Bradford Ropes

Writer

1 January 1905 — 21 November 1966 (61 years)
Bradford Ropes was a prolific novelist and screenwriter whose work includes the novel 42nd Street that was adapted for the 1933 film of the same name and then a Tony Award winning musical, also of the same name. His next novel, Stage Mother in 1933 was also adapted to film. He also wrote many Western stories as well as screenplays for Abbott and Costello.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Cowboy and the Senorita
    Cowboy and the Senorita1944
  • Melody Ranch
    Melody Ranch1940
  • Ridin' on a Rainbow
    Ridin' on a Rainbow1941
  • Song of Arizona
    Song of Arizona1946
  • Hands Across the Border
    Hands Across the Border1944
  • Gaucho Serenade
    Gaucho Serenade1940
  • Rancho Grande
    Rancho Grande1940
  • Man from Music Mountain
    Man from Music Mountain1943

Known For

  • 42nd Street
    42nd Street1933
  • The Time of Their Lives
    The Time of Their Lives1946
  • Rookies Come Home
    Rookies Come Home1947
  • Casino de Paree
    Casino de Paree1935
  • The Boy from Barnardo's
    The Boy from Barnardo's1938
  • Nothing But Trouble
    Nothing But Trouble1944
  • Cowboy and the Senorita
    Cowboy and the Senorita1944
  • Hullabaloo
    Hullabaloo1940
  • Ship Ahoy
    Ship Ahoy1942
  • Ridin' on a Rainbow
    Ridin' on a Rainbow1941
  • Meet the Boy Friend
    Meet the Boy Friend1937
  • Song of Arizona
    Song of Arizona1946
  • Melody Ranch
    Melody Ranch1940
  • Hands Across the Border
    Hands Across the Border1944
  • Gaucho Serenade
    Gaucho Serenade1940
  • Man from Music Mountain
    Man from Music Mountain1943
  • Rancho Grande
    Rancho Grande1940

Filmography

2019
1986
42nd Street · as Novel
1950
1949
1949
1946
The Time of Their Lives · as Screenplay
1945
Why Girls Leave Home · as Screenplay
1944
1944
1943
Hands Across the Border · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1943
Man from Music Mountain · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1942
True to the Army · as Screenplay
1941
Angels with Broken Wings · as Screenplay
1941
1940
Hit Parade of 1941 · as Screenplay
1940
Gaucho Serenade · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1940
Rancho Grande · as ScreenplayOn Plex
1937
Meet the Boy Friend · as Screenplay
1937
The Hit Parade · as Screenplay
1937
Circus Girl · as Screenplay
1933
Stage Mother · as Screenplay
1933
42nd Street · as Novel

1949
Martin Kane, Private Eye · as Written By
1947
1947
1946
Song of Arizona · as StoryOn Plex
1945
Sunbonnet Sue · as Story
1944
Nothing But Trouble · as Additional Dialogue
1942
Joan of Ozark · as Additional Dialogue
1942
Ship Ahoy · as Story
1940
Melody Ranch · as Original ScreenplayOn Plex
1940
Hullabaloo · as Idea
1938
Lord Jeff · as Story
1935
Hooray for Love · as Contributor To Treatment
1935
Go Into Your Dance · as Story