Arthur Caesar (9 March 1892 – 20 June 1953) was a Romanian-American

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and brother of the songwriter

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. Caesar first started writing

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films in 1924. Most of his films were in the

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category. He won an

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for the story of ''

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'' (1934), which is most famous today for being the film that

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had just seen before getting gunned down outside the cinema.

Selected filmography

* ''

His Darker Self ''His Darker Self'' is a 1924 American silent blackface comedy film directed by John W. Noble and starring Lloyd Hamilton, Tom Wilson, and Sally Long. The plot involves a self-taught small town detective who, after a Black friend is killed, go ...

'' (1924) * ''

Napoleon's Barber ''Napoleon's Barber'' is a 1928 American featurette drama film directed by John Ford, and filmed in the Fox Movietone sound-on-film system. The film, Ford's first talkie, is now considered to be a lost film. Cast * Otto Matieson as Napoleon * N ...

'' (1928) * '' The Aviator'' (1929) * '' She Couldn't Say No'' (1930) * '' The Life of the Party'' (1930) * ''

Gold Dust Gertie ''Gold Dust Gertie'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code musical comedy produced and released by Warner Brothers. It was originally completed as a full musical. Due to the backlash against musicals, however, all the songs were cut from the film in all r ...

'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1931) * ''

'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1944) * ''

I Accuse My Parents ''I Accuse My Parents'' is a 1944 American exploitation film dealing with juvenile delinquency. Produced by PRC, the film was used to teach morals, specifically that parents should take an interest in their children's lives, as well as the conse ...

'' (1944) * '' Three of a Kind'' (1944)

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* 1892 births 1953 deaths Romanian Jews American people of Romanian-Jewish descent Romanian emigrants to the United States Romanian screenwriters Best Story Academy Award winners 20th-century American screenwriters {{US-screen-writer-stub