Catherine Turney

Writing

Catherine Turney

Born — Died

1906-12-26 — 1998-09-09

Place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

11 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Catherine Turney (December 26, 1906 – September 9, 1998) was an American writer and screenwriter born in Chicago, Illinois active from the 1930s to the 1970s. She was one of the first women writers to become a contract worker at Warner Brothers, where she worked from 1943–1948 on films such as The Man I Love, A Stolen Life, and My Reputation.

Known for

Behind the camera

The Man I Love poster
6.1

Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, a formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls hard for him.

The Man I Love

1946

My Reputation poster
7.3

Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children.

My Reputation

1946

Cry Wolf poster
6.1

A woman uncovers deadly secrets when she visits her late husband's family.

Cry Wolf

1947

A Stolen Life poster
6.4

When a woman’s twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.

A Stolen Life

1946

Back from the Dead poster
5.1

A woman is possessed by the spirt of her husband's deceased first wife, turning her into a cold, scheming flirt who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. The woman's sister, husband and the sister's new boyfriend struggle with accepting what has happened, who has caused it and how to correct it, which soon brings them into contact with a coven of devil-worshippers and forces of the supernatural.

Back from the Dead

1957

No Man of Her Own poster
6.9

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

No Man of Her Own

1950

Winter Meeting poster
6.6

A repressed poetess and an embittered war hero help each other cope with their problems.

Winter Meeting

1948

Japanese War Bride poster
6.0

A Korean war vet and his bride face subtle and sometimes extreme racism when they return to his home in rural California.

Japanese War Bride

1952

One More Tomorrow poster
5.8

Shiftless playboy Tom Collier lives to jump from party to party — until he meets photographer Christie Sage. Through Christie, Tom takes over the ownership of The Bantam, a liberal magazine that opposes everything his family represents. As Tom and Christie's relationship deepens, love blooms and he proposes to her. Realizing that she could never fit in with Tom's social circle, Christie says no, a decision she later regrets. But Tom isn't left alone for long — scheming gold-digger Cecelia Henry wastes no time in catching Tom on the rebound and forcing him into a disastrous marriage.

One More Tomorrow

1946

Of Human Bondage poster
6.8

A medical student with a club foot falls for a beautiful but ambitious waitress. She soon leaves him, but gets pregnant and comes back to him for help.

Of Human Bondage

1946

Little Dog Lost poster
8.0

The story of Candy, a little Welsh Corgi, who's raised by his family from a little puppy. But when he's grown up, he gets lost, has adventures, and learns to herd cattle before he's reunited with his family...only that's not where he wants to be.

Little Dog Lost

1963