Writing

Jacques Théry

Born April 6, 1881 · Paris, France

Died September 29, 1970 · aged 89

No biography available.

Known For

Yolanda and the ThiefYolanda and the Thief · 1945
Yolanda and the Thief
★ 6.01945
MovieMusicRomance
Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing her tangled business affairs. Riggs decides to materialize as the girl's "angel", gains her unquestioning confidence, and helps himself to the deluded girl's millions. Just as he and his partner are about to flee Patria with their booty, Riggs realizes he has fallen in love with the girl and returns the money, together with a note that is part confession and part love letter. But the larcenous duo's escape from Patria turns out to be more difficult than they could ever have imagined.
The Heavenly BodyThe Heavenly Body · 1944
The Heavenly Body
★ 5.61944
MovieComedyRomance
The beautiful wife of a tweedy astronomer becomes convinced that her astrologer's prediction of a new dream man in her life will come true.
Arise, My LoveArise, My Love · 1940
Arise, My Love
★ 6.51940
MovieComedyRomance
A dashing pilot and a vivacious reporter have romantic and dramatic adventures in Europe as World War II begins.
Joan of ParisJoan of Paris · 1942
Joan of Paris
★ 6.51942
MovieRomanceWar
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.
Springtime in the RockiesSpringtime in the Rockies · 1942
Springtime in the Rockies
★ 6.91942
MovieRomanceComedy
Broadway partners Vicky Lane and Dan Christy have a tiff over Christy's womanizing. Jealous Vicky takes up with her old flame and former dance partner, Victor Price, and Dan's career takes a nosedive. In hopes of rekindling their romance and getting Vicky back on the boards with him, Dan follows her to a ritzy resort in the Canadian Rockies, where she and Victor are about to open their new act. But things get complicated when Dan wakes after a bender to find that he's hired an outlandish Latin secretary, Rosita Murphy, which makes Vicky think he's just up to his old tricks again.
To Each His OwnTo Each His Own · 1946
To Each His Own
★ 7.01946
MovieDrama
During World War I, small-town girl Josephine Norris has an illegitimate son by an itinerant pilot. After a scheme to adopt him ends up giving him to another family, she devotes her life to loving him from afar.
Quadrille d'amourQuadrille d'amour · 1935
Quadrille d'amour
★ 8.01935
MovieComedy
Irene, a young Hungarian becomes an elegant and brilliant Parisian for the love of a car racer. Her transformation earns her the heart of her beloved.
Rhythm on the RiverRhythm on the River · 1940
Rhythm on the River
★ 6.91940
MovieComedyMusic
Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they fall in love and then try to sell their songs under their own name. The problem is every song publisher thinks they're copying Courtney's style.

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