Maurice Wright

Nacimiento : 1908-06-06, Wichita, Kansas, USA

Muerte : 1996-09-18

Películas

A Name for Evil
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Dissatisfied with the family architectural business, a man and his wife pack up and move out to his great-grandfather's old house in the country. While trying to patch it up, the house starts to make it clear to him that it doesn't want him there, but the local church (with some off-kilter practices of their own) seems to take a shine to him.
Túnel 28
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Alemania, 1962. La ciudad de Berlín se haya divida por el gran Muro que separa la parte comunista de la capitalista en la época del Telón de Acero. En este contexto, Karl Schröder (Don Murray) es un chófer que trabaja para el gobierno de la Alemania del Este y que es testigo en primera persona del asesinato de un amigo mientras conducía su coche. Animado por la hermana de dicho amigo, Erika Jurgens (Christine Kaufmann), traza un plan para escapar al sector oeste de la ciudad. ¿Su plan? Excavar un túnel por debajo del muro.
Married Too Young
Editor
Two high-school sweethearts get married, then find that married life isn't what they thought it would be. In their desperation, they get mixed up with a gang of car thieves.
Three Blondes In His Life
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Tough insurance investigator Mahoney goes to LA to look into the murder of a fellow investigator. It's found that the murdered man knew three different women — all blondes — and with each he had had a love affair. What is their connection to the crime? And will Mahoney bed all of them as well?
Los tambores hablan
Editor
La historia del legendario batería de jazz Gene Krupa. Desde su juventud, todo lo que ha querido hacer Gene es tocar la batería y hacer música. Sin embargo sus padres no lo aprueban, ya que quieren que se convierta en sacerdote.
Portland Exposé
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The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's better all around if he does that rather than cause trouble. However, when he starts to see what kind of place his nice little neighborhood bar is turning into, and when one of the mob's goons tries to rape his daughter, he decides to fight them.
The Young Don't Cry
Editor
An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.
Bayou
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A community of Cajun fishermen living around a remote bayou includes one authentic beauty, Marie, who wants to better herself but must deal with the unwelcome attentions of storekeeper Ulysses. When she meets Martin Davis, visiting New York architect, they hit it off at once; but the sinister Ulysses is not inclined to suffer a Yankee rival.
The Cruel Tower
Editor
The story of a bunch of hard-drinking steeplejacks.
Strange Intruder
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A Korean War veteran must find his buddy's widow and children to keep a bizarre promise.
Lum and Abner Abroad
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The "boys" from Pine Ridge visit Europe and try to help a Yugoslavian ballerina find her American lover, become involved with French jewel thieves, and take on posh society in Monte Carlo.
Finger Man
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An ex-con is inspired to go undercover and "finger" the mob after finding out his sister is hooked on illegal drugs.
Hi'ya, Chum
Editor
Entertainers get stranded in a small boomtown, and open up a restaurant.
Bala de plata
Editor
Un vaquero se dirige al pueblo donde asesinaron a su padre para averiguar quién fue el responsable.
Drums of the Congo
Editor
A safari sets out to find a meteorite that fell in the African jungle.
There's One Born Every Minute
Editor
A nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut in this lively comedy. She plays the spoiled-brat daughter of a pudding manufacturer who has been entered into the town's mayoral race by some of the local businessmen. They have chosen him because they think he is easy to manipulate. As a sales gimmick, the pudding magnate advertises that his product contains the highly nutritious "Vitamin Z." He suddenly begins selling pudding like crazy and soon his political campaign is well-funded. Unfortunately, there is no "Vitamin Z" and when this is discovered, the town fathers try to dump him and show that he is a fake.
Danger in the Pacific
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Scientist-explorer David Lynd leaves wealthy bride-to-be June Claymore at the altar to join photographer Andy Parker and British secret service agent Leo Marzeli in search of rare minerals. They soon run afoul of crooked trader Tagani, who's been busily stockpiling weapons in the hills on behalf of his Nazi partners.
Escape from Hong Kong
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Three American vaudeville entertainers become involved with spies in Hong Kong, just before Pearl Harbor.
Stagecoach Buckaroo
Editor
Saved from a lynching party by a pair of young women, an itinerant cowpuncher signs on as a stagecoach guard to protect a shipment of gold.
Zanzibar
Story
A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is worshiped by the locals.
Zanzibar
Screenplay
A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is worshiped by the locals.
For Love or Money
Editor
To dim-bulb accountants find themselves working for a bookie in this comedy. Their jobs and their lives are placed in jeopardy when they accidently fumble $50,000 worth of the bookie's cash over to the secretary who wastes no time in spending $44,000 of it in less than 8 hours. The bookkeepers are given 36 hours to get all of the money back by their infuriated boss.
The Last Warning
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In their third and last teaming, Bill Crane and Doc Williams visit a country estate to investigate threatening letters from the mysterious 'Eye.'
Danger on the Air
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Trouble begins when a hated cad of a sponsor is found murdered during the climax of a live radio show. A radio engineer then tries to solve the murder.
Sinners in Paradise
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The survivors from a plane crash are washed up on an island where the only inhabitants are Mr. Taylor and his servant, Ping. The mismatched group must learn to get along and work together if they are to convince Taylor to let them borrow his boat and return to the main land.
