Writing

W. Carey Wonderly

Born April 22, 1885 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died December 14, 1931 · aged 46

W. Carey Wonderly (William Carey Wonderly) was an American writer.

Known For

Four Jacks and a JillFour Jacks and a Jill · 1942
Four Jacks and a Jill
★ 6.51942
MovieComedyMusic
Karanina "Nina" Novak, is befriended by Nifty, the leader of a four-piece orchestra, and in return, secures an engagement for them at the Little Aregal Cafe, with herself as the vocalist, by pretending she once knew the King or Aregal back in the old country. Steve shows up pretending to be the King of Aregal, and complicates the growing romance between Nina and Nifty. When Steve runs off with Opa, the real King of Aregal (also Steve) appears and complicates things again.
That Girl from ParisThat Girl from Paris · 1936
That Girl from Paris
★ 6.91936
MovieMusicComedy
Nikki Martin, a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to reciprocate her feelings.
The Price of SilenceThe Price of Silence · 1916
The Price of Silence
1916
MovieDrama
A woman gives up her illegitimate child, and then marries without telling her new husband about the child.
Rouge and RichesRouge and Riches · 1920
Rouge and Riches
★ 7.01920
MovieDrama
Rebecca Butler, tired of poverty, takes a job in a Broadway chorus line and determines to marry a millionaire.
The Infamous Miss RevellThe Infamous Miss Revell · 1921
The Infamous Miss Revell
★ 9.01921
MovieMystery
To support their siblings, Julien accepts "protection" from a wealthy man, inheriting his fortune but gaining an "infamous" reputation. A teacher, Max, falls for her, unaware that the real Julien died and he is actually in love with her innocent sister, Paula.
Street GirlStreet Girl · 1929
Street Girl
★ 6.11929
MovieRomanceDrama
A homeless and destitute violinist joins a combo to bring it success, but has problems with her love life.
Broadway GoldBroadway Gold · 1923
Broadway Gold
★ 7.01923
MovieDrama
Sunny Duane, a chorus girl, goes out to dinner with Cornelius Fellowes, a wealthy man who is murdered the same night. Anxious to avoid suspicion, she escapes and quickly marries a man who believes he is going to die and wants to leave her his fortune. He recovers but is helplessly crippled. With the law closing in a last minute change of fortune rescues Sunny future.
Her BoyHer Boy · 1918
Her Boy
1918
MovieDrama
When the United States enters World War I, the widowed Helen worries that she will lose her only son David, who has just turned 21. Although David patriotically urges the employees at his factory to enlist, he reluctantly gives in to his mother's pleas to remain at home with her. When David is drafted, his panic-stricken mother alters the date on his birth certificate, although the later birth date implies that he is illegitimate. Disgusted, David enlists under an assumed name, thus shaming Helen, who confesses her dishonesty to the townspeople. Her son, now in uniform, then forgives her.

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The Follies GirlThe Follies Girl · 1919
The Follies Girl
★ 8.01919
MovieComedy
The relatives of dying Edward Woodruff, Nina Leffingwell, her brother Frederic, and her cousin Basil, whom she wants to marry, scheme to inherit Woodruff's wealth. Since Woodruff continually calls for an imagined granddaughter, the child of his daughter who died before they could patch up a quarrel which estranged them, Nina gets Doll, a Follies girl, to impersonate the granddaughter, try to endear herself to Woodruff, and thus inherit the money. Doll would then be paid off and the relatives would get the inheritance. When Doll's administrations cause Woodruff to recover, Nina sends for Woodruff's grandson Ned, whom he disowned for marrying beneath him, hoping that Ned will send Doll away. When Ned seems to fall in love with Doll, Nina tells Woodruff that Ned and Doll are secretly meeting in the estate lodge. Woodruff investigates and finds that Doll and Ned are married and have a baby boy. Delighted, Woodruff forgives Ned.

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