Edwin H. Knopf
Nacimiento : 1899-11-11, New York City, New York, USA
Muerte : 1981-12-27
Historia
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Edwin H. Knopf (November 11, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American film producer, film director, and screenwriter.
He was born in New York City and went to work early in his life in the editorial department of his brother Alfred A. Knopf's publishing business.
After trying his hand at acting, Edwin turned to producing in 1928. Soon after being involved in several hit plays, he moved to Hollywood and found work as a director and screenwriter. Among his films as a director was Paramount on Parade (1930). As a producer, he was involved in the making of such films as B.F.'s Daughter (1948), Malaya (1949), The Law and the Lady (producer and director, 1951), Lili (1953), and The Glass Slipper (1955).
Sketches of Edwin's early life in Italy are included in the book he wrote with his wife Mildred O. Knopf, The Food of Italy and How To Prepare It (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964).
Producer
Lloyd Tredman, un militar que luchó en la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), vive atormentado recordando las numerosas muertes que produjo la contienda. El sentimiento de culpa perturba la tranquila vida que debería llevar en España, donde reside. Para colmo se arruina después de haber apostado por un caballo. Finalmente, tratando de conseguir dinero, se ve envuelto en un turbio asunto.
Producer
A ballerina resorts to prostitution when her fiance is reported killed in World War II.
Producer
Francia, siglo XVI. Periodo de las guerras de religión. Diana de Poitiers (Lana Turner), amante del príncipe heredero, el futuro Enrique II de Francia (1547-1559), alcanza un poder casi absoluto gracias a su extraordinaria capacidad para manipular a los hombres. Entre sus presas están el mismísimo rey Francisco I y su propio marido, el conde de Breze. Sin embargo, para conseguir sus propósitos tendrá que enfrentarse a una rival tan astuta como ella: la intrigante Catalina de Médicis.
Producer
El padre de lady Mary es inocente, pero es acusado de traición y ejecutado. Es el malvado canciller, duque de Brompton, que ha encontrado una forma de hacerse rico: acusa a sus enemigos de traición, los ejecuta y expropia sus fortunas. Lady Mary viaja a Londres a entrevistarse con el duque, pero se encuentra en el camino al guapo Michael Dermott. Dermott ha encontrado el cuaderno del duque, donde están escritos todos sus demoníacos planes.
Producer
Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an assistant to a diamond cutter. Shyster lawyer Remlick, in a strategy to get a fabulous uncut diamond through Ambrose, arranges for Emily Drummon, Duke Fargoh and Maggie Drummon to pose as Ambrose's long-lost parents and sister. The diamond, through many comic situations, is acquired and the gang is going to have Ambrose cut the diamond, and relieve him of the two stones and his parental illusions at the same time. But Maggie, who has no taste for the deception, tips Ambrose off and a wild chase ensues. At the end, Ambrose is very happy as he can now marry his "sister."
Producer
Un matrimonio de protestantes adoptan a una muchacha católica huérfana. A pesar de algunos problemas iniciales, la niña acabará calando hondo en el matrimonio. El problema viene cuando, por cuestiones políticas, el futuro de la muchacha se ve amenazado.
Producer
Lilí es una joven francesa huérfana e ingenua, sin hogar ni recursos, que se enamora de un prestidigitador al que conoce en una función circense. Se queda a vivir en el circo, donde trabaja con un ventrílocuo lisiado que se enamora de ella. Los mejores amigos de Lilí son los títeres, a los que confía sus apasionados sentimientos hacia el mago, aunque su amor no es correspondido.
Producer
A young man brings his pet lion with him when he's drafted into the army. Comedy.
Director
Londres, a principios de siglo. Jane Hoskins (Garson) ha trabajado la mayor parte de su vida como ama de llaves y actualmente es empleada por lord Minden y su altiva esposa lady Sybil Minden. El hermano gemelo de lord Minden, Nigel (Michael Wilding) recibió solo diez mil libras de herencia, frente a los cinco millones de su hermano gemelo, solo porque su hermano nació cinco minutos antes que él y, en consecuencia, es el hermano mayor a los ojos de la ley. Después de malgastar su dinero, Nigel se cuela en la casa de su hermano y roba los pendientes de lady Minden. Lady Minden acusa a su criada Jane del robo hasta que Nigel da un paso adelante y se responsabiliza. Jane, enojada porque lady Minden la acusó injustamente de robo, decide renunciar a su trabajo.
