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Sonya Levien
Writer 1888 - 1960

Sonya Levien

Panimunik, Russia Empire

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sonya Levien (born Sara Opesken; 25 December 1888 – 19 March 1960) was a Russian-born American screenwriter. She became one of the highest earning female screenwriters in Hollywood in the 1930s and would help a number of directors and... Read full bio →

Filmography

Every title this person wrote

21 titles
Pepe

Pepe

George Sidney 1960 3h 4.0

Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back (as he considers it his family), decides to take off to Hollywood.

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels

George Sidney 1957 1h 49m

Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.

Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction

George Cukor 1956 1h 50m 6.4

Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

Fred Zinnemann 1955 2h 25m 6.7

This joyous celebration of frontier life combines tender romance and violent passion in the Oklahoma Territory of the 1900's, with a timeless score filled with unforgettable songs.

Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody

Curtis Bernhardt 1955 1h 46m

Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian, equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer’s oeuvre. And she’s a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes.

The Student Prince

The Student Prince

Richard Thorpe 1954 1h 47m

A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

Curtis Bernhardt 1952 1h 45m 5.0

Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty.

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

Mervyn LeRoy 1951 2h 54m 6.6

A fierce Roman commander becomes infatuated with a Christian hostage and begins to question the emperor's tyrannical leadership.

The Green Years

The Green Years

Victor Saville 1946 2h 7m

An orphaned Irish boy is taken in by his mother's Scottish relations.

The Valley of Decision

The Valley of Decision

Tay Garnett 1945 1h 59m

Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill.

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

Irving Rapper 1945 2h 41m

Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.

Ziegfeld Girl

Ziegfeld Girl

Robert Z. Leonard 1941 2h 12m 8.0
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

William Dieterle 1939 1h 57m 7.8

Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl.

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

John Ford 1939 1h 40m 8.3

After leaving a life of luxury, newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin settle on a farm on the New York frontier, only to be caught in the crossfire of Loyalists and Native Americans as the Revolutionary War begins.

Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer

John Ford 1938 1h 25m 9.0

The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.

In Old Chicago

In Old Chicago

Henry King 1937 1h 51m 8.0

The O'Leary brothers--honest Jack and roguish Dion--become powerful figures, and eventually rivals, in Chicago on the eve of its Great Fire.

State Fair

State Fair

Henry King 1933 1h 37m

The children of Iowa farmers find love, with mixed results, at the state fair.

Liliom

Liliom

Frank Borzage 1930 1h 34m 9.0

A carousel barker falls in love with a young woman. Both are fired from their jobs, and when the young woman becomes pregnant, the carousel barker tries to help pull off a robbery, which goes wrong. Because of the robbery, he dies, and after spending time in hell, is sent back to earth for one day to try to make amends.

Lucky Star

Lucky Star

Frank Borzage 1929 1h 39m 9.0

Mary, a poor farm girl, meets Tim just as word comes that war has been declared. Tim enlists in the army and goes to the battlefields of Europe, where he is wounded and loses the use of his legs.

Behind That Curtain

Behind That Curtain

Irving Cummings 1929 1h 31m 5.0

Eve Mannering realizes too late that her abusive husband is a philanderer and murderer and seeks protection with her true love, explorer John Beetham.

The Power of the Press

The Power of the Press

Frank Capra 1928 1h 2m

The naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his enthusiasm he writes that the main suspect is Jane. When she confronts Clem, she convinces him to help her prove her innocence.

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