Mary Roberts Rinehart

Writing

Mary Roberts Rinehart

Born August 12, 1876 · Allegheny City [now North Side, Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA

Died September 22, 1958 · aged 82

American mystery writer.

Known For

The BatThe Bat · 1959
The Bat
6.01959
MovieHorrorMystery
Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called "The Oaks", which not long ago was the scene of some murders committed by a strange and violent criminal known as "The Bat". Meanwhile, the house's owner, bank president John Fleming, has recently embezzled one million dollars in securities and has hidden the proceeds in the house, but is killed before he can retrieve it.
JaneJane · 1914
Jane
1914
MovieDrama
Because her father breaks her engagement to a young man, Jane, a spoiled girl of luxury, retires to a country hospital of which her father is a director, in order to sulk and give vent to her feelings.
Miss PinkertonMiss Pinkerton · 1932
Miss Pinkerton
5.91932
MovieComedyMystery
Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to ferret out clues as she tends to Wynn's elderly aunt Julia. Jokingly given the 'rank' of Miss Pinkerton, after the famous detective agency, Adams probes into the mystery, but not before a second death.
The Bat WhispersThe Bat Whispers · 1930
The Bat Whispers
6.61930
MovieMysteryComedy
Infamous burglar "The Bat" commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile, Cornelia Van Gorder has various people arrive at her old mansion, including her niece, Dale, a bank employee, and police detective Anderson. When guests start turning up dead, Cornelia begins to suspect that The Bat may be lurking around the estate.
The BatThe Bat · 1926
The Bat
6.41926
MovieComedyMystery
A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
23 1/2 Hours Leave23 1/2 Hours Leave · 1937
23 1/2 Hours Leave
6.01937
MovieComedy
Army training Sgt. Gray makes a bet that he can get himself invited to breakfast with his commanding officer, General Markley. But he gets into an unhappy tangle with a couple of enemy spies (and a happy tangle with the general's daughter) before the bet is finally decided.
I Take This WomanI Take This Woman · 1931
I Take This Woman
5.31931
MovieRomanceDrama
A wealthy New York socialite falls for and marries a cowboy while out West. Her father disinherits her, and after trying to make a go of it as a cowboy's wife, they agree to divorce and she returns back east to her family. However, she soon changes her mind and determines to get her husband back.
Her Love StoryHer Love Story · 1924
Her Love Story
7.01924
MovieDramaRomance
When Princess Marie of the Balkan kingdom of Viatavia falls in love with Captain Rudi of the King's Guards, her father quickly arranges her marriage with the king of a neighboring country. Although Marie and Rudi are secretly wed by a Gypsy, the duke ignores the marriage and exiles Rudi. When a child is born to Marie, she declares to the king that it is Rudi's and is thereafter banished to a convent; however, Rudi returns and helps Marie retrieve her child from the palace, and they find happiness in another land.

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