Writing
I. A. L. Diamond
Born June 27, 1920 · Ungheni, Iasi, Romania [now Moldova]
Died April 21, 1988 · aged 67
I. A. L. Diamond (June 27, 1920 - April 21, 1988) was a comedy writer in Hollywood from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Known For
Just Go with It · 2011Just Go with It
★ 6.72011
MovieComedyRomance
While romancing Palmer, a much younger schoolteacher, plastic surgeon Danny Maccabee enlists his loyal assistant Katherine to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, Katherine's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.
Some Like It Hot · 1959Some Like It Hot
★ 8.11959
MovieComedyRomance
In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.
The Apartment · 1960The Apartment
★ 8.21960
MovieComedyDrama
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Avanti! · 1972Avanti!
★ 6.91972
MovieComedyRomance
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
The Front Page · 1974The Front Page
★ 7.31974
MovieComedy
Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes · 1970The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
★ 6.81970
MovieMysteryCrime
When a bored Sherlock eagerly takes the case of Gabrielle Valladon following an attempt on her life, the search for her missing husband leads to Loch Ness and the legendary monster.
Monkey Business · 1952Monkey Business
★ 6.71952
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.
Irma la Douce · 1963Irma la Douce
★ 7.41963
MovieRomanceComedy
When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer.
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