Writing

George Froeschel

Born March 9, 1891

Died November 22, 1979 · aged 88

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Georg "George" Froeschel (March 9, 1891 – November 22, 1979) was an Austrian screenwriter best known for Mrs. Miniver, Quentin Durward, and The Story of Three Loves, while working for MGM in the 1940s and 1950s. Before working in film he was a lawyer and journalist. Georg Froeschel was born in 1891, the son of a Jewish banker in Vienna. He wrote his first no…

Known For

Waterloo BridgeWaterloo Bridge · 1940
Waterloo Bridge
7.51940
MovieDramaRomance
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.
ScaramoucheScaramouche · 1952
Scaramouche
7.01952
MovieAdventureRomance
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend's murder.
Mrs. MiniverMrs. Miniver · 1942
Mrs. Miniver
7.11942
MovieDramaRomance
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
The Mortal StormThe Mortal Storm · 1940
The Mortal Storm
7.31940
MovieDrama
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
The Story of Three LovesThe Story of Three Loves · 1953
The Story of Three Loves
6.01953
MovieDramaRomance
Passengers on an ocean liner recall their greatest loves.
BetrayedBetrayed · 1954
Betrayed
5.81954
MovieDramaRomance
When the Dutch resistance brings in Carla Van Oven to spy on the Nazis, Col. Pieter Deventer initially suspects she could be a double agent. Van Oven eventually convinces Deventer of her character, and when she is sent into occupied territory, she joins up with a rebel leader known as "The Scarf". As the resistance endures severe losses and their missions fail, Deventer starts to wonder whose side Van Oven is fighting on.
Random HarvestRandom Harvest · 1942
Random Harvest
7.31942
MovieRomanceDrama
Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.
Command DecisionCommand Decision · 1948
Command Decision
6.61948
MovieWarDrama
High-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties the mission will cost.

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Roswolsky's MistressRoswolsky's Mistress · 1921
Roswolsky's Mistress
10.01921
MovieDrama
Mia Verhag loses her job as a chorus singer when she rejects the advances of the theatre director. While she is in the grips of despair, she encounters the millionaire Roswolsky, who takes her to his luxurious house and gives her a key to the garden gate, allowing her to visit the surrounding park whenever she pleases. This chance meeting sends rumours flying everywhere, and soon Mia appears on the front pages of all the newspapers as Roswolsky’s mistress. The city’s merchants and creditors compete to lend her money, and she lands the leading role in the theatre’s new production. There, she falls in love with Count Albich – but, believing the rumours, he avoids her. Mia follows him to Monte Carlo, while Roswolsky himself falls genuinely in love with her and plots to take Albich out of the running. A grand drama is set to unfold.

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