Harriet Parsons


Biography

Harriet Parsons enjoyed a successful career as a producer with several strong credits to her name. Parsons started her career producing films, including the Dorothy McGuire dramatic adaptation "The Enchanted Cottage" (1945) and the Dana Andrews musical "Night Song" (1947). The production of films such as "I Remember Mama" (1948), the comedy "Never a Dull Moment" (1950) with Irene ...

Biography

Harriet Parsons enjoyed a successful career as a producer with several strong credits to her name. Parsons started her career producing films, including the Dorothy McGuire dramatic adaptation "The Enchanted Cottage" (1945) and the Dana Andrews musical "Night Song" (1947). The production of films such as "I Remember Mama" (1948), the comedy "Never a Dull Moment" (1950) with Irene Dunne and the dramatic adaptation "Clash By Night" (1952) with Barbara Stanwyck. was next on her list of accomplishmentsLater in her career, Parsons produced the Dick Powell comedy adaptation "Susan Slept Here" (1954).

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Clash By Night -- (Movie Clip) Never Too Early Lecherous Earl (Robert Ryan) watches Joe (Keith Andes) and Peggy (Marilyn Monroe) on the beach, then pursues her in the cafe, in Fritz Lang's Clash By Night, 1951, from the Clifford Odets play.
I Remember Mama (1948) -- (Movie Clip) You Will Not Laugh At Her! Norwegian immigrant Irene Dunne (title character) her husband (Philip Dorn) in support, threatens elder sisters (Edith Evanson, Hope Landin), with retaliation if they are unkind to fourth sister Trina (Ellen Corby), who has confided marriage plans, in George Steven’s I Remember Mama, 1948.
Susan Slept Here (1954) -- (Movie Clip) My Name Is Oscar The knowing Hollywood narration, producer Harriet Parsons working in a reference to her mom, columnist Louella, introducing Dick Powell, not for the first time as a screenwriter, Alvy Moore and Glenda Farrell his team, opening Susan Slept Here, 1954 co-starring Debbie Reynolds.
Susan Slept Here (1954) -- (Movie Clip) Home For Wayward Girls Christmas Eve-ning in Hollywood, writer Mark (Dick Powell) greets cop Herb Vigran, friend of his cop friend (Horace McMahon), gone to fetch co-star Debbie Reynolds, the teenage title character, Alvy Moore the sidekick, Anne Francis the girlfriend on the phone, early in Susan Slept Here, 1954.
Susan Slept Here (1954) -- (Movie Clip) You Be The Man The Christmas morning after various misadventures in Hollywood, Susan (Debbie Reynolds, the teen title character) is up before "ancient" screenwriter Mark (Dick Powell), who's taken her in for the holiday as a favor, his girlfriend (Anne Francis) not understanding, in Susan Slept Here, 1954.
Night Song (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Concerto For Sweeney Cathy (Merle Oberon) and San Francisco nightclubbing friends (Jacqueline White, Donald Curtis, Walter Reed) meet pianist Dan (Dana Andrews) and his pal Chick (Hoagy Carmichael) in John Cromwell's Night Song, 1948.

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