Tag: George S. Kaufman

You Can’t Take It With You Script

Script by:Robert Riskin (Scenario Writer), Robert Riskin (Screenplay), George S. Kaufman (Theatre Play), Moss Hart (Theatre Play)
Directed by:Frank Capra
Year:1938
IMDb:tt0030993

Plot:Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby. His wealthy banker father, Anthony P. Kirby, and his snobbish mother, strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things do not turn out the way Alice had hoped.
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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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The Man Who Came to Dinner Script

Script by:Julius J. Epstein (Screenplay), Philip G. Epstein (Screenplay), George S. Kaufman (Theatre Play), Moss Hart (Theatre Play)
Directed by:William Keighley
Year:1942
IMDb:tt0033874

Plot:An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
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The Cocoanuts Script

Script by:Morrie Ryskind (Adaptation), George S. Kaufman (Book)
Directed by:Robert Florey, Joseph Santley
Year:1929
IMDb:tt0019777

Plot:During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
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