Ethel Hill

Рождение : 1898-04-06, Sacramento, California, USA

Смерть : 1954-05-17

Фильмы

Two Smart People
Screenplay
Con woman Ricki Woodner and detective Bob Simms follow a prison-bound swindler Ace Connors on his five-day gourmet binge.
Twice Blessed
Story
Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier. Each envies the lifestyle of the other; and they decide, without telling Jeff or Mary, to switch families for a day or two. They soon find that it is harder to do what the other person is expected to do, and that looking alike is not enough. When they find that their charade may bring their parents back together, they agree to continue it. A major complication begins when Alice, Jeff's girlfriend and co-worker, finds out the real story.
Twice Blessed
Writer
Stephanie and Terry are identical twins who have been raised separately since their parents divorced seven years earlier. Each envies the lifestyle of the other; and they decide, without telling Jeff or Mary, to switch families for a day or two. They soon find that it is harder to do what the other person is expected to do, and that looking alike is not enough. When they find that their charade may bring their parents back together, they agree to continue it. A major complication begins when Alice, Jeff's girlfriend and co-worker, finds out the real story.
Man from Frisco
Screenplay
Matt Braddock is a civil engineer during World War II who has new ideas for shipbuilding. Braddock tries to establish yards for building prefabricated ships on the West Coast, but he is hindered by the former superintendent of the shipyard, Joel Kennedy. A disappointed lover fails to deliver an important message on welds and it leads to the collapse of a new ship's superstructure and the death of a boy.
В старой Оклахоме
Screenplay
На нефтяных полях Оклахомы сталкиваются интересы нефтяного магната Джима Гарднера, авторитарного бизнесмена, и простых людей, которых возглавляет отставной сержант Дэн Соммерс. Ситуация усложняется тем, что между Джимом и Дэном идет соперничество не только в бизнесе. У них есть романтический интерес к одной и той же особе, автору нашумевшего романа "Аппетитное яблочко удовольствий".
Maisie Gets Her Man
Original Story
Struggling performers, Sothern and Skelton's lives are thrown off gear when they are caught with a bagful of hard cash robbed by a goon. With Skelton in prison, how will Sothern prove their innocence?
Small Town Deb
Writer
Family bickering features young daughter favored by her father and older daughter favored by snobbish mother.
For Beauty's Sake
Screenplay
A woman-hater who inherits a beauty salon gets a new perspective on females after capturing a gang of thieves.
Maryland
Screenplay
A woman tormented by the hunting death of her husband forbids her son to have anything to do with horses. But when he falls for the daughter of his father's trainer, he defies his mother by entering the Maryland Hunt.
Маленькая принцесса
Screenplay
Лондон. Конец XIX века. Капитан Кру, отправляясь на войну, привозит свою любимую дочь Сару, которую он называет «маленькой принцессой», в один из лучших и самых дорогих пансионов, чтобы она получила хорошее образование. Добрая, отзывчивая Сара быстро находит новых подруг. Ее самостоятельность и уважительное отношение к людям покоряют всех. Однажды приходит страшная весть — отец Сары погибает, не оставив дочери средств к существованию. Юной героине предстоит пройти через ненависть и унижение, голод и нищету. Но ее доброта, ум и находчивость помогают преодолеть все невзгоды.
Just Around the Corner
Writer
Penny helps her idealistic architect father get his dream of a slum clearance project; The little miss dances with Corporal Jones.
It Happened in Hollywood
Screenplay
A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.
Let's Get Married
Screenplay
Let's Get Married is a 1937 American comedy film starring Ida Lupino, who plays the daughter of a political consultant, Joe Quinn. From Wikipedia
When You're in Love
Story
When You're in Love is a 1937 musical film starring Grace Moore, Cary Grant, and Thomas Mitchell. Moore sings "Minnie the Moocher" in one scene. She also sings the wonderful Ernesto Lecuono classic "Siboney" (though her Spanish is not perfection) drooled over by Cary Grant
More Than a Secretary
Story
When the co-owner of a secretarial school visits a magazine editor to find out why he runs through secretaries, she's mistaken for an applicant. Drawn to him, she accepts the position.
The Public Menace
Writer
1935 comedy in which an immigrant (Jean Arthur), a reporter (George Murphy) and a gangster (Douglass Dumbrille) cross paths.
Party Wire
Screenplay
When a small-town girl's boyfriend leaves in disgrace, gossips spread false reports of her pregnancy.
Eight Bells
Screenplay
A trustworthy captain is reduced in rank so that the owner's daughter's fiancé may take charge.
The Best Man Wins
Screenplay
A diver saves his best friend's life but loses his own arm in doing so. Later, unable to find work because of his missing arm, he is forced to go to work for a criminal searching for lost treasures. Meanwhile his friend, who has since become a policeman, finds himself assigned to break up the crook's operation and bring in his gang--including the man who saved his life.
I'll Fix It
Story
A power-broker ward-heeler, Bill Grimes, wields more power than the elected politicians and has no problem in getting matters-of-the-city handled in which ever way is best for his needs. But when he tries to fix his adored kid brother's place on the school football team, he meets his match in school-teacher Anne Barry.
Blind Date
Screenplay
A young woman is torn between a wealthy suitor who wants her body and the honest young man who wants what's best for her.
Most Precious Thing in Life
Screenplay
An unwed mother watches as her illegitimate son is raised by others. Director Lambert Hillyer's 1934 drama stars Jean Arthur, Richard Cromwell, Donald Cook, Anita Louise, Jane Darwell, Mary Forbes and Ward Bond.
Whirlpool
Screenplay
An ex-convict tries to connect with the daughter who doesn't even know he exists.
Fog
Screenplay
The murders are committed in swift succession on board a liner crossing the Atlantic in a dense fog, and many of the passengers come under suspicion before the actual killer is bought to justice with the aid of a very substantial "ghost."
Fury of the Jungle
Writer
Joan Leesom is stranded in a remote South American jungle village. She is pursued by the rapacious Taggart Taggart, however, has been involved with the beautiful native girl Chita. Chita now feels nothing but hatred for Joan, creating a deadly triangle that leads to an explosive ending.
Ship of Wanted Men
Story
A shipful of fugitives from justice pulls up on a Pacific Island where there are no extradition laws. The island is a magnet for the scum of the earth, as well as a few honest guys who were framed. Into this den of iniquity swims socialite Dorothy Sebastian, who jumped off a yacht after apparently murdering her lecherous host. To remain on the Island, Sebastian is told that she must pay $5,000 to head honcho Fred Kohler -- and if she hasn't got the money, it is implied, there are other methods of collection.
Virtue
Story
Given a second chance after her arrest for prostitution, Mae decides to go straight. Mae is soon befriended by kindly cab driver Jimmy Doyle who gets her work at a diner, where she meets Gert, another former prostitute. Mae and Jimmy fall in love, marry and save to buy a small business. Gert then pleads for money from Mae, which results in her unwitting involvement in a crime. Believing Mae has lied and cheated him, Jimmy threatens to leave her.
Young Whirlwind
Screenplay
Red foils a plan to steal the airmail and in one especially exciting scene takes to the air armed only with a (very effective) slingshot.
Driven from Home
Writer
A father throws his daughter out of the house when she marries a man he doesn't approve of. In addition, she also finds herself being lusted after by the sinister owner of an opium den.
The Eagle
Story