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John Monk Saunders is a Director and Scriptwriter American born on 22 november 1895 at Hinckley (USA)
John Monk Saunders (November 22, 1897 - March 11, 1940) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film director.
Au début des années 1920, il est journaliste d'abord pour le Los Angeles Times, puis pour New York Tribune et The American Magazine , et il collabore régulièrement à Cosmopolitan et Liberty. En 1925 il vend une nouvelle, "A Maker of Gestures", à Famous Players-Lasky, ce qui le fait entrer à Hollywood.
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Nationality USA
Birth 22 november 1895 at Hinckley (USA)
Death 11 march 1940 (at 44 years) at Fort Myers (USA)
Birth 22 november 1895 at Hinckley (USA)
Death 11 march 1940 (at 44 years) at Fort Myers (USA)
John Monk Saunders (November 22, 1897 - March 11, 1940) was an American novelist, screenwriter and film director.
Biography
John Monk Saunders suit des études à l'Université du Minnesota. Au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale, il sert dans le United States Flying Corps en Floride où il entraîne les pilotes qui vont par la suite participer aux combats en Europe, mais il regrettera longtemps de ne pas y avoir lui-même participé.Au début des années 1920, il est journaliste d'abord pour le Los Angeles Times, puis pour New York Tribune et The American Magazine , et il collabore régulièrement à Cosmopolitan et Liberty. En 1925 il vend une nouvelle, "A Maker of Gestures", à Famous Players-Lasky, ce qui le fait entrer à Hollywood.
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The Conquest of the Air (1936)
, 1h11Directed by Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies, John Monk Saunders, Alexander Esway
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Laurence Olivier, Charles Frend, Frederick Culley, Franklin Dyall, Henry Victor, John Turnbull
Rating62%
À partir d'images d'archives et de scènes jouées par des acteurs, ce documentaire retrace l'histoire de la conquête de l'air, des premières tentatives de s'élever au dessus du sol jusqu'à l'aviation au début du XX siècle.
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A Yank at Oxford (1938)
, 1h42Directed by Jack Conway
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Vivien Leigh, Edmund Gwenn, Griffith Jones
Roles Story
Rating65%
A cocky American named Lee Sheridan (Robert Taylor) receives a scholarship to attend Cardinal College, Oxford University in 1937. At first, Lee is reluctant to go to the college owing to his father Dan's (Lionel Barrymore) limited income, but he finally does attend. Once in England, Lee brags about his athletic triumphs to Paul Beaumont (Griffith Jones), Wavertree (Robert Coote), and Ramsey (Peter Croft) on the train to Oxford. Annoyed, they trick Lee into getting off the train at the wrong stop. Lee, however, does make his way to Oxford where the students attempt to trick him again, this time into thinking that he is getting a grand reception. Seeing through the deception, he follows the prankster impersonating the Dean and after chasing him is thrown off and ends up kicking the real Dean of Cardinal (Edmund Gwenn) before retreating.
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
, 1h43Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Donald Crisp, Melville Cooper, Barry Fitzgerald
Roles Story
Rating74%
In 1915, at the airdrome in France of the Royal Flying Corps' 59th Squadron, Major Brand (Basil Rathbone), the squadron commander, and his adjutant Phipps (Donald Crisp) anxiously await the return of the dawn patrol. Brand is near his breaking point. He has lost 16 pilots in the previous two weeks, nearly all of them young replacements with little training and no combat experience. Brand is ordered to send up tomorrow what amounts to a suicide mission. Captain Courtney (Errol Flynn), leader of A Flight, and his good friend "Scotty" Scott (David Niven) return, but two of the replacements are not so lucky, and another, Hollister, is severely depressed by having witnessed the death of his best friend. The survivors repair to the bar in their mess for drinks and fatalistic revelry. Courtney does his best to console Hollister, but the youngster breaks down in grief.
Star of the Circus (1938)
, 1h8Directed by Albert de Courville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Circus films
Actors Otto Kruger, Gertrude Michael, John Clements, Patrick Barr, Barbara Blair, Gene Sheldon
Rating54%
The Conquest of the Air (1936)
, 1h11Directed by Zoltan Korda, William Cameron Menzies, John Monk Saunders, Alexander Esway
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Laurence Olivier, Charles Frend, Frederick Culley, Franklin Dyall, Henry Victor, John Turnbull
Roles Writer
Rating62%
À partir d'images d'archives et de scènes jouées par des acteurs, ce documentaire retrace l'histoire de la conquête de l'air, des premières tentatives de s'élever au dessus du sol jusqu'à l'aviation au début du XX siècle.
