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Sally Benson
Writer 1897 - 1972

Sally Benson

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

8 titles
The Singing Nun

The Singing Nun

Henry Koster 1966 1h 37m

Belgian nun Sister Ann is sent to another order where she's at first committed to helping troubled souls, like Nichole and little Dominic. When Father Clementi hears Sister Ann's uplifting singing style, he takes her to a talent contest. Sister Ann is signed to a record deal and everyone is listening to her lighthearted songs.

Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas

George Sidney 1964 1h 25m 5.5

Lucky Jackson arrives in Las Vegas with his car literally in tow ready for the first Grand Prix — once he has the money for an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty pool manageress takes his mind off things.

Summer Magic

Summer Magic

James Neilson 1963 1h 50m 4.0

Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them.

Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates

Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates

George Schaefer, Sidney Lumet 1958 1h 30m

In Holland, poor but industrious and honorable 15-year-old Hans Brinker and his younger sister yearn to participate in December's great ice skating race on the canal.

No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own

Mitchell Leisen 1950 1h 38m 8.0

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

Come to the Stable

Come to the Stable

Henry Koster 1949 1h 34m 4.0

1949 film from 20th Century Fox that was nominated for numerous Oscars including Loretta Young for best Actress and Celeste Holm and Elsa Lanchester for best Supporting Actress. It is a simple, reverent story of French nuns and their powerful faith as they push New Englanders toward funding a new hospital.

Anna and the King of Siam

Anna and the King of Siam

John Cromwell 1946 2h 8m 6.0

In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

Alfred Hitchcock 1943 1h 47m 7.9

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

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