F. Hugh Herbert

Forfatter, Producer, Instruktør

29. maj 1897 — 17. maj 1958 (60 år)
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Frederick Hugh Herbert (May 29, 1897 - May 17, 1958) was a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, short story writer, and infrequent film director. Born in Vienna, Austria, Herbert was educated at the University of London. He began his film career in 1926 with two projects starring Conrad Nagel, The Waning Sex and There You Are!, the latter adapted from his play of the same title. His screenwriting credits included Vanity Fair, Fashions of 1934; Smarty in 1934, adapted from his own play; Sitting Pretty; Dark Command; Our Very Own; The Little Hut; Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! and The Girls of Pleasure Island, the last two of which he also directed. He co-wrote a few films in which the similarly named, but unrelated actor Hugh Herbert appeared: Fashions of 1934 (1934), We're in the Money (1935) and Colleen (1936).

One of Herbert's most enduring creations was the character of American teenager Corliss Archer, who was introduced in his 1943 play Kiss and Tell and played on screen by Shirley Temple in the 1945 film adaptation. The character went on to appear in a series of magazine articles, another Temple film, and a radio and television series called Meet Corliss Archer.

Herbert's play The Moon Is Blue had a run of 924 performances on Broadway, which was adapted for the screen version produced and directed by Otto Preminger, who had been responsible for the stage production. The film adaptation, released in 1953, was controversial at the time owing to its frank language and sexual themes. When the Breen office refused to give it a Motion Picture Production Code seal of approval, United Artists opted to release the film without one, and the success of the film was instrumental in weakening the long-standing influence of the Code.

Herbert won the Writers Guild of America Award for Sitting Pretty and was nominated for The Moon is Blue. The uncle of actress Kathleen Hughes, he died in Beverly Hills.

Film og serier på Plex

  • Melody Ranch
    Melody Ranch1940

Kendt for

  • Månen er blå
    Månen er blå1953
  • Mannequin
    Mannequin1934
  • Let's Make It Legal
    Let's Make It Legal1951
  • Her går det godt
    Her går det godt1948
  • Den lille hytte
    Den lille hytte1957
  • Kansas' sønner
    Kansas' sønner1940
  • Du er vor egen
    Du er vor egen1950
  • Køb humør for pengene
    Køb humør for pengene1935
  • Kan du lave mad?
    Kan du lave mad?1935
  • Snowed Under
    Snowed Under1936
  • Vanity Fair
    Vanity Fair1932
  • Den kærlighed, den kærlighed
    Den kærlighed, den kærlighed1958
  • Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
    Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!1948
  • The Case of the Black Cat
    The Case of the Black Cat1936
  • Hemmelig gift
    Hemmelig gift1934
  • Smarty
    Smarty1934
  • Three Faces West
    Three Faces West1940
  • Margie
    Margie1946
  • Kys og sladder
    Kys og sladder1945
  • Bare for sjov
    Bare for sjov1949

Filmografi

1957
1953
1951
Let's Make It Legal · as Screenplay
1950
1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! · as Screenplay
1948
Sitting Pretty · as Screenplay
1946
Margie · as Screenplay
1946
Home, Sweet Homicide · as Screenplay
1945
Kiss and Tell · as Screenplay
1944
Together Again · as Screenplay
1942
My Heart Belongs to Daddy · as Screenplay
1942
1941
1940
Melody Ranch · as ScreenplayPå Plex
1940
Hit Parade of 1941 · as Screenplay
1940
Three Faces West · as Screenplay
1940
1940
Dark Command · as Screenplay
1940
Forgotten Girls · as Screenplay
1938
Letter of Introduction · as Contributing Writer
1936
The Case of the Black Cat · as Screenplay
1936
Snowed Under · as Screenplay
1936
Colleen · as Screenplay
1935
1935
Personal Maid's Secret · as Screenplay
1935
We're in the Money · as Screenplay
1935
Traveling Saleslady · as Screenplay
1934
The Secret Bride · as Screenplay
1934
The Dragon Murder Case · as Screenplay
1934
The Personality Kid · as Screenplay
1934
Journal of a Crime · as Screenplay
1934
Fashions of 1934 · as Screenplay
1933
By Candlelight · as Screenplay
1933
The Women in His Life · as Screenplay
1933
Daring Daughters · as Screenplay
1933
The Constant Woman · as Screenplay
1932
The Penal Code · as Screenplay
1932
1932
1932
Vanity Fair · as Screenplay
1931
The Sin Ship · as Screenplay
1930
1928
1927
1926

1950
This Is Your Life (US) · as Self - Playwright

1966
1959
1958
This Happy Feeling · as Theatre Play
1955
Alcoa Hour · as Play
1955
The 20th Century-Fox Hour · as Based On An Original Screenplay
1954
Meet Corliss Archer · as Characters
1953
The Girl on the Roof · as Original Story
1953
The Moon Is Blue · as Theatre Play
1950
1949
A Kiss for Corliss · as Characters
1948
1943
Nobody's Darling · as Story
1938
That Certain Age · as Story
1938
The Road to Reno · as Adaptation
1937
Music for Madame · as Contributor To Screenplay Construction
1935
1935
People Will Talk · as Story
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney · as Additional Dialogue
1934
Smarty · as Story
1933
One Year Later · as Story
1932
A Parisian Romance · as Screen Adaptation
1932
Hotel Continental · as Story
1930
Remote Control · as Dialogue
1930
Road to Paradise · as Adaptation
1930
Vengeance · as Scenario Writer
1928
The Air Circus · as Dialogue
1928
The Cardboard Lover · as Continuity