Irving Brecher

Nascimento : 1914-01-17,

Morte : 2008-11-17

Filmes

The Unknown Marx Brothers
Self
A tribute to the lives and careers of the Marx Brothers utilizing rare archival footage and personal interviews.
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell
Self
A fascinating look at the most beloved comedy team in motion picture history. Exclusive interviews with those closest to the brothers supplement this collection of highlights from their film, theater, and television appearances and offer a compelling look at their lives both on and off-screen.
Adeus, Amor
Screenplay
Muitas gargalhadas e grandes canções tornaram este filme, baseado em um show de sucesso da Broadway, num dos inesquecíveis musicais de todos os tempos. Quando o astro do rock e paixão das adolescentes Conrad Birdie é recrutado, as garotas do país vão à loucura e o compositor de Conrad, Albert (Dick Van Dyke), fica desempregado. Assim, Albert e sua namorada (Janet Leigh) organizam um concurso nacional no qual uma felizarda ganhará um beijo de adeus de Conrad no programa de TV de Ed Sullivan. Kim McAfee (Ann-Margret) é a ganhadora e toda a comitiva de Conrad se dirige até a pequena cidade—para desgosto do sempre irritado pai da garota (Paul Lynde) e do ciumento namorado (o cantor Bobby Rydell) O resultado é o caos e uma série hilariante de complicações românticas.
Sail A Crooked Ship
Director
A bungling burglar, determined to go down in the annals of crime as a genius, steals a ship in New York in order to rob a bank in Boston.
Cry for Happy
Screenplay
Army photographers on leave in Japan take over a geisha house.
Meet Me in St. Louis
Writer
This adaptation of the classic 1944 film musical explores the lives of the close-knit Smith family -- mother, father, grandfather, and five children -- who live in St. Louis in the year 1903.
Somebody Loves Me
Writer
Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with vaudeville singer Benny Fields.
Somebody Loves Me
Director
Backstage musical biography of nightclub star Blossom Seeley that charts her rocky relationship with vaudeville singer Benny Fields.
The Life of Riley
Producer
Inspired by the popular '40s radio show of the same title, director Irving Brecher's 1949 comedy stars William Bendix as a hard-working husband-and-father with no shortage of family problems.
The Life of Riley
Writer
Inspired by the popular '40s radio show of the same title, director Irving Brecher's 1949 comedy stars William Bendix as a hard-working husband-and-father with no shortage of family problems.
The Life of Riley
Director
Inspired by the popular '40s radio show of the same title, director Irving Brecher's 1949 comedy stars William Bendix as a hard-working husband-and-father with no shortage of family problems.
Yolanda e o Ladrão
Screenplay
Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing her tangled business affairs. Riggs decides to materialize as the girl's "angel", gains her unquestioning confidence, and helps himself to the deluded girl's millions. Just as he and his partner are about to flee Patria with their booty, Riggs realizes he has fallen in love with the girl and returns the money, together with a note that is part confession and part love letter. But the larcenous duo's escape from Patria turns out to be more difficult than they could ever have imagined.
Agora Seremos Felizes
Screenplay
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!
Best Foot Forward
Screenplay
Bud Hooper, a cadet at Winsocki Military Academy, sends an invitation to movie star Lucille Ball to come to Winsocki's big dance. Ball's publicity-hungry agent convinces her to go in order to boost her career. Complications arise when Bud's girlfriend Helen Schlesinger unexpectedly shows up, too.
Du Barry Era um Pedaço
Screenplay
Hat check man Louis Blore is in love with nightclub star May Daly. May, however, is in love with a poor dancer but wants to marry for money. When Louis wins the Irish Sweepstakes, he asks May to marry him and she accepts even though she doesn't love him. Soon after, Louis has an accident and gets knocked on the head, where he dreams that he's King Louis XV pursuing the infamous Madame Du Barry.
A Sombra dos Acusados
Screenplay
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigating a race-track murder.
No Tempo do Onça
Screenplay
Os irmãos Marx se aventuram no velho Oeste. Joseph e Rusty ganham uma escritura como pagamento e usam ela para pagar cervejas. Mais tarde descobrem que precisam da escritura e tentam recuperá-la mas os bandidos vão tentar impedi-los a todo custo!
Os Irmãos Marx no Circo
Screenplay
Jeff Wilson, dono de um pequeno circo, deve US$10.000 ao seu sócio, Carter. Antes que Jeff consiga pagar, Carter permite que seus cúmplices roubem o dinheiro, para que ele fique com o circo só para si. Antonio Pirelli e Punchy, funcionários do circo, juntamente com o advogado Loophole, tentarão encontrar o ladrão e recuperar o dinheiro.
New Faces of 1937
Screenplay
A crooked producer makes money from Broadway flops by selling more than 100% interest to multiple parties. He only fails if it makes a profit.