Damon Runyon

Damon Runyon

Рождение : 1884-10-04, Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Смерть : 1946-12-10

История

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short-story writer. He was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social type from the Brooklyn or Midtown demi-monde. The adjective "Runyonesque" refers to this type of character as well as to the type of situations and dialog that Runyon depicted. He spun humorous and sentimental tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, and gangsters, few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead colorful monikers such as "Nathan Detroit", "Benny Southstreet", "Big Jule", "Harry the Horse", "Good Time Charley", "Dave the Dude", or "The Seldom Seen Kid". His distinctive vernacular style is known as "Runyonese": a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions. He is credited with coining the phrase "Hooray Henry", a term now used in British English to describe an upper-class, loud-mouthed, arrogant twit. Runyon's fictional world is also known to the general public through the musical Guys and Dolls based on two of his stories, "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure". The musical additionally borrows characters and story elements from a few other Runyon stories, most notably "Pick The Winner". The film Little Miss Marker (and its two remakes, Sorrowful Jones and the 1980 Little Miss Marker) grew from his short story of the same name. Runyon was also a well-known newspaper reporter, covering sports and general news for decades for various publications and syndicates owned by William Randolph Hearst. Already famous for his fiction, he wrote a well-remembered "present tense" article on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Presidential inauguration in 1933 for the Universal Service, a Hearst syndicate, which was merged with the co-owned International News Service in 1937.

