Gene Allen

Birth : 1918-06-17, Los Angeles, California, USA

Death : 2015-06-17

Movies

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Himself
Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more.
Richard Glazier: From Broadway to Hollywood
Pianist Richard Glazier offers a unique view of Broadway and Hollywood music using fascinating interviews, piano performances and commentary in this broadcast special.
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Himself
"The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz" - a featurette narrated by Sydney Pollack.
Welcome to Sherwood! The Story of 'The Adventures of Robin Hood'
Himself - art director, Warner Bros.
Film historians examines the making of the 1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood."
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Self
Marilyn Monroe's final project, "Something's Got to Give", has become one of the most talked about unfinished films in history. The story of the film and Marilyn's last days were seemingly lost… until now. Through interviews, never-before-seen footage and an edited reconstruction of "Something's Got to Give", Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days provides a definitive and fascinating look at the last act in the life of the world's most famous and tragic superstar.
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
Self
This 30th anniversary documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "My Fair Lady," the classic musical about a poor young girl transformed into a woman of society through the tutoring of Prof. Henry Higgins. Includes footage of the filming process, as well as discussion by modern film critics about the impact movie had on later films.
At Long Last Love
Production Design
Four socialites unexpectedly clash: heiress Brooke Carter runs into gambler Johnny Spanish at the race track while playboy Michael O. Pritchard nearly runs into stage star Kitty O'Kelly with his car. Backstage at Kitty's show, it turns out she and Brooke are old friends who attended public school together. The foursome do the town, accompanied by Brooke's companion Elizabeth, who throws herself at Michael's butler and chauffeur Rodney James.
My Fair Lady
Art Direction
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
The Chapman Report
Production Design
A research psychologist gets involved in the personal lives of four women.
The Chapman Report
Adaptation
A research psychologist gets involved in the personal lives of four women.
Let's Make Love
Title Designer
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
Let's Make Love
Art Direction
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
A Breath of Scandal
Art Direction
A European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.
Heller in Pink Tights
Art Direction
Nineteenth century Wyoming: the wild West. Mild-mannered Tom Healy has a two-wagon theater troupe hounded by creditors because Angela, his leading lady and the object of his affection, constantly buys clothes. In Cheyenne, they meet with applause, so they hope to stay awhile: the theater owner likes Angela, and she keeps him on a string. She's also the object of the attentions of Mabry, a gunslinger who's owed money by the richest man in Bonanza.
Les Girls
Art Direction
After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angele. A Rashômon style narrative presents the story from three points of view where Sybil accuses Angele of having an affair with Barry, while Angele insists that it was actually Sybil who was having the affair. Finally, Barry gives his side of the story.
Back from Eternity
Art Direction
A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then discover they are in an area inhabited by vicious cannibals and must escape before they are found. A remake of Five Came Back (1939).
Bhowani Junction
Art Direction
Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.
A Star Is Born
Production Design
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
Production Design
In Ispahan, Persia, Hajji Baba is leaving his father's shop to seek a greater fortune, while the Princess Fawzia is trying to talk her father, the Caliph into giving her in marriage to Nur-El-Din, a rival prince known far and wide as mean and fickle. Her father intends Fawzia for Fawzia to marry a friend and ally, and makes plans to send her to him.