Maxwell Anderson

Nascimento : 1888-12-15, Atlantic, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Morte : 1959-02-28

História

James Maxwell Anderson (15 December 1888 – 28 February 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist and lyricist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maxwell Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmes

Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time, she is best remembered for a natural and vulnerable persona which was so genuine and alluring. Her cinematic contributions produced such classics as Casablanca, Gaslight, and Anastasia. But Ingrid's story goes deeper than the triumphs of her movie career. Ingrid Bergman Remembered is a loving retrospective of a woman who lived a remarkable life. Ingrid's daughters Pia Lindström and Isabella Rossellini take a personal look back at the life of their mother. Seen from their perspective, this profile of Ingrid goes beyond the acting career and tells the story of her life from her childhood in Sweden to her premature death at age 67 from breast cancer.
The Bad Seed
Theatre Play
Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a convicted killer, Christine becomes convinced that sweet little Rachel is a "bad seed" - an inherent killer who feels no remorse because she doesn't know any better.
Valley Forge
Writer
George Washington struggles to hold his army together at a critical point during the Revolutionary War.
Lost in the Stars
Lyricist
A black South African minister searches the unfamiliar back alleys and shantytowns of Johannesburg for his son.
Lost in the Stars
Theatre Play
A black South African minister searches the unfamiliar back alleys and shantytowns of Johannesburg for his son.
Ana dos Mil Dias
Theatre Play
O rei Henrique VIII (Richard Burton) apaixona-se pela jovem Anna Bolena (Geneviève Bujold). Casado com Catarina de Aragão, que não lhe deu um herdeiro homem, não mede esforços para ficar com Anna, rompendo com a Igreja Católica e criando a Igreja Anglicana. Mas Anna também não consegue lhe dar seu tão esperado filho homem. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
The Star Wagon
Writer
The Star Wagon is a play in black and white starring Dustin Hoffman.
The Bad Seed
Story
Alev seems like your average, sweet eight-year-old girl. When her rival at school dies in mysterious circumstances at the school picnic her mother starts to suspect that Alev was responsible.
A Teia de Renda Negra
Songs
Em Londres, a dona de casa americana Katherine "Kit" Preston (Doris Day) está casada há três meses com o executivo americano Anthony "Tony" Preston. Em um dia nublado, enquanto caminhava em um parque, Kit é ameaçada por uma voz que lhe diz que ela vai ser assassinada no final do mês. No dia seguinte, Kit recebe um telefonema do assediador e então ela vai com Tony até a Scotland Yard, mas Inspector Byrnes acredita que Kit está inventando história para receber mais atenção de Tony. Kit hospeda sua tia Bea que veio visita-la, mas só Kit atende as chamadas telefônicas do assediador. Será que Kit está ficando louca?
Ben-Hur
Additional Writing
Na Judéia invadida pelos conquistadores romanos, o príncipe Ben-Hur tenta conduzir seu povo rumo à liberdade. Mas isso gera um conflito de interesses com o seu amigo de infância, Messala, agora um severo comandante dos exércitos de Roma. Preso, o príncipe é enviado para trabalhar como escravo, longe de suas terras, família e sua amada Esther (Haya Harareet). O pacífico Ben-Hur transforma-se em um guerreiro forte e corajoso, disposto a enfrentar seus inimigos e restabelecer a paz.
O Rei da Zona
Theatre Play
Director Charles Lederer's 1959 musical stars James Cagney as an unscrupulous longshoreman who'll resort to every dirty trick in the book to win his union's presidency.
O Homem Errado
Story
Em Nova York, em janeiro de 1943, um músico (Henry Fonda) de uma casa noturna tem a vida remexida quando a mulher (Vera Miles) precisa de 300 dólares para tratamento dentário e ele vai a um escritório, para saber quanto pode conseguir de empréstimo com a apólice da sua mulher. Porém, ele é identificado erradamente pelas funcionárias como sendo o assaltante que tinha roubado o local um ano antes.
O Homem Errado
Screenplay
Em Nova York, em janeiro de 1943, um músico (Henry Fonda) de uma casa noturna tem a vida remexida quando a mulher (Vera Miles) precisa de 300 dólares para tratamento dentário e ele vai a um escritório, para saber quanto pode conseguir de empréstimo com a apólice da sua mulher. Porém, ele é identificado erradamente pelas funcionárias como sendo o assaltante que tinha roubado o local um ano antes.
A Semente Maldita
Theatre Play
Garota de oito anos é a maldade em pessoa, além de egoísta e mentirosa. Somente a mãe sabe a verdade sobre essa terrível criança. Rhoda, de rosto angelical, é capaz de elaborar planos diabólicos para conseguir tudo que deseja, uma sociopata mirim em potencial. Primeiro filme, onde temos uma criança como vilã, que influenciou uma leva de filmes do gênero: A Profecia, Aldeia dos Amaldiçoados, Anjo Malvado, A Órfã, etc.
High Tor
Lyricist
High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.
