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Max Parker is a Production Design American born on 12 july 1882 at Prescott (USA)

Max Parker

Max Parker
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Nationality USA
Birth 12 july 1882 at Prescott (USA)
Death 8 july 1964 (at 81 years) at Torrance (USA)

Max Parker (12 July 1882 – 8 July 1964) was an American art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film George Washington Slept Here. He worked on 86 films between 1916 and 1947.

He was born in Prescott, Arizona, and died in Torrance, California.

Best films

The Public Enemy (1931)
(Art Direction)
Princess O'Rourke (1943)
(Art Direction)

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Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Max Parker (66 films)

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Art

Secret Beyond the Door..., 1h34
Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Psychologie, Psychanalyse, Children's films
Actors Joan Bennett, Michael Redgrave, Anne Revere, Barbara O'Neil, Natalie Schafer, Paul Scardon
Roles Production Design
Rating65% 3.298093.298093.298093.298093.29809
The behavior of Mark Lamphere, an architect, turns strange shortly after his honeymoon with bride Celia, who begins finding out that Mark has many secrets.
Deep Valley, 1h44
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Ida Lupino, Dane Clark, Wayne Morris, Fay Bainter, Henry Hull, Willard Robertson
Roles Art Direction
Rating67% 3.388033.388033.388033.388033.38803
A young woman, Libby Saul (Ida Lupino), lives with her parents, who are themselves estranged, on an isolated farm not far from the California coast. Libby is used by her parents as a diplomatic middle-man, since they no longer speak to ach other directly. She has developed a stammer over the years, and spends ost of her spare time wandering around in the nearby woods with her beloved dog, Joe. One day when she is out wandering she bumps into a group of convicts who are building a road along the coastline. She takes an interest in the convicts and their building, so she returns for several days, without her parents knowing, to watch them at a distance. She is particularly interested in one of the handsome young convicts, Barry Burnett (Dane Clark).
Cloak and Dagger, 1h46
Directed by Fritz Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Spy, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Gary Cooper, Lilli Palmer, Robert Alda, Vladimir Nikolayevich Sokoloff, J. Edward Bromberg, Marc Lawrence
Roles Art Direction
Rating65% 3.297313.297313.297313.297313.29731
L'action se déroule pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Un chercheur italien qui a découvert la formule de la bombe atomique est aux mains des Allemands. Un espion américain fait tout pour le délivrer.
Nobody Lives Forever, 1h40
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors John Garfield, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Walter Brennan, Faye Emerson, George Coulouris, George Tobias
Roles Art Direction
Rating69% 3.492753.492753.492753.492753.49275
Former conman Nick Blake (Garfield), a soldier returning to New York City after World War II, looks up his old girlfriend Toni Blackburn (Faye Emerson) to get the money she has been holding for him while he was in the army. Toni claims that she lost the money investing in a nightclub before selling it to Chet King (Robert Shayne), who employs her there now as a singer. Nick has discovered Toni's affair with King, however, and gets his money back.
Three Strangers, 1h32
Directed by Jean Negulesco
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre, Alan Napier, Joan Lorring, Robert Shayne
Roles Supervising Art Director
Rating69% 3.4933853.4933853.4933853.4933853.493385
Crystal Shackleford (Geraldine Fitzgerald) lures two strangers, solicitor Jerome K. Arbutny (Sydney Greenstreet) and charming and erudite drunkard Johnny West (Peter Lorre) to her London flat on Chinese New Year in 1938 because of her belief that if three strangers make the same wish to an idol of Kwan Yin, Chinese goddess of fortune and destiny, the wish will be granted. Since money will make their dreams come true, the three go in on a sweepstakes ticket for the Grand National horse race together and agree that they will not sell the ticket if it is chosen, but will hold on to it until the race is run. Shackleford would use the money to try to win her estranged husband back, Arbutny to smooth the way for his selection to the prestigious Barrister's Club, and Johnny to buy a bar and live in it.
Of Human Bondage, 1h45
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Paul Henreid, Eleanor Parker, Alexis Smith, Edmund Gwenn, Patric Knowles, Janis Paige
Roles Art Direction
Rating62% 3.147973.147973.147973.147973.14797
Philip (Paul Henreid), an impoverished, clubfooted, failed artist, is attending medical school in London, using a trust set up for him by a wealthy uncle for tuition. When he initially meets Mildred (Eleanor Parker), she pays scant attention to him and he finds her common and crass, but his wounded pride spurs him to return to the restaurant where she works, hoping to spark her interest. He invites her to accompany him to the theatre and, because she has nothing else to do, Mildred accepts. Philip spends what little money he has on her before she breaks a date with him and an ugly argument ensues. When he discovers she apparently has run off to marry one of her regular customers, Miller (Richard Aherne), he initially is happy to be free from his emotional bondage to her.
Arsenic and Old Lace, 1h58
Directed by Frank Capra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Assassinat, Théâtre, Serial killer films, Films based on plays
