Valentine Davies

Writing

Valentine Davies

Born — Died

1905-08-25 — 1961-07-23

Place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

13 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

The Bridges at Toko-Ri poster
6.0

A U.S. Navy pilot and his squad are assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges deep behind enemy lines during the Korean War.

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

1954

The Glenn Miller Story poster
7.0

A vibrant tribute to one of America's legendary bandleaders, charting Glenn Miller's rise from obscurity and poverty to fame and wealth in the early 1940s.

The Glenn Miller Story

1954

Strategic Air Command poster
6.1

Air Force reservist Lt. Col. Robert "Dutch" Holland is recalled into active duty at the peak of his professional baseball career.

Strategic Air Command

1955

Bachelor in Paradise poster
6.3

A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unofficial relationship advisor to unhappy local housewives, to the dismay of their respective husbands who suspect him of sexual misconduct.

Bachelor in Paradise

1961

It Happens Every Spring poster
6.6

A scientist discovers a formula that makes a baseball which is repelled by wood. He promptly sets out to exploit his discovery.

It Happens Every Spring

1949

On the Riviera poster
6.0

In this fast-paced remake of the Maurice Chevalier vehicle Folies Bergère, talented Danny Kaye plays both a performer and a heroic French military pilot.

On the Riviera

1951

The Benny Goodman Story poster
6.4

Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

The Benny Goodman Story poster
6.4

Young Benny Goodman is taught clarinet by a music professor. He is advised to play whichever kind of music he likes best, but to make a living, Benny begins by joining the Ben Pollack traveling band.

The Benny Goodman Story

1956

You Were Meant for Me poster
6.2

A bandleader falls in love and marries a small town girl.

You Were Meant for Me

1948

Sailor of the King poster
7.0

A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears him a son. 20 years later the boy is on a ship under his command when he is tracking a German Raider. When the boy is captured after his ship is sunk, he finds a way to slow the German's progress while a lethal hunt for him goes on.

Sailor of the King

1953

Chicken Every Sunday poster
6.2

A woman takes in boarders to support her husband's harebrained financial schemes.

Chicken Every Sunday

1949

Three Little Girls in Blue poster
7.3

Three sisters go to Atlantic City with hopes of finding rich husbands.

Three Little Girls in Blue

1946

The House Without a Name poster
7.0

The House Without a Name is a 1956 short documentary film written and produced by Valentine Davies for the Motion Picture Relief Fund. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

The House Without a Name

1956