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Noel Langley is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Additional Writing Sud africain born on 25 december 1911 at Durban (South africa)

Noel Langley

Noel Langley
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Nationality South africa
Birth 25 december 1911 at Durban (South africa)
Death 4 november 1980 (at 68 years) at Desert Hot Springs (USA)

Noel Langley (December 25, 1911 – November 4, 1980) was an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director. While under contract to MGM he was one of the screenwriters for The Wizard of Oz. He was chosen for the job on the basis of his children's story, The Tale of the Land of Green Ginger — a children's classic which has seldom been out of print since it was first published in 1937. However, his finished script for The Wizard of Oz was somewhat revised by Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf, revisions that Langley himself strongly objected to, but which appear in the finished film. Langley is on record as saying that he hated the completed product, an opinion not borne out by the general critical and public consensus. The Wizard of Oz has become one of the best-loved films ever made. He attempted to write a sequel based on The Marvelous Land of Oz using many of the concepts he had added to its predecessor, but this was never realized.

Best films

The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz
(1939)
(Adaptation) Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe
(1952)
(Scriptwriter) Knights of the Round Table
Knights of the Round Table
(1954)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Wilkie Cooper
Wilkie Cooper
(3 films)
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
(7 films)
Noel Purcell
Noel Purcell
(3 films)
Arthur Freed
Arthur Freed
(2 films)
Mary Merrall
Mary Merrall
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Noel Langley (31 films)

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Director

Our Girl Friday
Our Girl Friday (1953)
, 1h28
Directed by Noel Langley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Joan Collins, George Cole, Kenneth More, Hermione Gingold, Walter Fitzgerald, Hattie Jacques
Rating54% 2.712462.712462.712462.712462.71246
Après une collision en mer, une riche jeune femme, Sadie Patch, se retrouve sur une île déserte en compagnie de trois hommes : Jimmy Carroll, un journaliste, le professor Gibble, un expert en civilisation, et Pat Plunkett, un membre de l'équipage. Des rivalités amoureuses se déclarent bientôt, entre Carroll et Gibble notamment. Mais après qu'ils auront été secourus par un autre navire, c'est Plunkett que Sadie va épouser, juste avant un nouveau naufrage. Sadie et Pat se retrouveront sur l'île.

