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William LeBaron is a Scriptwriter, Associate Producer, Supervising Editor and Presenter American born on 16 february 1883 at Elgin (USA)

William LeBaron

William LeBaron
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Nationality USA
Birth 16 february 1883 at Elgin (USA)
Death 9 february 1958 (at 74 years) at Santa Monica (USA)

William LeBaron (February 16, 1883 – February 9, 1958) was an American film producer. His credits included Cimarron, the film that won the Academy Award for Outstanding Production at the 4th Academy Awards ceremony for 1930/1931.

LeBaron was married to Mabel Hollins, a British musical comedy actress. He is buried in Chapel of the Pines Crematory.

Biography

LeBaron étudie à l'Université de Chicago et à l'Université de New York. Il écrit de nombreuses pièces pour Broadway, des livrets et des chansons. Il travaille comme journaliste et de 1919 à 1924 en tant que directeur de la société de production cinématographique new-yorkaise Cosmopolitan Productions.

En 1924 LeBaron s'installe à Hollywood et commence à produire des films pour la Famous Players-Lasky. Il est alors à la tête du studio FBO et en cette même année 1929 est fondée la RKO Pictures, qui est cédée à David Selznick dès octobre 1931. Il est ensuite à la Paramount où il reste jusqu'en 1942, puis à la 20th Century Fox

LeBaron était marié à Mabel Hollins, actrice britannique de comédies musicales. Il repose dans la Chapel of the Pines Crematory .

Best films

She Done Him Wrong
She Done Him Wrong
(1933)
(Associate Producer) Cimarron
Cimarron
(1931)
(Producer) The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
(1930)
(Producer) North West Mounted Police
North West Mounted Police
(1940)
(Executive Producer) The Great McGinty
The Great McGinty
(1940)
(Executive Producer)

Usually with

Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
(70 films)
Max Rée
Max Rée
(54 films)
Leo Tover
Leo Tover
(26 films)
Edith Head
Edith Head
(31 films)
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
(29 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of William LeBaron (191 films)

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Scriptwriter

Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington (1935)
, 1h2
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, Eugene Pallette, Harvey Stephens, Nat Pendleton, Donald Meek
Roles Theatre Play
Rating58% 2.903362.903362.903362.903362.90336
Millicent wants her husband Willie to make a success of himself, the way her old beau Ronald did. In the belief what she wants most is money, Willie cashes in a life-insurance policy in exchange for $2,000 in cash, which he promptly loses.
The Very Idea
The Very Idea (1929)
, 1h5
Directed by Frank Craven, Richard Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Sally Blane, Frank Craven, Hugh Trevor, Olive Tell, Doris Eaton Travis, Theodore von Eltz
Roles Pièce de théatre
Rating53% 2.672772.672772.672772.672772.67277
Alan Camp has written a book on eugenics, and is looking to prove his theories. His sister, Edith Goodhue, and her husband, Gilbert have been frustrated for years with their inability to have children. Alan convinces them to let him to create a child through eugenics for them to adopt. Chosen to be the parents of this eugenic child are Joe Garvin, who happens to be Alan's chauffeur, and Nora, the Goodhue's maid. The two are offered $15,000 each if they conceive and deliver a child within twelve months, to which they agree.
When Knighthood Was in Flower
When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
, 2h14
Directed by Robert G. Vignola
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Marion Davies, William Powell, Forrest Stanley, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Teresa Maxwell-Conover, Paul Panzer
Roles Writer
Rating64% 3.2453853.2453853.2453853.2453853.245385
Mary Tudor (Marion Davies), the younger sister of King Henry VIII (Lyn Harding), falls in love with commoner Charles Brandon (Forrest Stanley). There are other plans for Mary, however; she is supposed to make a politically strategic marriage to the elderly King Louis XII of France (William Norris). Brandon is framed for murder, but Mary, disguised as a boy, helps him to escape. Henry tracks down his sister and her lover at a Bristol Inn, and Mary agrees to wed the French king if Brandon's life is spared. After Brandon is exiled, Mary goes ahead with the wedding, but King Louis, in his attempt to prove he is lively enough for such a pretty young bride, drops dead. His nephew and heir to the throne, Francis (William Powell), wants to wed Mary, but Brandon comes to the rescue. When Henry discovers that his sister and Brandon have married, he remarks, "I should have consented in the first place, and saved us all this trouble.
Humoresque
Humoresque (1920)
, 1h
Directed by Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Gaston Glass, Bobby Connelly, Alma Rubens, Miriam Battista, Frank Mitchell
Roles Writer
Rating61% 3.0906353.0906353.0906353.0906353.090635
Mama Kantor est comblée car son jeune fils Leon montre un grand talent pour le violon. Après des années de pratique, Leon, devenu adulte, est devenu un violoniste renommé, ce qui lui permet de faire déménager sa famille du ghetto juif vers les beaux quartiers. Il demande en mariage la camarade de jeux de son enfance, Minnie Ginsberg, maintenant connue sous le nom de Gina Berg. Alors qu'il est au faite de sa carrière, la guerre est déclarée. Leon s'engage et est envoyé en France où il est sérieusement blessé au bras droit. Convaincu qu'il est handicapé à vie et ne sera plus capable de jouer, Leon rompt ses fiançailles avec Gina. Le cœur brisé, la jeune femme s'évanouit et Leon, se précipitant pour la retenir, l'attrape dans ses bras. Réalisant que sa force est revenue, Leon prend son violon et commence à jouer.

