Sheridan Gibney

Screenwriter

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Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Born

June 11, 1903

Died

April 11, 1988

Cause of Death

Cancer

Biography

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Prolific American screenwriter of the 1930s and 40s whose varied credits include the blistering indictment of prison conditions "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" (1932), the fine Kay Francis sudser "The House on 56th Street" (1933), the Frank Borzage-directed drama "Disputed Passage" (1939), the uneven but intriguing Ginger Rogers-Cary Grant WWII comedy-drama "Once Upon a Honeymoon" (1...

Filmography

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Everything but the Truth (1956)

From an Original story by

The Locket (1946)

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)

Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)

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Story Of Louis Pasteur, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) A Victim Of Your Bigotry

Story Of Louis Pasteur, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Predict The Hour Of My Death

Notes

Information from "Variety" has Gibney's birthdate as June 11, 1893.

Biography

Prolific American screenwriter of the 1930s and 40s whose varied credits include the blistering indictment of prison conditions "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" (1932), the fine Kay Francis sudser "The House on 56th Street" (1933), the Frank Borzage-directed drama "Disputed Passage" (1939), the uneven but intriguing Ginger Rogers-Cary Grant WWII comedy-drama "Once Upon a Honeymoon" (1942) and the complex film noir with flashbacks nested like Chinese boxes within each other, "The Locket" (1946). Gibney won Oscars for telling "The Story of Louis Pasteur" (1936), the first of Warner Brothers prestige biopics of the mid-1930s which starred Paul Muni. He also served as president of the Screen Writers Guild from 1930-41 and 1947-48 and lent his writing talents to TV and theatrical plays and operatic librettos as well. He also produced a film he also wrote for the screen, "Our Hearts Were Young and Gay" (1944).

Filmography

Writer (Feature Film)

Everything but the Truth (1956)

From an Original story by

The Locket (1946)

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)

Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)

South of Suez (1940)

Disputed Passage (1939)

Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)

Contract Writer

Submarine Patrol (1938)

Contract Writer

Letter of Introduction (1938)

Call It a Day (1937)

Contr to Screenplay const

The Green Pastures (1936)

The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)

Story and Screenplay

Anthony Adverse (1936)

Massacre (1934)

The House on 56th Street (1933)

The World Changes (1933)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Week-end Marriage (1932)

Two Against the World (1932)

Producer (Feature Film)

Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944)

Associate Producer

Cast (Short)

The Making of a Great Motion Picture (1936)

Life Events

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Story Of Louis Pasteur, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) A Victim Of Your Bigotry Paris, 1860, summoned to the court of emperor Napoleon III (Walter Kingsford) in recognition for earlier feats, chemist Paul Muni (title character) rants about germs, irritating physician Charbonnet (Fritz Leiber) and gets blamed (by Porter Hall) for a murder committed by a civilian who supported his theories, then is consoled by Martel (Donald Woods), in The Story Of Louis Pasteur, 1936.

Story Of Louis Pasteur, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Predict The Hour Of My Death Divided over whether to support the title character (Paul Muni), their colleague, in his so-far unsuccessful quest for a rabies vaccine, the French medical academy leadership, led by fictional Charbonnet (Fritz Leiber), visits his lab, prompting a dramatic exhibition, in Warner Bros. The Story Of Louis Pasteur, 1936, with Akim Tamiroff as Zaranoff. and Raymond Brown as Radisse, with the pipe.

Story Of Louis Pasteur, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Our Criminal Disregard For Germs The last of three vignettes introducing the title character (Paul Muni) finds rulers Napoleon III and Eugenie (Walter Kingsford, Iphigenie Castiglioni) more open-minded than Charbonnet (Fritz Leiber), as the wife (Josephine Hutchinson) and assistant (Henry O'Neill) keep faith, in The Story Of Louis Pasteur, 1936.

Story Of Louis Pasteur, The (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Savior Of The Sheep Ca. 1870, officials Radisse (Raymond Brown) and Martel (Donald Woods) visit Arbois, site of the current Pasteur museum, where Paul Muni (title character), with daughter (Anita Louise) and aide Roux (Henry O'Neill), is treating anthrax, in Warner Bros.' The Story Of Louis Pasteur, 1936.

