Writing

William M. Conselman

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Known For

The Little ColonelThe Little Colonel · 1935
The Little Colonel
6.61935
MovieFamilyMusic
After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.
Orient ExpressOrient Express · 1934
Orient Express
9.01934
MovieDrama
Based on Graham Greene's novel Stamboul Train, the movie focuses on the lives of individuals aboard the Orient Express as it makes a three-day journey from Ostend to Constantinople.
The Mad GameThe Mad Game · 1933
The Mad Game
10.01933
MovieCrimeDrama
Bootlegger Ed Carson is sent to prison. His old gang turns from liquor (now legal) to kidnapping. When they nab the son and daughter-in-law of the judge who sent Carson to prison, he is paroled to help in the capture.
So This Is LondonSo This Is London · 1939
So This Is London
9.01939
MovieComedy
American (Churchill) in London dislikes England until his daughter (Lehmann) falls for the son (Granger) of the Lord (Drayton) with whom he wants to conclude a business deal.
Six Cylinder LoveSix Cylinder Love · 1931
Six Cylinder Love
9.01931
MovieComedy
Troubles begin for the Sterlings when they buy an expensive car and friends start pressing them for rides.
Why Trust Your Husband?Why Trust Your Husband? · 1921
Why Trust Your Husband?
8.01921
MovieComedy
Elmer Day and his wife, Eunice, are visiting Gilbert and Maud Stone, and the two husbands, wishing to attend a masquerade, plead business engagements to escape from their wives. But the wives, discovering the invitation, also attend, and matters are complicated by changes and substitutions of costumes and the appearance of Mrs. Day's aunt and uncle. After a police raid there are general explanations and reconciliations at the police court.
PajamasPajamas · 1927
Pajamas
10.01927
MovieComedyRomance
A spoiled heiress sets her sights on a handsome pilot, but he wants nothing to do with her.
Red Hot RhythmRed Hot Rhythm · 1929
Red Hot Rhythm
9.01929
MovieComedy
Walter, a songwriter who is in love with Mary, a nightclub singer, prefers to make a living by fleecing crackpot songwriters and promoting their creations. When Walter writes "At Last I'm in Love" for Mary, she promises to plug the song at the Frivolity Club, but he leaves in a huff when she flirts with Sam, a legitimate song publisher. On the street, he gives refuge to Claire, a girl accused of a theft, and hires her as his secretary. Mrs. Fioretta gives Walter a large sum to publish her song, "The Night Elmer Died," but Sam induces Mary to get Walter to stop the deal. When Walter discovers that Claire is having an affair with Sam, he returns to Mary at the club. A lost film.

