Tag: George Cukor

A Star Is Born (1954) Script

Script by:Dorothy Parker (Screenplay), Alan Campbell (Screenplay), Robert Carson (Screenplay), Moss Hart (Screenplay)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1954
IMDb:tt0047522

Plot:A movie star helps a young singer/actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
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Born Yesterday Script

Script by:Garson Kanin (Writer), Albert Mannheimer (Screenplay)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1950
IMDb:tt0042276

Plot:Uncouth, loud-mouth junkyard tycoon Harry Brock descends upon Washington D.C. to buy himself a congressman or two, bringing with him his mistress, ex-showgirl Billie Dawn.
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Camille Script

Script by:Frances Marion (Screenplay), James Hilton (Screenplay), Alexandre Dumas fils (Novel), Zoe Akins (Screenplay)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1936
IMDb:tt0028683

Plot:Life in 1847 Paris is as spirited as champagne and as unforgiving as the gray morning after. In gambling dens and lavish soirees, men of means exert their wills and women turned courtesans exult in pleasure. One such woman is Marguerite Gautier, who begins a sumptuous romance with Armand Duval.
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Dinner At Eight Script

Script by:Frances Marion (Writer), Herman J. Mankiewicz (Writer), George S. Kaufman (Theatre Play), Edna Ferber (Theatre Play)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1933
IMDb:tt0023948

Plot:An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
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Gaslight Script

Script by:John Van Druten (Screenplay), Walter Reisch (Screenplay), John L. Balderston (Screenplay), Patrick Hamilton (Theatre Play)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1944
IMDb:tt0036855

Plot:A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
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Adam’s Rib Script

Script by:Ruth Gordon (Screenplay), Garson Kanin (Screenplay)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1949
IMDb:tt0041090

Plot:When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.
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David Copperfield Script

Script by:Charles Dickens (Novel), Hugh Walpole (Adaptation), Howard Estabrook (Screenplay)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1935
IMDb:tt0026266

Plot:Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphaned boy's fight for happiness and the colorful characters who help and hinder him.
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Pat and Mike Script

Script by:Ruth Gordon (Screenplay), Garson Kanin (Screenplay)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1952
IMDb:tt0045012

Plot:Pat Pemberton (Hepburn) is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan (Tracy), a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer (Aldo Ray), and a growing mutual attraction.
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Travels With My Aunt Script

Script by:Graham Greene (Novel), Jay Presson Allen (Screenplay), Hugh Wheeler (Screenplay)
Directed by:George Cukor
Year:1972
IMDb:tt0069404

Plot:At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover.
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