Screenplay
Alex (Ezio Pinza), príncipe de una pequeña nación europea, se enamora de Fredd Barlo (Lana Turner), actriz y bailarina norteamericana. Sin embargo, el malvado Primer Ministro del reino (Cedric Hardwicke) hará todo lo posible por separarlos.
Theatre Play
Alex (Ezio Pinza), príncipe de una pequeña nación europea, se enamora de Fredd Barlo (Lana Turner), actriz y bailarina norteamericana. Sin embargo, el malvado Primer Ministro del reino (Cedric Hardwicke) hará todo lo posible por separarlos.
Producer
Alex (Ezio Pinza), príncipe de una pequeña nación europea, se enamora de Fredd Barlo (Lana Turner), actriz y bailarina norteamericana. Sin embargo, el malvado Primer Ministro del reino (Cedric Hardwicke) hará todo lo posible por separarlos.
Producer
El idealista John Roger es reclutado para conseguir el caucho que los Estados Unidos necesitan para afrontar la guerra. Para ello, tendrá que ponerse en contacto con Carnahan, un contrabandista encarcelado en Alcatraz. Liberado Carnahan, ambos irán a la península de Malaca, que está ocupada por los japoneses.
Producer
Un despiadado hombre de negocios vive obsesionado con su hijo Edward, al que sería capaz de proteger a cualquier precio; pero su vástago, lejos de pagarle con la misma moneda, sólo siente hacia su padre odio y desprecio.
Producer
Wealthy Polly Fulton marries a progressive scholar whose attitudes toward capitalism and acquired wealth puts their marriage in jeopardy.
Producer
Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.
Producer
Lee, una mujer abatida por el el suicidio de su marido, un afamado pianista, debe superar la tragedia y sacar adelante a sus dos hijos. A pesar de todo, sigue enamorada de Chris, un antiguo amigo. La situación se complica cuando la hija, que ignora los sentimientos de su madre, también se enamora de Chris.
Producer
Un marinero y una camarera se conocen y se casan en la misma noche; la desilusión aparece ya al día siguiente.
Producer
Pittsburgh, siglo XIX. Mary Rafferty (Greer Garson), una bella joven que proviene de una familia proletaria, entra a trabajar en casa de la rica familia Scott, que es la propietaria de la fábrica siderúrgica donde trabajan los hombres de su familia. Allí, Mary enseguida atrae la atención del apuesto Paul Scott (Gregory Peck).
Producer
II Guerra Mundial, Filipinas. Un grupo de enfermeras del ejército estadounidense necesita refuerzos urgentemente. La teniente Mary “Smitty” recibe a un equipo de voluntarias que carecen completamente de experiencia y deberá formarlas en unas circunstancias cada vez más complicadas: los conflictos entre ellas, el avance del ejército japonés y la malaria.
Producer
Después de sufrir un periodo de amnesia, un diplomático (William Powell), es acosado por un extorsionador que lo amenaza con revelar su pasado como maleante.
Producer
The perineal District Attorney and conservative southern patriarch cherishes the old ways and does his best to adjust to change.
Producer
A gangster hides out on a farm and falls for the farmer's daughter.
Producer
Mary Dugan is a young woman accused of murdering her billionaire lover. In the process, his defense lawyer acts wrongly against them, and is replaced by a young lawyer, the brother of the accused
Writer
Jim's father wants to marry Eugenia, but her sister Netta refuses to allow it. When Jim sees Ann at a club, he falls for her even though she is with Lord Priory. He meets her the next day at the riding path, but she quickly loses him. He searches all over for her, not knowing that his father's hopeful fiancée is her Aunt. As his caricature work suffers as he searches, he is fired from his paper. But he makes a comeback with the comics 'Rags to Riches' which is based upon the Pett's. But this upsets the Pett's so much that they go back to New York, and he follows, being careful not to let them know that he is the one who draws the strip that parodies them.
Screenplay
Thanks to a series of comic mishaps, a timid, small-town office clerk finds himself wanted by the police and labeled by the media as "Public Enemy No. 2." Comedy.