I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Hard Labor Jim (Paul Muni) learns about breaking rocks the hard way with some counsel from Bomber (Edward Ellis) and Sebastian (Everett Brown) in director Mervyn LeRoy's II Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang, 1932.

I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Where He Probably Belongs Landlady and casual girlfriend Marie (Glenda Farrell), arguably the only actor in the picture working on a par with star Paul Muni, turns on him, as now-successful prison escapee "Allen James," as he gets ready to move out in, Mervyn LeRoy's I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang, 1932.

I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932) -- (Movie Clip) What Would You Say To A Hamburger? Wrapping up an unemployment sequence for well-intentioned WWI veteran Jim (Paul Muni) brings him to St. Louis where he meets fellow struggler Pete (Preston Foster), whom, he doesn’t know, has trouble in mind, Lew Kelly the diner man, in Warner Bros.’ landmark I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang, 1932.

I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932) -- (Movie Clip) Can You Hit My Shackles? With the calendar marking months passed, Unjustly convicted inmate Jim Allen (Paul Muni) takes a few well-aimed whacks from Sebastian (Everett Brown) as he plans his escape, remarkable early-talkie shooting and editing, in Mervyn LeRoy's I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang, 1932.

Anthony Adverse (1936) -- (Movie Clip) Into Sturdy Manhood Text advances the story at least ten years and introduces leads Fredric March and Olivia de Havilland 40 minutes into the picture, as the title character and ward of merchant Bonnyfeather (Edmund Gwenn), and the daughter of his servants, in Livorno ca. 1800, in Anthony Adverse, 1936.

Anthony Adverse (1936) -- (Movie Clip) What Is My Proper Place? Italian merchant Bonnyfeather (Edmund Gwenn) at work, pausing to admire his adopted son and employee (Fredric March, title character, whom he secretly knows to be his biological grandson) offering advice and promise, in the Warner Bros. treatment of the historical novel Anthony Adverse, 1936.

Anthony Adverse (1936) -- (Movie Clip) He's Won The Lottery! Much tumult in Napoleonic-era Italy, as lovers Fredric March (title character) and Olivia De Havilland (as "Angela") learn that her servant father (Luis Alberni) has won the lottery, irritating his employer Bonnyfeather (Edmund Gwenn), in Anthony Adverse, 1936.

Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) -- (Movie Clip) Plain Vodka American newsman O'Toole (Cary Grant) diverts gold-digger Katie (Ginger Rogers) to a Warsaw hotel bar, determined to expose her new husband as a dangerous Nazi, in Leo McCarey's Once Upon a Honeymoon, 1942.

Anthony Adverse - (Original Trailer) Seven Oscar nominations went to Anthony Adverse (1936), Warner Brothers' adaptation of the best selling novel about 18th-Century Italy.

Massacre - (Original Trailer) A college-educated Sioux (Richard Barthelmess) goes to Washington to fight for his people's rights in Massacre (1934).

Call It a Day - (Original Trailer) An average day brings a variety of comic problems to members of a British family in Call It A Day (1937) starring Olivia de Havilland.

Green Pastures, The - (Original Trailer) God tests the human race in a reenactment of Bible stories set in the world of black American folklore in The Green Pastures (1936), starring Rex Ingram.

South of Suez - (Original Trailer) A murder defendant (George Brent) falls for his alleged victim's daughter South Of Suez (1940).

House on 56th Street, The - (Original Trailer) A woman (Kay Francis) loses her family after being falsely convicted of a crime in the pre-code drama The House on 56th Street (1933).

World Changes, The - (Original Trailer) When a farmer (Paul Muni) strikes it rich in business, success goes to his head in The World Changes (1933).

Week-End Marriage - (Original Trailer) When her husband loses his job, a woman (Loretta Young) risks her marriage to become the breadwinner in Week-End Marriage (1932).

Story Of Louis Pasteur, The - (Original Trailer) Best Actor (Paul Muni) and Best Screenplay Academy Awards went to this Warner Bros. biopic of the famous French scientist.

Bibliography

Notes

Information from "Variety" has Gibney's birthdate as June 11, 1893.

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