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Jack Jevne is a Scriptwriter and Additional Dialogue American born on 25 january 1892 at Provo (USA)

Jack Jevne

Jack Jevne
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Nationality USA
Birth 25 january 1892 at Provo (USA)
Death 25 may 1972 (at 80 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Jack Jevne (25 January 1892 – 25 May 1972) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 58 films between 1919 and 1956.

He was born in Provo, Utah and died in Los Angeles, California.

Best films

Wonder Man
Wonder Man
(1945)
(Adaptation)

Usually with

Hal Roach
Hal Roach
(24 films)
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas
(16 films)
Eugene "Porky" Lee
Eugene "Porky" Lee
(16 films)
Gordon Douglas
Gordon Douglas
(16 films)
Carl Switzer
Carl Switzer
(16 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jack Jevne (43 films)

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Scriptwriter

School for Tramps
School for Tramps (1955)
, 1h40
Directed by Rogelio A. González
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Pedro Infante, Miroslava, Blanca de Castejón, Fernando Casanova, Dolores Camarillo, Rafael Estrada
Roles Story
Rating80% 4.020134.020134.020134.020134.02013
In a mansion outside a nameless city (apparently Mexico City), lives the wealthy Valverde family: the patriarch Miguel (Oscar Pulido) a business man; Emilia (Blanca de Castejón), his wife, a fun and good-hearted but slightly deranged woman; and their two daughters: the oldest, Susi, short for Susana, (Miroslava Stern) and Lala, a nickname for Laura(Anabelle Gutierrez). Emilia often picks up tramps in hope to reform them into productive men, but they always disappear stealing anything they can in the house.
The Fabulous Joe
The Fabulous Joe (1947)
, 59minutes
Directed by Harve Foster
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Marie Wilson, Donald Meek, Sheldon Leonard, Howard Petrie
Rating63% 3.180363.180363.180363.180363.18036
This script must be run from the command line
Wonder Man
Wonder Man (1945)
, 1h38
Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Ghost films, Musical films
Actors Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Vera-Ellen, Donald Woods, S.Z. Sakall, Allen Jenkins
Roles Adaptation
Rating67% 3.396293.396293.396293.396293.39629
Danny Kaye plays a double role as a pair of estranged "super-identical twins", with very similar looks, but very different personalities. Buster Dingle, who goes by the stage name "Buzzy Bellew", is a loud and goofy performer at a classy nightclub (the Pelican Club), while Edwin Dingle is a studious, quiet bookworm writing a history book. The two brothers have not seen each other for years.
Wintertime
Wintertime (1943)
, 1h22
Directed by John Brahm
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Sports films, Musical films
Actors Jack Oakie, Cesar Romero, Carole Landis, S.Z. Sakall, Cornel Wilde, Bess Flowers
Roles Writer
Rating61% 3.0964153.0964153.0964153.0964153.096415
Norwegian millionaire Ostgaard (S.Z. Sakall) and his niece Nora (Sonja Henie) believe they will be staying at a posh resort in Canada, but it turns out owner Skip Hutton (Jack Oakie) and partner Freddy Austin (Cornel Wilde) are in debt and barely holding off foreclosure.
Air Raid Wardens
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
, 1h7
Directed by Edward Sedgwick
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Military humor in film, Political films, Buddy films
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Jacqueline White, Stephen McNally, Nella Walker
Rating61% 3.05423.05423.05423.05423.0542
Set during World War II, just after Pearl Harbor, Stan (Stan Laurel) and Ollie (Oliver Hardy) try their hand at various business ventures. Their store opens and closes in various guises but without success. They finally open it as a bicycle store, but it goes bankrupt and they close it down to enlist in the army. They fail in every attempt to succeed in the military and return to their home town Huxton only to find out that their store now is open, with a man named Eustace Middling (Donald Meek) in charge, selling radios instead of bicycles. But Middling offers the unfortunate brothers to share the space in a joint venture. Stan and oliie don't realize that Middling in fact is a German spy, using the shop as a front to cover a base for espionage on the US Military. The brothers also join the civil defense by becoming air raid wardens in Huxton. To complete their training, they have to take part in an advanced military drill, and Stan of course manages to get the wrong assignment—one that is far more complicated than they can handle. They set out on their mission, to rescue a very prominent banker, J.P. Norton (Howard Freeman), from a fire. They fail hugely with their mission, ending up burying the banker alive in a huge load of sand. Still, they are given one more chance to prove their aptitude as air raid wardens, involving the task of ensuring that all the town citizens turn off their lights at night. They get into a quarrel with one of the more troublesome inhabitants, Joe Bledsoe (Edgar Kennedy), resulting in a commotion and a rumor that spy activity is taking place in Joe's home. The brothers are knocked out, and in the end they are finally dismissed from the corps altogether. When they return to their shop, they happen to overhear the psies speaking German, and follow them to a hide-out outside of town. They find out that Middling's real name is Mittelhause, and overhear him talking about blowing the town's magnesium plant to pieces with another spy, Rittenhause (Henry O'Neill). The brothers try to send a message to the civil defense, but instead they are captured by the German spies. Stan accidentally knocks out one of the spies and the boys manage to flee and alert the civil defense, who arrive at the plant just in time to stop the sabotage. Stan and Ollie also expose Middling as a German spy.
