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Writer 1903 - 1986

Dwight Taylor

New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dwight Oliver Taylor (January 1, 1903, New York City, New York – December 31, 1986, Woodland Hills, California) was an American author, playwright, and film/television screenwriter. Dwight Taylor was the son of actress Laurette Taylor... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

13 titles
Interlude

Interlude

Douglas Sirk 1957 1h 30m 3.0

A young woman touring Germany is caught between a married symphony conductor and a doctor from back home.

Boy on a Dolphin

Boy on a Dolphin

Jean Negulesco 1957 1h 51m 1.0

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes.

Vicki

Vicki

Harry Horner 1953 1h 25m 6.5

A supermodel gets murdered. While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed.

Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street

Samuel Fuller 1953 1h 20m 7.6

A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

Richard Thorpe 1945 1h 41m 7.0

Nick and Nora go on holiday, and end up involved in a murder.

Conflict

Conflict

Curtis Bernhardt 1945 1h 26m 6.0

Unhappily married Richard Mason concocts a meticulous scheme to kill his shrewish wife so that he'll be free to marry her sister.

I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming

H. Bruce Humberstone 1941 1h 22m 7.3

A young promoter (Mature) is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn (Landis), a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

Rhythm on the River

Rhythm on the River

Victor Schertzinger 1940 1h 32m

Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their own name. The problem is every song publisher thinks they're copying Courtney's style.

When Tomorrow Comes

When Tomorrow Comes

John M. Stahl 1939 1h 32m

A concert pianist unhappily married to a mentally ill woman falls in love with a waitress.

Follow the Fleet

Follow the Fleet

Mark Sandrich 1936 1h 50m

When the fleet puts in at San Francisco, sailor Bake Baker tries to rekindle the flame with his old dancing partner, Sherry Martin, while Bake's buddy Bilge Smith romances Sherry's sister Connie. But it's not all smooth sailing: Bake has a habit of losing Sherry's jobs for her; and despite Connie's dreams, Bilge is not ready to settle down.

Top Hat

Top Hat

Mark Sandrich 1935 1h 39m 8.4

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.

Today We Live

Today We Live

Howard Hawks 1933 1h 53m 8.0

The two lovers are living together and are not married as they hesitantly explain to her brother. They had made a promise as children to get married when they grew up, but they "didn't wait." It's an important plot point as it drives Cooper's actions when he discovers that Crawford and Young are living in sin.

Secrets of a Secretary

Secrets of a Secretary

George Abbott 1931 1h 11m

Society girl becomes a social secretary when her father dies penniless. From a story by Charles Brackett.

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