Профиль

Damon Runyon

Фильмы

Three Wise Guys
Writer
One December day around Christmastime I am in the city of Las Vegas talking to Harry the Horse about this and that, when I hear this yarn about a citizen by the name of Murray Crown (Tom Arnold), who runs a clip joint which he prefers to call a casino. It seems that this Murray Crown not only has the John Laws breathing down his neck, but it is also a fact that he is married to this doll called Shirley (Katey Sagal), who is known far and wide as the green-eyed type.
Ищейки с Бродвея
Writer
Когда одного известного американского репортера колонки светской хроники спросили, какая из всех ночей на Бродвее запомнилась ему больше всего, он вспомнил, как праздновали наступление Нового 1929 года. В ту ночь в Нью-Йорке шампанское было холодным, а девочки из шоу очень горячими! Весь цвет общества сосредоточился в двух бродвейских заведениях: ресторанчике "У Минди" и в клубе-кабаре. Именно в этих двух гламурных местах и происходят события, описанные в фильме. Есть такая пословица: как встретишь Новый год, так его и проведешь. В эту новогоднюю ночь сердца всех главных героев будут соединяться и разбиваться, биться в радостном и тревожном волнении, а одно сердце остановится навсегда. "У Минди" совершено покушение на крупного воротилу игорного бизнеса Брейна. С ножевым ранением его увозят домой, но жена отказывается оказывать помощь мужу. А в подсобном помещении ресторана тем временем находят труп одного из постоянных посетителей..
Маленькая мисс Маркер
Story
Когда видавший виды букмекер получил в залог от игрока его маленькую дочь, он не мог даже подумать, что обаятельная девчушка способна в корне изменить его жизнь…
Talisman
Short Story
Пригоршня чудес
Story
Нью-Йоркский гангстер Красавчик Дэйв - парень с предрассудками. Он считает, что с ним ничего не может случиться, если каждый день он будет покупать яблоко у Яблочной Энни, вечно поддатенькой торговки фруктами. Хотя его помощник Джой Бой и шофер Джуниор считают это полной ерундой, его подружка всегда поддерживает все, чтобы не произнес ее дорогой Дэйв. В один прекрасный день Яблочной Энни не оказывается на ее обычном месте на углу улицы, и Дэйв отправляется ее искать. Он застает ее в глубокой депрессии, так как ее дочь Луиза, уверенная, что ее матушка уважаемая богатая матрона, приезжает в гости. С помощью Дэйва Яблочная Энни смогла чудесным образом преобразиться и выдать себя за «Миссис И. Уортингтон Мэнвилл», которой услуживают даже такие шишки, как мэр, губернатор и целая свора светской публики.
Парни и куколки
Story
Прожжённый игрок Натан Детройт получает предложение организовать большую игру в кости, однако для этого требуется где-то достать 1000 долларов. Пребывая в затруднении, Натан случайно встречает Ская Мастерсона, славящегося своей страстью заключать пари практически на что угодно. Скай хвастается, что может взять с собой в поездку на Кубу любую женщину, которую бы он только пожелал. Воспользовавшись этим случаем, Натан предлагает пари, что указанная им женщина не согласится отправиться со Скаем. Тот соглашается на поставленные условия, а Натан выбирает строгую Сару Браун из «Миссии по спасению душ». Скаю предстоит непростая задача…
Money from Home
Story
Herman owes a lot of gambling debts. To pay them off, he promises the mob he'll fix a horse, so that it does not run. He intends to trick his animal-loving cousin Virgil, an apprentice veterinarian, into helping him. Of course, he doesn't tell Virgil what he is really up to. Mistaken identities are assumed, while along the way, Virgil meets a female vet and Herman falls for the owner of the horse.
Stop, You're Killing Me
Theatre Play
A gangster and his wife attempt to go straight. Comedy. Remake of the 1938 film "A Slight Case of Murder".
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Writer
A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numbers' Foster, falls for a pretty country songbird, Emily Ann Stackerlee , he'll do anything to help her make it big -- including a stint in jail to pay for his crimes. But will the tough guy's sacrifice of the heart pay off when it comes to his girlfriend's singing career?
The Lemon Drop Kid
Story
When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally cheats gangster Moose Moran out of his track winnings, the Kid promises to repay Moose the money by Christmas. Creating a fake charity for "Apple Annie" Nellie Thursday, the Kid tricks his gang into donning Santa suits and "collecting dough for old dolls" like Nellie who have nowhere to live.
Johnny One-Eye
Story
Johnny One-Eye was adapted from one of Damon Runyon's lesser-known stories. Martin Martin and Dane Cory were former partners in crime who have long since split up. When a new district attorney puts the heat on, Cory, anxious to save his own hide, accuses Martin of an unsolved murder. Holed up in abandoned house, Martin is befriended by a little girl and her dog. It so happens that the girl is the daughter of the crusading DA, and thereby hangs the rest of this tale.
Sorrowful Jones
Story
A young girl is left with the notoriously cheap Sorrowful Jones as a marker for a bet. When her father doesn't return, he learns that taking care of a child interferes with his free-wheeling lifestyle. Sorrowful must also evade crooked gangsters and indulge in a bit of horse-thieving.
Улыбка ирландских глаз
Producer
Вскоре после смены веков, должна была родиться новая эра американской музыки ... а вместе с ней и молодой человек, которому предстояло написать национальные песни о любви. Звали его Эрнест Р. Болл. Эта история посвящена его памяти, и описывает те времена, когда он писал свои лучшие композиции ... самые сентиментальные баллады, которые когда-либо знал этот мир.
It Ain't Hay
Story