La escuadrilla del Pacífico
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Drama triangular que tiene lugar en la base militar de Pearl Harbor. Un piloto de la armada tiene que acudir allí el mismo día de su boda, por lo que su mujer decide acompañarle. En Hawai, ella encuentra a un antiguo pretendiente ahora convertido en todo un potentado dueño de un gran yate. El marido, celoso por el comportamiento de su esposa, acaba estrellando violentamente su avión en la cubierta del barco del presunto amante. (FILMAFFINITY)
Love Before Breakfast
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Scott is a very rich businessman who hangs out with a snooty, silly Countess, but has the hots for Kay who is already engaged to Bill. Scott pursues Kay like crazy, going so far as to buy Bill's oil company so that he can banish him to Japan, leaving Kay unmoored.
East of Java
Editor
Survivors of a shipwreck find refuge on a tropical island--but so do the ship's cargo of lions and tigers.
Storm Over the Andes
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A war between Bolivia and Paraguay is the setting for the stories of flyers involved with both sides in the conflict.
Transient Lady
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A senator's brother turns up murdered, and the senator tries to pin the blame on a man he knows is innocent.
Imitación de la vida
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La viuda Beatrice Pullman (Claudette Colbert) empieza a obtener beneficios gracias a las recetas de repostería de su sirvienta negra Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers). Mientras tanto, la hija de Beatrice (Rochelle Hudson) se enamora de su padrastro. Por su parte, la hija de la sirvienta (Fredi Washington) se empeña en hacerse pasar por blanca
The Human Side
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The story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.
Nacida para ser mala
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Convencida de que su hijo Mickey (Jackie Kelk) tendrá menos oportunidades que los demás, Letty (Loretta Young), una madre soltera, ha educado al chico como un pillo callejero. Un día, Mickey sufre un accidente en el que se ve involucrado Malcolm Trevor (Cary Grant), un hombre de buena posición económica, casado y sin hijos. Cuando éste se encariñe con el chico, Letty verá en Malcolm la posibilidad de hacer el gran negocio de su vida.
The Last Gentleman
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In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George Arliss) summons his relatives to the family estate for a memorial service. Once there, Barr taunts each one, claiming their only interest in him is his money, and sends them away when the report about the niece proves to be false. Only niece Marjorie, who has ridiculed one of his pet eccentricities, seems to be the object of any sentimental affection.
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
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Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it will also get Joan to fall in love with him. After scoring a hit, Joan accepts Frank's marriage proposal, more out of gratitude than love. The situation gets even stickier when she falls for a handsome band leader during a trip to Florida. Can she tell Frank she's in love with someone else?
Ann Carver's Profession
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Newlyweds experience marital problems when the wife's highly successful job as an attorney overshadows her husband's stagnant career.
Virtue
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Given a second chance after her arrest for prostitution, Mae decides to go straight. Mae is soon befriended by kindly cab driver Jimmy Doyle who gets her work at a diner, where she meets Gert, another former prostitute. Mae and Jimmy fall in love, marry and save to buy a small business. Gert then pleads for money from Mae, which results in her unwitting involvement in a crime. Believing Mae has lied and cheated him, Jimmy threatens to leave her.
La locura del dólar
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Tom Dickson ha sido durante 25 años el leal y honrado presidente de un banco. Ante la caída de la bolsa, la junta directiva le arrebata el poder y exige la devolución de los préstamos. Un empleado del banco sin escrúpulos y un presunto robo de cinco millones de dólares ponen su carrera y su matrimonio al borde del desastre. (FILMAFFINITY)
By Whose Hand?
Editor
A man tries to hide aboard a moving train after murdering a jewelry magnate.
South of the Rio Grande
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Sergeant Carlos Olivarez (Buck Jones) becomes entangled in the machinations of an oil baron, havoc-wreaking bandits, and the femme fatale who ruined his brother.
Amor prohibido
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Durante un crucero, una joven bibliotecaria se enamora de un hombre casado...
Tierras de discordia
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Clint Turner es arrestado por el crimen del padre de su novia Judy, el cual era un ranchero rival, también enemigo de su propio padre.
La mujer milagro
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Tras la expulsión de su padre de la iglesia donde predicó muchos años, Florence Fallon se vuelve una amargada y pierde la fe. Consciente de su facilidad de palabra, se alía con un estafador y se dedica a realizar milagros falsos pero muy lucrativos. Pero quizá el amor y la confianza de un ciego la ayuden a recuperar su fe en Dios y en el prójimo.
Pasa el circo
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Al morir su padre, Mary Rainey hereda un modesto circo que sólo le crea angustiosos problemas económicos. A pesar de todo, la chica tratará de vencer las dificultades y salir adelante.
Mujeres ligeras
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Kay Arnold es una cazafortunas que va de fiesta en fiesta con la intención de atrapar a un pretendiente rico. Jerry Strong es un joven procedente de una próspera familia que se esfuerza por tener éxito como artista. Lo que comienza como una relación de mutua conveniencia se convierte pronto en otra cosa.