Ira Wolfert

Movies

Exercise No. One
Writer
A lone motorist, changing a wheel on a deserted road in the middle of nowhere, is attacked by a demented ex-soldier
American Guerrilla in the Philippines
Novel
American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.
Sarumba
Sailor
Sailor meets singer in Cuba. He's due to ship out, but hits it off with her, so he sticks around. Trouble brewing on many fronts - singer's best friend doesn't like the sailor, and singer has another suitor anyway. Rich guy takes her to all the fancy Cuban sports events - jai-alai, horse racing. Much more glamorous than spending time with Sailor. Can he win her over before he gets in trouble for letting his ship sail without him?
Force of Evil
Screenplay
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.