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Francis Swann

Born July 16, 1913 · Maryland, USA

Died August 27, 1983 · aged 70

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francis Swann (July 16, 1913, Maryland – August 27, 1983, Fairfax, California) was a playwright and novelist, and a film and television writer. He wrote several Broadway plays, most notable of which was Out of the Frying Pan. He wrote a number of screenplays for Warner Bros. and other studios, including the screenplay for 711 Ocean Drive (1950). Swann also wr…

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Cover UpCover Up · 1949
Cover Up
★ 6.41949
MovieMystery
Insurance investigator Sam Donovan is looking into the apparent suicide of a man in a small Midwestern town. All clues leads him into suspecting murder. Unfortunately, no one wants to assist him with the case, including Sheriff Larry Best.
Shine on Harvest MoonShine on Harvest Moon · 1944
Shine on Harvest Moon
★ 6.81944
MovieDramaMusic
Biographical movie about the early 20th century broadway stars Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth.
Tarzan's PerilTarzan's Peril · 1951
Tarzan's Peril
★ 5.51951
MovieActionAdventure
Escaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.
The Barefoot MailmanThe Barefoot Mailman · 1951
The Barefoot Mailman
★ 6.51951
MovieAdventureComedy
Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of mangrove swamp in the out-of-the-way community. So he decides to con the locals, some of whom are not as honest as he....
Belle of Old MexicoBelle of Old Mexico · 1950
Belle of Old Mexico
★ 9.01950
MovieComedyMusic
Wealthy Kip Artmitage III (Robert Rockwell) honors his late wartime friend's request to look after the friend's "little sister."
Young and WillingYoung and Willing · 1943
Young and Willing
★ 5.21943
MovieDrama
A group of young stage hopefuls tries to persuade a theatrical producer to give them their big chance at stardom.
Make Your Own BedMake Your Own Bed · 1944
Make Your Own Bed
★ 6.01944
MovieComedy
Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter then hires a private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. They only way that Walter can get Jerry to work for him is to tell Jerry that his life is in danger; the neighbor is trying to take his wife; and that Nazi spies are everywhere. Jerry needs a cook for his 'cover' so he gets his fiancée Susan to work with him. To keep Jerry working, Walter sends the threatening letters to himself and hires actors to play the spies but when a real group of spies disguised as a troupe of radio actors appears on the scene, events quickly spiral out of control.
711 Ocean Drive711 Ocean Drive · 1950
711 Ocean Drive
★ 6.41950
MovieCrime
A telephone repairman in Los Angeles uses his knowledge of electronics to help a bookie set up a betting operation. After the bookie is murdered, the greedy technician takes over his business. He ruthlessly climbs his way to the top of the local crime syndicate, but then gangsters from a big East Coast mob show up wanting a piece of his action.

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The Time, The Place and The GirlThe Time, The Place and The Girl · 1946
The Time, The Place and The Girl
★ 5.71946
MovieMusicComedy
The stuffy manager of lovely opera singer Vicki Cassel and her uncle, a classical conductor, is determined to close down the noisy nightclub next door to the Cassels' home. The club's owners--Steve, a handsome ladies' man, and Jeff, his clownish sidekick--hatch a plan to keep the club open. Steve arranges to meet--and woo--Vicki and then invite her and her uncle to the club. When Vicki's snobbish aunt and the manager discover that Vicki now favors popular music over the classics, they arrange to get the club closed. But that doesn't keep Steve and Jeff down. Instead, they decide to put on a Broadway show if they can get a backer. They find their "angel" in Vicki's uncle who agrees to finance the show only if Vicki is the leading lady. But again, Vicki's aunt and manager may be the spoiler in everyone's plans.

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