Elizabeth Meehan

Birth : 1894-08-22, Isle of Wight - England - UK

Death : 1967-04-24

History

From Wikipedia Elizabeth Meehan (1894–1967) was a British screenwriter who worked in both Britain and Hollywood. During the late 1930s she was employed by the studio head Walter C. Mycroft to work for British International Pictures. Meehan frequently collaborated with the Irish director Herbert Brenon.

Movies

Northwest Outpost
Screenplay
US cavalry officer James Laurence (Nelson Eddy) arrives at one of the Russian colonies to pave the way for the eventual American takeover of the territory. He faces resistance in the form of Prince Nikolai Balinin (Hugo Haas), who has no intention of weakening his despotic hold over the local peasants. The plot thickens when Laurence falls in love with Natalie Alanova (Ilona Massey), the wife of disgraced nobleman Count Igor Savin (Joseph Schildkraut).
Storm Over Lisbon
Story
A nightclub star helps trap an enemy agent on the trail of an American newsman.
Headin' for God's Country
Screenplay
In this anti-Japanese WW II propaganda film, Japanese invaders attempt to raid Alaska and are totally obliterated. The trouble begins when a stranger visits a small town and tells them that the U.S. is going to be taken over by a powerful country. The story turns out to be true when the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. The town then rises up and slaughters a Japanese raiding party.
Parachute Nurse
Story
Nurses parachuting.
Girl from God's Country
Writer
Jim Holden, a young doctor practicing in Alaska, eagerly awaits the arrival of his new nurse, Anne Webster. All of his previous left within a few weeks by the rigors of the Alaskan winter....
A Gentleman's Gentleman
Writer
A valet thinks his master is a murder, and tries a little blackmail.
She Couldn't Say No
Writer
A woman arranges a burglary to try to recover a stolen diary with compromising details written in it.
Mr. Reeder in Room 13
Treatment
Capt. Johnnie Gray is enlisted by Mr. J.G. Reeder to infiltrate a gang of forgers in Dartmoor jail on behalf of the Bank of England.
Housemaster
Scenario Writer
Three girls arrive at a stuffy English public school and cause all sorts of problems with both the staff and pupils.
Over She Goes
Writer
Plot and counter-plot jostle each other in this romantic comedy about a music-hall star who finds himself much in demand when he inherits a title!
The Harvester
Writer
In a small town in Indiana in the 1890s, the domineering and ambitious Mrs. Biddle arranges a marriage between her spoiled daughter Thelma and the town's prize catch, harvester David Langston, who is wedded to the soil. David is friends with orphan Ruth Jameson and, although she is in love with him, he eventually gives in to the machinations of Mrs. Biddle and consents to marry Thelma. Meanwhile, technological advances come to town, including its first gasoline buggy, galvanic battery, and metal bathtub fitted with running water. When Mrs. Biddle tries to convince David to give up the farming life and join her husband in real estate, Mr. Biddle, hen-pecked and dissatisfied with city life, warns David against selling his farm.
Harmony Lane
Screenplay
The life and loves of composer Stephen Foster, from his early success through his decline, degradation, and death from alcoholism.
Oliver Twist
Dialogue
An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.
Oliver Twist
Screenplay
An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves.
West of Singapore
Screenplay
Tropical "heat" drives a man into the arms of a disreputable tramp, making things tough for the woman who really loves him.
Girl of the Rio
Writer
Girl of the Rio finds the gorgeous Dolores del Rio as a cabaret dancer in the employment of slick gambler, Leo Carrillo, who has his eye on the beauty. When she falls for Norman Foster, Carrillo has him locked away. Del Rio must use her smarts to ensure her man is safely freed.
Transgression
Adaptation
When British mining engineer Robert Maury is sent to India on an extended business trip, his wife Elsie finds romance with a Spanish playboy.
Beau Ideal
Writer
An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Adaptation
This film earned an Oscar nomination for Sound Recording. It is the only film nominated in this category that is among the lost. No negative or print material is known to have survived. Contemporary reviews were scathing, describing the film as a vastly overlong and boring talk-fest.
Lummox
Adaptation
Lummox is a 1930 American Pre-Code sound film directed by Herbert Brenon, released through United Artists, and based on a 1923 novel by Fannie Hurst. The story of Bertha, a young immigrant woman who cleans the homes of the rich and is largely ignored by them, except for a young poet who considers her a muse.
The Rescue
Writer
The English adventurer Tom Lingard gets involved with islanders on a South Seas island, and he also gets involved with Lady Edith and Mr. Travers, a sailing English couple. Tom has an unexpected love affair with Edith and while they are having this affair, Lady Edith husband's boat is destroyed and he is killed.
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Writer
A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
Sorrell and Son
Adaptation
Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial. Both his dignity and his health are damaged as he suffers under the exhausting labor and harsh treatment he receives as a hotel porter. But Sorrell thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother dead, but when the mother shows up, wanting to re-enter the young man's life, Sorrell must make hard decisions.
The Telephone Girl
Writer
Telephone operator Kitty O'Brien can't help but get involved in the problems of her customers. Right now she is concerning herself with the well-being of Tom Blake, the honest son of crooked political boss Jim Blake.
The Great Gatsby
Adaptation
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
Writer
The story concerns the misadventures of sailor Steve Doren, who tries his best to support his wife Mary on his piddling income. But like seafaring men everywhere, Steve is constitutionally unreliable, especially when hip-swinging temptress Cassie Lang sashays into view.