Frank D. Gilroy
Nascimento : 1925-10-13, New York City, New York, USA
Morte : 2015-09-12
História
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Frank Daniel Gilroy (born 13 October 1925) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and film producer and director. He received the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Subject Was Roses in 1965.
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Director
When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene. Her regular customer Johnny is her best bet to be able to retire early.
Director
Protagonist is a "casper-milk-toast" character married to a rich woman who does not respect him. Though a talented mathematician and college professor she constantly harangues him about his failure to make as much money as her father made in business.
Producer
Six amateur musicians accept an offer to play a 2-week gig in the Catskills. When the bass player suddenly falls ill, they recruit a genuine pro to fill in. As they embark on the opportunity of a lifetime, dreams and reality begin to collide.
Writer
Six amateur musicians accept an offer to play a 2-week gig in the Catskills. When the bass player suddenly falls ill, they recruit a genuine pro to fill in. As they embark on the opportunity of a lifetime, dreams and reality begin to collide.
Director
Six amateur musicians accept an offer to play a 2-week gig in the Catskills. When the bass player suddenly falls ill, they recruit a genuine pro to fill in. As they embark on the opportunity of a lifetime, dreams and reality begin to collide.
Screenplay
Bonita é uma cantora de Las Vegas casada com Harold, um apostador. Quando ela conhece Willie, que trabalha no cassino, eles se apaixonam e decidem criar um plano para matar Harold e ficar com o seguro de vida.
Story
Bonita é uma cantora de Las Vegas casada com Harold, um apostador. Quando ela conhece Willie, que trabalha no cassino, eles se apaixonam e decidem criar um plano para matar Harold e ficar com o seguro de vida.
Writer
Gourmet Nero Wolfe interrupts his orchid-tending to take on the case of a lady tycoon who wants to know why she's under investigation by the FBI, only to find himself enmeshed in a puzzling murder-mystery. TV movie based on Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series.
Director
Gourmet Nero Wolfe interrupts his orchid-tending to take on the case of a lady tycoon who wants to know why she's under investigation by the FBI, only to find himself enmeshed in a puzzling murder-mystery. TV movie based on Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe series.
Writer
A subtle, down-to-earth and autobiographical depiction of an American screenwriter in Paris who befriends his chauffeur and has an affair with a British aristocrat.
Director
A subtle, down-to-earth and autobiographical depiction of an American screenwriter in Paris who befriends his chauffeur and has an affair with a British aristocrat.
Screenplay
No velho oeste, golpista se esconde na casa de uma viúva antes de desaparecer e ser dado como morto. Ela escreve um livro romanceando o encontro e acaba tornando-o um herói nacional. Mas, quando ele reaparece, e ela descobre uma realidade bem diferente.
Novel
No velho oeste, golpista se esconde na casa de uma viúva antes de desaparecer e ser dado como morto. Ela escreve um livro romanceando o encontro e acaba tornando-o um herói nacional. Mas, quando ele reaparece, e ela descobre uma realidade bem diferente.
Director
No velho oeste, golpista se esconde na casa de uma viúva antes de desaparecer e ser dado como morto. Ela escreve um livro romanceando o encontro e acaba tornando-o um herói nacional. Mas, quando ele reaparece, e ela descobre uma realidade bem diferente.
Writer
The son of a small-town doctor returns to his hometown after being kicked out of Yale, and begins a new career on the town's newspaper.
Director
The son of a small-town doctor returns to his hometown after being kicked out of Yale, and begins a new career on the town's newspaper.
Screenplay
Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.
Producer
Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.
Director
Sophie and Otto Bentwood are a middle-aged, middle class, childless Brooklyn Heights couple trapped in a loveless marriage. He is an attorney, she a translator of books. Their existence is affected not only by their disintegrating relationship but by the threats of urban crime and vandalism that surround them everywhere they turn, leaving them feeling paranoid, scared, and desperately helpless.
Theatre Play
Fran walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe, the piano player. Joe plans on winning $5,000 and leave Las Vegas. Fran waits for something else. Meanwhile, he moves in with her.
Screenplay
Fran walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe, the piano player. Joe plans on winning $5,000 and leave Las Vegas. Fran waits for something else. Meanwhile, he moves in with her.
Screenplay
When Timmy Cleary, comes home from soldiering, he's greeted by the open but strained arms of his two parents, John and Nettie. Once considered sickly and weak, he has now distinguished himself in the service and is ready to begin a new life. His parents, however, are still trapped in the bygone days of early and unresolved marital strife and begin emotionally deteriorating through several drama packed encounters. Now mature, the young Tim Cleary finally understands the family dynamics that has played all throughout his boyhood. By the simple act of bringing his mother roses on behalf of his father, Tim realizes he may have destroyed his family, but is helpless to obtain resolution which must come from both his parents.
Original Story
Writer
Amos Burke is an L.A. cop who's inherited millions and usually arrives at crime scenes in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce. Investigating the death of actress Julie Greer, he finds lots of suspects - but the killer's identity surprises him.
Writer
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
Writer
In this exciting western, cowpoke Texas John Slaughter rides out for revenge against the man who killed his friend. He heads for Sandoval, a notorious outlaw lair. Horses gallop, guns blaze, and mayhem ensues.
Story
Aposentado como o atirador mais rápido do oeste, George Temple agora busca um pouco de paz ao lado de sua esposa Dora. No entanto, um dia ele bebe além da conta e acaba exibindo suas surpreendentes habilidades no gatilho. Preocupado com a possibilidade de ser desafiado para um duelo, George resolve sair da cidade com Dora. Os cidadãos locais prometem manter segredo, mas um garoto o entrega a uma gangue de criminosos e monta o cerco para, talvez, seu mais importante confronto.
Screenplay
Aposentado como o atirador mais rápido do oeste, George Temple agora busca um pouco de paz ao lado de sua esposa Dora. No entanto, um dia ele bebe além da conta e acaba exibindo suas surpreendentes habilidades no gatilho. Preocupado com a possibilidade de ser desafiado para um duelo, George resolve sair da cidade com Dora. Os cidadãos locais prometem manter segredo, mas um garoto o entrega a uma gangue de criminosos e monta o cerco para, talvez, seu mais importante confronto.
