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Joan Harrison
Writer 1907 - 1994

Joan Harrison

Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

Joan Harrison (20 June 1907 – 14 August 1994) was an English screenwriter and producer. She became the first female screenwriter to be nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar when the category was introduced in 1940, and was the first screenwriter to receive two... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

7 titles
Your Witness

Your Witness

Robert Montgomery 1950 1h 40m 6.0

In 1949, when his former British war buddy is charged with murder, American lawyer Adam Hayward goes to England to see if he can help.

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

André de Toth 1944 1h 30m 8.0

Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately she encounters various scam artists led by Mr. Sydney who intend to kill her and steal the family assets. Dr. George Grover helps Leslie to defeat Sydney.

Saboteur

Saboteur

Alfred Hitchcock 1942 1h 49m 7.7

Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of starting the fire that killed his best friend.

Suspicion

Suspicion

Alfred Hitchcock 1941 1h 39m 7.4

A sheltered heiress falls for a charming playboy and elopes with him, but soon discovers his gambling vice and mounting debts. As his lies deepen and those around them meet mysterious ends, she begins to suspect that her husband’s affection may conceal a deadly motive—and that she could be his next victim.

Rebecca

Rebecca

Alfred Hitchcock 1940 2h 10m 8.2

Rebecca is the first Hollywood film from Alfred Hitchcock and received the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1941. A timeless tale of a woman who marries a widower and fears that she will never live up to the deceased wife. With excellently played rolls and a story that never seems wrong this film is a true classic.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

Alfred Hitchcock 1940 2h 6.9

American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

Alfred Hitchcock 1939 1h 40m 7.1

In Cornwall, around 1800, a young woman discovers that she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit.

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