
Writing
Harry Kurnitz
Born — Died
1908-01-05 — 1968-03-18
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
Writing
Credits
31 titles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harry Kurnitz (January 5, 1908 – March 18, 1968) was an American playwright, novelist, and prolific screenwriter who wrote swashbucklers for Errol Flynn and comedies for Danny Kaye. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Kurnitz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
8.2An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
7.5A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
How to Steal a Million
1966
6.8Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.
Adventures of Don Juan
1948
7.2Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
I Love You Again
1940
6.7A window dresser's kiss brings a statue of the Roman goddess of love to life.
One Touch of Venus
1948
7.0While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of corruption, blackmail, gambling scandals, and criminal intrigue. As Nick investigates, he encounters suspicious bookmakers, dishonest officials, rival gangsters, and a mysterious killer determined to stay ahead of the law. Nora, as always, is never far from the action, bringing her quick wit and fearless curiosity to the case.
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
Behind the camera
8.2An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
7.5A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
How to Steal a Million
1966
6.8Spanish Lothario Don Juan, the legendary lover and adventurer returns to Spain following a scandal and comes to the aid of his queen, who is under threat from sinister forces.
Adventures of Don Juan
1948
7.2Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
I Love You Again
1940
6.7A window dresser's kiss brings a statue of the Roman goddess of love to life.
One Touch of Venus
1948
7.0While attending a major horse race with their young son, Nick Jr., Nick and Nora Charles witnesse a shocking murder from the crowded grandstand. What first appears to be an isolated killing soon leads to a maze of corruption, blackmail, gambling scandals, and criminal intrigue. As Nick investigates, he encounters suspicious bookmakers, dishonest officials, rival gangsters, and a mysterious killer determined to stay ahead of the law. Nora, as always, is never far from the action, bringing her quick wit and fearless curiosity to the case.
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
6.6An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
6.7An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a vagrancy charge. The town's corrupt officials mistake him for the inspector general whom they think is traveling in disguise. Fearing he will discover they've been pocketing tax money, they make several bungled attempts to kill him.
The Inspector General
1949
6.5A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.
Land of the Pharaohs
1955
6.2Bumbling reporter Robert Kittredge has been fired after bungling his latest assignment. His career isn't all he's botched up: his girlfriend Chris is tired of waiting for him to marry her. When he gets a hot tip on some Nazi spies operating in Washington, D.C., he convinces Chris to help him break the story so he can get his job back. The pair soon find themselves in several awkward predicaments as they track the criminals down in a night club, a burlesque show, and face a final showdown at a beauty salon.
They Got Me Covered
1943
5.8When a cavorting Hollywood writer is killed by the angry husband of a woman he was having an affair with, he comes back as a spirit in the form of a beautiful woman and moves in with his/her best friend as a base operation for enacting sweet revenge.
Goodbye Charlie
1964
7.2A British woman on a visit to post-war Berlin is caught up in an espionage ring smuggling secrets into and out of the Eastern Bloc.
The Man Between
1953
6.5Comic crime caper, set on a Greek island, starring Yul Brynner and Mitzi Gaynor.
Surprise Package
1960
5.2Eric Phillips's manager buys him a building with tenants, one of whom catches his eye.
A Kiss in the Dark
1949
5.2Eric Phillips's manager buys him a building with tenants, one of whom catches his eye.
A Kiss in the Dark
1949
6.5Journalist Marion Hargrove enters the Army intending to supplement his income by writing about his training experiences. He muddles through basic training at Fort Bragg with the self-serving help of a couple of buddies intent on cutting themselves in on that extra income.
See Here, Private Hargrove
1944
6.4Conceited singer Garry Mitchell refuses to renew his radio contract, so agent Doug Blake decides to find a new personality to replace him. In New York, he finds Martha Gibson, a single mother with a great voice. He arranges for her to move to Hollywood, but then has a problem trying to sell her to the show's sponsor. Doug tries every trick he can think of to make Martha a star, and as the two work more closely, he falls in love with her. Complicating matters further, Martha meets and becomes attracted to Garry.
My Dream Is Yours
1949
6.1Two children run away from a Swiss boarding school and set out for Paris, with their frantic parents in hot pursuit.
The Happy Road
1957
5.4An Army corporal and his con-man sidekick take a shortcut to heroism in World War II France.
What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
1945
6.4The wife of brilliant, but boisterous and ill-tempered conductor of the London Symphony puts up with his childishness, but the last straw is drawn when he begins an affair with a young pianist.
Once More, with Feeling!
1960
6.8A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on the subway.
Pretty Baby
1950
6.8A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on the subway.
Pretty Baby
1950
5.8The Sloanes tie murder to the theft of a Shakespeare manuscript.
Fast and Loose
1939
7.0A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.
Something in the Wind
1947
5.2Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.
Fast and Furious
1939
5.1Rex Allerton is a top Hollywood star and an idol of the female population. To get away from the pressure of the fans who won't leave him alone, he relocates to a remote Italian village where unanticipated trouble arises when unwittingly he becomes the prize for an international lottery.
The Love Lottery
1954
7.0A documentary featuring musicians including Artur Rubinstein, Jan Peerce-Nadine Conner, and Jascha Heifetz.
Of Men and Music
1951
5.4Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.
Fast Company
1938
7.5A code expert working for Naval Intelligence is assigned to decode enemy messages despite his desire for active duty.
Pacific Rendezvous
1942
6.0Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.
Melba
1953
9.5The life story of legendary impresario Sol Hurok. A lover of the arts, young immigrant Hurok despairs when he realizes he has no musical or artistic talents. Thus it is that, despite great personal and financial sacrifice, Hurok devotes his life to discovering and nurturing other performers and bringing them to Broadway.
Tonight We Sing
1953
