Writing

Edward Kaufman

Born — Died

1893-08-20 — 1955-01-09

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

15 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Gay Divorcee poster
6.9

Seeking a divorce from her absentee husband, Mimi Glossop travels to an English seaside resort. There she falls in love with dancer Guy Holden, whom she later mistakes for the corespondent her lawyer hired.

The Gay Divorcee

1934

Affectionately Yours poster
4.5

A married reporter's assignments carry him all over the world, which gives him ample opportunity to put the moves on the local females.

Affectionately Yours

1941

Cockeyed Cavaliers poster
5.8

Two yokels try to crash royal society by posing as the King's physicians.

Cockeyed Cavaliers

1934

Wise Girl poster
7.1

Snooty heiress decides to track down her dead sister's kids, who are living a Bohemian life with their uncle in Greenwich Village. Once she finds them, she discovers that the Bohemian life is fun and free of the constraints her country-club life places on her. But she decides to take the uncle to court anyway to free him from the kids so he can paint.

Wise Girl

1937

Walking on Air poster
6.3

A strong-willed young woman hires a student to impersonate a boorish French count and brings him home to meet her parents.

Walking on Air

1936

The Life of the Party poster
6.6

Two female song-pluggers decide to become ruthless gold-diggers, with comic results.

The Life of the Party

1930

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men poster
7.8

Tough Aggie gives a street guy polish and a rich kid gumption.

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

1933

Star of Midnight poster
5.9

When a dancer disappears from a theater, Clay Dalzell is asked to investigate, leading him on a trail of murder and deception.

Star of Midnight

1935

The Pilgrim poster
5.2

A drifter enters town to establish himself. Working as a cowhand, he meets the boss's daughter, who's eager to absorb some local color.

The Pilgrim

1916

Romance in Manhattan poster
7.8

Karel Novak is an incredibly naive Czech immigrant who is taken under the wing of streetwise New York chorus girl Sylvia. With the help of lovable cop-on-the-beat Murphy, Sylvia hides Karel from the immigration authorities and ultimately falls in love with him. In addition to Karel's illegal-alien status, the plot is complicated by a crooked lawyer and a group of well-meaning welfare workers who endeavor to place Sylvia's kid brother Frank in a foster home.

Romance in Manhattan

1934

Hips, Hips, Hooray! poster
7.0

Hips, Hips, Hooray! is a 1934 slapstick comedy film starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, and Dorothy Lee.

Hips, Hips, Hooray!

1934

Breakfast for Two poster
5.9

After a night on the town, Jonathan Blair wakes to find that Texan Valentine Ransome has escorted him home. Valentine is attracted to Jonathan and sets out first to reform him, and his family's near-bankrupt shipping company, and then to marry him. In her way is Jonathan's fiancée, actress Carol Wallace.

Breakfast for Two

1937

Going Highbrow poster
6.5

A ditzy wife yearns to join "high society" when she and her husband become suddenly wealthy.

Going Highbrow

1935

No artwork available
10.0

Based on George Ade's story about a wealthy young man whose life is changed by his love for a gardener's daughter, transforming him into a more compassionate person.

Making the Grade

1929

Soul Mates poster
4.5

Lowell Sherman's seemingly perfect marriage to Alice, which is shattered when she has an affair with his best friend, Cyril Carr; Lowell's revenge ruins Cyril, leading to suicide, after which Lowell supports Cyril's son and marries Cyril's widow, Muriel, finding a complex love amidst ruin and guilt.

Soul Mates

1916