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
, 1h25Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Frank McHugh, Russell Hicks, John Arledge
Roles Story
Rating59%
Lieut. Bill Brannigan (Pat O'Brien) invites friend and hotshot pilot Tommy O'Toole (James Cagney), the self-styled "world's greatest aviator", to join the USMC Reserve Aviator training program. O'Toole arrives and promptly starts to move in on Brannigan's love interest, Betty Roberts (Margaret Lindsay), and in typical cocky fashion, antagonizes nearly everyone else. Although not temperamentally suited for the military, O'Toole completes primary training and after surviving an accident, eventually realizes that he is willing to change. After a competition in the air with his friend Brannigan, and for the attentions of Betty, there is a predictable conclusion with O'Toole coming out the victor.
I Found Stella Parish (1935)
, 1h25Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kay Francis, Ian Hunter, Paul Lukas, Errol Flynn, Sybil Jason, Barton MacLane
Roles Story
Rating66%
In London, Stella Parish (Kay Francis) has her greatest stage triumph in a play produced and directed by Stephen Norman (Paul Lukas). However, her happiness is short-lived. She finds a man from her past in her dressing room. Determined not to submit to blackmail, she books passage back to America on an ocean liner, traveling in disguise with her young daughter Gloria (Sybil Jason) and her best friend and confidante Nana (Jessie Ralph).
West Point of the Air (1935)
, 1h29Directed by Richard Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Wallace Beery, Robert Young, Lewis Stone, Maureen O'Sullivan, Rosalind Russell, Russell Hardie
Roles Story
Rating59%
At Randolph Field, Texas, Master Sergeant "Big Mike" Stone (Wallace Beery) has aspirations for his son, "Little Mike" (Robert Young) to follow in his footsteps as a pilot. Following graduation from West Point, "Little Mike", along with his best friend, Phil Carter (Russell Hardie), become pilots in training at Randolph Field, commanded by Phil's father, General Carter (Lewis Stone), but complications soon arise.
Ace of Aces (1933)
, 2h24Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Richard Dix, Elizabeth Allan, Joe Sawyer, Ralph Bellamy, Theodore Newton, Nella Walker
Roles Story
Rating62%
When the United States enters World War I, Nancy Adams (Elizabeth Allen) becomes a Red Cross nurse, while her fiancé, Rex "Rocky" Thorne (Richard Dix), registered as a conscientious objector, pursues his sculpting career. She mocks his pacifism and accuses him of cowardice. Thorne, in retaliation for her rejection and determined to prove his bravery, enlists and trains to become a fighter pilot. As part of the American Expeditionary Forces, he is, at first, a hesitant combat pilot until he encounters his first enemy aircraft and shoots it down. Renouncing his past, Thorne becomes completely committed to the war in the air, vowing to become the "ace-of-aces".
Night Flight (1933)
, 1h24Directed by Clarence Brown
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore, Clark Gable, Helen Hayes, Robert Montgomery, Myrna Loy
Rating61%
In South America, the daunting mountains and dangerous weather have hampered the operations of Trans-Andean European Air Mail, a 1930s-era airline. Charged with delivering a serum to stem an outbreak of infantile paralysis in Rio de Janeiro, Auguste Pellerin (Robert Montgomery) conquers his fears, but is reprimanded by the airline's stern director, A. Riviére (John Barrymore) for coming in late.
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
, 1h8Directed by Mitchell Leisen, Stuart Walker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Fredric March, Cary Grant, Jack Oakie, Carole Lombard, Guy Standing, Forrester Harvey
Roles Story
Rating70%
In World War I, American pilots Lt. Jerry Young (Fredric March) and Lt. Mike "Slug" Richards (Jack Oakie) are assigned to the dangerous mission of reconnaissance over enemy lines. During furious fighting, Jerry loses his air gunners/observers, one after the other, until only Henry Crocker (Cary Grant) is available to fly with him. The two men had previously met and fought. Jerry's dislike of Crocker grows after Crocker shoots a parachuting German observer who bailed out of a blimp. They eventually become friends of a sort, but Henry realizes that the war is taking a toll on Jerry.
