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Oscar Brodney is a Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 18 february 1907 at Boston (USA)
Oscar Brodney (February 18, 1907 - February 12, 2008) was an American lawyer-turned-screenwriter. He was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of an immigrant fisherman. One of seven children, a younger brother was the painter Edward Brodney.
Entering the film industry in 1935, Brodney worked on various projects, including Abbott and Costello's Mexican Hayride and the adapted screenplay for Harvey. The playwright Lawrence Riley and two other screenwriters adapted one of Brodney's story for the screen under the title You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (Universal, 1943). He was nominated for an Oscar for The Glenn Miller Story screenplay which he wrote with Valentine Davies in 1954. In the late 1950s he began to produce movies, his first one being When Hell Broke Loose in 1958, where he was co-producer. The movie starred Charles Bronson.
Brodney died in 2008, six days before his 101st birthday. Some members of Brodney's family learned of his death through an update to this page, as story which is told in this blog post .
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Nationality USA
Birth 18 february 1907 at Boston (USA)
Death 12 february 2008 (at 100 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Birth 18 february 1907 at Boston (USA)
Death 12 february 2008 (at 100 years) at Beverly Hills (USA)
Oscar Brodney (February 18, 1907 - February 12, 2008) was an American lawyer-turned-screenwriter. He was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of an immigrant fisherman. One of seven children, a younger brother was the painter Edward Brodney.
Entering the film industry in 1935, Brodney worked on various projects, including Abbott and Costello's Mexican Hayride and the adapted screenplay for Harvey. The playwright Lawrence Riley and two other screenwriters adapted one of Brodney's story for the screen under the title You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (Universal, 1943). He was nominated for an Oscar for The Glenn Miller Story screenplay which he wrote with Valentine Davies in 1954. In the late 1950s he began to produce movies, his first one being When Hell Broke Loose in 1958, where he was co-producer. The movie starred Charles Bronson.
Brodney died in 2008, six days before his 101st birthday. Some members of Brodney's family learned of his death through an update to this page, as story which is told in this blog post .
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Fun and Games (1971)
, 1h32Directed by Ray Austin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films
Actors Alexandra Hay, Harry Baird, Frederic Abbott, David Bauer, Tracy Reed, Stella Tanner
Roles Writer
Rating42%
The Brass Bottle (1964)
, 1h27Directed by Harry Keller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Tony Randall, Burl Ives, Barbara Eden, Kamala Devi, Edward Andrews, Richard Erdman
Rating62%
Architect Harold Ventimore (Tony Randall) buys a large antique container that turns out to imprison a djinn named Fakrash (Burl Ives), whom Harold inadvertently sets free. Fakrash is effusively grateful for his release, and persistently tries to do favors for Harold to show his gratitude. However he has been in the brass bottle for a long time, and Fakrash’s unfamiliarity with the modern world causes all sorts of problems when he tries to please his rescuer. Harold ends up in a great deal of trouble, including with his girlfriend, Sylvia Kenton (Barbara Eden).
I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)
, 1h36Directed by Jack Smight
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Sandra Dee, Robert Goulet, Andy Williams, Maurice Chevalier, Gene Raymond, Charles Ruggles
Roles Writer
Rating67%
During the opening credits Robert Goulet and Andy Williams perform a duet "I'd Rather Be Rich".
Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
Directed by Harry Keller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Sandra Dee, Peter Fonda, Macdonald Carey, Beulah Bondi, Margaret Lindsay, Reginald Owen
Roles Writer
Rating58%
Mrs. Call requires surgery in Los Angeles and is accompanied there by her young companion Tammy, who lands a job with the hospital staff. Tammy is attracted to handsome Dr. Mark Cheswick, whose superior, Dr. Bentley, and head nurse Rachel Coleman aren't sure that romance is a good idea.
Tammy Tell Me True (1961)
Directed by Harry Keller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Sandra Dee, John Gavin, Charles Drake, Virginia Grey, Julia Meade, Beulah Bondi
Roles Writer
Rating63%
Tammy is waiting to hear from her lover Pete, who has gone to agricultural college. She decides to go to college to improve herself.
Bobbikins (1959)
, 1h29Directed by Robert Day
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Shirley Jones, Max Bygraves, Billie Whitelaw, Barbara Shelley, Colin Gordon, Bud Tingwell
Roles Writer
Rating51%
This adventure follows the story of a young navy man, his wife (Shirley Jones) and their baby son, Bobby aka Bobbikins. To his surprise, Dad discovers his son talks, not baby-talk or gibberish but adult conversations with his father only. Bobbikins learns stock market tips and passes them to his Dad.