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill (1941)
, 1h30
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo Carrillo, Virginia Weidler, Donald Meek, Barton MacLane
Roles Story
Rating63% 3.193863.193863.193863.193863.19386
Lazy fisherman Bill Johansen (Wallace Beery) docks his small (and sinking) fishing boat in San Pedro harbor, aggravating ship chandler Pop Cavendish (Donald Meek) and Pop's spinster daughter Marge (Marjorie Main), who would like to marry Bill even though he has welched on paying his debts for years. Pop tries to have Bill's boat attached, but cannot because Bill has craftily listed the boat's ownership in the name of his daughter Virginia, whom he has not seen since she was a baby. Meanwhile, reefer ship-owner John Kelly (Barton MacLane) has a monopoly and intimidates local fishermen into accepting less than market value for their fish. Marge tells Bill he is just the man to stand up to Kelly, but Bill would rather fish for swordfish, which bring a higher price (and thus require less work to earn beer money) with his partner, Pico (Leo Carrillo). His daughter Virginia (Virginia Weidler), now twelve, is brought to meet Bill by her Aunt Letty (Sara Haden) and asks to stay with him, even though Letty thinks he is an unfit father. Bill likes Virginia, but doesn't want the responsibility of raising a child, so he convinces Marge to let her live ashore with her.
Wyoming
Wyoming (1940)
, 1h28
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Ann Rutherford, Lee Bowman, Joseph Calleia, Bobs Watson
Roles Story
Rating64% 3.2396553.2396553.2396553.2396553.239655
Alors qu'ils sont en train d'attaquer un train dans le Missouri, "Reb" Harkness et Pete Marillo sont surpris par la cavalerie. Pete s'échappe sur le cheval de Reb et le laisse affronter les soldats seul et à pied. Alors qu'il se dirige vers la Californie pour échapper à ses poursuivants, Reb rencontre Dave Kincaid, un ancien soldat confédéré, qui l'invite à le suivre jusqu'à son ranch du Wyoming. Comme ils approchent de leur destination, Reb vole le cheval et les affaires de Kincaid. Mais après que ce dernier a été tué par des voleurs de bétail, Reb se rend au ranch pour s'occuper des enfants de Kincaid, Lucy et Jimmy. Reb apprend que le maire de la ville, John Buckley, force les ranchers à abandonner leurs terres, mais il ne veut pas s'impliquer dans ce combat. Après avoir tué l'homme de main de Buckley qui avait tué Kincaid, Reb prévoit d'aller en Californie, mais ses plans sont retardés par l'arrivée du Général Custer, qui est chargé de faire la police dans ce territoire. Lorsque Buckley accuse Reb d'avoir assassiné un de ses hommes, Custer le fait arrêter et le place sous la surveillance du shérif, un des alliés de Buckley. Dans le but de voler le reste du bétail du ranch, Buckley s'arrange pour faire envoyer à Laramie. Reb arrive à s'échapper du guet-apens que lui avait tendu Buckley et rencontre Pete, qui décide de l'aider. Ayant appris que les hommes de Buckley ont tué Lafe, le frère de Mehitabel, la femme forgeron de la ville, Reb s'allie aux ranchers, mais avant qu'une bataille rangée ait eu lieu, Custer, de retour, déclare la loi martiale. Buckley s'arrange alors pour être à l'origine d'un massacre par les indiens, mais avant qu'il ait pu en profiter Reb le tue. Après que Reb et la cavalerie ont repoussé l'attaque des indiens, Reb décide d'abandonner la Californie et de s'installer avec Mehitabel au Wyoming, pendant que Lucy et le sergent Connelly font des plans de leur côté.
Captain Fury
Captain Fury (1939)
, 1h32
Directed by Hal Roach, Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Western
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Brian Aherne, Victor McLaglen, Paul Lukas, John Carradine, June Lang, Douglass Dumbrille
Rating60% 3.0483553.0483553.0483553.0483553.048355
Captain Michael Fury is an Irish patriot transported to New South Wales for his political involvement. He escapes from the convict colony and lives the life of a bushranger until he's captured by a settler's daughter, Jeanette Dupre. Dupre receives a £100 reward for the capture. Fury is pardoned by the Governor. He reunites with Dupre and they marry.
The Housekeeper's Daughter
The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
, 1h20
Directed by Hal Roach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Joan Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, John Hubbard, William Gargan, George E. Stone, Peggy Wood
Rating60% 3.048613.048613.048613.048613.04861
This script must be run from the command line
Hide and Shriek
Hide and Shriek (1938)