Actors Cary Grant, Josephine Hull, Jean Adair, Raymond Massey, Peter Lorre, Priscilla Lane
Roles Art Direction
Rating78% 3.9482853.9482853.9482853.9482853.948285
The plot revolves around the Brewster family of Brooklyn, New York, descended from the Mayflower and composed of illustrious White Anglo-Saxon Protestant ancestors whose portraits line the walls. The religious theme is repeatedly mentioned, and Elaine is the daughter of the minister who lives next door, with some scenes held in its ancient cemetery. Today the Brewster clan comprises insane murderers.
Princess O'Rourke, 1h34
Directed by Norman Krasna
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Olivia de Havilland, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Jack Carson, Jane Wyman, Harry Davenport
Roles Art Direction
Rating66% 3.345493.345493.345493.345493.34549
During World War II, Princess Maria (Olivia de Havilland) and her uncle Holman (Charles Coburn), exiles from their conquered European country, live in New York City. Holman hopes that his niece will marry and produce a male heir as soon as possible, but she is not interested in his preferred choice, Count Peter de Chandome (Curt Bois) or the other candidates that her uncle discusses.
The Hard Way, 1h49
Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Gladys George, Faye Emerson, Joan Leslie, Paul Cavanagh
Roles Art Direction
Rating70% 3.542043.542043.542043.542043.54204
Helen Chernen (Ida Lupino) is an ambitious woman, determined to once and for all become rich. She pushes her younger sister Katie (Joan Leslie) into a marriage with singer/dancer Albert Runkel (Jack Carson). Katie has no interest in the man, but is desperate to leave the poor conditions she and her sister live in, a dirty steel town. Runkel's partner Paul Collins (Dennis Morgan) sees what Helen's real intentions are and tries to stop her from breaking Runkel's heart.
George Washington Slept Here, 1h33
Directed by William Keighley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Jack Benny, Ann Sheridan, Charles Coburn, Harvey Stephens, Percy Kilbride, Hattie McDaniel
Roles Art Direction
Rating68% 3.4454953.4454953.4454953.4454953.445495
Manhattanite Connie Fuller (Ann Sheridan) secretly acquires a dilapidated house in rural Bucks County, Pennsylvania, without her husband Bill's (Jack Benny) knowledge. The couple were forced out of their New York City apartment after their dog damaged the carpets. The house Connie buys is believed to have served as George Washington's temporary home during the Revolutionary War. Connie takes Bill on a tour of the countryside including the house, hoping that Bill will fall in love with it. Her plan to surprise him with the news that they own the house is frustrated when he announces that he hates it. Bill only sees the poor condition of the house, and its poor location for commuting into the city. Having nowhere else to live, they move into the house anyway. Connie's sister Madge (Joyce Reynolds) moves with them. They hire Mr. Kimber (Percy Kilbride) to help with the renovations. They uncover evidence that it was not Washington who had slept there, but Benedict Arnold. Connie's spoiled nephew Raymond (Douglas Croft) also moves in during the summer. Connie's wealthy uncle Stanley (Charles Coburn) plans to visit also.
Manpower
Manpower (1941)
, 1h43
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Marlene Dietrich, George Raft, Frank McHugh, Eve Arden, Barton MacLane
Roles Art Direction
Rating65% 3.2980253.2980253.2980253.2980253.298025
A leg injury causes Los Angeles power line worker Hank McHenry to give up field work and accept a promotion to foreman. His crew includes good friend Johnny Marshall and old Pop Duval.
Footsteps in the Dark, 1h36
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Ralph Bellamy, Alan Hale, Lucile Watson, Turhan Bey
Roles Art Direction
Rating66% 3.3470653.3470653.3470653.3470653.347065
Francis Warren (Errol Flynn) appears to have a normal life handling investments, but secretly he writes lurid detective novels under the pseudonym F.X. Pettijohn. His other career is unknown to wife Rita (Brenda Marshall) or to anyone but Inspector Mason (Alan Hale), who mocks the books, insisting that true crime is much more difficult to solve. A man named Leopold Fissue (Noel Madison) turns up, wanting Francis to help him turn uncut diamonds into cash. Fissue's body is then found murdered on a yacht. The trail leads Francis to burlesque dancer Blondie White (Lee Patrick), who becomes his prime suspect. But her dentist, Dr. Davis (Ralph Bellamy), gives her a solid alibi. Rita becomes sure that Francis is having an affair. Blondie turns up dead, though, after asking Francis to retrieve a satchel from a locker. Rita thinks Francis must have killed Blondie, while her husband believes just the opposite to be true. The diamonds are in the suitcase. Francis concludes that only one man could be behind all this—Davis, the dentist, who promptly tries to kill Francis before the police can figure things out.
Honeymoon for Three, 1h15
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Ann Sheridan, George Brent, Charles Ruggles, Jane Wyman, Osa Massen, Lee Patrick
Roles Art Direction
Rating60% 3.0005353.0005353.0005353.0005353.000535
Le romancier Kenneth Bixby (George Brent), a une relation amoureuse avec sa secrétaire Anne Rogers (Ann Sheridan). Il accepte néanmoins un tête-à-tête avec Julie Wilson (Osa Massen), une ancienne relation, mariée avec Harvey Wilson (Charles Ruggles) et persuadée d'être la source d'inspiration de ses romans.
Thieves Fall Out, 1h12
Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell, Alan Hale, Anthony Quinn, Edward Brophy
Roles Art Direction
Rating60% 3.0013353.0013353.0013353.0013353.001335