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Pierre Collings

Born September 22, 1900 · Nova Scotia, Canada

Died December 21, 1937 · aged 37

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lysander Pierre Collings (September 22, 1900 - December 21, 1937), known professionally as Pierre Collings, was a writer and filmmaker who, along with Sheridan Gibney, won two Academy Awards in 1936 for The Story of Louis Pasteur. Their screenplay was adapted from their own work, leading to awards for both Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Story. Collings sta…

Known For

The Show OffThe Show Off · 1926
The Show Off
7.21926
MovieComedyDrama
A blowhard who poses as a railroad executive (but is really just a $30-a-week clerk) catches a young bride and then drives her family's finances to the brink of ruin.
A Social CelebrityA Social Celebrity · 1926
A Social Celebrity
8.01926
MovieComedy
Small-town barber Max Haber is the pride of his father, Johann, who owns an antiquated barbershop. Max adores Kitty Laverne, the manicurist, who loves him but is ambitious to be a dancer, so she heads for New York, hoping that he will follow in pursuit of better things. Mrs. Jackson-Greer, a New York society matron, has occasion to note Max styling the hair of a town girl and induces him to come to New York and pose as a French count. There he meets April, Mrs. King's niece, and loses his heart to her, as well as to Kitty, now a showgirl.
Good and NaughtyGood and Naughty · 1926
Good and Naughty
7.01926
MovieComedyRomance
Four middle-aged actors jointly adopt an orphaned baby girl, raising her in a backstage milieu.
The Story of Louis PasteurThe Story of Louis Pasteur · 1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
6.91936
MovieDramaHistory
A true story about Louis Pasteur, who revolutionized medicine by proving that much disease is caused by microbes, that sanitation is paramount and that at least some diseases can be cured by vaccinations.
Untamed YouthUntamed Youth · 1924
Untamed Youth
10.01924
MovieDrama
Robert Ardis, a small-town youth studying for the ministry, encounters a visiting Gypsy, Marcheta, and is displeased by her pagan conduct. When she saves the life of his younger brother, however, Robert becomes fascinated with her. Though scorning his religion, Marcheta saves his life during a storm by praying for a miracle, and in rescuing him she comes to believe in God.
Dangerous Nan McGrewDangerous Nan McGrew · 1930
Dangerous Nan McGrew
4.51930
MovieWesternComedy
Dangerous Nan McGrew is the sharp-shooting expert of a traveling medicine show that is stranded in the Canadian northwest at the snowbound hunting lodge of wealthy Mrs. Benson. Nan is invited to put on a show for the benefit of Mrs. Benson's Christmas-Eve guests. While performing her boop-a-doop songs, Eustace Macy, the saxophone-tooting nephew of Mrs. Benson falls in love with Nan. And, then, the villain, the bank-robbing Doc Foster, makes his entrance. Can Dawes of the Royal Mounted be seen slushing in pursuit behind the gangster? Could Be.
Time to LoveTime to Love · 1927
Time to Love
10.01927
MovieRomanceDrama
Alfred Sava-Goiu, who, after being dumped by his sweetheart, philosophically decides to end it all by jumping into the Seine. Instead, he lands in a passing boat owned by the Countess Elvire. Falling in love with his savior, Alfred returns the compliment by rescuing the Countess from a precipitous waterfall.
A Woman of the WorldA Woman of the World · 1925
A Woman of the World
5.51925
MovieComedyDrama
A European countess, after being betrayed by her lover, goes to live in small town Middle America with her cousins and causes havoc among the rather puritanical community members.

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