Writing

Mary C. McCall, Jr.

Born April 4, 1904 · New York City, New York, USA

Died April 3, 1986 · aged 81

Mary C. McCall, Jr. (April 4, 1904, New York, New York – April 3, 1986, Los Angeles, California) was a writer best known for her screenwriting. She was the first woman president of the Writers Guild of America, serving from 1942–44 and 1951-52. Born in 1904, McCall was a graduate of Vassar College and Trinity College, Dublin. She began writing advertising copy and fiction after graduation. McCall …

Known For

A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream · 1935
A Midsummer Night's Dream
★ 6.41935
MovieFantasyRomance
Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
Ride the Man DownRide the Man Down · 1952
Ride the Man Down
★ 6.31952
MovieWestern
After Celia's father dies, a war erupts over control of his land.
Dancing in the DarkDancing in the Dark · 1949
Dancing in the Dark
★ 6.01949
MovieComedyRomance
Emery Slade was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood in 1932, but by 1949 his career has hit the skids. Fortunately, he is able to convince studio head Melville Crossman to cast him in the adaptation of a hit Broadway show. Crossman has one condition: Slade must travel to New York and convince the female star of the stage production to join the film. Slade goes, but, when he eyes the winsome Julie Clarke, he hatches a different scheme.
The Woman in RedThe Woman in Red · 1935
The Woman in Red
★ 6.01935
MovieDrama
A professional equestrian marries a polo player from a once-wealthy family, only to face the scorn of his snobbish relatives. When she becomes entangled in a murder trial, she must choose between protecting her reputation and saving the man she loves.
A Slight Case of MurderA Slight Case of Murder · 1938
A Slight Case of Murder
★ 6.41938
MovieComedyCrime
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
Ready, Willing and AbleReady, Willing and Able · 1937
Ready, Willing and Able
★ 5.41937
MovieRomanceComedy
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.
On the Sunny SideOn the Sunny Side · 1942
On the Sunny Side
★ 7.01942
MovieDramaWar
Because of the war, a 12-year-old boy from England, Hugh, is sent to live with the Andrews family in Ohio. Don, the Andrews' 11-year-old son, eagerly accepts the English boy, and is happy when his school-friends do the same. But his isn't so happy when things begin to change when his father fore-goes their evening game of Chinese Checkers to play chess with Hugh, and Hugh shows himself to be a formidable scholar, and impresses Don's girlfriend Betty, and becomes more popular with the boys than Don was...and Don is beginning to think that Hugh is too much of a good thing. Don gets downright depressed and decides to run away. Uh, oh, here comes Hugh.
ThunderbirdsThunderbirds · 1952
Thunderbirds
★ 6.01952
MovieWarRomance
An Oklahoma National Guard unit, comprised mainly of Native Americans, is called up for duty at the start of World War II.

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It's All YoursIt's All Yours · 1937
It's All Yours
★ 5.41937
MovieComedy
Jimmy Barnes arrives from Europe to be educated by his multi-millionaire uncle, Edward J. Barnes and in five years the extravagant escapes of Jimmy, now a lawyer, are the talk of San Francisco. Linda Gray is a mouse-like secretary to the elder Barnes who has fallen in love with Jimmy, but he favors actress Constance "Connie" Marlowe. Mr. Barnes dies and leaves everything to Linda but he has urged his partner, Alexander Duncan, to plan things so that Jimmy and Linda will get married. Coached by Duncan, Linda accepts the inheritance and announces that she is departing for New York on a wild spending spree. He tells Jimmy that the will can be broken but only after many months and he suggests that Jimmy follow Linda and curb her spending or there won't be any money left. In New York, Linda hires Jimmy as her private secretary. Connie also arrives in New York, as does the ingenious Baron Rene de Montigny with the intention of marrying the wealthy Miss Gray.

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