William Ludwig

Nascimento : 1912-05-26, New York City, New York, USA

Morte : 1999-02-07

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Ludwig (May 16, 1912 – February 7, 1999) was an American screenwriter. He won, with Sonya Levien, an Oscar for "Best Writing, Story and Screenplay" in 1955 for Interrupted Melody. Other notable works include the screenplay for the 1955 production of Oklahoma!. Ludwig graduated from Columbia University in 1932. He died of complications from Parkinson disease.

Filmes

Back Street
Screenplay
Ambitious but thwarted, Rae Smith meets handsome Marine Paul Saxon, (of the Saxon department store chain), as he passes through Lincoln, Nebraska, on his way home from World War II. There's a definite spark between them but circumstances intervene and he leaves town without her. Later she learns he's married. Determined to make it as a fashion designer, Rae moves to New York and becomes a great success. One day she happens to meet Paul again and again there's that spark but he's still married so, as a form of escape, Rae moves to Rome to set up shop. Once again she meets Paul and finally they begin an actual affair since Paul's shrewish, drunken wife, Liz, won't give him a divorce. Time passes, the affair continues whenever time and place permit, but then, Paul's young son finds out about Rae and Rae's back-street world begins to crumble.
A Arma de um Bravo
Screenplay
Pistoleiro quer a redenção e volta para sua cidade depois de alguns anos longe de casa. Sua esposa morreu e seu filho de 17 anos o culpa por essa perda. Com sua fazenda a beira falência, Tom Early (Stewart Granger) tenta reerguer sua vida e reconquistar a confiança de seu filho, com a ajuda de um novo amor, a bela Jo (Rhonda Fleming). Mas seu passado o condena e inescrupuloso e poderoso empresário local tenta tomar seu rancho. Tom sabe que terá que usar seus recursos de pistoleiro para superar essa crise.
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
Writer
In this musical-comedy, Dean Martin plays an American hotel mogul who becomes smitten with a young Italian woman (Anna Maria Alberghetti) when buying a hotel in Rome. To marry this gal, he has to get her three older sisters married off.
Oklahoma!
Screenplay
Ambientado na Oklahoma do início da década de 1900, "Oklahoma!" conta a história de Curly (Gordon MacRae), um rancheiro extrovertido e bem-humorado, e de Laurey Williams (Shirley Jones), a filha do fazendeiro e dona do coração de Curly. O problema é que também há o ameaçador Jud (Rod Steiger), que tenta impedir os apaixonados de ficarem juntos. Com coreografia de Agnes de Mille, a trilha sonora contém clássicos como "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning", "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", "People Will Say We're In Love" e "Oklahoma!". Este é o primeiro trabalho conjunto de Rodgers e Hammerstein, dando origem à mais criativa parceria da história dos musicais de cinema.
Melodia Interrompida
Writer
Interrupted Melody is the inspirational filmed biography of world-renowned Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence. She’s a foremost Wagnerian, equal to the vocal and physical demands of the composer’s oeuvre. And she’s a beacon of triumph to anyone who fights back when personal tragedy strikes.
Hit the Deck
Screenplay
Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.
Athena
Screenplay
A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food enthusiast and her wacky family.
The Student Prince
Screenplay
A prince has a romance with a barmaid before he must give up personal happiness for duty.
A Viúva Alegre
Screenplay
Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty. Following them to Paris, Danilo has a hard time wooing the widow after meeting an attractive young woman at a nightclub, the same Crystal Radek who presents herself as Fifi the chorus girl. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
No Palco da Vida
Writer
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.
O Grande Caruso
Writer
