Writing

Viola Brothers Shore

Born May 26, 1890 · New York City, New York, USA

Died March 27, 1970 · aged 79

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Viola Brothers Shore (May 26, 1890 – March 27, 1970) was an American author who worked in a variety of mediums from the 1910s through the 1930s. Married three times, she began her writing career as a poet and a writer of short stories and articles or magazines. Towards the end of the silent film era, she began writing screenplays, and eventually expanded into…

Known For

Broadway FeverBroadway Fever · 1929
Broadway Fever
7.01929
MovieComedy
Stagestruck Sally McAllister can’t get an appointment with famed theatrical producer Eric Byron so Sally responds to an ad for a maid only to discover that she will be working for Byron himself! Falling for him but still burning with ambition she arranges for Lila Leroy, Byron's leading lady, to take a train to Oakland, California instead of New Jersey, then hot foots it to Oakland, New Jersey, where Byron's latest play is taking place, and impersonating Lila by wearing a blonde wig but as dress rehearsal approaches will she get away with the subterfuge?
Breakfast for TwoBreakfast for Two · 1937
Breakfast for Two
5.91937
MovieComedyRomance
After a night on the town, Jonathan Blair wakes to find that Texan Valentine Ransome has escorted him home. Valentine is attracted to Jonathan and sets out first to reform him, and his family's near-bankrupt shipping company, and then to marry him. In her way is Jonathan's fiancée, actress Carol Wallace.
Night LifeNight Life · 1927
Night Life
8.01927
MovieDrama
In post-World War I Vienna, a confidence trickster falls in love with a struggling waitress.
Blond CheatBlond Cheat · 1938
Blond Cheat
7.31938
MovieComedyRomance
Socially prominent Michael Ashburn, chief assistant for a London loan broker makes a large loan during a closing time to a man for a pair of earrings. He is unaware that the collateral can not be removed from the ears in which they reside, so then Julie becomes part of the collateral.
Husband's HolidayHusband's Holiday · 1931
Husband's Holiday
9.01931
MovieDrama
A stuffy family man cheats on his wife but she refuses him a divorce at first. Meanwhile his mistress resents her second class status.
The Life of the PartyThe Life of the Party · 1937
The Life of the Party
6.21937
MovieComedyRomance
A singer finds another heir (Gene Raymond) to marry, to avoid the one (Joe Penner) her mother found.
Chicken Wagon FamilyChicken Wagon Family · 1939
Chicken Wagon Family
10.01939
MovieComedy
Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile roam the country-side in a mule-drawn wagon, trading trinkets to farmers for chickens which they sell in the cities. Addie and her father love the care-free life, but Mrs. Fippany and Cecile want to settle down in New York City. As soon as the "chicken wagon family" reaches New York, Addie gets into mischief and a policeman, Matt Hibbard, helps her and falls in love with Cecile. He helps the family settle into a deserted firehouse which is up for public sale.
No LimitNo Limit · 1931
No Limit
6.01931
MovieComedyDrama
Theater usherette Bunny O'Day (Clara Bow) inadvertently becomes hostess of a private gambling den, and gets involved in a romance with a ne'er-do-well gambler.

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