P.J. Wolfson — Playwright (11)
The Devil Is Driving (1932) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Devil Is Driving
director: Benjamin Stoloff actor: Edmund Lowe / Wynne Gibson
Gabby Denton, a hard-drinking, down-on-his-luck drifter, seems to get a chance at redemption when his brother-in-law helps get him a job as a mechanic. Not realizing the garage he works for is actually a front for a stolen car ring, Gabby soon finds himself mixed up in both murder and a liaison with the boss's girl.
The Perils of Pauline (1947) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Perils of Pauline
director: George Marshall actor: Betty Hutton / John Lund
other title: La storia di Pearl White / Pauline, laß das Küssen sein
Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for a delayed Shakespeare play...with a comic vaudeville performance. Her brief stage career leads her into those "horrible" moving pictures, where she comes to love the chaotic world of silent movies, becoming queen of the serials. But the consequences of movie stardom may be more than her leading man can take
Night World (1932) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Night World
director: Hobart Henley actor: Lew Ayres / Mae Clarke
other title: Cabaret de nuit
"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the club's star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents.
The Bride Walks Out (1936) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Bride Walks Out
director: Leigh Jason actor: Barbara Stanwyck / Gene Raymond
other title: La forza dell'amore / Cásate y verás
Carolyn Martin is a fashion model who hastily marries her boyfriend, engineer Michael Martin. But part of the marriage arrangement requires that Carolyn quit her $50-per-week modeling job to be a full-time housewife; the couple will instead live on Michael’s $35-per-week job.
Dancing Lady (1933) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Dancing Lady
other title: La danza di Venere / Ich tanze nur für Dich
Janie lives to dance and will dance anywhere, even stripping in a burlesque house. Tod Newton, the rich playboy, discovers her there and helps her get a job in a real Broadway musical being directed by Patch. Tod thinks he can get what he wants from Janie, Patch thinks Janie is using her charms rather than talent to get to the top, and Janie thinks Patch is the greatest. Steve, the stage manager, has the Three Stooges helping him manage all the show girls. Fred Astaire and Nelson Eddy make appearances as famous Broadway personalities.