Sylvia Thalberg
Рождение : 1907-08-26, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Смерть : 1988-04-09
История
Sylvia Thalberg (sister of Irving) was an American screenwriter, active during the 1927-1937 span of years.
Screenplay
When a boss proposes marriage to his secretary, she discovers that the arrangement is solely for tax purposes.
Writer
Молодая пара мошенников Джерри Дэй и его красивая жена Тони ведут беспечный образ жизни. Проживая в дорогих отелях и путешествуя по миру, они выдают себя за состоятельных людей и всяческими уловками находят деньги на свою праздную жизнь. Тони давно просит Джерри завязать с преступными «делишками», но тот не спешит встать на правильный жизненный путь. Однажды он сообщает своей жене, что намерен получить с опекуна своей пятилетней дочери семьдесят пять тысяч долларов за отказ от отцовства. Приехав в гости к бывшим родственникам, он знакомится с маленькой Пенни — милой и жизнерадостной девчушкой. Отцовские чувства овладевают новоиспеченным отцом и он отказывается от денег. Забрав дочь с собой в Нью-Йорк, Джерри решает бросить жульничать и устроиться на честную работу. Однако, привыкшему жить в достатке, Джерри начинает не хватать денег на содержание жены, квартиры и обучение дочери.
Writer
When the painter Christopher Bean dies, some unscrupulous art dealers try to get several of his paintings cheaply from a family who have no idea of their value.
Story
Longtime friends become feuding mothers-in-law when their children marry.
Writer
A lame boy's uncle tries to rescue him from his over-protective parents.
Dialogue
A Harvard football star disobeys his upper class parents and runs off with his true love.
Adaptation
New Moon is the name of the ship crossing the Caspian Sea. A young Lt. Petroff meets the Princess Tanya and they have a ship board romance. Upon arriving at the port of Krasnov, Petroff learns that Tanya is engaged to the old Governor Brusiloff. Petroff, disillusioned, crashes the ball to talk with Tanya. Found by Brusiloff, they invent a story about her lost bracelet. To reward him, and remove him, Brusiloff sends Petroff to the remote, and deadly, Fort Darvaz. Soon, the big battle against overwhelming odds will begin.
Writer
A radio announcer gets caught up with a fake clairvoyant and his gang of thieves.
Adaptation
An addled Englishman's efforts to save three young women from eviction land them all in jail and leads to other adventures and mischief.
Writer
An adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's The Circle. A young woman married into an aristocratic English family finds life with her husband dull and decides to elope with a Canadian. However her mother-in-law, who did something similar thirty years before, tries to prevent her.
Writer
A wild-partying flapper marries a cowboy and tries to adjust to life on a western ranch.
Story
A wild-partying flapper marries a cowboy and tries to adjust to life on a western ranch.
Adaptation
In her first Talkie, Joan Crawford plays Bingo, a jungle-raised oil heiress, who turns Manhattan upside down in her hunt for Andy McAllister, the man of her dreams. Unfortunately for Bingo, Andy is penniless and refuses to agree to the match until he can provide for the wild, rich girl. Andy's prideful position is more than encouraged by Bingo's Uncle Ben, who seeks to scuttle their love match.