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Wells Root is a Director and Scriptwriter born on 21 march 1900
Wells Root est un scénariste et réalisateur américain, né le 21 mars 1900 à Buffalo (État de New York) et mort le 9 mars 1993 à Los Angeles (Californie).
Il écrivit de nombreux scénarios pour plusieurs séries télévisées.
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Birth 21 march 1900
Death 9 march 1993 (at 92 years)
Death 9 march 1993 (at 92 years)
Il écrivit de nombreux scénarios pour plusieurs séries télévisées.
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Filmography of Wells Root (33 films)
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Mokey (1942)
Directed by Wells Root
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Donna Reed, Dan Dailey, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, George Lloyd, Matt Moore, Robert Blake
Rating49%
The Bold Caballero (1936)
, 1h7Directed by Wells Root
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance, Western
Themes Medical-themed films, Superhero films, Films about disabilities, Personne sourde ou muette, Zorro
Actors Robert Livingston, Heather Angel, Sig Ruman, Robert Warwick, Ian Wolfe, Emily Fitzroy
Rating57%
Zorro (Robert Livingston) has been captured and set for execution, charged with the murder of the new Governor (Robert Warwick) in Spanish California, as the Governor was marked with a "Z". Zorro escapes, and reveals his identity to the Governor's daughter, Isabella (Heather Angel). However, Isabella then has Don Diego arrested. He convinces Isabella that the Commandante (Sig Ruman) was the real killer, as the "Z" on the Governor was backwards. Eventually, Isabella helps free Don Diego, the Commandante is killed, and Diego and Isabella reunite.
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Texas Across the River (1966)
, 1h41Directed by Michael Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Actors Dean Martin, Joey Bishop, Alain Delon, Rosemary Forsyth, Peter Graves, Michael Ansara
Roles Writer
Rating62%
Phoebe Ann Naylor (Rosemary Forsyth) is about to be wed to Don Andrea Baldazar, El Duce de la Casala (Alain Delon) in 1845 Louisiana. The festivities are broken up with the arrival of Yancey Cottle (Stuart Anderson) and his relatives, who form a U.S. Dragoons troop under the command of Cottle's cousin, Captain Rodney Stimpson (Peter Graves).
Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)
Directed by Elmo Williams
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Jon Hall, John Carradine, Peter Lorre, Mike Mazurki, Charles Mauu, Stanley Adams
Rating50%
Captain Jim Knight, and his crew Roxy, Tula and a chimp named Salty sail the South Seas in search of adventure. They discover a criminal gang has taken over a small island forcing the native pearl divers to dive beyond safe limits.
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
, 1h48Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Melodrama, Romance
Actors Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger, Gregg Palmer
Roles Adaptation
Rating69%
Spoiled playboy Bob Merrick's (Rock Hudson) reckless behavior causes him to lose control of his speed boat. Rescuers send for the nearest resuscitator, located in Dr. Phillips's house across the lake. While the resuscitator is being used to save Merrick, Dr. Phillips suffers a heart attack and dies. Merrick ends up a patient at Dr. Phillips's clinic, where most of the doctors and nurses resent the fact that Merrick inadvertently caused Dr. Phillips's death.
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
, 1h36Directed by John Cromwell, Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Themes Monde imaginaire, Politique, Théâtre, L'usurpation d'identité, Political films, Films based on plays, Escroquerie, Films about royalty
Actors Stewart Granger, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, Louis Calhern, Robert Douglas, Jane Greer
Roles Adaptation
Rating68%
Rodolphe Rassendyll, un touriste anglais, arrive à Strelsau, capitale d'un pays imaginaire d'Europe Centrale, la Ruritanie. Il y rencontre un lointain cousin dont il est le parfait sosie, le prince héritier Rodolphe V. Celui-ci doit être couronné Roi le lendemain, mais à l'issue de la soirée que les deux parents éloignés passent ensemble, le futur souverain ne peut être ranimé : il a bu un vin drogué par une complice de son demi-frère, Michael de Strelsau, lequel escompte se proclamer Régent du Royaume, en l'absence à la Cérémonie du Couronnement de Rodolphe V, puis faire assassiner ce dernier pour accéder ainsi au Trône. Mais deux fidèles du prince légitime, le Colonel Zapt et Fritz von Tarlenheim, font accepter par Rassendyll qu'il joue le rôle de souverain au couronnement, grâce à cette providentielle ressemblance. Les choses se compliquent lorsque Rodolphe V, toujours endormi, est enlevé le même jour par le mercenaire Rupert de Hentzau ; en outre, Rassendyll tombe amoureux de la Princesse Flavia, promise en mariage au prince héritier.
