Writing

Robert Lord

Born May 1, 1900 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died April 5, 1976 · aged 75

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Lord (May 1, 1900 – April 5, 1976) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote for 71 films between 1925 and 1940. He won an Academy Award in 1933 in the category Best Writing, Original Story for the film One Way Passage. He was nominated in the same category in 1938 for the film Black Legion.

Known For

Little Caesar

Little Caesar · 1931

MovieDramaCrime

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place · 1950

In a Lonely Place

MovieThrillerDrama

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

Sirocco

Sirocco · 1951

MovieCrimeDrama

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · 1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

MovieDramaHistory

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · 1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

MovieCrimeDrama

A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from its extremely resentful leader.

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933 · 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

MovieComedyDrama

When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.

Dodge City

Dodge City · 1939

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door · 1949

Knock on Any Door

MovieDramaCrime

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

Filmography

Sort

Little Caesar

Little Caesar · 1931

MovieDramaCrime

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Additional Writing

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place · 1950

In a Lonely Place

MovieThrillerDrama

A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.

Producer

Sirocco

Sirocco · 1951

MovieCrimeDrama

A mysterious American gets mixed up with gunrunners in Syria.

Producer

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · 1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

MovieDramaHistory

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Associate Producer

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · 1938

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

MovieCrimeDrama

A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from its extremely resentful leader.

Producer

Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933 · 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

MovieComedyDrama

When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.

Producer

Dodge City

Dodge City · 1939

In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.

Associate Producer

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door · 1949

Knock on Any Door

MovieDramaCrime

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

Producer

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale · 1933

Heroes for Sale

World War I veteran Tom Holmes is marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds. Over the years, he comes to experience both the pain of misfortune and a love for other human beings.

Screenplay

The Letter

The Letter · 1940

MovieCrimeDrama

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

Associate Producer

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

20,000 Years in Sing Sing · 1932

20,000 Years in Sing Sing

MovieCrimeDrama

Brash hoodlum Tom Connors enters Sing Sing cocksure of himself and disrespectful toward authority, but his tough but compassionate warden changes him.

Adaptation

Footlight Parade

Footlight Parade · 1933

Footlight Parade

MovieComedyMusic

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

Producer

One Way Passage

One Way Passage · 1932

One Way Passage

MovieRomanceDrama

A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.

Story

Footsteps in the Dark

Footsteps in the Dark · 1941

Footsteps in the Dark

MovieComedyMystery

A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes. This causes him no end of problems when his wife wants to know about his little disappearances and exceptionally late nights out.

Associate Producer

That Certain Woman

That Certain Woman · 1937

That Certain Woman

MovieDramaRomance

A gangster's widow fights for love despite society's disapproval.

Associate Producer

Jimmy the Gent

Jimmy the Gent · 1934

MovieDramaComedy

An unpolished racketeer, whose racket is finding heirs for unclaimed fortunes, affects ethics and tea-drinking manners to win back the sweetheart who now works for his seemingly upright competitor.

Producer

The Purchase Price

The Purchase Price · 1932

The Purchase Price

MovieDramaRomance

Nightclub singer Joan Gordon runs away from her gangster boyfriend to become a mail-order bride to a struggling North Dakota farmer. Their relationship has a rocky start, but just as Joan realizes she's developing feelings for her husband, her old boyfriend arrives to win her back.

Writer

Black Legion

Black Legion · 1937

MovieCrimeDrama

When a hard-working machinist loses a promotion to a Polish-born worker, he is seduced into joining the secretive Black Legion, which intimidates foreigners through violence.

Story

Housewife

Housewife · 1934

Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own advertising agency and helps him land his first client. Bill's former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and heats up their old romance. Wife and girlfriend struggle over Bill.

Story

Tovarich

Tovarich · 1937

MovieRomanceComedy

When upper-class Parisian Charles Dupont and his family hire Tina and Michel as their servants, they have no idea that the domestics are in fact Tatiana, the Grand Duchess Petrovna, and her husband, Mikail, Prince Ouratieff. Recent exiles from the Russian Revolution, Tatiana and Mikail befriend the Dupont family, keeping their true identities a secret -- until one night when Soviet official Gorotchenko arrives for dinner.

Associate Producer

Big Business Girl

Big Business Girl · 1931

Big Business Girl

MovieRomanceComedy

A young woman goes to New York and finds success in advertising thanks to her legs while her boyfriend spends the summer in Europe with his band.

Adaptation

Wings for the Eagle

Wings for the Eagle · 1942

Wings for the Eagle

MovieAdventureDrama

Aircraft workers during during World War II become involved in a love triangle.

Producer

Fog Over Frisco

Fog Over Frisco · 1934

Fog Over Frisco

MovieThrillerCrime

Valkyr Bradford takes the assistance of a society reporter and a journalist to investigate the disappearance of her half-sister Arlene, a wealthy socialite involved in criminal activities.

Production Supervisor

The Dawn Patrol

The Dawn Patrol · 1938

The Dawn Patrol

MovieActionDrama

In 1915 France, Major Brand commands the 39th Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. The young airmen go up in bullet-riddled "crates" and the casualty rate is appalling, but Brand can't make the "brass hats" at headquarters see reason. Insubordinate air ace Captain Courtney is another thorn in Brand's side...but finds the smile wiped from his face when he rises to command the squadron himself. Everyone keeps a stiff upper lip.

Associate Producer