Ian McLellan Hunter

Writing

Ian McLellan Hunter

Born August 8, 1915

Died March 5, 1991 · aged 75

Ian McLellan Hunter (8 August 1915 – 5 March 1991) was an English screenwriter, best remembered for fronting for the blacklisted Dalton Trumbo as the credited writer of Roman Holiday in 1953. During that time, many American actors and screenwriters were blacklisted as communists in Hollywood, and as a result, used pseudonyms for protection. used a variety of pseudonyms when working individually o…

Known For

Roman HolidayRoman Holiday · 1953
Roman Holiday
7.91953
MovieRomanceComedy
Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.
The Outside ManThe Outside Man · 1972
The Outside Man
6.21972
MovieCrimeThriller
A French hit man is hired by a crime family to end the life of a rival mobster, but things fall apart when the boss who hired him is killed.
Captain SindbadCaptain Sindbad · 1963
Captain Sindbad
4.91963
MovieFantasyAdventure
After completing his voyages Sindbad the Sailor and his hearty crew have come home to find a palace coup d'etat has occurred and his home city is being run by a brutal dictator played by Pedro Armendariz. He's got designs on the beautiful young princess, Heidi Bruhl both lustful and political.
The Amazing Mr. XThe Amazing Mr. X · 1948
The Amazing Mr. X
6.21948
MovieThrillerHorror
On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper deviltry than he had in mind...
Second ChorusSecond Chorus · 1941
Second Chorus
5.81941
MovieComedyRomance
Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exams seven years in a row. In the midst of a performance, Danny spies Ellen Miller who ends up being made band manager. Both men compete for her affections while trying to get the other one fired.
A Woman of DistinctionA Woman of Distinction · 1950
A Woman of Distinction
7.01950
MovieComedy
Ice-cold college dean Susan Middlecott feels there's no room in her life for romance. Enter Prof. Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy, touring North America and in possession of a keepsake of Susan's he wants to return. Desperate for publicity, lecture bureau press agent Teddy Evans magnifies this into a great romance. The efforts of both dignified principals to quash the story have the opposite effect; matters get more and more involved.
A Dream of KingsA Dream of Kings · 1969
A Dream of Kings
6.01969
MovieDrama
A Greek American father of a dying boy decides to take his son to Greece to breathe the clean air of his ancestors, in an attempt to save the boy's life. However, money is a problem.
Slightly DangerousSlightly Dangerous · 1943
Slightly Dangerous
6.01943
MovieComedyRomance
Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.

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