Salute to the Marines (1943)
, 1h41Directed by S. Sylvan Simon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Wallace Beery, Fay Bainter, Reginald Owen, Ray Collins, Keye Luke, Marilyn Maxwell
Roles Adaptation
Rating63%
The Man from Down Under (1943)
, 1h42Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Films about children, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Political films
Actors Charles Laughton, Binnie Barnes, Richard Carlson, Donna Reed, Clyde Wilfred Cook, Stephen McNally
Roles Ecrivain
Rating60%
After the end of World War I, Australian soldier Jocko Wilson (Charles Laughton) admires the spirit of a destitute Belgian orphan who fights a larger boy. He feeds the child, whom he names "Nipper", and the boy's younger sister Mary. When he receives orders to go home, he gets his friend Ginger Gaffney (Clyde Cook) to smuggle the pair aboard their ship. Then, realizing he knows nothing about raising children, he proposes to his singer girlfriend Aggie Dawlins (Binnie Barnes). She accepts. However, he gets drunk and is nearly arrested; in the confusion, he forgets and sails home without her.
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
, 1h43Directed by William Dieterle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Regis Toomey, J. Edward Bromberg
Rating64%
Runaway tailor's apprentice Andrew Johnson (Van Heflin) wanders into the Tennessee town of Greeneville. He is persuaded to settle there. He barters his services to the librarian, Eliza McCardle (Ruth Hussey), in return for her teaching him to read and write and eventually marries her.
Mokey (1942)
Directed by Wells Root
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Donna Reed, Dan Dailey, Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, George Lloyd, Matt Moore, Robert Blake
Rating49%
The Bad Man (1941)
, 1h10Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Laraine Day, Ronald Reagan, Henry Travers, Chris-Pin Martin
Rating59%
Gil Jones (Reagan) is an American who runs a Mexico ranch. A woman he loves, Lucia Pell (Laraine Day), has married a New York businessman, Morgan Pell (Tom Conway), possibly for his money.
The Get-Away (1941)
, 1h29Directed by Edward Buzzell, Richard Rosson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Robert Sterling, Charles Winninger, Donna Reed, Henry O'Neill, Dan Dailey, Donald Douglas
Rating61%
Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
, 1h21Directed by Marcel Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors George Formby, Elliott Mason, Edward Chapman, Ronald Ward, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Michael Rennie
Roles Theatre Play
Rating62%
George Pearson, an employee at an underwear factory, is caught between his modern wife and his meddling mother. After buying a special yarn and getting his wife to promote it, he has an argument with his boss, Mr Dawson who insults Pearson's wife and refuses to apologise. Pearson then resigns. After finding out that the yarn is actually worth a fair amount, Mr Dawson tries to buy it from Pearson but he has some competition.
Flight Command (1940)
, 1h50Directed by Richard Rosson, Frank Borzage
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Kelly, Shepperd Strudwick, Red Skelton
Rating62%
Hotshot Ensign Alan Drake (Robert Taylor), fresh from the flying academy at Pensacola, Florida, wants to be accepted by the pilots of an elite service corps, nicknamed the "Hellcats", to which he has been posted. He gets off to a bad start, being forced to ditch his aircraft in heavy fog and mistaking Squadron Commander Billy Gary's (Walter Pidgeon) wife Lorna (Ruth Hussey) as a possible date. She is attracted to the young man, which leads to friction in her relationship with her husband.
Flight Command (1940)
, 1h28Directed by Frank Borzage, Joseph Santley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, James Ellison, Jerry Colonna, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Kelly
Rating55%
L'escadron 8 vient de perdre un de ses hommes. On lui impose en remplacement un élève pilote frais émoulu, une tête de bois, un cadet pas peu fier d'intégrer cette élite, les Hell Cats, soudés comme des frères de l'air...