Production

Walter Morosco

Born February 1, 1899 · San Francisco, California, USA

Died December 30, 1948 · aged 49

After having written four screenplays and directed one film in 1926, Walter Morosco decided that he was better at producing films, so between 1929 and until his early death in 1949 he produced 37 films in Hollywood and London (1931-1932), among them Al Jolson's classic "Mammy" (1930), ("Wing and a Prayer" (1944) and "Give My Regards to Broadway" (1948). His last film was "Mother Is a Freshman" (…

Known For

Lilies of the FieldLilies of the Field · 1930
Lilies of the Field
★ 4.21930
MovieDramaRomance
Mildred Harker loses custody of her child in a messy divorce settlement. Leaving her hometown in disgrace, Mildred heads to New York, where after a crash course in the school of hard knocks she joins the chorus of a Ziegfeld-like musical revue. Now a full-fledged gold-digger, she enjoys the favors of backstage johnnies and elderly sugar daddies, but finally finds true love in the form of Park Avenue socialite Ted Willing.
Wing and a PrayerWing and a Prayer · 1944
Wing and a Prayer
★ 6.71944
MovieWarAction
An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of Midway.
These Charming PeopleThese Charming People · 1931
These Charming People
★ 10.01931
MovieDrama
A drama film directed by Louis Mercanton
For Those We LoveFor Those We Love · 1921
For Those We Love
★ 7.01921
MovieRomance
Berenice Arnold spends her time trying to keep her family happy. This is easier said than done -- her brother, Jimmy, is a gambler and he steals 80 dollars that his father was responsible for. Berenice sets out to get the money back, but winds up causing a scandal because of her association with Trix Ulner, a gambler and thief.
MargieMargie · 1946
Margie
★ 7.11946
MovieComedyRomance
A woman reminisces about her teenage years in the 1920s, when she fell in love with her teacher.
Lily ChristineLily Christine · 1932
Lily Christine
★ 10.01932
MovieDramaRomance
Lily is threatened with divorce by her husband after spending an innocent night with friend Rupert Harvey.
Give My Regards to BroadwayGive My Regards to Broadway · 1948
Give My Regards to Broadway
★ 7.51948
MovieMusic
A family vaudeville act is threatened when the eldest son is offered a contract to play baseball. Musical.
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! · 1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
★ 6.51948
MovieComedyDrama
Light-hearted, old-style romance about a farm-hand who arranges to buy a pair of mules from his employer. No one is able to handle the mules and he must train them. Adding to his dilemma, he pursues his boss's daughter who gets her kicks out of keeping him guessing about her true feelings. Of course, at the end he tames both the mules and the girl.

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Dixie DuganDixie Dugan · 1943
Dixie Dugan
★ 6.51943
MovieComedy
Roger Hudson, a wealthy businessman who has moved to Washington to work for the government as a "dollar a year man," is late for a radio broadcast about his new department, the Mobilization of Woman Power for War. He takes a cab driven by Dixie Dugan, who hopes that being a cabbie while the country's men are away fighting will help the war effort. Her incompetent driving, however, results in an accident for which Roger must take responsibility in order to reach the radio station in time. Dixie then returns home, where she lives with her father Timothy, who is constantly practicing his air raid warden duties, her mother Gladys, an aspiring Red Cross worker, and cousin Imogene, who studies incessantly to become a "quiz kid." The Dugans rent out their spare rooms to Dixie's fiancé, Matt Hogan, and to blustering Judge J. J. Lawson. Matt, who works in a munitions factory, wants Dixie to settle down and marry him, but Dixie is determined to help her country.

Producer

Aren't We All?Aren't We All? · 1932
Aren't We All?
★ 8.01932
MovieComedyRomance
Because his father, Lord Grenham, spends more time philandering with attractive women than conducting business, Willie Tatham is forced to interrupt his honeymoon with his wife Margot in the south of France and return to London to get his father to sign an important contract. While Margot, an actress, goes to a small resort where she will not be recognized, Kitty Lake, one of the young women Lord Grenham pursues, flirts with Willie. Two weeks pass and when Willie tells Margot on the telephone that he must stay in town, she threatens to engage in a violent flirtation with the next attractive man she sees. Karl von der Heide, from Vienna, who is waiting to use the telephone, overhears her and begins a flirtation. She identifies herself to him as Mrs. Margaret Spaulding, and they pursue the beginnings of a romance until Margot suddenly returns home.

Producer

His Jazz BrideHis Jazz Bride · 1926
His Jazz Bride
★ 10.01926
MovieDrama
Young lawyer Dick Gregory, is hard pressed to pay the bills of his wife, Gloria, and equally hard pressed to keep up with the frantic pace of her life. Edward Martindel, an attorney who represents a corporation against which Dick is litigating, attempts to bribe Dick with a substantial sum of money; Dick refuses, and Gloria develops a complaint against him on this account. After a particularly bitter argument, Gloria leaves Dick and joins some friends for a moonlight cruise. Alec Seymour, a friend of the Gregorys', tells Dick that the boat on which Gloria is sailing has not met safety standards, and Dick goes after her, saving her life when the boat sinks. Gloria repents of her wild and wicked ways, and she and Dick settle into calm domesticity.

Writer