Catherine Turney
Nacimiento : 1906-12-26, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Muerte : 1998-09-09
Historia
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Catherine Turney (December 26, 1906 – September 9, 1998) was an American writer and screenwriter born in Chicago, Illinois active from the 1930s to the 1970s. She was one of the first women writers to become a contract worker at Warner Brothers, where she worked from 1943–1948 on films such as The Man I Love, A Stolen Life, and My Reputation.
Novel
A woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband's deceased first wife, turning her into a cold, scheming flirt who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. The woman's sister, husband and the sister's new boyfriend struggle with accepting what has happened, who has caused it and how to correct it, which soon brings them into contact with a coven of devil-worshippers and forces of the supernatural.
Screenplay
A woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband's deceased first wife, turning her into a cold, scheming flirt who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. The woman's sister, husband and the sister's new boyfriend struggle with accepting what has happened, who has caused it and how to correct it, which soon brings them into contact with a coven of devil-worshippers and forces of the supernatural.
Writer
Jim Sterling, un soldado norteamericano destinado a Corea, se enamora de una sencilla muchacha japonesa y se casa con ella. Los problemas de la pareja comienzan cuando regresan a los Estados Unidos: enseguida, numerosos detalles de la vida cotidiana, casi imperceptibles, ponen de manifiesto el fuerte rechazo de la familia Sterling hacia la joven extranjera. (FILMAFFINITY)
Writer
Helen Ferguson (Stanwyck), embarazada y abandonada por su novio, emprende un largo viaje de Nueva York a San Francisco. En el tren conocerá a un joven matrimonio que también espera un hijo y que se dirige a la casa de los ricos padres de él. Pero el tren descarrila.
Screenplay
A repressed poetess and an embittered war hero help each other cope with their problems.
Screenplay
Sandra Demarest llega a la casa de los Caldwell y anuncia a su anfitrión, Mark, que estaba casada secretamente con su sobrino James, recientemente muerto. Mark no la cree, pero la deja quedarse en casa mientras investiga sus afirmaciones. Julie, hermana de James, le cuenta a Sandra que ha escuchado unos extraños ruidos en el laboratorio de la casa. Llevada por la intriga... (Filmaffinit)
Screenplay
Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls for him hard.
Adaptation
Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls for him hard.
Writer
Philip, un médico aficionado a la pintura, se enamora locamente de una camarera, pero ella lo rechaza. Éste será el punto de partida de muchas desdichas.
Screenplay
Una periodista intenta salvar de la bancarrota a su periódico, de tendencias liberales. Cuando un playboy se enamora de ella, desconfía de sus antecedentes y le rechaza. El hombre, despechado, cae en las garras de una cazafortunas, pero no puede olvidar a la periodista...
Screenplay
Mientras pasan el verano en casa de su primo, las hermanas gemelas Kate (Bette Davis) y Patricia (Bette Davis) se enamoran de Bill Emerson (Glenn Ford). Bill se enamora de Patricia y se casa con ella, pero Kate no puede olvidar a Bill.
Screenplay
En Lake Forrest (Illinois) la gente no deja de murmurar: dicen que la joven viuda Jessica Drummond (Barbara Stanwyck) anda en amoríos – demasiado pronto – con un apuesto oficial del ejército (George Brent). Las habladurías han llegado hasta Jessica y, por desgracia, también hasta sus dos hijos, pequeños e impresionables.
Adaptation
A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.
