Writing

Gordon Kahn

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GigoletteGigolette · 1935
Gigolette
5.41935
MovieDramaRomance
Kay Parrish, a society girl, finds she is penniless when her father dies. However she persuades Terry Gallagher to give her a hostess job at his New York City clip-joint, which he operates on the theory that if the suckers want it he'll give it to them, albeit he does apply some principles regarding the matter. A Broadway playboy, Greg Emerson, falls in love with Kay and proposes but his high-society parents object strongly. Terry. although he also has fallen in love with Kay and doesn't realize she feels the same about him, sets out to provide a happy ending for the couple.
Blonde AlibiBlonde Alibi · 1946
Blonde Alibi
4.81946
MovieActionComedy
Soon after a young woman breaks off her engagement to a doctor, the doctor is found murdered. Suspicion falls on his ex-fiancé and a pilot with a checkered past.
Mickey the KidMickey the Kid · 1939
Mickey the Kid
9.01939
MovieDrama
A bank robber and his boy make a run for it during winter in a bus full of children.
WhiplashWhiplash · 1948
Whiplash
5.01948
MovieDrama
An artist follows a woman from California to New York, where he boxes for her mobster husband.
Buy Me That TownBuy Me That Town · 1941
Buy Me That Town
6.31941
MovieDramaComedy
A gangster and his mob buy a small-town in this warm comedy. They, tired of trying to make it as big city hoods, buy the town to use as a hideout. The leader of the gang begins to have a change of heart after he begins falling for a local girl.
Two O'Clock CourageTwo O'Clock Courage · 1945
Two O'Clock Courage
6.31945
MovieMysteryCrime
A cab driver nearly hits a man with amnesia, then helps him unravel his past, only to discover he's a murder suspect as she falls for him.
Her Kind of ManHer Kind of Man · 1946
Her Kind of Man
6.31946
MovieDramaCrime
A nightclub singer can't choose between a charismatic small-time gangster and an honest newspaperman.
S.O.S Tidal WaveS.O.S Tidal Wave · 1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
6.81939
MovieCrime
A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his stand against the election of a corrupt mayoral candidate after a gangster threatens his family. Features tidal wave stock footage from RKO's "Deluge" (1933), q.v.

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Song of NevadaSong of Nevada · 1944
Song of Nevada
6.31944
MovieWestern
When John Barrabbee's plane makes an emergency landing, he wanders off and joins Roy's cattle drive. Later he learns he was killed when his plane resumed its flight and crashed. He also learns his daughter is going to sell his ranch and marry a man he dislikes. So he gives Roy a job on the ranch and sends him off to see if he can prevent both of these events while he remains in hiding. Written by Maurice VanAuken Western girl moves east and influenced badly by her snobby fiance. She returns to sell her deceased father's ranch. The father isn't really dead, though; he's hoping that his friend Roy can restore the girl's western values. Songs include "New Moon Over Nevada," "A Cowboy has to Yodel in the Morning," and "The Harum Scarum Baron of the Harmonium." Written by Ed Stephan

Screenplay

X Marks the SpotX Marks the Spot · 1931
X Marks the Spot
6.51931
MovieCrimeDrama
The story begins in 1923 where after an accident, a newspaper reporter needs to raise $5,000 to pay for an operation, otherwise his young sister will be crippled for life. The desperate reporter is finally able to get the cash from a shady acquaintance, Riggs. Eight years later in New York, circumstances conspire to place the reporter as the number one suspect in the murder of a showgirl. With no witness or alibi, the reporter devises a plan to smoke out the real culprit. A meeting is arranged under the cover of night and to the surprise of both men, the murderer is Riggs. Out of gratitude for past generosity to his sister, the reporter agrees not to expose Riggs, however unwittingly leads the police to him! Riggs is found guilty, and a dramatic scene in the courthouse ensues.

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