Story
Un escritor achaca su crisis de creatividad al ambiente en el que se mueve, la alta sociedad. Por esta razón decide transladarse junto con su esposa a su pueblo natal en Nueva Inglaterra. Su mujer decide regresar, poco después, a Nueva York, y él se enamora de una granjera, a la que convierte en heroína de su novela. Sin embargo, sus padres le obligan a contraer matrimonio, contra su voluntad, con otro hombre
Original Story
Un escritor achaca su crisis de creatividad al ambiente en el que se mueve, la alta sociedad. Por esta razón decide transladarse junto con su esposa a su pueblo natal en Nueva Inglaterra. Su mujer decide regresar, poco después, a Nueva York, y él se enamora de una granjera, a la que convierte en heroína de su novela. Sin embargo, sus padres le obligan a contraer matrimonio, contra su voluntad, con otro hombre
Dialogue
An expedition goes in search of a party lost in the Arctic the year before. This is the English language version of the German film S.O.S. Eisberg (1933), made at the same time but with a slightly different cast and released later that year. The German film is approximately 10 minutes longer.
Director
A mother tries to get her daughter to marry for money, but the daughter wants to marry for love.
Writer
A mother tries to get her daughter to marry for money, but the daughter wants to marry for love.
Writer
Mrs. Linda Randolph treks through darkened jungles to the land of Maradu to find her missing husband Allan, who'd left her years before when he believed she was in love with another. She finds Allan the drunken court physician to a devious prince-- Whose designs on the pair don't include a happy ending.
Screenplay
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. Lindley although she knows he loves Marianne. Marianne returns and marries a wealthy young man, and Lindley turns his love toward Laura.
Dialogue
Marianne falls in love with con man Valentine who uses their relation to get her father's endorsement on a money-raising scheme. He runs off with the money and Marianne, later dumping her. Her sister Laura loves Dr. Lindley although she knows he loves Marianne. Marianne returns and marries a wealthy young man, and Lindley turns his love toward Laura.
Director
Rubber-legged comedian Leon Errol made his talkie starring bow in Paramount's Only Saps Work. Based on a play by Owen Davis Sr., the film casts Errol as James Wilson, a kleptomaniac who starts with picking pockets and ends up robbing a bank. Wilson's friend Lawrence Payne (Richard Arlen) inadvertently aids our hero during one of his heists, ending up in deep doo-doo with the law. Before Wilson is able to extricate Payne from his dilemma for the sake of heroine Barbara Tanner (Mary Brian), he pauses long enough to pose as a private eye -- and even gives bellboy Oscar (Stu Erwin) tips on how to spot a crook! If only all of Leon Errol's feature films had been as consistently hilarious as Only Saps Work.
Writer
A wife's psychiatrist tells her that she is being dominated by her husband. Her solution is to divorce him.
Director
The Santa Fe Trail (1930)
Director
Cowhand Jim Cleve is wrongly accused of murder and rescued by Jack Kells, leader of a band of Idaho outlaws known as the Border Legion. But when the Legion takes Joan Randall prisoner and leaves Cleve to guard her, he realizes that he cannot remain part of an outlaw band and decides to rescue Joan.
Director
Una serie de números musicales interpretados por estrellas bajo contrato de la Paramount, haciendo cosas que nunca habían hecho en sus películas habituales.
Director
A friend of Dick Bailey is killed by a mysterious assailant, whom Dick suspects to be Stack, who is in league with the crooked sheriff. Out on a spree Dick swears he will marry the first woman he sees, who happens to be Ruth Hammond, sister of his dead friend, arriving to take charge of the Hammond ranch. Revolted by his rough proposal,she fires him as the Hammond foreman and she proceeds to the ranch. Stack informs her he has purchased the ranch for the payment of the back-due taxes, and she relents and rehires Dick and his friends to aid her in her fight against Stack.
Director
Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous Lucy Stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the French Riviera. Aware that Lucy is a phony, jewel-thief Malatroff blackmails Lucy into helping him steal the valuable necklace owned by the young wife of phlegmatic American businessman Sylvester Corbett.
Director
Egomaniacal baseball slugger Elmer Kane is not only good, he enjoys telling everybody how good he is. A professional scout, Bert Wade, takes an interest in Elmer, who in turn takes an interest in Evelyn Corey, an attractive actress.