Scriptwriter

These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things (2006)
, 1h47
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Zoë Tapper, David Jeremy Leon, Andrew Lincoln, Lauren Bacall, Anjelica Huston, Julia McKenzie
Roles Novel
Rating54% 2.71492.71492.71492.71492.7149
À l'aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, une jeune actrice se retrouve au cœur d'une joute sentimentale entre un dramaturge et un metteur en scène.
Snow White and the Three Stooges
Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
, 1h47
Directed by Walter Lang, Frank Tashlin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita, Edson Stroll, Patricia Medina, Guy Rolfe
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.6079652.6079652.6079652.6079652.607965
Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Fortunia, a noble king and his lovely young queen lack but one blessing to make their joy complete. The queen gives birth to a daughter named Snow White, but dies soon after. The king mourns her, but in time, he remarries because of the pleading of his people. His new Queen is a beautiful, but evil woman who soon becomes jealous of Snow White's beauty.
The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King (1956)
, 1h26
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Kathryn Grayson, Rita Moreno, Cedric Hardwicke, Walter Hampden, Leslie Nielsen, Jack Lord
Rating52% 2.619522.619522.619522.619522.61952
In fifteenth century France, the irreverent beggar François Villon (tenor Oreste Kirkop) is crowned "king for a day" by King Louis XI (Walter Hampden). He patriotically rallies his fellow beggars to fight when Paris is invaded by the Burgundians. Kathryn Grayson stars as the high-born heroine, and Rita Moreno as the lusty low-born wench, whose love for Villon eventually costs her life.
Knights of the Round Table
Knights of the Round Table (1954)
, 1h55
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Anne Crawford, Stanley Baker, Laurence Harvey
Rating61% 3.096543.096543.096543.096543.09654
With the land in anarchy, warring overlords, Arthur Pendragon (Mel Ferrer) and his half-sister Morgan LeFay (Anne Crawford) meet as arranged by the sorcerer Merlin (Felix Aylmer) to discuss how to end the bloodshed. Morgan maintains that as she is the only legitimate offspring of the late king, the throne belongs to her, but Merlin puts the adversaries to a test to determine England's rightful ruler. Merlin leads them to Excalbur, a sword embedded in an anvil, and says that according to legend, whoever can remove the sword shall be England's true sovereign. Morgan's knight champion Modred (Stanley Baker) tries in vain to extract the sword, but Arthur removes it easily. Mordred accuses Merlin of witchcraft, and a hearing is arranged with the Council of Kings at the circle of the stone. After advising Arthur that he must prove himself worthy of the throne by his deeds, Merlin instructs him to return the sword to the stone.
Our Girl Friday
Our Girl Friday (1953)
, 1h28
Directed by Noel Langley
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Joan Collins, George Cole, Kenneth More, Hermione Gingold, Walter Fitzgerald, Hattie Jacques
Rating54% 2.712462.712462.712462.712462.71246
Après une collision en mer, une riche jeune femme, Sadie Patch, se retrouve sur une île déserte en compagnie de trois hommes : Jimmy Carroll, un journaliste, le professor Gibble, un expert en civilisation, et Pat Plunkett, un membre de l'équipage. Des rivalités amoureuses se déclarent bientôt, entre Carroll et Gibble notamment. Mais après qu'ils auront été secourus par un autre navire, c'est Plunkett que Sadie va épouser, juste avant un nouveau naufrage. Sadie et Pat se retrouveront sur l'île.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe (1952)
, 1h46
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Emlyn Williams, Felix Aylmer
Rating66% 3.3498753.3498753.3498753.3498753.349875
Richard the Lionheart (Norman Wooland), King of England, vanishes while returning from the Crusades. One of his knights, the Saxon Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Robert Taylor), searches tirelessly for him, finally finding him being held for ransom by Leopold of Austria for the enormous sum of 150,000 marks of silver. Richard’s treacherous brother, Prince John (Guy Rolfe), knows about it, but enjoys ruling in his absence.
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
, 1h36
Directed by John Cromwell, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Monde imaginaire, Politique, Théâtre, L'usurpation d'identité, Political films, Films based on plays, Escroquerie, Films about royalty
Actors Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Louis Calhern, Robert Douglas, Jane Greer
Rating68% 3.447623.447623.447623.447623.44762
Rodolphe Rassendyll, un touriste anglais, arrive à Strelsau, capitale d'un pays imaginaire d'Europe Centrale, la Ruritanie. Il y rencontre un lointain cousin dont il est le parfait sosie, le prince héritier Rodolphe V. Celui-ci doit être couronné Roi le lendemain, mais à l'issue de la soirée que les deux parents éloignés passent ensemble, le futur souverain ne peut être ranimé : il a bu un vin drogué par une complice de son demi-frère, Michael de Strelsau, lequel escompte se proclamer Régent du Royaume, en l'absence à la Cérémonie du Couronnement de Rodolphe V, puis faire assassiner ce dernier pour accéder ainsi au Trône. Mais deux fidèles du prince légitime, le Colonel Zapt et Fritz von Tarlenheim, font accepter par Rassendyll qu'il joue le rôle de souverain au couronnement, grâce à cette providentielle ressemblance. Les choses se compliquent lorsque Rodolphe V, toujours endormi, est enlevé le même jour par le mercenaire Rupert de Hentzau ; en outre, Rassendyll tombe amoureux de la Princesse Flavia, promise en mariage au prince héritier.
Father's Doing Fine
Father's Doing Fine (1952)
, 1h23
Directed by Henry Cass
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Richard Attenborough, Heather Thatcher, Noel Purcell, Virginia McKenna, Diane Hart, Susan Stephen
Rating51% 2.553042.553042.553042.553042.55304
Les relations familiales et amoureuses de Lady Buckering et de ses filles Doreen, Gerda, Bicky et Catherine.