Irving Wallace — Playwright (5)
That's My Baby! (1944) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
That's My Baby!
director: William Berke actor: Richard Arlen / Ellen Drew
other title: That's My Baby – Ein Mann sieht rosa
A love triangle occurs between the publisher's daughter Betty Moody. comic book artist Tim Jones, and the company's wily manipulative manager Hilton Payne. In addition, Betty's dad, Phineas Moody suffers from severe melancholy; and an emergency cure of laughter is required to save his health.
Sincerely Yours (1955) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
Sincerely Yours
director: Gordon Douglas actor: Liberace / Joanne Dru
other title: Ihr sehr ergebener... / 琴韵心声
He dazzled America for decades with his musical artistry. Now fans as well as those curious about this exciting entertainer’s unique appeal can relive the Liberace magic in his only starring film, Sincerely Yours. In a poignant story scripted by Irving Wallace, Liberace plays a concert pianist threatened by deafness. Plunged into despair, he finds escape from personal sorrow by secretly involving himself in the problems of strangers. Liberace touches the heart and delights the ear with sparkling renditions of 31 selections from Chopin to Chopsticks. Along the way he romances Joanne Dru and Dorothy Malone, trades barbs with old pro William Demarest and in a warmly humorous nightclub scene, pokes fun at his own image as the 1950s matinee idol of the little-old-lady set. From beginning to end, Sincerely Yours perfectly captures the charisma and sheer musicality of the legendary Mr. Showmanship.
Gun Fury (1953) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Gun Fury
other title: 건 퓨리 / 限りなき追跡
After a stagecoach holdup, Frank Slayton's notorious gang leave Ben Warren for dead and head off with his fiancée. Warren follows, and although none of the townspeople he comes across are prepared to help, he recruits two others who have sworn revenge on the ruthless Slayton.