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The Little ColonelThe Little Colonel · 1935
The Little Colonel
6.61935
MovieFamilyMusic
After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak to her again. Several years pass and Elizabeth returns to her home town with her husband and young daughter. The little girl charms her crusty grandfather and tries to patch things up between him and her mother.
Orient ExpressOrient Express · 1934
Orient Express
9.01934
MovieDrama
Based on Graham Greene's novel Stamboul Train, the movie focuses on the lives of individuals aboard the Orient Express as it makes a three-day journey from Ostend to Constantinople.
The Mad GameThe Mad Game · 1933
The Mad Game
10.01933
MovieCrimeDrama
Bootlegger Ed Carson is sent to prison. His old gang turns from liquor (now legal) to kidnapping. When they nab the son and daughter-in-law of the judge who sent Carson to prison, he is paroled to help in the capture.
So This Is LondonSo This Is London · 1939
So This Is London
9.01939
MovieComedy
American (Churchill) in London dislikes England until his daughter (Lehmann) falls for the son (Granger) of the Lord (Drayton) with whom he wants to conclude a business deal.
Six Cylinder LoveSix Cylinder Love · 1931
Six Cylinder Love
9.01931
MovieComedy
Troubles begin for the Sterlings when they buy an expensive car and friends start pressing them for rides.
Why Trust Your Husband?Why Trust Your Husband? · 1921
Why Trust Your Husband?
8.01921
MovieComedy
Elmer Day and his wife, Eunice, are visiting Gilbert and Maud Stone, and the two husbands, wishing to attend a masquerade, plead business engagements to escape from their wives. But the wives, discovering the invitation, also attend, and matters are complicated by changes and substitutions of costumes and the appearance of Mrs. Day's aunt and uncle. After a police raid there are general explanations and reconciliations at the police court.
PajamasPajamas · 1927
Pajamas
10.01927
MovieComedyRomance
A spoiled heiress sets her sights on a handsome pilot, but he wants nothing to do with her.
Red Hot RhythmRed Hot Rhythm · 1929
Red Hot Rhythm
9.01929
MovieComedy
Walter, a songwriter who is in love with Mary, a nightclub singer, prefers to make a living by fleecing crackpot songwriters and promoting their creations. When Walter writes "At Last I'm in Love" for Mary, she promises to plug the song at the Frivolity Club, but he leaves in a huff when she flirts with Sam, a legitimate song publisher. On the street, he gives refuge to Claire, a girl accused of a theft, and hires her as his secretary. Mrs. Fioretta gives Walter a large sum to publish her song, "The Night Elmer Died," but Sam induces Mary to get Walter to stop the deal. When Walter discovers that Claire is having an affair with Sam, he returns to Mary at the club. A lost film.
Private NumberPrivate Number · 1936
Private Number
6.71936
MovieDramaRomance
Ellen Neal, a young and inexperienced maid, becomes romantically involved with her employers son which causes various complications. The head butler also has an infatuation for the young girl but his intentions are not that good.
Bright EyesBright Eyes · 1934
Bright Eyes
6.71934
MovieDramaFamily
An orphaned girl is taken in by a snobbish family at the insistence of their rich, crotchety uncle, even as her devoted aviator godfather fights for custody.
A Connecticut YankeeA Connecticut Yankee · 1931
A Connecticut Yankee
6.11931
MovieComedyFantasy
Making a delivery to a mysterious mansion in a rainstorm, radio salesman Hank Martin is knocked out when a suit of armor topples on him. Upon awakening, Hank finds himself in the time of King Arthur. At Camelot Castle, Hank uses a cigarette lighter and his skill with a lasso to save himself from being executed as a demon. Hank so impresses Arthur that the king orders him to joust with one of his knights to save the life of Princess Alisande.
On the AvenueOn the Avenue · 1937
On the Avenue
7.21937
MovieMusicComedy
A new Broadway show starring Gary Blake shamelessly lampoons the rich Carraway family. To get her own back, daughter Mimi sets out to ensnare Blake, but the courtship is soon for real, to the annoyance of his co-star, hoofing chanteuese Mona Merrick.
StowawayStowaway · 1936
Stowaway
6.71936
MovieAdventureFamily
Chin-Ching gets lost in Shanghai and is befriended by American playboy Tommy Randall. She falls asleep in his car which winds up on a ship headed for America. Susan Parker, also on the ship, marries Randall to give Chin-Ching a family.
Pigskin ParadePigskin Parade · 1936
Pigskin Parade
6.21936
MovieComedyMusic
Bessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college football team into shape. Just in time, they discover a hillbilly farmhand and his sister. The hillbilly farmhand's ability to throw melons enables him to become their star passing ace.
The Way of the StrongThe Way of the Strong · 1928
The Way of the Strong
8.31928
MovieCrimeDrama
A gangster falls for a blind violinist, only for his mobster rivals to kidnap her.
Business and PleasureBusiness and Pleasure · 1932
Business and Pleasure
6.31932
MovieComedy
On a Mediterranean cruise, Earl Tinker, a manufacturer of razor blades, is the target of a femme fatale in the pay of a business rival, and he becomes embroiled in a feud between two Arab tribes.
If I Had My WayIf I Had My Way · 1940
If I Had My Way
7.01940
MovieComedyFamily
Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head to New York to look for the girl's uncle. The trio soon unexpectedly become owners of a tired restaurant.
Life Begins at FortyLife Begins at Forty · 1935
Life Begins at Forty
10.01935
MovieComedy
A small-town newspaper publisher finds himself in opposition to the local banker on the return to town of a lad jailed possibly wrongly for a theft from the bank.
Whoopee!Whoopee! · 1930
Whoopee!
6.61930
MovieMusicComedy
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he's just giving her a ride; but she left a note saying they've eloped! Chasing them are jilted Bob, Henry's nurse Mary (who's been trying to seduce him) and others.
East Side of HeavenEast Side of Heaven · 1939
East Side of Heaven
7.41939
MovieComedyFamily
A man finds himself the father, by proxy, of a ten-month-old baby and becomes involved in the turbulent lives of the child's family.
Arizona to BroadwayArizona to Broadway · 1933
Arizona to Broadway
7.51933
MovieCrimeRomance
A team of con men trying to double-cross a woman they are supposedly helping to get some stolen money back wind up getting crossed themselves... by the mob.
Doubting ThomasDoubting Thomas · 1935
Doubting Thomas
7.51935
MovieComedy
A husband makes fun of his wife's theatrical aspirations when she agrees to appear in a local production. When she begins to neglect him, he decides to retaliate by also going on stage.
Frontier MarshalFrontier Marshal · 1934
Frontier Marshal
7.01934
MovieWestern
Thinly veiled reworking of the Wyatt Earp story with the renamed Michael Wyatt rolling into Tombstone, becoming acquainted, teaming up, and cleaning up the town with the help of “Doc” Warren and saloon singer Queenie La Verne, while sweet young maiden Mary Reid waits patiently on the sidelines.
Baby Take a BowBaby Take a Bow · 1934
Baby Take a Bow
5.71934
MovieDramaFamily
Eddie Ellison is an ex-con who spent time in Sing-Sing prison. Kay marries him as soon as he serves his time. Five years later, Eddie and his ex-convict buddy Larry, have both gone straight, and Eddie and Kay have a beautiful little girl named Shirley. However, Welch has kept a close eye on them for years. He believes in "once a criminal, always a criminal." Then, when Eddie's employer's wife's pearls go missing, it comes out that Eddie and Larry both spent time in prison, and they're fired. Welch suspects that Eddie and Larry have something to do with the theft of the pearls. Will Welch prove that Eddie and Larry had something to do with the theft, or will the truth prevail?