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Mary Loos is a Scriptwriter American born on 6 may 1910 at San Diego (USA)
Mary Loos (May 6, 1910 – October 11, 2004) was an American actress, screenwriter and novelist. She was occasionally credited under her full name, Mary Anita Loos.
Born in San Diego, she was the daughter of Dr. Clifford Loos, co-founder of the Ross-Loos Medical Clinic and the Ross-Loos Medical Group, the first HMO in the United States. She was the niece of screenwriter Anita Loos.
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Mary Loos
Birth name Mary Anita Loos
Nationality USA
Birth 6 may 1910 at San Diego (USA)
Death 11 october 2004 (at 94 years) at Monterey (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 6 may 1910 at San Diego (USA)
Death 11 october 2004 (at 94 years) at Monterey (USA)
Born in San Diego, she was the daughter of Dr. Clifford Loos, co-founder of the Ross-Loos Medical Clinic and the Ross-Loos Medical Group, the first HMO in the United States. She was the niece of screenwriter Anita Loos.
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Over-Exposed (1956)
, 1h20Directed by Lewis Seiler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Actors Cleo Moore, Richard Crenna, Raymond Greenleaf, Jack Albertson, Constance Towers, Isobel Elsom
Rating60%
Ambitious and vivacious Lily Krenshka is new in town, and is arrested for soliciting drinks and rolling drunks. She is told by the police to take the next bus out of town. Lily asks photographer Max West not to print her arrest photo. He offers to pay her for swimsuit poses, and, never one to overlook an opportunity, she learns the art of photography from him. After awhile, she sets out for New York to start a new career, changing her name to Lila Crane at Max's suggestion.
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
, 1h39Directed by Richard Sale
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain, Rudy Vallée, Alan Young, Scott Brady, Guy Middleton
Rating51%
Bonnie and Connie Jones are showgirls, who are also sisters. They are sick and tired of New York as well as not getting anywhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous and find true love.
The French Line (1954)
, 1h42Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Jane Russell, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Hunnicutt, Craig Stevens, Kim Novak, Rita Corday
Rating51%
Millionairess Mame Carson's (Jane Russell) oil empire spells trouble for her love life. Men are either after her fortune or afraid of it. Her money-shy fiancé Phil Barton (Craig Stevens) has just given her the brush off.
Woman's World (1954)
, 1h34Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Children's films
Actors Clifton Webb, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Lauren Bacall, Fred MacMurray, Arlene Dahl
Rating68%
When the general manager of Gifford Motors dies, company owner Ernest Gifford (Clifton Webb) invites the three candidates for the position to New York so he can personally evaluate them and their wives. Bill and Katie Baxter (Cornel Wilde and June Allyson) are a loving couple from Kansas City. Elizabeth Burns (Lauren Bacall) is becoming estranged from her driven husband Sidney (Fred MacMurray) because his work is consuming him and undermining his health; she fears a promotion would eventually kill him. Jerry Talbot (Van Heflin), who has a sexy, ambitious wife, Carol (Arlene Dahl), rounds out the trio.
Let's Do It Again (1953)
, 1h35Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Jane Wyman, Ray Milland, Aldo Ray, Leon Ames, Valerie Bettis, Tom Helmore
Rating57%
Broadway philandering composer Gary Stuart (Ray Milland) discovers to his outrage that while he was taking a brief holiday from his marriage to Constance Stuart (Jane Wyman), she spent an evening in a "country inn" with rival composer Courtney Craig (Tom Helmore). Connie points out the impropriety of Gary's own behavior with dancer Lilly Adair (Valerie Bettis), yet when he agrees with her suggestion to consult a lawyer, she is regretful, and the couple get a divorce.
Meet Me After the Show (1951)
, 1h27Directed by Richard Sale
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films, Children's films
Actors Betty Grable, Macdonald Carey, Rory Calhoun, Eddie Albert, Fred Clark, Lois Andrews
Rating61%
Delilah Lee (Betty Grable) is groomed by her husband Jeff Ames (Macdonald Carey) for his new Broadway show. Delilah becomes such a success to a point where she feels that Jeff thinks of her more as an asset than a wife. When the show's backer Gloria Carstairs (Lois Andrews) begins coming on to Jeff, Delilah leaves him, but regrets it later on and tries to win him back. She devises a scheme involving amnesia to lure Jeff back to her.
