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Olive Cooper
Born July 31, 1892 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died June 12, 1987 · aged 94
Olivette "Olive" Cooper (July 31, 1892– June 12, 1987) was a prolific American screenwriter known for movies like Cocoanut Grove, Bandit King of Texas and Three Little Sisters. She wrote many of the screenplays for Roy Rogers and Gene Autry vehicles.
Known For
The Bamboo Blonde · 1946The Bamboo Blonde
★ 5.61946
MovieWarRomance
A pilot of a B 29 meets Louise Anderson, a singer in a New York nightclub. He falls in love with her, but he had to leave next day for action in the Pacific. He lets paint her picture on his bomber, the "Bamboo Blonde" and becomes a hero with his crew sinking a Japanese battleship and shooting down a Japanese fighter wing. Back in New York, he leaves his fiancée and engages him to Louise.
Down Mexico Way · 1941Down Mexico Way
★ 10.01941
MovieWesternComedy
A charismatic cowboy journeys down to Mexico with his loyal sidekick. They must track down cunning con artists and retrieve the stolen funds of innocent townsfolk.
Call of the Canyon · 1942Call of the Canyon
★ 8.51942
MovieWestern
A radio saleswoman helps a singing cattleman trap a shady meat buyer with a bogus broadcast.
Outcasts of the Trail · 1949Outcasts of the Trail
★ 9.01949
MovieWestern
Legendary lawman Pat Garrett wins the Fourth of July buckboard race in a small Nevada town against the unscrupulous Fred Smith and pretty Lavinia White. Lavinia blames Garrett for sending her father Ivory White to jail for robbing 100,000 dollars. White, who has stashed the loot away someplace, is about to be released and plans to return the money to the express office for the sake of his children, Lavinia and Chad. Nasty Jim Judd forces Lavinia to help him rob the coach carrying Ivory and the money, counting on the fact that White will keep quiet for his daughter's sake.
Sioux City Sue · 1946Sioux City Sue
★ 10.01946
MovieMusicWestern
A Hollywood scout averts disaster for a singing cowboy she has misled.
The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine · 1942The Affairs of Jimmy Valentine
★ 6.41942
MovieComedyCrime
A New York radio personality travels to the small town of Fernville to oversee a contest to identify retired safecracker Jimmy Valentine, believed to be living there under an assumed name. The close-knit town of upstanding citizens is understandably upset by this venture, all the moreso when some of its citizens begin to be murdered. The radio personality and the local newspaper's young daughter collaborate on solving the murders while revealing Valentine, who has become one of the suspects.
Rhythm in the Clouds · 1937Rhythm in the Clouds
★ 7.51937
MovieMusicComedy
Judy Walker is a poor songwriter who, through mistaken identity, gets her songs played on the radio.
The Return of Jimmy Valentine · 1936The Return of Jimmy Valentine
★ 10.01936
MovieCrimeDrama
A wisecracking newspaper reporter comes up with what he believes to be the ultimate publicity stunt: have the newspaper offer a $5000 prize to whoever can find Jimmy Valentine, a once notorious safecracker who seemed to have just disappeared from the scene, supposedly retired, but the reporter decides to try to collect the prize himself.















