Writing
A. Dorian Otvos
Born — Died
1893-10-11 — 1945-08-25
Place of birth
Budapest, Hungary
Known for
Writing
Credits
12 titles
Known for
A Warner Bros Vitaphone short that promoted "Girls...Songs....Laughs." No full print exists but the Library of Congress has acquired one musical sequence.
Pleasure Island
1933
7.5Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
Merry Go Round of 1938
1937
8.3Walter Webb, thinking his gas station has been destroyed, describes a "super-deluxe" gas station run by chorus girls to his insurance agent.
Service with a Smile
1934
7.5An insurance salesman persuades his sister to help him meet a radio star so he can sell the celebrity a policy.
The Policy Girl
1934
Adam and Eve are in the Garden of Eden preparing their latest meal. After the meal, they take a stroll through time. They make a few stops along the way for some musical interludes. These stops include in the Gardens of Emperor Nero of Rome for a concert circa 100 A.D., in King Arthur's court, and at a beach resort in current times.
Good Morning, Eve!
1934
10.0Pat and Molly Malloy, once famed vaudeville and Broadway performers, arrive to play the small town of Hamilton, Conn. with a troupe of dancers, singers, a trained dog and an educated seal. Harry Clark, the clerk at the rundown Swanzey Hotel, insults Pat and the latter uses the $4000, that he and Molly have been saving for years to buy a retirement farm, to buy the hotel so he can fire Harry. Local skinflint, J.A. Higgins wants the hotel as he knows the state has intentions to buy it for a museum, but Pat won't sell.
Goodbye Broadway
1938
Behind the camera
A Warner Bros Vitaphone short that promoted "Girls...Songs....Laughs." No full print exists but the Library of Congress has acquired one musical sequence.
Pleasure Island
1933
7.5Two screwy characters travel to Hollywood and cause mischief.
Merry Go Round of 1938
1937
8.3Walter Webb, thinking his gas station has been destroyed, describes a "super-deluxe" gas station run by chorus girls to his insurance agent.
Service with a Smile
1934
7.5An insurance salesman persuades his sister to help him meet a radio star so he can sell the celebrity a policy.
The Policy Girl
1934
Adam and Eve are in the Garden of Eden preparing their latest meal. After the meal, they take a stroll through time. They make a few stops along the way for some musical interludes. These stops include in the Gardens of Emperor Nero of Rome for a concert circa 100 A.D., in King Arthur's court, and at a beach resort in current times.
Good Morning, Eve!
1934
10.0Pat and Molly Malloy, once famed vaudeville and Broadway performers, arrive to play the small town of Hamilton, Conn. with a troupe of dancers, singers, a trained dog and an educated seal. Harry Clark, the clerk at the rundown Swanzey Hotel, insults Pat and the latter uses the $4000, that he and Molly have been saving for years to buy a retirement farm, to buy the hotel so he can fire Harry. Local skinflint, J.A. Higgins wants the hotel as he knows the state has intentions to buy it for a museum, but Pat won't sell.
Goodbye Broadway
1938
7.0State College is a coeducational school where the athletics are more important than academics. All there are preparing for a big multi-sport match with arch rival Dale College. Students Arthur and Florence are brother and sister, each with love troubles. Their romantic problems are resolved against a background of leggy singing, dancing coeds in this 2 reel musical.
The Winnah!
1934
5.4A resort owner tries to marry his daughter to a millionaire, but his scheme doesn't turn out exactly as planned.
Yours Sincerely
1933
A talented tap dancer who can't get an audition uses his prowess at playing craps to gain ownership of a musical show, making himself the star.
King for a Day
1934
Short featuring musician Eubie Blake and his orchestra, singer Nina Mae McKinney, and young tap dancers Fayard and Harold Nicholas.
Pie, Pie Blackbird
1932
DeWolf Hopper thinks he is on the verge of death and a couple of newspapers are bidding for the story rights. One of the newspapers is willing to pay a big sum if Hopper will kick off in time for its last edition of the day. Hopper plays the whole role in bed.
For Two Cents
1930
7.5A group of redcaps in a train station perform musical numbers to raise money for a sick member of their group.
Smash Your Baggage
1932
