Charles Lederer

Charles Lederer

December 31, 1906 · 119 years old

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Lederer (December 31, 1906 – March 5, 1976) was an American screenwriter and film director. He was born into a prominent theatrical family in New York, and after his parents divorced, was raised in California by his aunt, Marion Davies, mistress to news…

Known For

12 titles
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His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940 · 1h 32m · Movie

When a newspaper editor's ace reporter ex-wife is about to quit her job and remarry, he buys himself time to win her back by promising her an exclusive interview with a death row convict.

7.8
2
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953 · 1h 31m · Movie

Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.

7.1
3
The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

1951 · 1h 27m · Movie

Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.

7.0
4
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

1960 · 2h 7m · Movie

Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.

6.5
5
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1962 · 2h 58m · Movie

In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti, but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by first officer Fletcher Christian.

7.2
6
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952 · 1h 37m · Movie

A chemist finds his personal and professional life turned upside down when one of his chimpanzees finds the fountain of youth.

6.9
7
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

1947 · 1h 39m · Movie

A thief arrested for a jewelry heist initially refuses to give up his accomplices, but he changes his mind after his wife dies under mysterious circumstances.

7.4
8
I Was a Male War Bride

I Was a Male War Bride

1949 · 1h 45m · Movie

After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.

7.0
9
I Love You Again

I Love You Again

1940 · 1h 39m · Movie

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

7.4
10
Follow That Dream

Follow That Dream

1962 · 1h 49m · Movie

A family of ragtag vagabonds sets up a makeshift home on a Florida beach after becoming marooned there, prompting an uptight local bureaucrat to attempt to evict them.

6.5
11
Can-Can

Can-Can

1960 · 2h 11m · Movie

In 1896 Paris, a female nightclub proprietor fights against the forces of public morality for the right to feature her performers doing the risqué dance, the Can-Can.

6.3
12
Never Steal Anything Small

Never Steal Anything Small

1959 · 1h 34m · Movie

Jake MacIllaney will do just about anything to win the presidential election of longshoreman union Local 26. When he encounters young upright attorney Dan Cabot and Cabot's attractive wife, Linda, MacIllaney breaks up their marria...

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