Abbot and Costello must find a replacement for a woman's horse they accidentally killed after feeding it some candy. They head for the racetrack, find a look-a-like and take it. They do not realize that the nag is "Tea Biscuit," a champion racehorse.
Большая улица
Producer
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish showgirl who despises and uses him.
Большая улица
Story
Meek busboy Little Pinks is in love with an extremely selfish showgirl who despises and uses him.
Butch Minds the Baby
Story
Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan leads a life of criminal activities motivated to provide for a widow and her child. He's on lookout for a gang of safe crackers when he has to also look after the baby of one of the criminals.
At the Stroke of Twelve
Writer
This entry in Warner's "Broadway Brevity" series of shorts is based on Damon Runyon's short story, "The Old Doll's House". Racketeer Lance McGowan, on the night he has decided to go straight, finds himself caught between the gunfire of two rival gangsters and, wounded by a bullet, he finds refuge in the home of a wealthy recluse. One of the gangsters is found riddled with bullets from the gun Lance dropped while making his escape, and he is arrested and tried for murder. The reclusive widow comes to the trail and testifies that Lance was her guest that night when the clock struck twelve, the time of the killing. Lance, while innocent, is also lucky, as the widow had her all her clocks set to always strike twelve, as the time her husband had died.
Tight Shoes
Story
A crook with big feet buys shoes that are too tight from a salesman, then decides to use the store as a front for illegal gambling.
Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President
Story
Joe and Ethel Turp are up in arms when their faithful old mailman is fired. Unable to get satisfaction on a municipal level, Joe and Ethel plead their mailman's case to the President himself.
Простенькое дело об убийстве
Author
Сухой закон официально отменен. А это значит, что торговец контрабандными спиртными напитками Реми Марко должен внести в свою работу кое-какие изменения. Теперь вся эта операция с торговлей спиртным называется не преступление, а бизнес. Рабочие теперь не просто олухи, а партнеры. И не обращайтесь теперь к Марко иначе, чем «сэр»…
Professional Soldier
Story
Mercenary Donovan is hired to kidnap King Peter II. He learns that the party in power is evil and that the King is in danger, so kidnaps the King to keep him safe while a revolution is planned.
Hold 'Em Yale
Story
A pretty young socialite falls for a charming but shady hustler, who abandons her when he finds that she has been disowned by her wealthy father. Three of the hustler's partners, who have also been left high and dry by heir former associate, come up with a plan to get her to the annual Yale-Harvard football game to reunite with her former sweetheart, an honest but nerdy bookworm.
Princess O'Hara
Story
When King's beloved horse dies, Princess tries to purchase a new nag, and that's how she inadvertently gets her hands on a "stolen" race horse. Our heroine nearly ends up with a lengthy prison term before the story is resolved during the climactic Big Race.
No Ransom
Story
In this family comedy, the wealthy executive of a steel company must endure life with a strict, teetotaling wife, a wild daughter, and a deadbeat son. To gain some much needed attention, the lonesome fellow hires a hitman to kill him. Instead, the gunman kidnaps him to frighten the family into appreciating their devoted father.
Million Dollar Ransom
Story
To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con in helping him fake his own kidnaping.
Midnight Alibi
Story
An elderly woman provides an alibi to a man she scarcely knows who is on trial for murder of his girlfriend's racketeer father.
Little Miss Marker
Story
Big Steve Halloway, gambler and proprietor of New York's Horseshoe Cabaret, where his girl, Bangles Carson sings, is in desperate need of money. He arranges for his fellow bookies, especially Sorrowful Jones, to each pay him $1,000 for his racehorse, Dream Prince, to lose. With all bets being placed at the window, Sorrowful encounters a gambler, having lost $500, wanting to place his bet but is unable to come up with $20. Instead, he places his daughter, Marthy Jane (Shirley Temple), as security, or in bookie's terms, a "marker". Having lost his bet, he commits suicide, leaving "little Miss Marker" under the care of Sorrowful Jones. As Steve hides out in Chicago to avoid investigation for his crooked bets, he entrusts Sorrowful to watch over Bangles during his absence, at which time the "gold digger" helps "tight-wod" with his trouble. When Big Steve learns Bangles is involved with Sorrowful, he returns to New York to do something about it.
Леди на один день
Story
Эта невероятная история произошла в начале 20-х годов XX столетия в районе Бруклин города Нью-Йорка. В канун Рождества бывшая аристократка, а ныне уличная торговка яблоками «Яблочная Энни» получает известие из Европы о приезде дочери Луизы с женихом Карлосом и отцом жениха — графом по происхождению Каунт Ромеро, помешанном на титулах и богатстве.Естественно, они и не подозревают, в каком положении находится Энни. Дочь не видела свою мать двенадцать лет, а «богатая американка», в своих письмах лгала дочурке, что она живет в достатке и роскоши. Друзья Энни, такие же, как и она, бедняки и уличные попрошайки, решили прийти на помощь. Они разыгрывают перед графом иего сыном забавный и трогательный спектакль, в котором Энни становится «леди на один день».Руководит всей постановкой симпатизирующий Энни мафиози по имени Дэйв. В его импровизированном шоу героиня мастерски сыграет роль — богатой светской дамы, а ее друзья из бедных кварталов светское общество…