High Tor
Theatre Play
High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.
High Tor
Writer
High Tor is a 1936 play by Maxwell Anderson. Twenty years after the original production, Anderson adapted it into a television musical with Arthur Schwartz. Anderson first considered a musical adaptation of High Tor for television in 1949. He and John Monks Jr. adapted the play as a made-for-television musical fantasy in 1955, with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Anderson. High Tor was filmed in November 1955 by Desilu Productions at the RKO-Pathé Studio and broadcast March 10, 1956 on the CBS television network, as a 90-minute episode of the series Ford Star Jubilee. Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Nancy Olson, Hans Conreid, and Keenan Wynn starred in the film, produced by Arthur Schwartz, and directed by James Neilson.
A Christmas Carol
Adaptation
A Christmas Carol was written in London by Charles Dickens in 1843. Since that time it has been the subject of countless adaptations for theatrical productions, radio, film, television, and even the opera! This musical version, adapted by Maxwell Anderson for the television show Shower of Stars, features Fredric March (The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit) as the misanthropic Ebenezer Scrooge, who's redemption comes after a ghostly night-time journey through his Christmas Past, Present and Future, and March received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal. The great Basil Rathbone (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) co-stars as the ghost of Scrooge's dead partner Jacob Marley, in what many consider to be the best and most chilling portrayal of Marley ever.
A Christmas Carol
Teleplay
A Christmas Carol was written in London by Charles Dickens in 1843. Since that time it has been the subject of countless adaptations for theatrical productions, radio, film, television, and even the opera! This musical version, adapted by Maxwell Anderson for the television show Shower of Stars, features Fredric March (The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit) as the misanthropic Ebenezer Scrooge, who's redemption comes after a ghostly night-time journey through his Christmas Past, Present and Future, and March received an Emmy nomination for his portrayal. The great Basil Rathbone (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes) co-stars as the ghost of Scrooge's dead partner Jacob Marley, in what many consider to be the best and most chilling portrayal of Marley ever.
Sangue por Glória
Theatre Play
França, 1918. As noites de combate estão ficando cada vez mais longas e violentas. Para o capitão Flagg, manter a disciplina entre os fuzileiros americanos é uma prioridade, mesmo sob fogo cerrado. Mas, agora, Flagg tem um problema que não sabe como solucionar: um de seus antigos inimigos pessoais é o novo sargento indicado para sua unidade. Como irão reagir esses dois homens, cujo passado belicoso os une, na frente de combate? A resposta está nesse envolvente trabalho do diretor vencedor do Oscar John Ford e estrelado por James Cagney.
Joana D'Arc
Screenplay
No século XV, a França é uma nação derrotada e arruinada após a Guerra dos Cem Anos contra a Inglaterra. A menina de fazenda de 14 anos de idade Joana D'Arc afirma ouvir vozes do Céu pedindo-lhe para levar Exército de Deus contra Orleans e coroando o fraco Delfim Charles VII como Rei da França. Joana arregimenta as pessoas com a sua fé, forma um exército e conquista Orleans. Quando seu exército está pronto para atacar Paris, o corrupto Charles vende seu país para a Inglaterra e dissolve o exército. Joana é presa, vendida ao Burgundians Ingleses e submetida a um julgamento político vergonhoso no castelo de Rouen.
Joana D'Arc
Theatre Play
No século XV, a França é uma nação derrotada e arruinada após a Guerra dos Cem Anos contra a Inglaterra. A menina de fazenda de 14 anos de idade Joana D'Arc afirma ouvir vozes do Céu pedindo-lhe para levar Exército de Deus contra Orleans e coroando o fraco Delfim Charles VII como Rei da França. Joana arregimenta as pessoas com a sua fé, forma um exército e conquista Orleans. Quando seu exército está pronto para atacar Paris, o corrupto Charles vende seu país para a Inglaterra e dissolve o exército. Joana é presa, vendida ao Burgundians Ingleses e submetida a um julgamento político vergonhoso no castelo de Rouen.
Paixões em Fúria
Theatre Play
Frank McCloud viaja para um hotel decadente em Key Largo para honrar a memória de um amigo que morreu bravamente em sua unidade durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. A viúva de seu amigo, Nora Temple, e seu pai James Temple que está preso numa cadeira de rodas, administram o hotel e o recebem calorosamente. Mas os três logo se veem virtualmente presos quando o hotel é tomado por um grupo de bandidos liderados por Johnny Rocco que se refugiam lá para aguardar a passagem de um furacão. Mr. Temple insulta fortemente Rocco que, porque está sozinho, só pode confrontá-lo verbalmente. Como ficou desiludido pela violência da guerra, Frank está relutante em agir, mas, o tratamento degradante que Rocco dá a sua alcoólatra amante Gaye Dawn, o envolvimento do grupo de Rocco na morte de alguns inocentes índios Seminole e um vice-xerife, Frank McCloud começa a superar sua inação Hamletiana. e10.