Directed by Gordon Douglas
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Carl Switzer, Fred Holmes, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, Eugene "Porky" Lee, Darla Hood, Gary Jasgur
Roles Writer
Rating68% 3.424143.424143.424143.424143.42414
Opening his own detective agency, Alfalfa dons a deerstalker cap and rechristens himself "X-10, Sooper Sleuth." His first assignment: to find out who stole a box of candy from Darla. Suspecting that Leonard and Junior are the alleged culprits, Alfalfa and his chief (and only) operatives Buckwheat and Porky put a tail on the two youngsters. Unfortunately, the three junior gumshoes are sidetracked to a seaside amusement pier, where they find themselves trapped in a spooky-themed fun-house. Darla eventually discovers her candy was right where she left it- in her doll carriage. But it's too late: scared out of their wits by various ersatz ghosts, monsters and spooky moans and groans, our heroes vow to give up the detective business forever (as Alfalfa's "Out of Bizzness" sign on the door notes).
Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)
, 1h35
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Constance Bennett, Brian Aherne, Billie Burke, Ann Dvorak, Bonita Granville, Alan Mowbray
Rating72% 3.644623.644623.644623.644623.64462
Grosvenor (Mowbray), the Kilbournes' butler, discovers at breakfast that the family silver has been stolen by the latest tramp, Ambrose, whom Emily Kilbourne (Burke) had taken under her wing as the chauffeur, in her latest attempt to reform fallen and destitute men, much to the exasperation of the rest of the family. A distressed Emily swears off taking in any more tramps, to the delight of the rest of the family. However, later in the morning, Wade Rawlins (Aherne) appears at the doorstep. His car had broken down; when he got out, it rolled off a cliff. He wants to use the telephone, but is instead immediately adopted by Emily Kilbourne, despite the rude efforts of Grosvenor and Emily's daughters Geraldine "Jerry" (Bennett) and Marion (Granville). Further attempts to convince Mrs. Kilbourne to get rid of this latest tramp are blissfully ignored.