Rian James
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Born
October 3, 1899
Julian Herbert Rothschild
aka James Herbert Rothschild
aka James Herbert Rothschild
October 3, 1899
Manhattan, New York, U.S.[1]
DiedApril 26, 1953 (aged 53)
OccupationScreenwriter
Yearsactive1932–1947
Rian James | |
|---|---|
| Born | Julian Herbert Rothschild aka James Herbert Rothschild October 3, 1899 Manhattan, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Died | April 26, 1953 (aged 53) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1932–1947 |
Rian James (né Julian Herbert Rothschild; October 3, 1899 – April 26, 1953) was an American screenwriter and author. He wrote for more than 30 films between 1932 and 1947.
A "Jack of all trades", James was a columnist covering arts and entertainment for the Brooklyn Eagle from about 1928 to 1935. He later was a foreign correspondent, parachute jumper, stunt man, airmail pilot, Air Force lieutenant, vaudeville actor, and finally, writer, director and producer.[2]
Selected works
- Dining in New York (2nd ed.), John Day Company (1931); OCLC 4422342
- Love is a Racket, Alfred H. King (1931); OCLC 2813381
- 42nd Street (screenplay); OCLC 25378334
- Helldorado
- Not Made In Heaven, Julian Messner (1936)
- Broadway Limited (1941)
Selected filmography
- As story writer
- Love Is a Racket (1932)
- Parachute Jumper (1933)
- Down Argentine Way (1940)
- Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
- As screenwriter
- 42nd Street (1933)
- Mary Stevens, M.D. (1933)
- Lawyer Man (1933)
- Gift of Gab (1934)
- The Witness Chair (1936)
- Walking on Air (1936)
- Internes Can't Take Money (1937)
- The Housekeeper's Daughter (1939)
- The Gorilla (1939)
- Broadway Limited (1941)
- Parachute Nurse (1942)
- Not a Ladies Man (1942)
- La Otra (1946), remade as Dead Ringer (1964)
- Whispering City (1947)
- La Forteresse (1947)
- As adaptation writer
- The White Parade (1934)
- The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