The Last Flight (1931)
, 1h16Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Richard Barthelmess, David Manners, John Mack Brown, Helen Chandler, Elliott Nugent, Luis Alberni
Roles Créateur de nouvelle
Rating68%
The film is known as a Lost Generation celebration of alcohol involving three young World War I veterans who opt to drink indefinitely and almost continuously in Paris with the vivacious and beautiful woman they've befriended.
The Finger Points (1931)
, 1h25Directed by John Francis Dillon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Fay Wray, Regis Toomey, Robert Elliot, Clark Gable, Oscar Apfel
Roles Writer
Rating59%
Breckenridge "Breck" Lee (Richard Barthelmess) is a young, naïve kid from the South who comes to New York to get a job as a newspaperman. After getting hired by The Press, his first assignment is to expose the existence of a newly-opened gambling parlor. Gangster Louis J. Blanco (Clark Gable) attempts to bribe Lee to keep quiet. Lee refuses to accept the bribe, and publishes an article about the casino which subsequently gets raided by the police. Mugged and severely beaten by gangsters, Lee winds up in the hospital. Upon leaving the hospital and returning to work, he longs to marry fellow reporter Marcia Collins (Fay Wray), but his meager salary combined with the hospital bill prevents this from happening. Lee attempts to seek a raise from City Editor Frank Carter (Robert Elliott), but is refused the increase in pay. Yearning for the aforementioned bribe, Lee re-approaches Blanco with a deal that he will not report on the organization's dealings in return for a fee. As Blanco pays well for Lee's un-reporting, Marcia becomes suspicious of Lee's wealth, but Lee denies any illegality in the acquisition of the money. Becoming increasingly confident of his control, Lee determines to acquire a larger share of the bribes by shaking down the gangsters. After learning that Number One, the head of the organization, is planning on opening a new gambling house, he threatens Blanco that he will print that information unless he gets a bigger share of money. Upon meeting Number One, Lee obtains the larger graft, but is warned that if the story gets published, he will be in danger. Feeling that Lee is untrustworthy, Collins agrees to marry fellow reporter Charles "Breezy" Russell (Regis Toomey). Consequently, Lee decides to go straight and leave the city with Marcia if she will marry him. She acquiesces, but "Breezy" publishes the gambling story, hoping to impress Marcia. The following morning as Lee and Marcia are getting ready to leave, "Breezy" shows up with his story in the newspaper. After Lee sees it, he decides to go to the bank to retrieve his money despite Marcia's pleas not to. Lee is followed and killed by gangsters. At his funeral, Lee is named as a hero. Marcia stays quiet, although she knows the truth.
The Dawn Patrol (1930)
, 1h48Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors Richard Barthelmess, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Neil Hamilton, Frank McHugh, Clyde Wilfred Cook, James Finlayson
Roles Story
Rating70%
During World War I, the pilots of an RFC squadron deal with the stress of combat primarily through nightly bouts of heavy drinking. The two aces of the squadron's "A Flight", Courtney (Richard Barthelmess) and Scott (Douglas Fairbanks Jr), have come to hate the commanding officer, Brand (Neil Hamilton), blaming him for sending new recruits directly into combat in inferior aircraft.
She Goes to War (1929)
, 1h27Directed by Henry King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy-drama
Actors Eleanor Boardman, Margaret Seddon, John Holland, John Holland, Edmund Burns, Eulalie Jensen
Roles Writer
Rating67%
Joan Morant, qui se tient à distance du petit peuple, est ravie quand la guerre change la monotonie de sa communauté, et, mettant à contribution son oncle, membre du Congrès, elle se fait affecter en Europe. Bien qu'elle aime Reggie, un riche jeune homme, Joan joue avec les sentiments de Pike, un garagiste, deux hommes qu'elle a rencontrés en France. Tom Pike, transformé par la guerre, repousse les avances de Joan, et elle se tourne vers Reggie, qui vit dans le luxe comme à l'accoutumée, en tant que sergent dans l'intendance. Les compagnes de Joan, qui font constamment de grands sacrifices, la font s'interroger sur l'utilité de son travail. Quand Reggie, appelé au front, devient désespérément alcoolique, elle prend son uniforme et le remplace parmi les soldats, où elle se découvre de l'admiration et de l'amour pour Tom, son supérieur. Après avoir prouvé son héroïsme dans la bataille, elle revient vers Tom, digne de son amour.