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Anthony Coldeway is a Director and Scriptwriter American born on 1 august 1887 at Louisville (USA)

Anthony Coldeway

Anthony Coldeway
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Birth name Anthony W. Coldewey
Nationality USA
Birth 1 august 1887 at Louisville (USA)
Death 29 january 1963 (at 75 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Anthony W. Coldeway (August 1, 1887 – January 29, 1963) was a screenwriter who had an extensive career from 1910 through 1954. Although most of his work was on films, he did some writing for television and also was the director of a silent film, entitled Her Great Dilemma, in 1917. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky.

In 1928, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay at the 1st Academy Awards for his film Glorious Betsy.

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Filmography of Anthony Coldeway (66 films)

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Director

Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark (1928)
, 2h15
Directed by Michael Curtiz, Darryl F. Zanuck, Anthony Coldeway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Musical
Themes Films about religion, Musical films, Political films, Films based on the Bible, Films about Jews and Judaism, Disaster films
Actors Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery Sr., Louise Fazenda, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Paul McAllister
Rating66% 3.341123.341123.341123.341123.34112
The film opens after the great flood, with Noah and his family outside of the Ark praising the Lord. Then comes depictions of the building of the Tower of Babel and the worshipping of the golden calf. Then it switches to the eve of World War I. The theme of the gold calf is carried forward by a scene in which a bankrupted trader (Otto Hoffman) shoots his uncaring stockbroker.

