Writing

Maurine Dallas Watkins

Born July 27, 1896

Died August 10, 1969 · aged 73

No biography available.

Known For

ChicagoChicago · 2002
Chicago
7.12002
MovieComedyCrime
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
Libeled LadyLibeled Lady · 1936
Libeled Lady
7.31936
MovieComedyRomance
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
Roxie HartRoxie Hart · 1942
Roxie Hart
7.01942
MovieComedyRomance
A café in Chicago, 1942. On a rainy night, veteran reporter Homer Howard tells an increasing audience the story of Roxie Hart and the crime she was judged for in 1927.
Professional SweetheartProfessional Sweetheart · 1933
Professional Sweetheart
6.01933
MovieComedyRomance
Radio singer Glory Eden is publicized as the ideal of American womanhood in order to sell the sponsor's product Ippsie-Wippsie Washcloths. In reality, Glory would like to at least sample booze, jazz, gambling, and men. When the strain of representing "purity" brings her to rebellion, the sponsor and his nutty henchmen pick her a public-relations "sweetheart" from fan mail, who turns out to be a hayseed.
Up the RiverUp the River · 1930
Up the River
5.71930
MovieComedyCrime
Daily life at men and women's prison units where baseball and the marching band are serious business. Two prisoners escape in order to help paroled Steve from being blackmailed by his girlfriend's ex-partner-in-crime.
No Man of Her OwnNo Man of Her Own · 1932
No Man of Her Own
6.51932
MovieRomanceDrama
An on-the-lam New York card shark marries a small-town librarian who thinks he's a businessman.
I Love You AgainI Love You Again · 1940
I Love You Again
7.21940
MovieComedyRomance
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
Easy to WedEasy to Wed · 1946
Easy to Wed
6.41946
MovieComedyRomance
When a newspaper accuses a wealthy socialite of being a homewrecker, she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit. The publication's frazzled head editor now must find a way to discredit her.

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Child of ManhattanChild of Manhattan · 1933
Child of Manhattan
7.21933
MovieDramaRomance
Paul Vanderkill is extraordinarily wealthy because his grandfather happened to buy farmland in what was to become Midtown Manhattan. The Loveland Dance Hall is one of the tenants of the Vanderkill estates. To reassure his aunt Sophie, Vanderkill visits Loveland to determine whether it is as disreputable as Sophie suspects. There he meets a dime-a-dance girl, Madeleine MacGonagal, who charms him with her quaint proletarian accent. They begin a secret affair, which turns into a secret marriage when pregnancy ensues. When the baby fails to survive, Madeleine decides that since he had married her only for the baby's sake, she should make haste to Mexico to secure a divorce. There she meets Panama Canal Kelly, a former suitor who now owns a silver mine. Her plans for divorce and quick remarriage are complicated when Vanderkill arrives to confront her.

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