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Maurice Murphy is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Pilot born on 3 october 1913
Maurice Brendan Murphy (born Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian film and television director, producer, writer and actor. He is best known for his influential work as a director of TV comedy programs for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation -- most notably The Aunty Jack Show -- and for his 1980 feature film adaptation of the Australian comic strip Fatty Finn.
After a month as a Melbourne University student, Murphy realised that his true calling was in the entertainment world. For the next three years, he financed his theatrical pursuits at The Little Theatre in South Yarra, by working at the Victorian Railways. In 1960, Murphy joined the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) where he worked his way up to being a director. ‘The ABC was a great training institute at that time, and a place which allowed me much creative freedom. I learned a great deal there’ says Murphy of his years at the ABC. His first big break was in 1967 with the big budget 20-episode variety series, I'm Alright Now, with Reg Livermore. In 1973, Murphy became Head of Entertainment at the ABC.
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Birth 3 october 1913
Death 23 november 1978 (at 65 years)
Death 23 november 1978 (at 65 years)
After a month as a Melbourne University student, Murphy realised that his true calling was in the entertainment world. For the next three years, he financed his theatrical pursuits at The Little Theatre in South Yarra, by working at the Victorian Railways. In 1960, Murphy joined the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) where he worked his way up to being a director. ‘The ABC was a great training institute at that time, and a place which allowed me much creative freedom. I learned a great deal there’ says Murphy of his years at the ABC. His first big break was in 1967 with the big budget 20-episode variety series, I'm Alright Now, with Reg Livermore. In 1973, Murphy became Head of Entertainment at the ABC.
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Sensation Hunters (1945)
, 1h2Directed by Christy Cabanne
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Robert Lowery, Eddie Quillan, Doris Merrick, Constance Worth, Isabel Jewell, Nestor Paiva
Roles Fred Rogers
Rating54%
A Guy Named Joe (1944)
, 2h2Directed by Victor Fleming, John E. Burch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Spencer Tracy, Irene Dunne, Van Johnson, Ward Bond, James Gleason, Lionel Barrymore
Roles Capt. Robertson (uncredited)
Rating68%
Pete Sandidge (Spencer Tracy) is the reckless pilot of a North American B-25 Mitchell bomber flying out of England during World War II. He is in love with Women Airforce Service Pilot Dorinda Durston (Irene Dunne), a civilian pilot ferrying aircraft across the Atlantic. "Nails" Kilpatrick (James Gleason), Pete's commanding officer, first transfers Pete and his crew to a base in Scotland and then offers him a transfer back to America to be a flying instructor. Dorinda has a feeling that Pete's "number is up" and begs him to accept. Pete agrees, but goes out on one last mission with his best friend Al Yackey (Ward Bond) to check out a German aircraft carrier. Wounded after an attack by an enemy fighter, Pete has his crew bail out before bombing the ship and crashing into the sea.
Air Force (1943)
, 2h4Directed by Howard Hawks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young, Harry Carey, Charles Drake, John Arthur Kennedy
Roles Harper's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Rating69%
On December 6, 1941, at Hamilton Field, near San Francisco, a United States Army Air Corps B-17D bomber Mary-Ann and its crew are being readied for a flight across the Pacific.
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
, 1h39Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Historical
Themes Military humor in film, Films about television, Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Carole Lombard, Jack Benny, Robert Stack, Sig Ruman, Felix Bressart, Lionel Atwill
Roles Polish RAF Pilot (uncredited)
Rating80%
Before the 1939 invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the stars of a theater company in Warsaw are the "ham" Josef Tura (Jack Benny) and his beautiful wife, Maria (Carole Lombard). As part of the company's rehearsal of a play satirizing the Nazis, one of the actors, Bronski (Tom Dugan), takes to the street to prove that he looks like Hitler in his costume and makeup. People gawk at the appearance of the Nazi dictator in Warsaw, until a young girl asks for the autograph of "Mr. Bronski."
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
, 1h12Directed by Ub Iwerks, Alfred L. Werker, Ford Beebe, Hamilton Luske, Erwin Verity, Jack Cutting, Jack Kinney
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Documentary, Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about dragons, Children's films
Actors Robert Benchley, Frances Gifford, Nana Bryant, Clarence Nash, Billy Lee, Frank Faylen
Roles Baby Weems Storyboard Artist
Rating66%
L'humoriste Robert Benchley visite les studios Disney pour essayer de vendre à Walt Disney une idée pour un film d'animation : l'histoire du « Dragon récalcitrant ».
