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Harry Kurnitz (1908–1968)

Autor von Witness for the Prosecution [1957 film]

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Werke von Harry Kurnitz

Witness for the Prosecution [1957 film] (1957) — Screenplay — 102 Exemplare
Bücherfreunde unter sich (1938) 43 Exemplare
A Shot in the Dark: A Comedy in Three Acts (1954) — adaptor — 31 Exemplare
Reclining Figure (1952) 30 Exemplare
The Shadowy Third (1946) 15 Exemplare
My Dream Is Yours [1949 film] (1949) — Screenwriter — 13 Exemplare
Once More, With Feeling (1959) 12 Exemplare
Invasion of Privacy (1956) 7 Exemplare

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The Inspector General [1949 film] (1949) — Writer — 89 Exemplare
Shadow of the Thin Man [1941 film] (1941) — Writer — 56 Exemplare
Fast Company / Fast and Loose / Fast and Furious (2013) — Screenwriter — 4 Exemplare

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Gebräuchlichste Namensform
Kurnitz, Harry
Rechtmäßiger Name
Kurnitz, Harry
Andere Namen
Page, Marco
Geburtstag
1908-01-05
Todestag
1968-03-18
Geschlecht
male
Nationalität
USA
Geburtsort
New York City, New York, USA
Sterbeort
Los Angeles, California, USA
Berufe
reporter
screenwriter
Kurzbiographie
A former reporter, Harry Kurnitz arrived in Hollywood in 1938 after being hired to write the screenplay for his own story, "Fast Company." He stayed to become a prolific screenwriter, working on everything from Errol Flynn swashbucklers to Danny Kaye comedies. He also found time to become a successful novelist and playwright ("A Shot in the Dark", "Once More with Feeling").

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American Playwright

Was nominated for Broadway's 1964 Tony Award as Best Author (Musical), along with his collaborator Noel Coward, for "The Girl Who Came to Supper."
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Laughton steals the show as a barrister just out of the hospital after a heart attack who takes on the case of Power, who is accused of killing an older woman who has left him 80,000 pounds in her will. The case turns on the testimony of Power's German wife played by Marlene Dietrich. While Power, who is clearly not British, seems very out of place, the rest of the cast excels in a very well-written script that perhaps has one twist too many, but is still quite effective, engrossing, and amusing.… (mehr)
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datrappert | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Oct 24, 2021 |
Novela entretenida, pero la edición española es de vergüenza: erratas para dar y regalar que no solo te sacan de la lectura sino que en ocasiones dificultan el entender lo que se está leyendo. Vamos, que la edición es de 1 estrella, y porque no hay menos.
 
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cuentosalgernon | 1 weitere Rezension | Jun 26, 2020 |
A man's wife testifies against him at his murder trial.

Very entertaining, especially Laughton's performance. I think snarky wit is the foundation of the English legal process. I never would have seen the ending coming even if I'd had reason to expect a twist - but I didn't have reason, because it still would have been a good movie without the twist.
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comfypants | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Feb 18, 2016 |
They don't make 'em like this anymore: plays in which a beautiful, gracious, intelligent and sophisticated woman subordinates herself in every way to a megalomaniacal "man of genius," in this case an orchestra conductor. I call it the "My Fair Lady" syndrome. Emphasis on the "my". This play contains a perfect Walter Matthau role: an impresario named Max, played on Broadway by, guess who. You can see that this is the type of part that allowed Matthau to hone the fine art of playing Walter Matthau, that wonderful mixture of the dopey and the shrewd..… (mehr)
 
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jburlinson | Nov 21, 2010 |

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