Tag: Anatole Litvak

City For Conquest Script

Script by:John Wexley (Screenplay), Aben Kandel (Novel)
Directed by:Anatole Litvak, Jean Negulesco
Year:1940
IMDb:tt0032342

Plot:The heartbreaking but hopeful tale of Danny Kenny and Peggy Nash, two sweethearts who meet and struggle through their impoverished lives in New York City. When Peggy, hoping for something better in life for both of them, breaks off her engagement to Danny, he sets out to be a championship boxer, while she becomes a dancer paired with a sleazy partner. Will tragedy reunite the former lovers?
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All This, and Heaven Too Script

Script by:Rachel Field (Writer), Casey Robinson (Screenplay)
Directed by:Anatole Litvak
Year:1940
IMDb:tt0032194

Plot:When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Script

Script by:Barré Lyndon (Theatre Play), John Wexley (Screenplay), John Huston (Screenplay)
Directed by:Anatole Litvak
Year:1938
IMDb:tt0029864

Plot:A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from it's extremely resentful leader.
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The Snake Pit Script

Script by:Frank Partos (Screenplay), Millen Brand (Screenplay), Mary Jane Ward (Novel)
Directed by:Anatole Litvak
Year:1948
IMDb:tt0040806

Plot:Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions and unable to even recognize her husband, Robert, she is treated by Dr. Mark Kik, who is determined to get to the root of her mental illness. As her treatment progresses, flashbacks depict events in Virginia's life that may have contributed to her instability.
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Anastasia (1956) Script

Script by:Arthur Laurents (Screenplay), Guy Bolton (Adaptation), Marcelle Maurette (Theatre Play)
Directed by:Anatole Litvak
Year:1956
IMDb:tt0048947

Plot:Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her he comes to believe she is really Anastasia. In the end the Empress must decide her claim.
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