Writing

Marion Orth

Born December 5, 1900 · Illinois, USA

Died December 1, 1984 · aged 83

American screenwriter.

Known For

Beauty ParlorBeauty Parlor · 1932
Beauty Parlor
7.51932
MovieDramaRomance
Film follows the romantic exploits of two depression-era manicurists, one of whom is being woo'd by a true gentleman of means, the other of whom lets herself become a pawn of operators of a call-girl ring.
Mississippi GamblerMississippi Gambler · 1942
Mississippi Gambler
6.51942
MovieCrimeDrama
A journalist finds out, that a plantation owner he meets is a gangster the police is looking for, who has changed his face with plastic surgery.
The BlotThe Blot · 1921
The Blot
6.31921
MovieDrama
Professor Griggs, teaching at the college, doesn't get paid a living wage; his next door neighbor, successful shoemaker Olsen, has money and plentiful food, while the Griggses have hardly any. When the professor's rich student Phil West falls for beautiful Griggs daughter Amelia and also befriends the poor Reverend Gates (a young man who is also in love with Amelia), he observes the difference in his life and theirs and tries to help make a difference.
The Wild PartyThe Wild Party · 1923
The Wild Party
8.01923
MovieComedyDrama
Leslie Adams, secretary to the city editor of a newspaper, persuades him to let her write up a society affair. Her efforts result in a libel suit against the paper, and Leslie is told to prove her story or join the ranks of the unemployed.
Dark StairwaysDark Stairways · 1924
Dark Stairways
8.01924
MovieMystery
Sheldon Polk's father, a wealthy banker, agrees to make a loan to Frank Farnsworth. Sheldon is robbed while delivering the money and is arrested for theft on circumstantial evidence.
City GirlCity Girl · 1930
City Girl
7.51930
MovieDramaRomance
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.
Come to My HouseCome to My House · 1927
Come to My House
8.01927
MovieDramaRomance
Socialite Joan Higham visits the bachelor apartment of Floyd Benham and a blackmailer photographs her there. She then tries to protect her reputation and her relationship with Jerome de Witt.
Under the Big TopUnder the Big Top · 1938
Under the Big Top
6.71938
MovieRomanceDrama
Director Karl Brown's 1938 circus drama stars Marjorie Main as a tough, fur-coat-wearing circus boss who raises her orphaned niece to be a trapeze star.

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