Writing

Jo Eisinger

Born July 24, 1909 · New York City, New York, USA

Died January 1, 1991 · aged 81

Jo Eisinger (July 24, 1909 – January 1991) was a film and television writer whose career spanned more than 40 years from the early 1940s well into the 1980s. He is widely recognized as the writer of two of the most psychologically complex film noirs, Gilda (1946) and Night and the City (1950).

Known For

GildaGilda · 1946
Gilda
7.51946
MovieRomanceDrama
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
Cold SweatCold Sweat · 1970
Cold Sweat
5.71970
MovieThrillerAction
During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he encounters his former company commander Captain Ross, jailed for black marketeering. Together with Ross' cohorts Joe agrees to escape with them, but things go wrong and a policeman is killed. An appalled Joe escapes by himself, abandoning the others, who are recaptured. Years later Joe has a boat rental business where he is found by Ross. Now a wanted drug smuggler he wants the use of Joe's boats and to ensure his cooperation, they kidnap his wife and daughter.
Night and the CityNight and the City · 1950
Night and the City
7.51950
MovieDramaCrime
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan.
The Poppy Is Also a FlowerThe Poppy Is Also a Flower · 1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
6.11966
MovieCrimeDrama
A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.
The Sleeping CityThe Sleeping City · 1950
The Sleeping City
6.01950
MovieCrimeMystery
A young doctor taking a break from work is shot in the head, and the police can't find a clue even as to a possible motive. Inspector Al Gordon (John Alexander) decides that he has to put some men on duty at the hospital, and one of them is Fred Rowan (Richard Conte), a detective with experience as an army medic, masquerading as an intern. What Rowan finds is a high-pressure world in which interns are hopelessly squeezed for time, sleep, energy, and -- most of all -- money, and walk a fine line on the edge of personal and professional disaster.
The Jigsaw ManThe Jigsaw Man · 1983
The Jigsaw Man
5.01983
MovieThriller
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.
BedevilledBedevilled · 1955
Bedevilled
6.01955
MovieCrimeThriller
A seminary student helps a nightclub singer sought by Paris police for killing her married lover.
They Came to Rob Las VegasThey Came to Rob Las Vegas · 1968
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
5.91968
MovieDramaCrime
After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang collide, causing undesirable consequences.

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