Writing

Whitfield Cook

Born April 9, 1909

Died November 12, 2003 · aged 94

No biography available.

Known For

Strangers on a TrainStrangers on a Train · 1951
Strangers on a Train
7.71951
MovieCrimeThriller
A charming psychopath tries to coerce a tennis star into his theory that two strangers can commit the perfect crime by exchanging murders—each killing the other’s most-hated person.
Stage FrightStage Fright · 1950
Stage Fright
6.81950
MovieThriller
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
High BarbareeHigh Barbaree · 1947
High Barbaree
5.61947
MovieActionDrama
After his plane is downed in the South Pacific, a Navy flier recounts his life to a co-pilot while awaiting rescue.
The Secret HeartThe Secret Heart · 1946
The Secret Heart
6.51946
MovieDrama
Penny Addams lives in a constant state of depression stemming from the trauma of her father's death when she was just a young girl. Her brother, Chase, and stepmother, Lee, work to help Penny process her grief through psychotherapy and revisiting their past, but only the revelation of long-buried family secrets -- including her Lee's secret lover and the true nature of her father's death -- can bring Penny out of her intense despair.
The Sailor Takes a WifeThe Sailor Takes a Wife · 1945
The Sailor Takes a Wife
8.01945
MovieComedyRomance
While waiting in New York City to ship out to Europe, a sailor stops by a serviceman's canteen and meets a USO hostess. They immediately fall for each other and get married that night. However, when the sailor is notified that he has been reclassified as 4-F (unfit for service) by the Navy and then discharged, he and his new wife realize that, having to set up house before they expected to, they actually know very little about each other. Complications ensue.
Big CityBig City · 1948
Big City
7.81948
MovieDramaMusic
A young orphan in New York's Lower East Side is collectively adopted by three neighborhood men--a minister, a cantor, and a cop.
Once You Meet a StrangerOnce You Meet a Stranger · 1996
Once You Meet a Stranger
4.31996
MovieThrillerTV Movie
This television remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1951) follows the same story, but has changed the genders of the lead characters from male to female. Sheila Gaines is a former child star whose first husband is unwilling to give her a divorce. A chance meeting with Margo Anthony on a train leads to a conversation where the mentally unstable Margo, who hates her mother, suggests that they swap murders, so as to solve their problems. Although she thinks nothing of the conversation, Sheila's life takes a surprising turn when her husband is murdered by Margo. Now Margo wants Sheila to do her part of "the deal." With the police on her tail and Margo constantly in her face, Sheila must find a way out of this tangled web.
The Greer CaseThe Greer Case · 1957
The Greer Case
1957
MovieComedyDrama
When a rich woman dies without signing her new will, all kinds of problems ensue.

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Once You Meet a StrangerOnce You Meet a Stranger · 1996
Once You Meet a Stranger
4.31996
MovieThrillerTV Movie
This television remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1951) follows the same story, but has changed the genders of the lead characters from male to female. Sheila Gaines is a former child star whose first husband is unwilling to give her a divorce. A chance meeting with Margo Anthony on a train leads to a conversation where the mentally unstable Margo, who hates her mother, suggests that they swap murders, so as to solve their problems. Although she thinks nothing of the conversation, Sheila's life takes a surprising turn when her husband is murdered by Margo. Now Margo wants Sheila to do her part of "the deal." With the police on her tail and Margo constantly in her face, Sheila must find a way out of this tangled web.

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