Sinclair Lewis

Nacimiento : 1885-02-07,

Muerte : 1951-01-10

Películas

Babbitt
Novel
Shadow on the Land
Novel
Patriotic freedom fighters struggle against a fascist dictatorship in a near-future USA.
El fuego y la palabra
Novel
Elmer Gantry (Burt Lancaster) es un hombre atractivo, oportunista y extremadamente inmoral. El día en el que asiste, por casualidad, a una reunión religiosa se da cuenta de lo fácil que es ganar dinero como predicador y se convierte a la religión Evangélica. Junto con la hermana Sharon Falconer (Jean Simmons), Elmer pronuncia unos estremecedores sermones que le permiten conseguir fama y dinero. Sin embargo, un periodista (Arthur Kennedy) sigue sus pasos para desenmascararlo. La situación se complica aún más cuando reaparece en su vida una antigua amiga (Shirley Jones), que hará que Gantry se tenga que enfrentar a su turbio pasado.
Majesty on a Detour
Novel
The new-rich mother of a film child who became famous overnight is trying to bring her little son together with the twelve-year-old king of a Balkan country, who is currently in Brussels, for validity and advertising reasons. The children actually get to know each other and run away with an 'Liftboy' to Antwerp for adventure.
Dos edades del amor
Novel
El juez Timberlane se casa con la chica equivocada. Ella se dedica cada vez más al amigo del juez Brad Criley. Durante una pelea, el juez le dice a Virginia que se quede con Brad, pero cuando enferma se la lleva a casa.
Las aventuras de Bongo, Mickey y las judías mágicas
Original Story
El noveno clásico Disney está lleno de magia, aventura y divertidas canciones. Es el único en el que participan tus personajes favoritos: Mickey Mouse, el Pato Donald, Goofy y Pepito Grillo.
Bongo
Story
Bongo, the performing bear, escapes from the circus and tries to adapt to life in the wild.
Triunfó la juventud
Theatre Play
Angela, una chica de pueblo, recibe una herencia y aprovecha para ir a Nueva York, en teoría para tomar clases de canto, pero en realidad porque está enamorada de un médico de la Marina que vive allí. Jimmy, su amigo de infancia, la seguirá hasta la gran ciudad...
Untamed
Novel
A courageous doctor braves a fierce blizzard in the Canadian wilderness to save a remote community from a deadly epidemic. He has come North to visit and ends up stealing a wife from her husband. When the epidemic hits, he and the wife begin their arduous journey.
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.
Desengaño
Novel
Samuel Dodsworth es un magnate de la industria del automóvil, el típico hombre de negocios que empezando desde abajo ha llegado a la cima del éxito. Él y su esposa deciden pasar una segunda luna de miel en Europa, pero durante el viaje descubre que ella le es infiel, y su mundo empieza a tambalearse. En tal circunstancia, conoce a una mujer que le devuelve la fe en el amor y lo convence de que vale la pena vivir. Gracias a ella, pondrá todos los medios a su alcance para salvar su matrimonio, pero quizá sea demasiado tarde.
I Married a Doctor
Writer
City girl marries country doctor, meets prejudice and exclusion when she tries to befriend the townspeople.
Babbitt
Novel
Middle aged George F. Babbitt is a leading citizen in the town of Zenith, the fastest growing community in America according to its town sign. George is a large part of that growth as a property developer and realtor. He is lovingly married to his wife Myra, the two who have two children, Ted and Verona who are approaching adulthood. George has always had a fearless attitude, much like that of a naive child, which has led to his business success. He encounters some personal stresses when he faces what he believes is a potential home-wrecking issue, and when his oldest friend Paul and his wife Zilla deal with domestic problems. These stresses make George want to provide even more to his own family, leading to George agreeing to participate in a less than scrupulous but lucrative business dealing. George's bravura gets him into a potential scandal. This situation makes him question his general behavior, especially toward his family.
Ann Vickers
Novel
Una trabajadora social que lucha por las reformas se ve comprometida al enamorarse de un juez corrupto. (FILMAFFINITY)
El doctor Arrowsmith
Novel
Martin Arrowsmith es un joven e idealista doctor que, tras graduarse, se ve obligado a renunciar a un puesto como investigador con el prestigioso Dr. Max Gottlieb para casarse con la enfermera Leora Tozer. Regresa a su hogar natal en el campo, estableciendo una pequeña consulta, y en su tiempo libre desarrollará un suero para detener una mortal plaga del ganado.
Newly Rich
Writer
Two small town widows bring their children to Hollywood, where their children become competing film stars. The girl is sweet, the boy is a killjoy sissy. For publicity, the rival families go to London to meet a middle European boy King. The three kids decide they need to escape their stifling lives and run away to the docks and join a gang.
Flor de capricho
Novel
Joe vive en un enclave perdido entre montañas y piensa que ya es hora de buscar pareja. Se va a la ciudad y conoce a Alverna, una desinhibida manicurista, con quien se casa. Al mismo tiempo, Ralph, un abogado especializado en divorcios, agobiado por la presión de las mujeres que acuden a él en busca de ayuda, decide pasar una temporada de descanso en Mantrap, donde se encuentra con Joe y Alverna...
Camille: The Fate of a Coquette
Allegorical figures
A home movie version of the Dumas play. A young woman becomes a courtesan and tragedy befalls her. Appearances are made by many socialites of 1920s Paris and New York.
Babbitt
Novel
A small-town businessman bumbles into blackmail and a real-estate swindle.
Main Street
Novel
The arrival of pretty Carol Milford in the staid Midwestern town of Gopher Prairie really shakes up the locals.