Scriptwriter

Tucson Raiders, 1h10
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Alice Fleming, Peggy Stewart, LeRoy Mason, Stanley Andrews
Rating63% 3.1758253.1758253.1758253.1758253.175825
In this film set in 1895’s Painted Valley, Colorado, Wild Bill Elliott, makes his first appearance as Red Ryder and Robert Blake’s first as Little Beaver, Red discovers that he has been framed for murder. His little Indian pal, Little Beaver, manages to foil the corrupt Sheriff Kirk’s (Ed Cassidy) plan to kill Red as he escapes from jail. Hannah Rogers (Ruth Lee) in the pay of Governor York (Stanley Andrews), a dishonest politician, tries to trick Red in escaping jail. However, her scheme fails and Red Ryder shoots his way out. He manages to intercept a payroll robbery but finds that Little Beaver has been captured by the outlaws. The "red headed" cowboy exposes Hannah’s plot, saves Little Beaver and brings an end to Governor York’s gang.
Marshal of Reno, 1h10
Directed by Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wild Bill Elliott, George "Gabby" Hayes, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Herbert Rawlinson, LeRoy Mason
Roles Writer
Rating66% 3.310193.310193.310193.310193.31019
An avalanche of crime prevents the Judge of Blue Springs (Tom Chatterton) from making this western town the new county seat. Behind the anarchy lie a number of devious citizens of a nearby town seeking to make certain that it is their town that is chosen. This town’s news editor, John Palmer (Herbert Rawlinson), head up the gang of lawless troublemakers that plot to defeat Blue Springs chances of success. Two Eastern youths, Danny Boyd and Lee Graham (Jay Kirby and Blake Edwards) ride into the situation and are mistaken for road agents. The outlaws frame the violence on Boyd whose friend, Lee, is unjustly murdered. Red Ryder and Little Beaver intervene to prevent Boyd from going after revenge. Editor Palmer is exposed as being head of the gang and is brought to justice, along with his gang of outlaws.
Vigilantes of Dodge City, 1h4
Directed by Yakima Canutt, Wallace Grissell
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wild Bill Elliott, Robert Blake, Alice Fleming, Linda Stirling, LeRoy Mason, Kenne Duncan
Rating69% 3.457713.457713.457713.457713.45771
Luther Jennings (LeRoy Mason) seeks to take over the Ryder freight lines run by Red Ryder’s Aunt, the Duchess (Alice Fleming). His gang robs their stages and rustles the horses that Red Ryder (Wild Bill Elliott) is delivering to the Army in order to put them out of business. Jennings tries to buy the Ryder Stage Lines but the Duchess refuses to sell because of Jennings' low offer. When the Army Captain arrives, he arrests Ryder for rustling, believing that Ryder has stolen his own horses to defraud the Army. However, when they are stopped on the way to the fort, Jennings’ hired gunman, Benteen (Bud Geary) tries to kill Glover and make Red look responsible. When Red saves the officer, Glover realizes that Red is innocent.
Lady Gangster, 1h2
Directed by Robert Florey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Women in prison films, Films based on plays
Actors Faye Emerson, Julie Bishop, Frank Wilcox, Roland Drew, Jackie Gleason, Ruth Ford
Rating57% 2.855422.855422.855422.855422.85542
Dorothy "Dot" Burton (Faye Emerson) is a member of a gang of bank robbers. Using her femininity and a cute dog provided her by her male cohorts who dognapped him, she is able to enter a bank before opening time, leaving the door open and the bank guard holding her dog, thus enabling a successful robbery. When police interfere with the getaway she faints and proclaims her innocence, however the police have strong doubts as "her" dog won't come to her and has a different name on his collar than what she calls him. After she confesses to her part in the robbery, she is sent to women's prison where she makes enemies of fellow inmates seeking Dot's share of the money.
The Hidden Hand, 1h3
Directed by Benjamin Stoloff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Horror, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Craig Stevens, Elisabeth Fraser, Julie Bishop, Frank Wilcox, Cecil Cunningham, Ruth Ford
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.049973.049973.049973.049973.04997
John Channing (Milton Parsons) is as insane-asylum escapee. In her efforts to protect her brother from the authorities, John's sister Lorinda (Cecil Cunningham) opens the door for a series of grisly murders. Peter Thorne (Craig Stevens) and Mary Winfield (Elizabeth Fraser) try to stop John before he kills again.
Shadows on the Stairs, 1h4
Directed by D. Ross Lederman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh, Heather Angel, Bruce Lester, Miles Mander, Lumsden Hare
Rating57% 2.8509252.8509252.8509252.8509252.850925
Residents of a London boarding house come under suspicion during a string of murders.
The Nurse's Secret, 1h30
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Lee Patrick, Regis Toomey, Julie Bishop, Clara Blandick, Charles Waldron, Charles Trowbridge
Rating57% 2.8582852.8582852.8582852.8582852.858285
A nurse (Lee Patrick) moves into a mansion after an apparent suicide to care for the old mother. The mother is kind of spooky, but so is the butler, and the girlfriend, and the doctor. After the insurance policy is found, the plot thickens.
Devil's Island, 1h2
Directed by William Clemens
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films
Actors Boris Karloff, James Stephenson, Will Stanton, Edward Keane, Robert Warwick, Pedro de Cordoba
Roles Story
Rating64% 3.239663.239663.239663.239663.23966
For treating a wounded revolutionary, respected surgeon, Dr. Charles Gaudet (Boris Karloff) is sentenced to life imprisonment to the infamous French penal colony on Devil's Island. It isn't long before he speaks out against the inhuman conditions and incurs the anger of the brutal prison commander, Colonel Armand Lucien (James Stephenson). But when Lucien's daughter Collette receives life-threatening wounds in an accident, the only person on Devils Island who can save her, is Gaudet.
Pacific Liner, 1h16
Directed by Lew Landers
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris, Wendy Barrie, Barry Fitzgerald, Paul Guilfoyle (acteur, 1902-1961), Alan Hale
Roles Story
Rating57% 2.8540452.8540452.8540452.8540452.854045
In 1932, aboard the passenger ship, the S.S. Arcturus, engineer "Crusher" McKay (Victor McLaglen) runs a "tight ship", both beloved and feared by his men. The ship's doctor, "Doc" Tony Craig (Victor McLaglen), has signed on in Shanghai to be on the San Francisco bound trip. He wants to be near his former sweetheart, nurse Ann Grayson (Wendy Barrie).
When Were You Born, 1h5
Directed by William C. McGann
Origin USA
Genres Crime, Romance
Actors Margaret Lindsay, Anna May Wong, Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, James Stephenson
Rating58% 2.902462.902462.902462.902462.90246
On an ocean liner sailing from the Orient to San Francisco, Mei Lei Ming (Anna May Wong) gives fellow passenger Nita Kenton (Lola Lane) a reading. When Nita's boyfriend, importer Phillip Corey (James Stephenson), scoffs at her predictions, she informs him that he himself will die within 48 hours.