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Samuel Hoffenstein
Writer 1890 - 1947

Samuel Hoffenstein

Kera, Russia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Samuel "Sam" Hoffenstein (October 8, 1890 - October 6, 1947) was a screenwriter and a musical composer. Born in Russia, he emigrated to the United States and began a career in New York City as a newspaper writer and in the entertainment... Read full bio →

Filmography

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12 titles
Cluny Brown

Cluny Brown

Ernst Lubitsch 1946 1h 40m 8.8

Amateur plumber Cluny Brown gets sent off by her uncle to work as a servant at an English country estate..

Laura

Laura

Otto Preminger 1944 1h 28m 8.6

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

Arthur Lubin 1943 1h 29m 8.4

Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music.

Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

Julien Duvivier 1943 1h 33m 7.7

Anthology film of three tales of the supernatural. The first story is set at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The second involves a psychic who predicts murder. The third is about a man who literally meets the girl of his dreams.

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan

Julien Duvivier 1942 1h 58m

Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video release features a W.C. Fields segment not included in the original theatrical release.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Victor Fleming 1941 1h 53m 7.3

Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

The Great Waltz

The Great Waltz

Julien Duvivier 1938 1h 44m

Composer Johann Strauss risks his marriage over his infatuation with a beautiful singer.

Love Before Breakfast

Love Before Breakfast

Walter Lang 1936 1h 10m

Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots for Kay who is already engaged to Bill. Scott pursues Kay like crazy, going so far as to buy Bill's oil company so that he can banish him to Japan, leaving Kay unmoored.

Desire

Desire

Frank Borzage 1936 1h 35m 7.7

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

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

Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

Rouben Mamoulian 1932 1h 29m 10.0

A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Rouben Mamoulian 1931 1h 36m 8.2

Dr. Jekyll faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run wild with a potion that changes him into the animalistic Mr. Hyde.

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