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The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)

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Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)

Watch the Birdie (1951)

The Happy Years (1950)

Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)

Julia Misbehaves (1948)

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Young Dr. Kildare (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Bring Me A Tourniquet!

Young Dr. Kildare (1938) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Strong As A Horse

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Filmography

Writer (Feature Film)

The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)

Based on a Story by

Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)

Watch the Birdie (1951)

The Happy Years (1950)

Tenth Avenue Angel (1948)

Julia Misbehaves (1948)

Dark Delusion (1947)

Original Screenplay

Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1947)

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Between Two Women (1945)

Original Screenplay

The Hidden Eye (1945)

Lost in a Harem (1944)

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944)

Rationing (1944)

Original Screenplay

Barbary Coast Gent (1944)

Three Men in White (1944)

Original Screenplay

Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943)

Original Screenplay

Dr. Kildare's Victory (1942)

Dr. Gillespie's New Assistant (1942)

Original Screenplay

This Time for Keeps (1942)

Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942)

The Penalty (1941)

The People vs. Dr. Kildare (1941)

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (1941)

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941)

Dr. Kildare's Crisis (1940)

Dr. Kildare's Strange Case (1940)

Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940)

Keeping Company (1940)

The Ghost Comes Home (1940)

Miracles for Sale (1939)

Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)

The Secret of Dr. Kildare (1939)

Honolulu (1939)

Young Dr. Kildare (1938)

Paradise for Three (1938)

Love Is a Headache (1938)

The Chaser (1938)

The Crowd Roars (1938)

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Women Men Marry (1937)

23 1/2 Hours Leave (1937)

Beg Borrow or Steal (1937)

Married Before Breakfast (1937)

The Hit Parade (1937)

Additional Dialogue

Great Guy (1937)

Additional Dialogue

Lady Be Careful (1936)

Three Cheers for Love (1936)

Stolen Harmony (1935)

The Glass Key (1935)

Additional Dialogue

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Two for Tonight (1935)

Additional Dialogue

The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)

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Six of a Kind (1934)

Ready for Love (1934)

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You Belong to Me (1934)

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It's a Gift (1934)

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The Pursuit of Happiness (1934)

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Too Much Harmony (1933)

Hello, Sister! (1933)

Contract Writer

Smoke Lightning (1933)

Contract Writer

Cheaters at Play (1932)

Contract Writer

King of Jazz (1930)

Comedy sketches

Producer (Feature Film)

Watch the Birdie (1951)

Music (Feature Film)

Sunny Side of the Street (1951)

Starlift (1951)

Young Man with a Horn (1950)

You're My Everything (1949)

Wallflower (1948)

Swingtime Johnny (1944)

Life Events

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Young Dr. Kildare (1938) -- (Movie Clip) Bring Me A Tourniquet! Back at the hospital, new intern Lew Ayres (title character) examines his still-unconscious patient (Jo Ann Sayers) whom he revived from a gas suicide attempt, drawing conclusions and barbs from his crusty boss Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore), in the first in the MGM series, Young Dr. Kildare, 1938.

Young Dr. Kildare (1938) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Strong As A Horse Pace suggesting a shortage of film, the first scene minus one from the first picture in the series, girlfriend Alice (Lynne Carver) with parents Dr. Steve and Martha (Samuel S. Hinds, Emma Dunn) greet the title character Lew Ayres on his return from med school, in MGM’s Young Dr. Kildare, 1938.

Young Dr. Kildare (1938) -- (Movie Clip) The Irish Do Well With Horses Fresh from medical school and his Connecticut home town, Lew Ayres (title character) arrives at the big New York hospital where Dr. Carew (Walter Kingsford) is introducing other interns (Truman Bradley et al) to intimidating top-billed Lionel Barrymore as Gillespie, in the first film in the MGM series, Young Dr. Kildare, 1938.

King Of Jazz (1930) -- (Movie Clip) Ladies Of The Press One of the wackiest and most brief of the comic vignettes, credited to screenwriter Harry Ruskin, introduced by MC Charles Irwin, in the Universal two-strip Technicolor musical-variety feature, with Laura LaPlante, Jeanie Lang, Merna Kennedy, Grace Hayes and Kathryn Crawford, in King Of Jazz, 1930, featuring the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.

King Of Jazz (1930) -- (Movie Clip) So The Bluebirds And The Blackbirds Got Together Another event in the revue, this time Bing Crosby in his first on camera appearance in his first movie, with his then-colleagues with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, The Rhythm Boys, Al Rinker on vocals and Harry Barris, also a composer of their song, on piano, in the Universal two-strip Technicolor showcase King Of Jazz, 1930.

Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1946) -- (Movie Clip) Get That Blonde Out Of My System The brief entire brilliant performance by Audrey Totter, herself usually the blonde, as Madge (the Anjelica Huston part in the 1982 Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange and Bob Rafelson remake), just the gal to distract John Garfield (as Frank) from wife Lana Turner (in her landmark performance as waitress, wife and murderous adulteress Cora), who’s left on the train to visit her ailing mother, Hume Cronyn their friendly lawyer, in The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946.

Julia Misbehaves (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Agamemnon Beating Circe Unveiling the affluent Packett household in France, Walter Pidgeon whom we surmise is the estranged but not unfriendly husband of the title character (Greer Garson, not seen here), Elizabeth Taylor the daughter, whose wedding she’s been unexpectedly invited to, Peter Lawford a hired artist, and Lucile Watson the grandmother, in MGM’s Julia Misbehaves, 1948.

Julia Misbehaves (1948) -- (Movie Clip) I'm Your Mother Showgirl Julia (Greer Garson) at the French country home of her estranged husband, for the wedding of her daughter Susan (Elizabeth Taylor), whom she hasn't seen since infancy, in Julia Misbehaves, 1948.

Julia Misbehaves (1948) -- (Movie Clip) My Wonderful One At the wedding rehearsal for Susan (Elizabeth Taylor), artist Ritchie (Peter Lawford) intruding, re-united parents Julia (Greer Garson)and William (Walter Pidgeon) remember their wedding with a song, in Julia Misbehaves, 1948.

Julia Misbehaves (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Well Get Out Of The Nude! Opening and introducing Greer Garson as the London showgirl title character, craftily manipulating her manager Benjy (Reginald Owen) through her friend Louise (Veda Ann Borg), Jack Conway directing, from a Margery Sharp novel, co-starring Walter Pidgeon, Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Lawford, in Julia Misbehaves, 1948.

Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Not So Nice Cameron Mitchell narrates, recalling Depression era New York, and his meeting with Flavia (Margaret O'Brien, title character) who soon joins neighborhood sage and news vendor Mac (Rhys Williams), opening Tenth Avenue Angel, 1948, also starring George Murphy and Angela Lansbury.

Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) -- (Movie Clip) What Are Phoenicians? Steve (George Murphy), washing cabs because he's not allowed to drive while on probation, fooling around with pal Flavia (Margaret O'Brien, title character), who thinks he's been away traveling, when her aunt, his sweetheart, arrives with an idea, in Tenth Avenue Angel, 1948.

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