I'll Get By (1950)
, 1h23Directed by Richard Sale
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors June Haver, William Lundigan, Gloria DeHaven, Dennis Day, Thelma Ritter, Steve Allen
Rating59%
Song plugger Bill Spencer runs into Liza Martin, literally. He slams a door into her accidentally while rushing to bring a new recording to Peter Pepper, an influential New York disc jockey. The record breaks,.
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
, 1h30Directed by Richard Sale
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Western
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Children's films
Actors Dan Dailey, Rory Calhoun, Walter Brennan, Anne Baxter, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Kemper
Rating60%
In 1876, Johnny Jameson (Dan Dailey), a "drummer," or traveling salesman, is the only passenger on the inaugural run of the Tomahawk and Western Railroad's narrow gauge train through the Colorado Rockies. During the ride, the conductor tells Johnny that certain people, stagecoach operators for example, would like to see the railroad's franchise fail. Soon after, Dakota (Rory Calhoun), Trancas and Gila, who work for Colonel Dawson, the area stageline operator, cause a giant boulder to fall directly in the path of the train. Engineer Terence Sweeny (Walter Brennan) manages to stop the train in time, and he and the crew then disembark to move the rock.
Father Was a Fullback (1949)
, 1h24Directed by John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, American football films, Children's films
Actors Fred MacMurray, Rudy Vallée, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Betty Lynn, Thelma Ritter
Rating63%
State College football coach George Cooper (Fred MacMurray) has more than enough problems on the job without his teenage daughter Connie (Betty Lynn) complicating his life at home.
Mother Is a Freshman (1949)
, 1h21Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Loretta Young, Van Johnson, Debra Paget, Rudy Vallée, Barbara Lawrence, Robert Arthur
Rating61%
Abby Abbot (Loretta Young) lives in New York City together with her teenage daughter Susan (Betty Lynn). They support themselves with money from a trust fund started by her late husband. An attorney by the name John Heaslip (v) handles the placement of the money, and he sees to it that payment is made every three years. He is also romantically interested in Abby, but she has rejected hs proposals to marry her consistently. Since Abby has already spent all her money from the current lump sum, John informs her that she will have to wait another year for the next payment.
, 1h23Directed by Elliott Nugent
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Clifton Webb, Shirley Temple, Tom Drake, Alan Young, Jessie Royce Landis, Kathleen Hughes
Rating67%
Lynn Belvedere is the successful author of a novel called Hummingbird Hill. Because of the contents of the book, he has acquired quite a reputation and at the same time been sued and awarded a large cash prize from a foundation. Unfortunately he is required to have a college degree to pick up the prize.
Calendar Girl (1947)
, 1h28Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Musical films
Actors Jane Frazee, William Marshall, Kenny Baker, Gail Patrick, Kenny Baker, Victor McLaglen
Rating58%
The film tells the story of two best friends from Boston who come to Greenwich Village in 1900, one to become a famous artist, the other to become a famous composer. The composer falls in love with the girl next door, but she is intrigued by his friend, who has secrets he feels he doesn't need to share with her.
Driftwood (1947)
, 1h28Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Ruth Warrick, Walter Brennan, Dean Jagger, Charlotte Greenwood, Natalie Wood, Jerome Cowan
Rating69%
Peu après le décès de son vieux tuteur, Jenny, une jeune orpheline, adopte un chien rescapé d'un accident d'avion. Mais à qui confier cette jeune fille et son chien ? Ce dernier va s'avérer être très utile à la communauté et Jenny va trouver des parents d'adoption.
Rendezvous with Annie (1946)
, 1h29Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres War, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Eddie Albert, Faye Marlowe, Gail Patrick, Phillip Reed, Raymond Walburn, C. Aubrey Smith
Rating66%
Ex serviceman Jeffrey Dolan is held incarcerated in a New Jersey jail, suspected of murder. He gets a visit from a nicht ckub singer, Dolores Starr, and recapitulates the events leading him to his current miserable situation.