Stanley Ellin

Nacimiento : 1916-10-06,

Muerte : 1986-07-31

Películas

Specialty of the House
Writer
Mr. Laffler is strange. Everyone in the office he runs knows that. The clerk, Costain also knows this, so he is very surprised when his otherwise impersonal boss does something as human as inviting Costain to dinner. But not at home. At home, he says, he does not accept guests. He leads him to an inconspicuous, secluded restaurant U Sbirra, where a very closed company of strange people meet.
A Prayer in the Dark
Writer
The Hayworth family lives in a Quaker territory in up-state New York. The matriarch, Emily runs the local bank. Years before, she and her family took in troubled, young Jimmy Flood to protect him from his abusive father. Though one of Emily's grown daughters, Janet feels she did not belong in the quiet, devoutly religious community and left the Quakers, Emily believed that her family ties stayed strong. Real trouble comes to the family when Jimmy Flood returns to the house after busting out of prison with the help of Digby and Lester, and he takes Emily's family hostage in exchange for $4 million. If Emily fails to secure the money in time, her entire family will lose their lives. Determined to resolve the potentially deadly conflict in a peaceful manner, Emily calls an emergency meeting of the town friends to work out a solution and save her family.
The July Group
Writer
A Quaker family is held hostage by a band of bank robbers and their non-violent beliefs are sorely tested. The film also questions whether their attempt at a non-violent solution actually makes things worse for themselves and their captors. Based on Stanley Ellin's novel STRONGHOLD.
Sol ardiente
Novel
Dekker, un reputado detective que trabaja para una agencia de seguros, es contratado para investigar una reclamación de cinco millones de dólares tras el asesinato de un importante hombre de negocios de Acapulco. Dekker contrata a Ellie, una ingenua pero preciosa modelo, para que se haga pasar por su mujer. Pronto tendrán que vérselas con una banda internacional que secuestra a Ellie. Entonces Dekker recurrirá a toda clase de medios para rescatarla.
Smrt na Štědrý večer
Short Story
Castillo de naipes
Novel
Leschenhaut y Morillon están preparando un golpe de estado para derrocar al gobierno francés y crear una nueva organización fascista. Sus planes se ven interrumpidos por Davis, un boxeador americano, tutor del joven Pauul de Villemont. (FILMAFFINITY)
Nothing But the Best
Story
Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's daughter. A con artist hires him to help out on a bank scheme, but then again, James will do anything to get rich and be the most successful businessman in Britain-even if it means murder!!!
La larga noche
Screenplay
Una noche, el padre de George La Main, de 17 años de edad, es golpeado por un periodista deportivo. Traumatizado por este hecho, e incapaz de entenderlo, el chico busca vengar la afrenta.
La larga noche
Novel
Una noche, el padre de George La Main, de 17 años de edad, es golpeado por un periodista deportivo. Traumatizado por este hecho, e incapaz de entenderlo, el chico busca vengar la afrenta.