Writing

James Gunn

Born — Died

1920-08-22 — 1966-09-22

Place of birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

10 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Young Philadelphians poster
7.4

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.

The Young Philadelphians

1959

The Flying Missile poster
5.3

A Navy commander experiments with launching missiles from submarines.

The Flying Missile

1950

Two of a Kind poster
6.8

A con woman and a lawyer get a carnival grifter to pose as an elderly rich couple's long-lost son.

Two of a Kind

1951

Affair in Trinidad poster
6.4

A nightclub singer enlists her brother-in-law to track down her husband's killer.

Affair in Trinidad

1952

The Barefoot Mailman poster
6.5

Sylvanus Hurley is a swindler who's been swindled: he's been given a deed to a large plot of mangrove swamp in the out-of-the-way community. So he decides to con the locals, some of whom are not as honest as he....

The Barefoot Mailman

1951

All I Desire poster
7.0

In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.

All I Desire

1953

Over-Exposed poster
5.2

This titillating bit of pulp sensationalism was the last in a string of "B" films that Cleo Moore starred in at Columbia. Moore plays Lila Crane, an ambitious clip-joint floozie turned photographer with flexible morals and a penchant for fast money.

Over-Exposed

1956

The Unfaithful poster
5.9

Christine Hunter kills an intruder and tells her husband and lawyer that it was an act of self-defense. It's later revealed that he was actually her lover and she had posed for an incriminating statue he created.

The Unfaithful

1947

Because They're Young poster
5.9

Director Paul Wendkos' 1960 film adaptation of the controversial novel "Harrison High", about an idealistic young high-school teacher dealing with over-sexed and troubled teenagers, is notable for its casting of newcomer Dick Clark in the starring role. Others in the cast include Tuesday Weld, Michael Callan, Victoria Shaw, Roberta Shore, Warren Berlinger, Doug McClure, Linda Watkins, Rudy Bond, Philip Coolidge, Stephen Talbot, Kathryn Card, James Darren, Duane Eddy, The Rebels and Bess Flowers.

Because They're Young

1960

Harriet Craig poster
7.5

A perfectionist woman's devotion to her home drives away friends and family.

Harriet Craig

1950