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Harry Kurnitz
Writer 1908 - 1968

Harry Kurnitz

New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harry Kurnitz (January 5, 1908 – March 18, 1968) was an American playwright, novelist, and prolific screenwriter who wrote swashbucklers for Errol Flynn and comedies for Danny Kaye. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry... Read full bio →

Filmography

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18 titles
How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million

William Wyler 1966 2h 3m 7.6

Nicole's father, a legendary art collector, lends his prized Cellini Venus to a prestigious Paris museum. Unfortunately, the Venus was a forgery sculpted by Nicole's grandfather. Before tests can be done which would prove the Venus a fake, Nicole enlists the services of "society burglar" Simon Demott to steal the million dollar statue.

Goodbye Charlie

Goodbye Charlie

Vincente Minnelli 1964 1h 56m 6.0

When a cavorting Hollywood writer is killed by the angry husband of a woman he was having an affair with, he comes back as a spirit in the form of a beautiful woman and moves in with his/her best friend as a base operation for enacting sweet revenge.

Hatari!

Hatari!

Howard Hawks 1962 2h 37m 7.3

A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos. Will the arrival of a female wildlife photographer change their ways?

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Billy Wilder 1957 1h 56m 8.7

Witness for the Prosecution was to be a work from Hitchcock yet Billy Wilder got to film it in the end. The film with Marlene Dietrich as Femme Fatale is a thrilling and amusing classic drama.

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

Howard Hawks 1955 1h 45m 6.3

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.

The Love Lottery

The Love Lottery

Charles Crichton 1954 1h 29m 6.0

Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pressure of the fans who won't leave him alone, he relocates to a remote Italian village where unanticipated trouble arises when unwittingly he becomes the prize for an international lottery.

The Man Between

The Man Between

Carol Reed 1953 1h 40m 7.0

"The Man Between" is a 1953 British thriller film directed by Carol Reed and starring James Mason, Claire Bloom, Hildegard Knef and Geoffrey Toone. A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.

The Inspector General

The Inspector General

Henry Koster 1949 1h 41m 6.0

An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.

My Dream Is Yours

My Dream Is Yours

Michael Curtiz 1949 1h 41m 5.0

An agent must search for a new personality to replace a popular singer who refuses to renew his radio contract. He finds one in the form of a single mother, but complications soon occur.

One Touch of Venus

One Touch of Venus

William A. Seiter 1948 1h 22m 7.0

Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. The problems begin, however, when Venus falls in love with him.

Adventures of Don Juan

Adventures of Don Juan

Vincent Sherman 1948 1h 46m 7.0

A 1948 adventure Technicolor romance film made by Warner Bros. highlighting Errol Flynn's swashbuckling and romantic antics.

The Web

The Web

Michael Gordon 1947 1h 27m 7.0

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term but high-paid job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.

Something in the Wind

Something in the Wind

Irving Pichel 1947 1h 34m 7.0

A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

What Next, Corporal Hargrove?

Richard Thorpe 1945 1h 35m

An Army corporal (Robert Walker) and his con-man sidekick (Keenan Wynn) take a shortcut to heroism in World War II France.

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.

See Here, Private Hargrove

See Here, Private Hargrove

Wesley Ruggles 1944 1h 41m

Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic training at Fort Bragg with the self-serving help of a couple of buddies intent on cutting themselves in on that extra income.

Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

W.S. Van Dyke 1941 1h 37m 7.0

Nick and Nora are at their wise-cracking best as they investigate murder and racketeering at a local race-track.

I Love You Again

I Love You Again

W.S. Van Dyke 1940 1h 39m

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

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