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Edwin Justus Mayer
Writer 1896 - 1960

Edwin Justus Mayer

New York, New York

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edwin Justus Mayer (8 November 1896 – 11 September 1960) was an American screenwriter. He wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for 47 films between 1927 and 1958. He was born and died in New York, New York. He is the grandfather of film... Read full bio →

Filmography

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Masquerade in Mexico

Masquerade in Mexico

Mitchell Leisen 1945 1h 36m 5.0

An American singer stranded in Mexico is hired by a banker to distract a Mexican matador who is making a play for the banker's wife. They hatch a scheme whereby she pretends to be a Spanish countess.

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

Ernst Lubitsch 1942 1h 39m 8.6

To Be or Not to Be is a statement against the Nazi regime. A propaganda film about the Polish resilience with a slight comedic aspect.

Desire

Desire

Frank Borzage 1936 1h 35m 7.3

A pair of partner-swapping lovers finds their romantic games leading to tragedy when jealousy begins to factor into their free-love lifestyle.

The Song of Songs

The Song of Songs

Rouben Mamoulian 1933 1h 30m 6.0

Lily falls in love with the sculptor who leaves her out of fear of commitment.

Merrily We Go to Hell

Merrily We Go to Hell

Dorothy Arzner 1932 1h 23m 6.0

A drunken newspaperman is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.

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