Writing
Humphrey Pearson
Born — Died
1893-11-30 — 1937-02-24
Place of birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Known for
Writing
Credits
15 titles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Humphrey Pearson (November 30, 1893 – February 24, 1937) was an American screenwriter and playwright of the 1930s. During his brief career, he penned a Broadway play and 22 screenplays. His promising career was cut short when he was found shot to death, under mysterious circumstances in his home, in early 1937. Pearson was born on November 30, 1893 in Columbus, Ohio. He would break into the film industry in 1929, writing the dialogue and titles to Mervyn LeRoy's Hot Stuff, which was one of the few films Hollywood produced which was a silent film with sound sequences. Pearson's play, Shoestring, would serve as the basis for Robert Lord's screenplay On W…
Known for
8.3Alain's uncle sends him to France to toughen him with his aviator friend Pierre. He meets Suzanne on the voyage and fights for her love against José in an airplane.
The Aviator
1931
6.5As they are leaving the church following their wedding, Count Adrian Beltrami and Countess Anna-Marie are told that the Austrians are marching on the town to quell an Italian uprising. The bride and relatives induce the count to flee to his castle, but Tangy, a silhouette cutter, brings word from the revolutionary committee asking him to return; the count goes, asking Tangy to pose as the count and protect Anna-Marie.
Bride of the Regiment
1930
7.8Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
6.4A sportswriter jilted by his globe-trotting girlfriend marries a woman jilted by her boyfriend.
Consolation Marriage
1931
10.0An uptight society aunt sends her too sexy niece to college so she can land a man.
Hot Stuff
1929
8.0A gambler in need of cash plots a romance between his daughter and a wealthy Englishman. The daughter, however, has plans of her own.
Palm Springs
1936
Behind the camera
8.3Alain's uncle sends him to France to toughen him with his aviator friend Pierre. He meets Suzanne on the voyage and fights for her love against José in an airplane.
The Aviator
1931
6.5As they are leaving the church following their wedding, Count Adrian Beltrami and Countess Anna-Marie are told that the Austrians are marching on the town to quell an Italian uprising. The bride and relatives induce the count to flee to his castle, but Tangy, a silhouette cutter, brings word from the revolutionary committee asking him to return; the count goes, asking Tangy to pose as the count and protect Anna-Marie.
Bride of the Regiment
1930
7.8Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933
6.4A sportswriter jilted by his globe-trotting girlfriend marries a woman jilted by her boyfriend.
Consolation Marriage
1931
10.0An uptight society aunt sends her too sexy niece to college so she can land a man.
Hot Stuff
1929
8.0A gambler in need of cash plots a romance between his daughter and a wealthy Englishman. The daughter, however, has plans of her own.
Palm Springs
1936
3.5An actor is jealous of his wife's stardom.
The Great Flirtation
1934
6.0An order clerk poses as a millionaire.
Top Speed
1930
6.0The rebellious daughter of an army general gets involved with a Communist agitator, mainly to annoy her father. He arranges to have her kidnapped and taken to Mexico--hoping that she will forget her "Red" boyfriend--by a young, handsome soldier named Jeff who, while somewhat of a goof-up, the general believes is still better for her.
Red Salute
1935
5.8Joe and Lucky travel around New England painting barns in exchange for an advertisement on one side. The meet Madge, who is cruelly treated by a her father who plans to marry her off to someone she despises.
Face in the Sky
1933
6.5When World War I comes to an end, three pilots find themselves on hard times. They wind up in Hollywood, where they work as stunt fliers for a sadistic director.
The Lost Squadron
1932
6.3A showgirl falls for a society boy but has to win over his family.
Sunny
1930
6.0A salesman gets in trouble with a party girl and a debutante in Detroit.
Traveling Husbands
1931
5.3A successful Broadway star ready to retire from her wild career announces her engagement. But her tumultuous past isn't done with her yet.
Bright Lights
1930
A milquetoast trucker is bullied by his domineering wife.
Elmer and Elsie
1934
