James Coburn. Written by Harry Julian Fink, the film is about a Union cavalry officer who leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners, and Indian scouts on an expedition into Mexico during the American Civil War to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding United States bases and settlements in the New Mexico territory. ''Major Dundee'' was filmed in various locations in Mexico. The movie was filmed in Eastman Color by Pathécolor, print by Technicolor. Plot During the American Civil War, Union cavalry officer Major Amos Dundee has been relieved of his command for an unspecified tactical error at the Battle of Gettysburg (it is implied that he showed too much initiative) and sent to head a prisoner-of-war camp in the New Mexico Territory. After a family of ranchers and a relief column of cavalry are massacred by an Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Time Around (1961 Film)
''The Second Time Around'' is a 1961 American CinemaScope comedy film, Comedy Western (genre), Western film starring Debbie Reynolds as a widow who relocates her family from 1911 or 1912 New York to the Arizona Territory. It is based on the novel ''Star in the West'' by Richard Emery Roberts. The film co-stars Andy Griffith and Steve Forrest (actor), Steve Forrest. It was directed by Vincent Sherman. Plot Lu Rogers, recently widowed, leaves her children in New York with her mother-in-law in 1911 and travels west to take a job she has been offered. Upon arriving in Arizona, the job falls through, so rancher Aggie Gates tries her out as a hired hand. The resourceful Lu succeeds at work and catches the eye of two potential suitors, Dan Jones, a saloon owner, and Pat Collins, a rancher. A crooked sheriff is exposed by Lu, who is shocked by being offered his job. The humiliated sheriff pulls a holdup and kidnaps her. A posse is formed and comes to Lu's rescue. She receives reward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Naked Maja
''The Naked Maja'' is a 1958 Italian-American co-production made by S.G.C., Titanus, and United Artists. This historical film recounting of the romance between the painter Francisco Goya and the Duchess of Alba was directed by Henry Koster, and produced by Silvio Clementelli and Goffredo Lombardo. The screenplay was by Norman Corwin, Giorgio Prosperi and Albert Lewin based on a story by Oscar Saul and Talbot Jennings. The music score was by Angelo Lavagnino and the cinematography by Giuseppe Rotunno. The film stars Ava Gardner and Anthony Franciosa with Amedeo Nazzari, Gino Cervi, Lea Padovani, Massimo Serato, and a largely Italian cast. It is based on a novel by Noel Gerson. Cast Partial list of actors: * Ava Gardner as Maria Teresa de Cayetana, Duchess of Alba * Anthony Franciosa as Francisco Goya y Lucientes * Amedeo Nazzari as Manuel Godoy * Gino Cervi as King Carlos IV * Lea Padovani as Queen Maria Luisa * Massimo Serato as Rodrigo Sanchez * Renzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
