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Damon Runyon
Writer 1884 - 1946

Damon Runyon

Manhattan, Kansas, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

10 titles
Three Wise Guys

Three Wise Guys

Robert Iscove 2005 1h 30m

On Christmas Eve, three hired killers give chase after unwittingly aiding the pregnant girlfriend of one of their targets.

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Howard Brookner 1989 1h 33m

On New Year's Eve 1928, in the New York underworld, a gambler sells his body to science, a gangster needs a transfusion, and a gambler is on the run

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

Walter Bernstein 1980 1h 43m 6.5

Sorrowful Jones is a cheap bookie in 1930's. When a gambler leaves his daughter as a marker for a bet, he gets stuck with her. His life will change a great deal with her arrival and his sudden love for a woman also involved in gambling operations.

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

Frank Capra 1961 2h 16m 5.5

How can a drunken beggar in just one night become a High-Society woman? This type of thing only happens in fairytales. Or maybe in Hollywood.

Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls

Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1955 2h 29m 7.0

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other. And the bet has a hidden motive ... classic song and dance ensues!

Money from Home

Money from Home

George Marshall 1953 1h 40m 5.0

Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he'll fix a horse, so that it does not run. He intends to trick his animal-loving cousin Virgil, an apprentice veterinarian, into helping him. Of course, he doesn't tell Virgil what he is really up to.

It Ain't Hay

It Ain't Hay

Erle C. Kenton 1943 1h 20m 5.0

Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feeding it some candy. They head for the racetrack, find a look-a-like and take it. They do not realize that the nag is "Tea Biscuit," a champion racehorse.

The Big Street

The Big Street

Irving Reis 1942 1h 28m 6.0

A busboy in unrequited love with a nightclub performer grows closer to her after she is paralyzed in an attack by her gangster boyfriend.

Little Miss Marker

Little Miss Marker

Alexander Hall 1934 1h 19m 8.0

Bookie Sorrowful Jones receives a little girl as an IOU.

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

Frank Capra 1933 1h 36m 7.0

A gangster helps an old apple-vendor pose as a society woman to fool her visiting daughter.

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