Elizabeth Meehan

Writing

Elizabeth Meehan

Born August 22, 1894 · Isle of Wight - England - UK

Died April 24, 1967 · aged 72

From Wikipedia Elizabeth Meehan (1894–1967) was a British screenwriter who worked in both Britain and Hollywood. During the late 1930s she was employed by the studio head Walter C. Mycroft to work for British International Pictures. Meehan frequently collaborated with the Irish director Herbert Brenon.

Known For

Laugh, Clown, LaughLaugh, Clown, Laugh · 1928
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
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MovieDrama
A despairing clown suffering a broken heart and a self-indulgent count who uncontrollably laughs learn to help each other with their problems, but both fall in love with the same young woman.
Oliver TwistOliver Twist · 1933
Oliver Twist
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MovieDrama
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
Parachute NurseParachute Nurse · 1942
Parachute Nurse
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MovieDramaWar
Nurses parachuting.
The Telephone GirlThe Telephone Girl · 1927
The Telephone Girl
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MovieDrama
Telephone operator Kitty O'Brien can't help but get involved in the problems of her customers. Right now she is concerning herself with the well-being of Tom Blake, the honest son of crooked political boss Jim Blake.
The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby · 1926
The Great Gatsby
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MovieDrama
Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
God Gave Me Twenty CentsGod Gave Me Twenty Cents · 1926
God Gave Me Twenty Cents
9.01926
MovieDrama
The story concerns the misadventures of sailor Steve Doren, who tries his best to support his wife Mary on his piddling income. But like seafaring men everywhere, Steve is constitutionally unreliable, especially when hip-swinging temptress Cassie Lang sashays into view.
Sorrell and SonSorrell and Son · 1927
Sorrell and Son
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MovieDrama
Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial. Both his dignity and his health are damaged as he suffers under the exhausting labor and harsh treatment he receives as a hotel porter. But Sorrell thrives in the knowledge that his son will benefit from his labors. Sorrell has allowed the boy to believe his mother dead, but when the mother shows up, wanting to re-enter the young man's life, Sorrell must make hard decisions. Preserved and restored by the Academy Film Archive in 2004.
Northwest OutpostNorthwest Outpost · 1947
Northwest Outpost
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MovieActionDrama
US cavalry officer James Laurence arrives at one of the Russian colonies to pave the way for the eventual American takeover of the territory. He faces resistance in the form of Prince Nikolai Balinin, who has no intention of weakening his despotic hold over the local peasants. The plot thickens when Laurence falls in love with Natalie Alanova, the wife of disgraced nobleman Count Igor Savin.

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