John Bright

Nascimento : 1908-01-01, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Morte : 1989-09-14

Filmes

Rebellion of the Hanged
Screenplay
A peasant who works in a mahogany camp in the Mexican jungles with his family is disgusted with the miserable living conditions imposed upon himself and his co-workers, the peasant finally spearheads a revolt against the sadistic bosses.
Touros Bravos
Writer
A matador must recover his courage after being gored in the ring.
Close-Up
Screenplay
A photographer accidentally photographs a Nazi war criminal on the streets of New York and becomes a target for reprisals and murder.
Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad
Screenplay
Joe Palooka goes blind during a fight. An operation restores his vision, but he's told not to fight for a year. His trainer Knobby has picked up another fighter, but gangsters are pressing him to fix fights. Joe decides to risk his eyesight to save Knobby's honor.
Estranha Fascinação
Adaptation
Frankie Madison retorna a Nova York depois de 14 anos de prisão. Noll Turner, ex-parceiro de Frankie em contrabando, é agora um rico gerente de boate, e Frankie está esperando que ele honre um acordo verbal de 'meio-a-meio' que eles fizeram quando ele foi pego e Noll escapou. Chance gorda! Será que Frankie, que conhece apenas os métodos violentos da Lei Seca, vai vencer no Big Business? Vai ser difícil... mesmo com a improvável ajuda da cantora Kay, a ex-namorada de Noll. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Sherlock Holmes e a Voz do Terror
Screenplay
England, at the start of World War Two. Mysterious wireless broadcasts, apparently from Nazi Germany are heard over the BBC. They warn of acts of terror in England, just before they take place. Baffled, the Defence Committee call in Holmes ...
Broadway
Screenplay
Gangsters, nightclubs and the Roaring '20s.
Glamour for Sale
Screenplay
A blackmail mob is waiting for you to go out with one of these girls.
Back Door to Heaven
Screenplay
The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".
San Quentin
Story
Ex-Army officer Jameson takes a job a prison guard at San Quentin. Joe, the brother of his new girlfriend May, is sentenced to the prison for robbery. When Jameson tries to separate lawbreakers from hardened criminals, badguy Hansen tries to stir up trouble by telling Joe about Jameson's interest in his sister.
John Meade's Woman
Story
"Teddy" Connor, a woman recently orphaned, leaves her uncle's Midwestern farm for Chicago, where she meets "lumber king" John Meade. John takes her in for a hot meal and sends her roses the next day. John is engaged to penniless society beauty Caroline Haig, who is in love with Rodney Bentley and is marrying John for his money. A jovial millionaire without a conscience, John orders his long-time employee, Tim Mathews, to report to Chicago from the lumber mills and announces he is leaving the lumber business for wheat. Although Tim insists they reforest their lumber lands, John ignores his plea. For laughs, John invites Teddy and Tim to his engagement party at Caroline's wealthy friend's estate. Teddy, realizing John is engaged to a woman who does not love him, drowns her tears in liquor and embarrasses Caroline.
The Accusing Finger
Screenplay
A proud, pro-capital punishment district attorney with a 90% execution rate, finds himself wrongly convicted of murdering his estranged wife and sentenced to die. The woman he loves and his investigator rival for her affections rally to find the real killer, while he is confronted by the misery of life on death row.
Girl of the Ozarks
Writer
A sweet little country girl has issues with school. Her mother is ill. The school threatens to send her to an orphanage.
Uma Loura Para Três
Screenplay
Nova Iorque, anos 1890. Lady Lou trabalha como cantora no clube noturno de Gus Jordan, que a cobre de diamantes para que ela permaneça a seu lado. O que Lou não sabe é que Gus está envolvido com prostituição e dinheiro falso, no que é ajudado por Rita Russa e seu namorado Serge. Gus até fornece mulheres para uma rede de batedoras de carteiras. Dan Flynn, desafeto de Gus, vive tentando inutilmente abrir os olhos de Lou. Perto dali fica fica o escritório central de uma espécie de Exército da Salvação. Quem trabalha lá é o Capitão Cummings, na verdade um agente federal disfarçado à procura de provas contra as atividades ilegais de Gus. Cummings quer reformar Lou, que se apaixona por ele. Enquanto isso, foge da prisão Chick Clark, ex-amante de Lou, denunciado por Dan Flynn por roubo de joias. Chick ainda ama Lou e vai procurá-la no clube. Acontece um tiroteio, com mortes. O Capitão Cummings intervém, revela sua verdadeira identidade e coloca as coisas nos devidos lugares.
Três...Ainda é Bom
Story
Although Vivian Revere is seemingly the most successful of a trio of reunited schoolmates, she throws it away by descending into a life of debauchery and drugs.
Delirante
Screenplay
O famoso piloto Joe Greer retorna à sua cidade natal, onde descobre que seu irmão, Eddie Greer, também está a caminho de se tornar um campeão nas pistas.
Taxi!
Dialogue
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
Taxi!
Adaptation
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Nolan is determined to keep competition alive on the streets, even if it means losing the woman he loves.
Blonde Crazy
Story
Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.
Smart Money
Writer
Two brothers' trip to the big city to do a little gambling results in a fateful turn of events.
Inimigo Público
Writer
Chicago, 1909. Dois garotos, Tom Powers e Matt Doyle, que são bem amigos, crescem numa área pobre da cidade. Eles frequentam salões de sinuca e fazem pequenos furtos, que são vendidos para o receptador de 3ª categoria Putty Nose. Em 1915 os dois amigos estão se tornado jovens homens, que de dia fazem entregas e à noite planejam roubos com Putty Nose, que lhes dá revólveres e dicas para o 1º grande golpe deles. Porém as coisas não saem como o planejado e, apesar de Tom e Matt conseguirem escapar, um cúmplice deles é morto e Putty Nose, que prometeu protegê-los, deixa a cidade. Em 1920 eles fazem amizade com Paddy Ryan, que lhes diz que a chegada da Lei Seca fará com que ganhem muito dinheiro vendendo bebida. Realmente em pouco tempo Tom e Matt ganham o bastante para frequentar os melhores lugares, usarem roupas finas e carros luxuosos, mas para manter este padrão de vida o preço é às vezes muito alto.