Producer

Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall (1947)
, 2h24
Directed by Edgar George Ulmer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Actors Marsha Hunt, William Prince, Frank McHugh, Hans Jaray, Martha O' Driscoll, Cloris Leachman
Roles Producer
Rating63% 3.1920853.1920853.1920853.1920853.192085
A mother (Marsha Hunt) wants her son (William Prince) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at Carnegie Hall. The son would prefer to play jazz with Vaughan Monroe's orchestra. But Mama's wishes prevail and the son appears at Carnegie Hall as the composer-conductor-pianist of a modern trumpet concerto, with Harry James as the soloist.
Pin Up Girl
Pin Up Girl (1944)
, 1h24
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Betty Grable, John Harvey, John Harvey, Martha Raye, Joe E. Brown, Eugene Pallette
Roles Producer
Rating60% 3.001263.001263.001263.001263.00126
Lorry Jones (Betty Grable) is working as a hostess at the local USO canteen in "Missoula, Missouri," where she performs as a singer and signs photographs of herself for adoring soldiers.
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village (1944)
, 1h22
Directed by Walter Lang
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Carmen Miranda, Don Ameche, B.S. Pully, William Bendix, Vivian Blaine, Paul Hurst
Roles Producer
Rating61% 3.0979653.0979653.0979653.0979653.097965
In 1922, aspiring composer Kenneth Harvey (Don Ameche) travels from the Midwest to Greenwich Village, New York, where he hopes to interest famed composer Kavosky in his concerto. Kenneth wanders into a speakeasy owned by the brash Danny O'Hare (William Bendix), who wants to put on a musical extravaganza showcasing his singing sweetheart, Bonnie Watson (Vivian Blaine). Danny hopes that the show will make Bonnie a star and make up for the fact that he cost her an opportunity of playing a leading role for Ziegfeld. Danny's other main entertainer, Princess Querida (Carmen Miranda), mistakenly assumes that Kenneth is rich, although the few hundred-dollar bills he innocently flashes are the extent of his traveling money. Danny immediately targets Kenneth as a chump and begins to get friendly with him, but Bonnie disapproves and allows Kenneth to escort her home. At her apartment, Bonnie confesses that when she came to Greenwich Village, she had aspirations to become a poet, and advises Kenneth to be more careful about displaying his money. Danny, jealous of Kenneth and Bonnie's obvious attraction to each other, brings the gang up to Bonnie's apartment for a party, and Kenneth plays some of his concerto for them. The next morning, Danny arranges for Kenneth to move to the top floor apartment and begin writing songs for their show, although Bonnie stipulates that music from Kenneth's concerto must be withdrawn from the show if Kavosky likes it. Meanwhile, Hofer, a former violinist with Kavosky's orchestra, persuades the maestro to hear Kenneth play, which Kavosky reluctantly does to get rid of Hofer. Hofer then lies to Kenneth, telling him that Kavosky wants to perform his concerto at Carnegie Hall, and that they should begin the orchestrations immediately. Kenneth works hard on his music, which he withdraws from Danny's show, even though Bonnie has already written the lyrics. Danny is infuriated, especially when he sees Bonnie and Kenneth kiss, but Bonnie is thrilled by Kenneth's seeming good fortune. Unknown to Bonnie, Danny, who continues to rehearse the numbers using Kenneth's music, is aware of the situation when Hofer swindles Danny out of his life savings, which Hofer (Felix Bressart) says is the down payment on the musicians' wages for the Carnegie Hall performance. Hofer disappears with the money, and Kenneth discovers his treachery after speaking to the surprised Kavosky. The heartbroken Kenneth is on his way home when he sees Hofer returning the money to Danny, who has realized that Bonnie is truly in love with Kenneth. The young composer misunderstands the situation and assumes that Danny and Bonnie were in on the swindle. While Kenneth is angrily packing, Querida questions him and learns of his misapprehension. She then gets him arrested by giving him