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
, 1h50Directed by John Cromwell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Raymond Massey, Gene Lockhart, Ruth Gordon, Minor Watson, Mary Howard, Alan Baxter
Roles John McNeil
Rating72%
Abe Lincoln leaves home for the first time, having been hired along with two of his friends by Denton Offut to take a load of pigs by water to New Orleans. When the boat overturns at the settlement of New Salem, Abe first sees and loses his heart to Ann Rutledge, the beautiful daughter of the local tavern keeper. Thus, when Denton later offers him a job at the store he has decided to set up in New Salem, Abe readily accepts.
Forged Passport (1939)
, 1h3Directed by John H. Auer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Paul Kelly, June Lang, Lyle Talbot, Billy Gilbert, Maurice Murphy, John Hamilton
Roles 'Kansas' Nelson
Rating56%
The Covered Trailer (1939)
, 1h6Directed by Gus Meins
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors James Gleason, Lucile Gleason, Russell Gleason, Harry Davenport, Mary Beth Hughes, Maurice Murphy
Roles Bill Williams
Rating55%
My Bill (1938)
Directed by John Farrow
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Kay Francis, Bonita Granville, John Litel, Anita Louise, Bobby Jordan, Dickie Moore
Roles Lynn Willard
Rating67%
Zaza (1938)
, 1h23Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Bert Lahr, Helen Westley, Constance Collier, Genevieve Tobin
Roles Henri
Rating62%
A glamorous female singer (Colbert) has an affair with a married man (Marshall).
The Nurse from Brooklyn (1938)
, 1h5Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Crime
Actors Sally Eilers, Paul Kelly, Larry J. Blake, Maurice Murphy, Morgan Conway, Lucile Gleason
Roles Danny Thomas
Rating58%
Tovarich (1937)
, 1h38Directed by Anatole Litvak
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Claudette Colbert, Charles Boyer, Basil Rathbone, Anita Louise, Melville Cooper, Morris Carnovsky
Roles Georges Dupont
Rating70%
Russian Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff (Charles Boyer) and his wife, Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna (Claudette Colbert) flee from the Russian Revolution to Paris with the Czar's fortune, which he has entrusted to them for safekeeping. They keep the money in a bank, faithfully refusing to spend any of it for themselves. Then, destitute, they are forced to take jobs under false identities as butler and maid in the household of wealthy Charles Dupont (Melville Cooper), his wife Fermonde (Isabel Jeans), and their children, Helene (Anita Louise) and Georges (Maurice Murphy). After a shaky start, the servants gradually endear themselves to their employers. However, their secret is finally exposed when one of the guests at a dinner party, Soviet Commissar Gorotchenko (Basil Rathbone), recognises them.
The Road Back (1937)
, 1h37Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Actors John King, Richard Cromwell, Slim Summerville, Maurice Murphy, Andy Devine, John Emery
Roles Albert
Rating63%
The despair and disillusionment of four men who return to civilian life in Germany after the First World War.
Romeo and Juliet (1936)
, 2h5Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about suicide, Théâtre, Romeo and Juliet, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare
Actors Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore, Basil Rathbone, Reginald Denny, Edna May Oliver
Roles Balthasar
Rating64%
A Vérone, malgré la haine qui sépare leurs deux familles, Juliette, fille des Capulet et Roméo, issu de la famille Montaigu, s'aiment passionnément. A tel point que les deux jeunes gens décident de se marier secrètement.
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
, 1h35Directed by John Ford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Prison films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Children's films
Actors Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Frank McGlynn Sr., Claude Gillingwater, Francis McDonald, Harry Carey
Roles Orderly
Rating71%
A few short hours after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln (Frank McGlynn Sr.), Dr. Samuel Mudd (Baxter) gives treatment to a man with a broken leg who shows up at his door. Mudd does not know that the president has been assassinated and the man who he is treating is John Wilkes Booth (Francis McDonald). Mudd is arrested for being an accessory in the assassination and is sent to prison on the Dry Tortugas, described as in the West Indies and referred to in the film as "America's own Devil's Island".