A Véspera de São Marcos
Writer
Quizz West is conscripted into the United States Army in late 1940. Prior to being shipped out first to San Francisco, then the Philippines, Quizz and his hometown girlfriend Janet discuss their future plans.
Knickerbocker Holiday
Lyricist
The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650, Peter Stuyvesant (Charles Coburn) arrives in New Amsterdam to assume his duties as governor. Stuyvesant is hardly the fun-loving type, and one of his first official acts is to call for the death of Brom Broeck (Nelson Eddy), a newspaper publisher well-known for his fearless exposes of police and government corruption. However, Broeck hasn't done anything that would justify the death penalty, so Stuyvesant waits (without much patience) for Broeck to step out of line. Broeck is romancing a beautiful woman named Tina Tienhoven (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.
Knickerbocker Holiday
Writer
The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650, Peter Stuyvesant (Charles Coburn) arrives in New Amsterdam to assume his duties as governor. Stuyvesant is hardly the fun-loving type, and one of his first official acts is to call for the death of Brom Broeck (Nelson Eddy), a newspaper publisher well-known for his fearless exposes of police and government corruption. However, Broeck hasn't done anything that would justify the death penalty, so Stuyvesant waits (without much patience) for Broeck to step out of line. Broeck is romancing a beautiful woman named Tina Tienhoven (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.
Knickerbocker Holiday
Theatre Play
The wild and woolly early days of New York -- when it was still known as New Amsterdam -- provide the backdrop for this period musical-comedy. In 1650, Peter Stuyvesant (Charles Coburn) arrives in New Amsterdam to assume his duties as governor. Stuyvesant is hardly the fun-loving type, and one of his first official acts is to call for the death of Brom Broeck (Nelson Eddy), a newspaper publisher well-known for his fearless exposes of police and government corruption. However, Broeck hasn't done anything that would justify the death penalty, so Stuyvesant waits (without much patience) for Broeck to step out of line. Broeck is romancing a beautiful woman named Tina Tienhoven (Constance Dowling), whose sister Ulda (Shelley Winters) happens to be dating his best friend, Ten Pin (Johnnie "Scat" Davis). After Stuyvesant's men toss Broeck in jail on a trumped-up charge, Stuyvesant sets his sights on winning Tina's affections.
Saturday's Children
Theatre Play
An inventor and his bride get testy in the city as they try to make ends meet.
Meu Reino Por um Amor
Theatre Play
This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.
Os Predestinados
Author
A man is determined to find the real culprit behind the crime for which his father was wrongly executed.
Mary Stuart, Rainha da Escócia
Theatre Play
The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.
So Red the Rose
Writer
During the American Civil War, Valette Bedford waits patiently for her husband Duncan Bedford, to return home, praying that she will not become a widow.
Maybe It's Love
Theatre Play
Director William C. McGann's 1935 film stars Gloria Stuart and Ross Alexander as a young couple in love who face economic woes once they're wed.
We Live Again
Adaptation
Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her and himself in the process.
Uma Sombra Que Passa
Screenplay
After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Story
Button Gwinett Brown is a freshman congressman on a mission to rid Washington of corruption. He quickly runs afoul of the powerful Senator Norton...
O Pecado da Carne
Screenplay
Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.
Mulheres de Todas as Nações
Characters
Marines Flagg and Quirt fought together in WWI and Panama. After some time in New York they go to Sweden and compete for the love of Else. Next they go to Nicaragua and help earthquake victims. Then to Egypt where Else is now in Prince Hassan's harem.
One Romantic Night
Adaptation
A princess is forced to choose between a charming tutor and a rakish prince.
A Oeste Nada de Novo
Adaptation
Sete estudantes patriotas alemães apresentam-se como voluntários para o serviço militar em plena Primeira Guerra Mundial. Baseado no conto homônimo de Erich Maria Remarque, "Sem Novidade No Front" é um grande filme pacifista, que mostra a loucura e futilidade da guerra. As cenas de guerra nas trincheiras são retratadas de forma brilhante e dolorosa. Mesmo muitos anos após o seu lançamento, continua sendo um tema atual e dominante nos países que sofreram e sofrem com a guerra. Vencedor dos Oscars de Melhor Filme e Melhor Diretor. Considerado o maior filme anti-guerra de todos os tempos.
The Cock-Eyed World
Writer
Two Marines are sent to South Sea island where they fight over a local island girl.
Saturday's Children
Theatre Play
Youthful sweethearts, Bobbi and Jim, plan to get married but Bobbi wants them to settle down in their sleepy hometown. Jim has bigger plans and walks out on Bobbie who then resorts to her feminine tricks to win him back.
What Price Glory
Theatre Play
U.S. Marine sergeants Quirt and Flagg are inveterate romantic rivals on peacetime assignments in China and the Philippines. In 1917, W.W. I brings them to France, where Flagg, now a captain, takes up with flirtatious Charmaine, inn-keeper's daughter. Of course, Quirt has to arrive and spoil his fun. But the harsh realities of war and the threat of a shotgun marriage give the two men a common cause...