some bootleg liquor to carry, and while Kenneth languishes in jail, Danny, Bonnie and the others step up their rehearsals and prepare to open the show. On opening night, Danny's right-hand man, Brophy, bails Kenneth out of jail, and the irate composer rushes over to the theater to confront Danny. As he watches from the audience, Kenneth is amazed to see Kavosky conduct his concerto, which has been turned into an elaborate number featuring Querida and Bonnie. Kenneth rushes backstage, where Danny reveals that Kavosky volunteered his services after learning of the swindle perpetrated by Hofer. Danny also advises Kenneth to make up with Bonnie, and after her final number, Kenneth embraces her in the wings.
The Gang's All Here
The Gang's All Here (1943)
, 1h43
Directed by Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, Eugene Pallette, Edward Everett Horton, Jeanne Crain, Charlotte Greenwood
Roles Producer
Rating65% 3.292693.292693.292693.292693.29269
Wealthy businessman Andrew J. "A. J." Mason, Sr. takes his nervous partner, Peyton Potter, to the Club New Yorker for a celebratory evening with his son, Sgt. Andrew J. Mason, Jr., who is about to report for active duty in the Army. A. J. and Andy enjoy the show, which features master of ceremonies Phil Baker and dancer Tony De Marco, while Potter worries about what his wife Blossom would say if she knew he was there. While Potter is trapped into dancing with Brazilian sensation Dorita, Andy becomes intrigued by entertainer Eadie Allen. Phil warns Andy that because Eadie dances at the Broadway Canteen between shows, she will not go out on a date with him, but Andy follows her to the canteen and tells her that his name is Sgt. Pat Casey so that she will not be intimidated by his wealth. Despite her insistence that she cannot date servicemen outside the canteen, Eadie is charmed by Andy and agrees to meet him later when he pursues her to the nightclub. Eadie and Andy spend the evening talking and falling in love, and the next day, Eadie bids him farewell at the train station and promises to write every day. Andy distinguishes himself in battle in the South Pacific, and is granted a furlough after being awarded a medal. A. J. is thrilled and plans to throw a welcome home party for Andy at the Club New Yorker. Phil cannot accommodate his plans, however, as the club is closed for two weeks while the company rehearses a new show. Munificent as always, A. J. invites the performers to rehearse at his and Potter's homes, where they can throw a lavish garden party and war bond rally to welcome Andy. Potter is perturbed about the arrangements when he learns that Blossom knows Phil from her former days as an entertainer, and his chagrin grows when Tony's partner cannot perform and he asks Potter's daughter Vivian to dance with him. Hoping to persuade the stodgy Potter to allow Vivian to perform, Blossom tells him that Phil has threatened to reveal her wild past if Vivian is not in the show. Potter acquiesces, but his problems grow when he is pursued by the romantic-minded Dorita. When not chasing Potter, Dorita learns that Vivian has a boyfriend named Andy, and that he and Eadie's "Casey" are the same man. Complications arise as Dorita tries to keep Vivian and Eadie from discovering Andy's deception. When Andy and the real Pat Casey arrive at the club, however, Eadie learns the truth. Andy proclaims that he wants to marry her and not Vivian, but Eadie insists on breaking off their relationship, as she believes that Vivian really cares for him. During the show, however, Vivian tells Eadie that she is going to Broadway to perform as Tony's permanent partner, and reveals that she and Andy were never truly in love. As the show comes to a close, Eadie and Andy reconcile, and everyone joins in the final song.
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather (1943)
, 1h18
Directed by Andrew L. Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Katherine Dunham, Fayard Nicholas, Dooley Wilson, Stymie Beard
Roles Producer
Rating72% 3.6436553.6436553.6436553.6436553.643655
Évocation de numéros de danse, de musiciens, de chanteurs et chanteuses qui ont marqué l'histoire du jazz entre 1919 et 1940.