When Hell Broke Loose (1958)
, 1h18Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Charles Bronson, Robert Easton, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Stevenson, Russell Thorson, Joe Conley
Rating56%
Steve Boland (Charles Bronson) is a cynical minor criminal drafted into the US Army during World War II. He has an unspectacular military career with his criminal past getting him into trouble but he comes into his own when his criminal expertise gives him unparalleled opportunities during the American occupation of Germany.
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)
, 1h29Directed by Joseph Pevney
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Debbie Reynolds, Walter Brennan, Leslie Nielsen, Mala Powers, Sidney Blackmer, Adam West
Roles Ecrivain
Rating68%
Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree (Debbie Reynolds) is a seventeen-year-old girl living in a houseboat in
Star in the Dust (1956)
, 1h20Directed by Charles F. Haas
Origin USA
Genres Western
Actors John Agar, Mamie Van Doren, Richard Boone, Coleen Gray, Leif Erickson, James Gleason
Rating59%
Gunlock's town sheriff (Agar) is planning to hang Sam Hall (Boone) for shooting three farmers found on cattle land at sundown. At the casino, betting odds are 8 to 3 he won't make it. The cattlemen are set to rescue Sam; the farmers hope to lynch him before he can be rescued. Hall schemes for escape with his girl Nellie (Coleen Gray). Sheriff Jorden is most concerned with finding out who hired Hall; a leading suspect is the sheriff's future brother-in-law.
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
, 1h32Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Jeff Morrow, Finlay Currie, Kathleen Ryan, Denis O'Dea
Roles Writer
Rating61%
En 1815, Michael Martin est membre d'un groupe révolutionnaire irlandais. Il est obligé de passer à la clandestinité et devient le second d'un célèbre capitaine rebelle
The Spoilers (1955)
, 1h24Directed by Jesse Hibbs
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Western
Actors Anne Baxter, Jeff Chandler, Rory Calhoun, Barbara Britton, John McIntire, Ray Danton
Rating59%
Struggling miners Flapjack and Banty go to the office of Alex McNamara, the new gold commissioner in Nome, Alaska, to complain about claim jumpers. He isn't there, so they drown their sorrows at Cherry Malotte's gambling house and saloon.
The Purple Mask (1955)
, 1h22Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Adventure
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Tony Curtis, Angela Lansbury, Gene Barry, Colleen Miller, Dan O'Herlihy, George Dolenz
Rating59%
France, 1803, is under Napoleon Bonaparte's rule, but royalist adversaries rally behind the mysterious Purple Mask, whose daring feats give them hope. A police captain, Rochet, goes after the Purple Mask only to be taken captive by him, whereupon Napoleon assigns the expert swordsman Basquet to go after him.
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
, 1h29Directed by Arthur Lubin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Maureen O'Hara, George Nader, Victor McLaglen, Rex Reason, Grant Withers, Torin Thatcher
Roles Story
Rating55%
The film is set in 11th century England. King Edward the Confessor (Eduard Franz) wants Saxon Lord Leofric (George Nader), who rules Coventry, to marry a Norman woman, Yolanda. When he refuses, he is sentenced to jail, where he meets Godiva (Maureen O'Hara), the sheriff's sister. The two fall in love and soon they are wed. The times are turbulent and Godiva proves a militant bride; unhistorically, unrest between the Anglo-Saxon populace and the increasingly influential Norman French led to her famous ride.
The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)
, 1h39Directed by Rudolph Maté
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, Barbara Rush, Torin Thatcher, Herbert Marshall, David Farrar
Rating63%
Myles Falworth (Tony Curtis) and his sister Meg (Barbara Rush) live in obscurity on a farm in Crosbey-Dale with their guardian Diccon Bowman (Rhys Williams). This is to protect them from the attainder placed upon their family by King Henry IV of England (Ian Keith) because their father has been (falsely) accused of treason and murdered by the Earl of Alban (David Farrar). When a hunting party comprising the Earl of Alban, the lord of Crosbey-Dale, and another nobleman, Sir Robert, stop at their farm for refreshment, they are repulsed by Myles to stop them molesting his sister.
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
, 1h55Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Aviation films, Jazz films, Musical films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors James Stewart, June Allyson, Harry Morgan, Charles Drake, Barton MacLane, Irving Bacon
Roles Ecrivain
Rating72%
The film follows big band leader Glenn Miller (1904–1944) (James Stewart) from his early days in the music business in 1929 through to his 1944 death when the airplane he was flying in was lost over the English Channel during World War II. Prominent placement in the film is given to Miller's courtship and marriage to Helen Burger (June Allyson), and various cameos by actual musicians who were colleagues of Miller.