Tag: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Letter To Three Wives Script

Script by:Vera Caspary (Adaptation), John Klempner (Novel), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Screenplay)
Directed by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Year:1949
IMDb:tt0041587

Plot:Lora May Hollingsway, who grew up next to the wrong side of the tracks, married her boss who thinks she is just a gold digger. Rita Phipps makes as much money writing radio scripts at night as her school teacher husband does. Deborah Bishop looked great in a Navy uniform in WWII but fears she'll never be dressed just right for the Country Club set. These three wives are boarding a boat filled with children going on a picnic when a messenger on a bicycle hands them a letter addressed to all three from Addie who has just left town with one of their husbands. They won't know which one until that night.
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The Ghost And Mrs. Muir Script

Script by:Philip Dunne (Screenplay), R.A. Dick (Novel)
Directed by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Year:1947
IMDb:tt0039420

Plot:In 1900, strong-willed widow Lucy Muir goes to live in Gull Cottage by the British seaside, even though it appears to be haunted. Sure enough, that very night she meets the ghost of crusty former owner Captain Gregg...and refuses to be scared off. Indeed, they become friends and allies, after Lucy gets used to the idea of a man's ghost haunting her bedroom. But when a charming live man comes courting, Lucy and the captain must deal with their feelings for each other.
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Keys Of The Kingdom Script

Script by:A.J. Cronin (Novel), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Screenplay), Nunnally Johnson (Screenplay)
Directed by:John M. Stahl
Year:1944
IMDb:tt0036983

Plot:A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
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Dragonwyck Script

Script by:Anya Seton (Novel), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Writer)
Directed by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Year:1946
IMDb:tt0038492

Plot:For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.
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Somewhere in the Night Script

Script by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Screenplay), Howard Dimsdale (Screenplay), Lee Strasberg (Adaptation), Marvin Borowsky (Story)
Directed by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Year:1946
IMDb:tt0038965

Plot:George Taylor returns from the WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
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Julius Caesar Script

Script by:William Shakespeare (Theatre Play), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Screenplay)
Directed by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Year:1953
IMDb:tt0045943

Plot:The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.
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Cleopatra Script

Script by:Carlo Mario Franzero (Novel), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Screenplay), Ranald MacDougall (Screenplay), Sidney Buchman (Screenplay)
Directed by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Rouben Mamoulian, Darryl F. Zanuck
Year:1963
IMDb:tt0056937

Plot:Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his general, Marc Antony, who vows to take power—but Caesar’s successor has other plans.
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All About Eve Script

Script by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Screenplay), Mary Orr (Story)
Directed by:Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Year:1950
IMDb:tt0042192

Plot:From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
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