Traça vagamente a vida do tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). Ele ama Musetta, em sua cidade natal, Nápoles, e depois Dorothy, filha de um dos patronos do Metropolitan Opera. Caruso é inaceitável para os pais de ambas as mulheres: para uma, porque canta; para Dorothy, porque ele é um camponês. Para os patrícios de Nova York, Caruso é baixo, peito largo, barulhento, emotivo, não refinado. Sua apreciação vem lentamente. O filme retrata o lamento de Caruso de que "o homem não tem voz, a voz tem o homem": ele não pode estar nos lugares que quer, porque deve estar em outro lugar cantando, inclusive no dia da morte de sua mãe. Ao longo do filme, Mario Lanza e estrelas do Met cantam, inclusive com o 'menino' Luciano Pavarotti.
O Segredo da Boneca
Writer
Angered that her sister Celia has stolen her fiance, Dell Faring kills her and allows Celia's husband David, knocked out in an argument with Celia, to take the blame and end up on death row. Later Dell, finding out that David's young daughter Susan was witness to the crime and is undergoing psychiatric treatment, plans to eliminate her before her memory returns.
Desafio de Lassie
Screenplay
Quando o mestre de Lassie morre, um velho amigo tenta convencer um juiz de que a vida do cão deve ser poupada.
Fugindo do destino
Writer
Melodrama em que uma mãe viúva, uma cantora de ópera, perdeu seu filho, atropelado por um caminhão ao tentar salvar Lassie. Tempo depois, graças a Lassie, encontra um órfão indefeso.
O Mundo de Lassie
Screenplay
William McClure é o médico de uma vila portuária em um remoto vale escocês. Enganado para comprar Lassie, uma collie com medo de água, ele tenta ensiná-la a nadar. Ao mesmo tempo, seu maior problema é sua idade e quer garantir que o vale terá um novo médico local pronto para atender.
A Paixão de Andy Hardy
Screenplay
Andy Hardy goes to college after serving in the war and finds his sweetheart is engaged to someone else.
Boys' Ranch
Screenplay
A juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.
Boys' Ranch
Story
A juvenile delinquent is sent to a rehabilitation ranch, but he immediately proves to be a troublemaker.
Agora Seremos Felizes
Additional Writing
No ano que antecedeu a Feira Mundial de St. Louis de 1904, as quatro filhas dos Smith aprendem lições de vida e amor, mesmo que se preparem para uma mudança relutante para Nova York. Agora Seremos Felizes é muito mais que um musical. É a encantadora história de uma família na virada do século, repleta de magias e recordações. Judy Garland é Esther Smith, uma garota da agitada cidade de St. Louis que, junto com sua família, tem que se mudar para Nova York. Como se não bastasse deixar todos os seus amigos para trás, ela ainda irá perder a sensacional Feira Mundial de St. Louis de 1904. Esther precisa fazer alguma coisa para evitar essa tragédia!
Andy Hardy Prefere as Louras
Screenplay
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he is alternately winked at or slapped every time he sees her. Andy is clueless. On the train Andy meets Kay and Dr. Standish who are both headed for Wainwright. Andy likes Kay, but Dr. Standish also seems to take an interest in her. Things are going well at College with Kay, but the blonde is nice one minute and ignores Andy the next. When Andy finds out that the blonde is really identical twins, he tries to help them out with their father but gets caught at their rooming house after midnight.
Um Romance Americano
Screenplay
A European immigrant becomes a master of industry but almost loses his family.
Journey for Margaret
Screenplay
An American newspaperman and his wife, end up in London after several retreats in the opening days of WWII. After a shrapnel wound and loss of her baby she returns to America. War weary, he is forced to do a story about war orphans, where he meets Margaret.
Love Crazy
Screenplay
Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorce and insanity.
Love Crazy
Story
Circumstance, an old flame and a mother-in-law drive a happily married couple to the verge of divorce and insanity.
Blackmail
Screenplay
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
Stronger Than Desire
Screenplay
An attorney handling a murder case in unaware his own wife played a crucial role in the killing.
Andy Hardy Milionário
Screenplay
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.
Andy Hardy, Cowboy
Writer
Judge Hardy goes to his friend's Arizona ranch to help her in a legal dispute, and he takes his family with him.
O Amor Encontra Andy Hardy
Screenplay
Andy Hardy becomes entangled with three different girls all at the same time.